Humanities books

Ibn ʿArabī (d. 1240) believed there is one Sharia for humans and another for minerals. This Element rethinks what...  Read More >>

This Element explores emerging forms of religiosity among Japanese young adults. It argues that existing frameworks...  Read More >>

Start Strong: A New Believer's Guide to Understanding Christianity by Krisan Marotta will equip you with the knowledge...  Read More >>

This Element offers a new historical account of Aristippus the Elder's views on pleasure and the present. It supports...  Read More >>

This book delivers an accessible history of the English revolution and Civil Wars, focusing on the effects of this...  Read More >>

Was Princess Diana murdered? Yes, she was. That part is easily seen-even the means are known. She was gravely injured...  Read More >>

A reference tool for scholars and students on terms and concepts relating to the study of the Bible and related...  Read More >>

Utilizing case studies from Caribbean and Latin American history, Cruz redefines artistic and cultural practices...  Read More >>

Artists from across the African and South Asian diasporas grapple with colonial legacies through a reimagining of...  Read More >>

On the evening of 26 January 1926, inventor John Logie Baird held a public demonstration in his workspace on London’s...  Read More >>

The Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Bejarttransports readers to 17th-century France, a time when the stage was as...  Read More >>

A new edition of the BFI Film Classic on Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary Shoah (1985).  Read More >>

This comprehensive updated edition of Practical Heritage Management addresses updates in laws and new practices...  Read More >>

How Iran became a force to be reckoned with in the world’s most contested region  Read More >>

Addresses architectural responses to the traumatic events surrounding war, conflict and displacement, using case...  Read More >>

Explores the history of a Black community in rural Rhode Island in a time marked by racial turbulence in America....  Read More >>

Concise and accessible introduction to the Quaker tradition and how its history, tenets, spirituality, and practices...  Read More >>

Mormonism and Moral Life is a concise introduction to the history, theological beliefs, and contemporary practices...  Read More >>

An essential, accessible guide to one of the most complex, controversial topics in the world, from a leading expert...  Read More >>

History teaches that antisemitism is a disease which begins with the Jews but does not end with them. Once antisemitism...  Read More >>

The definitive overview of furniture as material, social and cultural object in the 16th and 17th centuries.  Read More >>

The definitive overview of furniture as material, social and cultural object in the modern period.  Read More >>

Explores the social history of furniture found in houses, tombs, and temples in the period from 2500 BCE to the...  Read More >>

The definitive overview of furniture as material, social and cultural object covering the 19th century.  Read More >>

The definitive overview of furniture as material, social and cultural object in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance....  Read More >>