Humanities books

Paper Politics pulls back the curtain on the powerful forces that shape nations from behind closed doors. In a world...  Read More >>

Through personal reflections and vivid storytelling, experience the adventures and the natural beauty of Sopchoppy,...  Read More >>

This book is more than a guide to the faerie beings of the Celtic realms. It unravels their origins and delves into...  Read More >>

How music and poetry proclaim God's justice and love. Voices of Resistance invites you to discover the powerful...  Read More >>

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A disarming, surprising history from a riveting new voice. Peter Jones explores art, mysticism and literature to...  Read More >>

A comprehensive account of Hindu ethics discourse, encompassing classical and contemporary perspectives.  Read More >>

This Element aims to explore borders in ancient Egypt, both the territorial and ideological boundaries of the state....  Read More >>

Moving beyond familiar narratives of abolition, Xia Shi introduces the contentious public presence of concubines...  Read More >>

Anthropologists and archaeologists have struggled with the concept of the food taboo for over a century. This Element...  Read More >>

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This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. It explores some recurring themes...  Read More >>

This Element investigates whether non-human animals possess genuine temporal cognition– the capacity to mentally...  Read More >>

This Element focuses on the villancicos (or choral poems) of the Novohispanic philosopher Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz....  Read More >>

Theophrastus' so-called metaphysics presents a series of difficulties for various accounts of first principles,...  Read More >>

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This Element examines the history, beliefs, and practices of the QAnon movement, described by supporters as a military...  Read More >>

The Theory Pamphlet presents Gerhard Gentzen's natural deduction and sequent calculi with emphasis on the theory...  Read More >>

A Year of Ikigai provides 365 bite-size pieces of Japanese philosophy for finding meaning in everyday living.  Read More >>

Against Affect interrogates shibboleths of feeling and reason and their relationship with ideas of identity, gender,...  Read More >>

The decipherment of undeciphered scripts is a topic that fascinates a very wide range of people, but very few have...  Read More >>

An introspective self-help guide that invites readers to embark on a journey of self-discovery. Exploring how our...  Read More >>

This Element explores Greek mythology through diachronic narratology, focusing on how stories evolve over time....  Read More >>

In this new edition, Derek Gillman provides an updated overview of long-standing and more recent controversies over...  Read More >>