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  • Nightmares with the Bible

    The Good Book and Cinematic Demons

    by Steve A. Wiggins ...
    Series series Horror and Scripture
    Demons! Nightmares with the Bible views demons through two lenses: that of western religion and that of cinema. Sketching out the long fear of demons in western history, including the Bible, Steve A. Wiggins moves on to analyze how popular movies inform our beliefs about demonic forces. Beginning with the idea of possession, he explores the portrayal of demons from ancient Mesopotamia and the ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Holy Horror

    The Bible and Fear in Movies

    by Steve A. Wiggins ...
    What, exactly, makes us afraid? Is it monsters, gore, the unknown? Perhaps it's a biblical sense of malice, lurking unnoticed in the corners of horror films. Holy Writ attempts to ward off aliens, ghosts, witches, psychopaths and demons, yet it often becomes a source of evil itself.Looking first at Psycho (1960) and continuing through 2017, this book analyzes the starring and supporting roles of ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Weathering the Psalms

    A Meteorotheological Survey

    by Steve A. Wiggins ...
    The weather is all around us all the time. From ancient times people have attributed the weather to the work of the gods. Ancient Israel shared this perception. The book of Psalms reflects theologically significant views on the weather that have not, until now, been fully explored. In this meteorological survey of the Psalms, whimsically called "meteorotheology," every reference to the weather is ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Theology and Horror

    Explorations of the Dark Religious Imagination

    by John W. Morehead, Mark Richard Adams, Alyssa J. Beall, Amy Beddows, Wickham Clayton, Michael A. Hammett, Jack Hunter, Jessi Knippel, Joshua Wise, Karr? Shimabukuro0, Brandon R. Grafius2, Douglas E. Cowan3, Kevin J. Wetmore,Jr.4, Steve A. Wiggins5 ...
    Series series Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
    Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of the biblical text or the traditions of religion, but also as they proliferate into popular culture. This exploration emerges from what has long been present in horror: an engagement with the same questions that animate religious thought – questions about the nature of the divine, humanity's place ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems

    by Dr Dominik Klauser, Dr Washington Otieno, Dr Willis Ochilo, Dr Lorna Migiro, Dr Wade Jenner, Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, Dr Bernard Vanlauwe, Mr Oluwole Fatunbi, Dr R. Kombat, Dr Nikesh Ghimere0, Dr Charles Nkonge1, Dr David Kamau3, Dr Felister Makini4, Mr Matthew Freeman5, Dr Wanjiku Mungai6, Dr Margaret Adesugba7, Dr Yanyan Liu8, Dr Nicholas Minot9, Dr Mengying Wang0, Dr Christine Negra1, Dr Tanja Havemann2, Dr Steve Wiggins3, Professor John Derera4, Dr Joyce Gikera5, Mr John Logan6, Mr David Eagle7, Dr Nadira Saleh8, Prof Christoph Studer9, Dr Ian Barker0, Dr Richard Jones1 ...
    Series Book 93 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Strong coverage of improving smallholder access to key inputs, from seeds to nutrition and pest managementReviews ways of improving public and private sector extension support as well as market access for smallholdersChapter authors mix research expertise and practical experience of successful project implementation on the ground ... Read more

    $211.49 USD

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  • World Livestock: Transforming the Livestock Sector through the Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Bioenergy Crops for Ecosystem Health and Sustainability

    by Alex Baumber ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Bioenergy
    The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated.The book recognises that certain energy crops ... Read more

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  • The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security

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    This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and ... Read more

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