埃蒙·达菲(Eamon Duffy)，英国著名历史学家和学者，出生于爱尔兰，当代英国教会史研究领域中最杰出的两位专家之一。1947年2月9日出生于爱尔兰邓多克，曾就读于圣菲利普中学，后进入剑桥大学学习，师从欧文·查德威克(Owen Chadwick)和戈登·鲁普(Gordon Rupp)完成博士学位教育。现为剑桥大学天主教历史教授，抹大拉学院前院长，还兼任罗马教皇历史委员会委员。其主要研究领域是15-17世纪英国宗教史。曾出版《人文主义，改革和宗教改革：主教约翰·费舍尔的主教生涯》《祭坛的剥离：英国的宗教传统》《信仰之火：玛丽·都铎时期的天主教英格兰》《莫勒巴斯之声：英国乡村的变革与抗争》。 龙秀清，中山大学历史系教授，历史学博士，博士生导师。主要研究欧洲中世纪史、基督教史。著有《西欧社会转型中的教廷财政》，《英国庄园生活》(合译，上海人民出版社20...(展开全部)

This abundantly illustrated book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings nearly two thousand years ago to the reign of Pope John Paul II. "Duffy offers a comprehensive overview of the 2,000-year history of the papacy. . . . This digestible survey provides a compelling introduction to one of the most durable and significant institutions to influe...(展开全部)

The central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who have been acclaimed as 'saints' in contemporary Thailand. These saints originally pursued their salvation quest among the isolated villages of the country's periphery, but once recognized as holy men endowed with charisma, they became the radiating centres of a country-wide cult of...(展开全部)

Examining the writings of Marx and Engels on primitive societies and drawing attention to inconsistencies in their analysis of pre-capitalist societies, this study proceeds to evaluate the anthropological theories of the successors of Marx and Engels as well as linking the controversies concerning anthropology among Marxists and among Soviet anthropologists to the political ev...(展开全部)

This book examines the uses made of anthropology by Marx and Engels, and the uses made of Marxism by anthropologists. Looking at the writings of Marx and Engels on primitive societies, the book evaluates their views in the light of present knowledge and draws attention to inconsistencies in their analysis of pre-capitalist societies. These inconsistencies can be traced to the i...(展开全部)

Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.

A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often controversial subjects in the world - from ancient animal worship and shamanism, through alchemy and divination to modern Wicca and the resurgence of the occult in 21st-century literature, cinema, and television. Providing listeners with a comprehensive, bal...(展开全部)