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Carl Olson
The book is an examination of the problem of the self and the role of error in its identity.
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This book examines a possible source for the origin of religion, using the theory of evolution and findings from cognitive science. It adds a theory of power to suggest the…
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The purpose of Playing in Emptiness is to expose readers to the notion of play in Zen/Chan Buddhism and its manifestation in emptiness, language, strange teaching methods, the erotic, comic…
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In his essay on the pharmacy of Plato, Jacques Derrida discusses the ambivalence associated with the notion of pharmakon (drug, medicine, or poison) and its ability to either cure or…
Carl Olson is Professor of Religious Studies at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania. His previous books include The Indian Renouncer and Postmodern Poison: A Cross-Cultural Encounter and The Theology and Philosophy…
Historical Dictionary of Buddhism, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as…
The Historical Dictionary of Buddhism covers and clarifies Buddhist concepts, significant figures, movements, schools, places, activities, and periods. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and…
This is an introductory text on the development of Buddhism, from the life of the historical Buddha to the present day. It introduces the main branches of Buddhism and explores…
Conventional approaches to Hinduism typically stress its classical religious tradition with an emphasis on the Brahmin texts and practices. This introductory text provides a view of this religious tradition, acknowledging…
Divided into two major parts, this book presents selections that explore major themes in classical Sanskrit traditions in the first section. The second part includes selections that highlight the sectarian…
This anthology provides a selection of primary source Buddhist literature and is divided into two major parts: Theravada and Mahayana forms of Buddhism. It is an anthology of textual sources…
The A to Z of Buddhism covers and clarifies Buddhist concepts, significant figures, movements, schools, places, activities, and periods. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography…
Covering the major monotheistic religions-Christianity, Judaism, and Islam-as well as selected Eastern religions and Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to…
Ramakrishna was a nineteenth-century Bengali devotee of Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction. He assumed the demeanor and dress of a woman, acted like a monkey, a child…
The purpose of this book is to examine how the practice of celibacy differs cross-culturally as well as historically within a particular religious tradition. The essays will demonstrate that celibacy…
Carl Olson (Allegheny College, USA)
An accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applicable in both eastern and western…
Religious Ways of Experiencing Life: A Global and Narrative Approach surveys world religions, using the narratives and discourses of each tradition to describe it in its own terms. Carl Olson…
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Carl E. Olson
Major feature films such The Passion of the Christ and Risen, and books such as Bill O'Reilly’s Killing Jesus raise many questions about one of the greatest controversies in history–what…
Carl Olson (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, Allegheny College)
Carl Olson offers a compelling and provocative argument against the application of postmodern thought to Religious Studies, showing how such radically skeptical thinking undermines, subverts, and distorts the study of…
Carl Olson (Professor of Religous Studies, Professor of Religous Studies, Allegheny College)
Using religio-philosophical discourses and narratives from epic, puranic, and hagiographical literature, Indian Asceticism focuses on the powers exhibited by ascetics of India from ancient to modern time.
Carl E. Olson,David Meconi
The first generations of Christians saw in their new lives in Jesus Christ a way to transcend all the limitations of sin and death and become new creatures. St. Peter…
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The authors describe more than 120 common varieties of southwestern insects and arthropods, enabling the reader to appreciate and respect the role creepy crawlies play in the world.
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An exploration of ideas emanating from behavioural, developmental, neurophysiological, neuropsychological and computational approaches to the problem of visual perceptual organization. It is based on papers presented at the 31st Carnegie…
Carl Sokolnicki Rollyson,Lisa Olson Paddock
This guide gives students the tools to trace their ancestry, teaching them to collect data, obtain and evaluate documents and sources, use the latest electronic tools for researching, and conduct…
Lisa Olson Paddock,Carl Sokolnicki Rollyson
This guide to Scandinavian American Genealogy provides middle school and high school students of Scandinavian descent with historical background information, instructions and resource lists for compiling their family histories.
Anthony E Clark (Whitworth University)
The recent tide of books comparing Christianity and Buddhism has centered mostly on similarities. The Dalai Lama, for example, provided his opinions on Christianity in a popular book, The Good…
This volume is based on innovative ideas coming from different Indic philosophies and how they can enrich the theory and methods in religious studies.
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