{"title":"Brent Nongbri","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrent Nongbri\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the history and nature of religion, inviting readers to reconsider established perspectives through meticulous scholarship. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eBefore Religion\u003c\/em\u003e, challenge conventional narratives and provide a nuanced understanding of spiritual traditions and their development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his contributions to religious studies, Nongbri’s focus on manuscript studies, exemplified by \u003cem\u003eWorking with Manuscripts\u003c\/em\u003e, appeals to those interested in ancient texts and the tools of historical inquiry. His writings bridge the gap between education and specialised research, enriching both academic and curious readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"working-with-manuscripts-by-liv-ingeborg-lied-9780300264425","title":"Working with Manuscripts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA first-of-its-kind handbook outlining best practices and common pitfalls for students and textual scholars interested in beginning to work with manuscripts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile manuscripts are rare in most of the world today, they were once ubiquitous. Before the printing press, literature was preserved and transmitted through handwritten copies containing variant readings, mistakes, corrections, and other unique features. Those who study premodern texts, however, often use as their primary sources not these diverse artefacts but critical editions that present a single convenient hybrid text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrent Nongbri and Liv Ingeborg Lied argue that knowledge of manuscripts is important for all interpreters of ancient texts, even if learning how to study them can be confusing and intimidating. In \u003cem\u003eWorking with Manuscripts\u003c\/em\u003e, they draw on their decades of experience with Jewish and Christian manuscripts to demystify manuscript work. Combining their interests in manuscripts as material artefacts with the ethical issues surrounding the study of manuscripts, Lied and Nongbri guide students through the main phases of research, from considerations of provenance and access to the practicalities of on-site research, analysis, and publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes aids for locating manuscripts, helpful case studies, tips for organising data, a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in an engaging style with students in mind, this handbook provides an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to study a manuscript for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363363274988,"sku":"9780300264425","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24641993482294.jpg?v=1772922192"},{"product_id":"before-religion-by-brent-nongbri-9780300216783","title":"Before Religion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor much of the past two centuries, religion has been understood as a universal phenomenon, a part of the “natural” human experience that is essentially the same across cultures and throughout history. Individual religions may vary through time and geographically, but there is an element, religion, that is to be found in all cultures during all time periods. Taking apart this assumption, Brent Nongbri shows that the idea of religion as a sphere of life distinct from politics, economics, or science is a recent development in European history—a development that has been projected outward in space and backward in time with the result that religion now appears to be a natural and necessary part of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining a wide array of ancient writings, Nongbri demonstrates that in antiquity, there was no conceptual arena that could be designated as “religious” as opposed to “secular.” Surveying representative episodes from a two-thousand-year period, while constantly attending to the concrete social, political, and colonial contexts that shaped relevant works of philosophers, legal theorists, missionaries, and others, Nongbri offers a concise and readable account of the emergence of the concept of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBefore Religion\u003c\/em\u003e, Nongbri provides an insightful exploration into how our modern conceptualisation of religion came to be, challenging the assumptions of its universality and timelessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462636224748,"sku":"9780300216783","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300216783-before-religion.jpg?v=1775019272"},{"product_id":"working-with-manuscripts-by-liv-ingeborg-lied-9780300264432","title":"Working with Manuscripts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA first-of-its-kind handbook outlining best practices and common pitfalls for students and textual scholars interested in beginning to work with manuscripts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile manuscripts are rare in most of the world today, they were once ubiquitous. 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