John McCormick, "Comparative Government and Politics Ed 12"
English | ISBN: 1350932515 | 2022 | 524 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
Offering a comprehensive introduction to the comparison of governments and political systems, this new edition helps students to understand not just the institutions and political cultures of their own countries but also those of a wide range of democracies and authoritarian regimes from around the world.

Secularism in Comparative Perspective: Religions Across Political Contexts
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031133099 | 308 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 2 MB
Chapter 1. Introduction, Jonathan Laurence.- Chapter 2. Islam, Political Governance, and Secularism, Asma Afsaruddin.- Chapter 3. Languages of Secularity, Sudipta Kaviraj.- Chapter 4. Islam and the State from a Shi'ite Perspective, Mohsen Kadivar.- Chapter 5. Catholicism, Colonial Encounters and Secularism in Asia, Jose Casanova.- Chapter 6. Secularism in the French Context, Carol Ferrera.- Chapter 7. The Absence of Secularism in Senegal, Claire Seulgie Lim.- Chapter 8. Secularization in North Africa, Jonathan Laurence.- Chapter 9. Rethinking Secularism and State Policies toward Religion, Ahmet Kuru.- Chapter 10. Secularism in US State and Society, Michael Walzer.

David Hall, "Beelzebub And The Beast - A Comparative Study of G.I. Gurdjieff & Aleister Crowley."
English | 2012 | ISBN: 1906073147 | PDF | pages: 352 | 56.1 mb

David M. Odorisio, "A New Gnosis: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology "
English | ISBN: 3031201264 | 2023 | 277 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Superhero phenomena exploded into 20th- and 21st-century popular culture by way of the visual medium of comic books. In an increasingly secular (yet spiritual) culture that has largely renounced "the gods" (and even religion), what does the return of the superhero through our own pop cultural mythologies say to us―or even about us? This collection of essays from leading and up-and-coming scholars in the fields of comparative mythology and depth psychology considers the return of the superhero as representative of our own unique emergent modern mythology: a wildly diverse pantheon that reflects back to us our most far-reaching hopes and (im)possible (super)human desires. In placing the interpretive tools of comparative mythology and depth psychology alongside the comic book phenomenon, a super-powered palette emerges that unveils the hidden potential of modern readers' own heightened imaginations. The essays in this anthology examine select comic book and superhero characters from the "Silver Age" 1960s through contemporary 21st-century adaptations and innovations, as readers are invited to discover and uncover what the (re)emergence of these perennial gods and goddesses have to say about our own secret super selves today.

Comparative Literature: Method And Perspective By Newton Phelps Stallknecht (editor), Horst Frenz (editor)
2012 | 328 Pages | ISBN: 1258241730 | PDF | 2 MB
Contributing Authors Include Henry Remak, Edward Seeber, J. T. Shaw And Many Others.

Albert H. Y. Chen, Andrew Harding, "Constitutional Courts in Asia: A Comparative Perspective"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1316646661, 110719508X | PDF | pages: 406 | 4.5 mb
The founding of a constitutional court is often an indication of a chosen path of constitutionalism and democracy. It is no coincidence that most of the constitutional courts in East and Southeast Asia were established at the same time as the transition of the countries concerned from authoritarianism to liberal constitutional democracy. This book is the first to provide systematic narratives and analysis of Asian experiences of constitutional courts and related developments, and to introduce comparative, historical and theoretical perspectives on these experiences, as well as debates on the relevant issues in countries that do not as yet have constitutional courts. This volume makes a significant contribution to the systematic and comparative study of constitutional courts, constitutional adjudication and constitutional developments in East and Southeast Asia and beyond.

Pete Dunne, Kevin T. Karlson, "Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification"
English | 2018 | pages: 209 | ISBN: 0691156948 | PDF | 34,5 mb
A simpler and more user-friendly visual approach to gull identification

Cyndi Banks, James Baker, "Comparative, International, and Global Justice: Perspectives from Criminology and Criminal Justice"
English | 2015 | pages: 593 | ISBN: 1483332381 | PDF | 6,2 mb
Comparative, International and Global Justice: Perspectives from Criminology and Criminal Justicepresents and critically assesses a wide range of topics relevant to criminology, criminal justice and global justice.The text is divided into three parts: comparative criminal justice, international criminology, and transnational and global criminology. Within each field are located specific topics which the authors regard as contemporary and highly relevant and that will assist students in gaining a fuller appreciation of global justice issues. Authors Cyndi Banks and James Bakeraddress these complex global issues using a scholarly but accessible approach, often using detailed case studies. The discussion of each topic is a comprehensive contextualized account that explains the social context in which law and crime exist and engages with questions of explanation or interpretation.

Daniel Birnstiel, Na'ama Pat-El, "Re-engaging Comparative Semitic and Arabic Studies"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 3447111186 | PDF | pages: 185 | 1.7 mb
The present volume has largely emerged from a section on ""Comparative Semitic and Arabic studies"" at the conference ""Horizons of Islamic Theology"", which was held at Goethe University Frankfurt in September 2014. It comprises five contributions and covers an area reaching from general and comparative Afro-Asiatic syntax to South Arabian phonology to diachronic and synchronic Arabic linguistics.

Journal of Integral Buddhism: Tradition, Comparative Disciplines, Practitioner Perspectives by Traleg Kyabgon, Bhante Tejadhammo, Ekai Korematsu Roshi, Sam Bercholz, Dechen Davies
English | December 20th, 2022 | ISBN: 9780645665314 | 129 pages | True EPUB | 0.84 MB
The Journal of Integral Buddhism presents papers given by esteemed scholars, monastics, and practitioners from various backgrounds within the Buddhist tradition and complimentary disciplines such as philosophy, psychology.