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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Text in English. 402 pp. Slightly skewed spine. The main aims of the study of religions are to explore, understand and report on different kinds of religious phenomena as well as the religious experiences of people living in different cultures. The realization of these aims often entails travelling to other countries and cultures. This book is dedicated, on his sixtieth birthday, to Professor René Gothóni, whose main scholarly interests have focused on pilgrimage and monasticism, both within Buddhism (Sri Lanka) and Orthodox Christianity (Mount Athos; Greece). Living in the field and meeting people of different religions and cultures have led him to question and theorize the limits and ways of understanding the thoughts and experiences of others. Reflecting Professor Gothóni's research interests, this collection of articles falls into three parts, namely Understanding, Ethnography, and Pilgrimage and Monasticism. The contributors to the book comprise friends, colleagues and students who wish to honour his scholarly achievement with this Festschrift.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Text in Finnish. 264 pp.