World Religion Studies
Constructing Early Christian Families: Family as Social Reality and Metaphor
The family is a topical issue for studies of the ancient world. Family, household and kinship have different connotations in antiquity from their modern ones.
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women
In over 900 alphabetically organized entries, contributed by some of the world's most important Women's Studies scholars, this set covers all of the major areas: from Arts and Literature and Health and Sexuality to Spirituality and Religion.
Arab dress
A scholar of history, Near Eastern languages, and women's studies (U. of Oklahoma), Yedida (1946-98) was considered an expert on the history of clothing of the Arab world, both Muslim and Jewish, from medieval to modern times.
Sociolinguistic Perspectives
This is a collection of the most influential and important work of the distinguished sociolinguist Charles A. Ferguson, ranging from studies of baby talk across cultures to analyses of the impact of literacy and religion on cultures across the world.
Road to Clarity
In recent years, millions of people have joined churches such as the Seventh-day Adventist which prosper enormously in different parts of the world. The "Road to Clarity" is one of the first ethnographic in-depth studies of this phenomenon.
Garland Handbook of Latin American Music
The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 2, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Carribean, (1998).