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<Q&A with Tony K. Stewart, Translator of <i>Needle at the Bottom of the Sea</i>

Q&A with Tony K. Stewart, Translator of Needle at the Bottom of the Sea

The Bengali stories in this collection are first and foremost tales of survival. Each story in Needle at the Bottom of the Sea underscores the need for people to work together—not just to overcome …

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UC Press January Award Winners

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UC Press Award-Winning Authors

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Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE–600 CE) by Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, Jared Secord

Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE–600 CE)

Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, Jared Secord

Religion in Roman Phrygia by Robert Parker

Religion in Roman Phrygia

Robert Parker

Muslim Prisoner Litigation by SpearIt

Muslim Prisoner Litigation

SpearIt

Those for Whom the Lamp Shines by Vince L. Bantu

Those for Whom the Lamp Shines

Vince L. Bantu

Trans Talmud by Max K. Strassfeld

Trans Talmud

Max K. Strassfeld

Go with God by Laurie Denyer Willis

Go with God

Laurie Denyer Willis

An Eternal Pitch by Braxton D. Shelley

An Eternal Pitch

Braxton D. Shelley

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Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown

Augustine of Hippo

Peter Brown

Habits of the Heart, With a New Preface by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler

Habits of the Heart, With a New Preface

Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler

Sufism and Taoism by Toshihiko Izutsu

Sufism and Taoism

Toshihiko Izutsu

Judaisms by Aaron J. Hahn Tapper

Judaisms

Aaron J. Hahn Tapper

Terror in the Mind of God, Fourth Edition by Mark Juergensmeyer

Terror in the Mind of God, Fourth Edition

Mark Juergensmeyer

Dark Green Religion by Bron Taylor

Dark Green Religion

Bron Taylor

Soul Hunters by Rane Willerslev

Soul Hunters

Rane Willerslev

A Culture of Conspiracy by Michael Barkun

A Culture of Conspiracy

Michael Barkun

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition by Bruce David Forbes, Jeffrey H. Mahan

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition

Bruce David Forbes, Jeffrey H. Mahan

A Prophet Has Appeared by Stephen J. Shoemaker

A Prophet Has Appeared

Stephen J. Shoemaker

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Studies in Late Antiquity

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Pious Labor by Amanda Lanzillo

Pious Labor

Amanda Lanzillo

When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven by Rafael Rachel Neis

When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven

Rafael Rachel Neis

Placing Islam by Timur Warner Hammond

Placing Islam

Timur Warner Hammond

A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean by Lia Brozgal, Lia Brozgal, Rebecca Glasberg, Leïla Sebbar

A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean

Lia Brozgal, Lia Brozgal, Rebecca Glasberg, Leïla Sebbar

Fractured Tablets by Mira Balberg

Fractured Tablets

Mira Balberg

The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe by Moshe Taube

The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

Moshe Taube

Merchants of Virtue by Divya Cherian

Merchants of Virtue

Divya Cherian

Spiritual Ends by Timothy O. Benedict

Spiritual Ends

Timothy O. Benedict

Creating the Qur’an by Stephen J. Shoemaker

Creating the Qur’an

Stephen J. Shoemaker

Palimpsests of Themselves by Asad Q. Ahmed

Palimpsests of Themselves

Asad Q. Ahmed