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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First paperback edition, first printing Octavo 224 Near Fine condition No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: As New. Text clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 209 pages.

Fine paperback 214 Pages.

Fine paperback 214 Pages.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Rise of Christianity in Northern Europe 300?1000 (1999) Carole M. Cusack ? Cassell ISBN: 9780304707355 Condition: Good Vendor: Crappy Old Books This is the story of how Northern Europe went from ?We worship thunder and hit things with axes? to ?We build churches and hit things with theology? over the course of seven centuries. In Rise of Christianity in Northern Europe 300?1000 , Carole M. Cusack calmly unpicks one of history?s biggest religious rebrandings: the long, messy, often awkward process by which late antique and early medieval pagans found themselves gradually, and sometimes reluctantly, becoming Christians. Spoiler: it was not just a case of one sermon and everyone saying, ?Fair enough, where?s the font?? Inside these satisfyingly serious pages you?ll find: Romans, Franks, Anglo-Saxons, Irish, Vikings and assorted neighbours all doing their best to combine politics, power and piety without dropping anything important. Missionaries of various temperaments, from the gently persuasive to the ?I have a king behind me and he?s very keen on baptisms? school of evangelism. Kings who twigged that Christianity makes a great tool for centralising authority , standardising behaviour and generally discouraging overly freestyle sacrifices in the sacred grove. A tour of how churches, monasteries and bishoprics spread across landscapes previously best known for longhouses, bog offerings and heroic poetry about people dying stubbornly. The slow, fascinating shift in worldviews: gods replaced by God; oaths now taken on relics rather than swords; and feasts gaining more fasting days than anyone strictly asked for. Cusack doesn?t do Hollywood drama; she does clear, careful, slightly ruthless explanation , which is much more useful. This is proper academic history: evidence, nuance, and a healthy reluctance to pretend everyone woke up one morning and said, ?You know what, Odin had a good run, let?s try something new.? Our copy is graded Good , which, in the stubbornly honest house style of Crappy Old Books , means: The cover is presentable and intact, with some light rubbing or edge wear ? think ?respectable parish church that?s seen a few centuries of weather,? not ?burned monastery.? The spine is sound and readable, maybe with a hint of creasing to show that someone actually opened the book and wrestled with the early medieval footnotes. The pages are all there, firmly bound, and gently aged to a pleasant scholarly cream. You might spot the odd faint mark or tiny corner crease: the pale fingerprints of a previous owner who possibly muttered ?oh, that?s why the cult site is under the church? at 2 a.m. No catastrophic coffee baptisms, no waterfalls of ink, no loose gatherings ? just the kind of honest wear that says, ?I have been used for my intended purpose: reading, not Instagram.? Not pristine, not relic-grade, but perfectly serviceable for study, sermon prep or smug pub chat . Perfect for: History and theology nerds who want more than ?pagans bad, Christians good? (or vice versa) and prefer actual analysis over memes. Medievalists and reenactors who like to know what was really going on behind the scenes of that ?pagan vs Christian? costume drama. Students needing a solid, sensible overview that won?t collapse when prodded with an essay question. Anyone who has stood in a Northern European village, looked at a church plonked on a hill, and thought, ?All right, what used to be here?? Rise of Christianity in Northern Europe 300?1000 is a careful, clever guide to how an entire region changed its gods, rewrote its stories and rearranged its power structures?at walking speed, over centuries. Available now from Crappy Old Books , where our saints are footnoted, our pagans are complicated, and our condition grades are as straightforward as a bishop with an agenda.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Barely a century has passed since anime (Japanese animation) was first screened to a Western audience. Over time the number of anime genres and generic hybrids have significantly grown. These have been influenced and inspired by various historical and cultural phenomena, one of which -Japanese native religion and spirituality - this book argues is an important and dominant. There have always been anime lovers in the West, but today that number is growing exponentially. This is intriguing as many Japanese anime directors and studios initially created works that were not aimed at a Western audience at all. The mutual imbrication of the profane and sacred worlds in anime, along with the profound reciprocal relationship between 'Eastern' (Japanese) and 'Western' (chiefly American) culture in the development of the anime artistic form, form the twin narrative arcs of the book. One of the most significant contributions of this book is the analysis of the employment of spiritual and religious motifs by directors. The reception of this content by fans is also examined.The appeal of anime to aficionados is, broadly speaking, the appeal of the spiritual in a post-religious world, in which personal identity and meaning in life may be crafted from popular cultural texts which offer an immersive and enchanting experience that, for many in the modern world, is more thrilling and authentic than 'real life'.In the past, religions posited that after human existence on earth had ceased, the individual soul would be reincarnated again, or perhaps reside in heaven. In the early twenty-first century, spiritual seekers still desire a life beyond that of everyday reality, and just as passionately believe in the existence of other worlds and the afterlife. However, the other worlds are the fantasy landscapes and outer space settings of anime (and other popular cultural forms), and the afterlife of digital circuitry and the electronic impulses of the Internet. These important new understandings of religion and the spiritual underpin anime's status as a major site of new religious and spiritual inspiration in the West, and indeed, the world.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: New. To the casual observer, similarities between fan communities and religious believers are difficult to find. Religion is traditional, institutional, and serious; whereas fandom is contemporary, individualistic, and fun. Can the robes of nuns and priests be compared to cosplay outfits of Jedi Knights and anime characters? Can travelling to fan conventions be understood as pilgrimages to the shrines of saints? These new essays investigate fan activities connected to books, film, and online games, such as Harry Potter-themed weddings, using The Hobbit as a sacred text, and taking on heroic roles in World of Warcraft. Young Muslim women cosplayers are brought into conversation with Chaos magicians who use pop culture tropes and characters. A range of canonical texts, such as Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sherlock--are examined in terms of the pleasure and enchantment of repeated viewing. Popular culture is revealed to be a fertile source of religious and spiritual creativity in the contemporary world.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Second Edition. 412 pages. The cover has a little wear. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. To the casual observer, similarities between fan communities and religious believers are difficult to find. Religion is traditional, institutional, and serious; whereas fandom is contemporary, individualistic, and fun. Can the robes of nuns and priests be compared to cosplay outfits of Jedi Knights and anime characters? Can travelling to fan conventions be understood as pilgrimages to the shrines of saints? These new essays investigate fan activities connected to books, film, and online games, such as Harry Potter-themed weddings, using The Hobbit as a sacred text, and taking on heroic roles in World of Warcraft. Young Muslim women cosplayers are brought into conversation with Chaos magicians who use pop culture tropes and characters. A range of canonical texts, such as Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sherlock--are examined in terms of the pleasure and enchantment of repeated viewing. Popular culture is revealed to be a fertile source of religious and spiritual creativity in the contemporary world. A range of canonical texts - including Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sherlock - are examined in this volume in terms of the pleasure and enchantment of repeated viewing. Popular culture is revealed to be a fertile source of religious and spiritual creativity in the contemporary world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps and labels. Pictorial card covers have been laminated and incorporated into hard cover library binding. A00015513.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.