This volume, Toxicology in Antiquity II, continues to tell the story of the roots of toxicology in ancient times. Readers learn that before scientific research methods were developed, toxicology thriv
Wexler offers this short overview of historical toxicology. The first two chapters discuss the understanding of toxicology in ancient Egypt, including religious explanations of scorpions and snakes, a
Academic practitioners of social psychology have traditionally adopted a liberal position against the extremes of capitalist and socialist ideology. But recently this middle position has become extre
After Spirituality: Studies in Mystical Traditions is the first volume in a new series of the same name. The book is devoted to the comparative study of contemporary mysticism, bringing together paper
Culture changes historically, and along with it, reflexive disciplinary representations. Without fully abandoning Sociology, especially the classical tradition, and instead aligning it with its own re
Wexler (sociology of education, Hebrew U., Israel) explores the connection between religious mysticism and social theory, arguing for a "mystical social hermeneutic." He underscores the religious incl
This collection of eight essays explores contemporary and recent forms of mysticism. The essays are organized in two sections on Jewish mysticism and the dyad of Buddhist and Christian mysticism. Many
First published in 1987, this book offers an ideological critique of the new sociology of education, with the aim to redeem understanding of the social and historical character of knowledge. It argues
Wexler (sociology of education, Hebrew University of Education, Jerusalem) shows how classical sociology sets the frame for theory and research in education. He concentrates on Durkheimian, Marxist, a
Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Part of the History of Toxico
Toxicology in Antiquity provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in antiquity. It brings together the two previously published shorter volumes on the to
There has been growing scholarly attention to questions about the revival of religion and religiosity on global social, cultural and political fronts and the emergence of a ‘post-secular’ society. New
