Bøger af James J. Fox

A collection of essays that examine the historical background to developments in East Timor and provide political analysis on the initial reconstruction stage in the country's transition to independence.

This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice.

This collection of papers is the fourth in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project. Each paper describes a specific Austronesian locality and offers an ethnographic account of the way in which social knowledge is vested, maintained and transformed in a particular landscape.

The eight papers in this volume examine the spatial organization of a variety of Austronesian houses and relate the domestic design of these houses to the social and ritual practices of the specific groups who reside within them.

This is the eighth volume in the Comparative Austronesian series. The papers in this volume examine metaphors of path and journey among specific Austronesian societies located on islands from Taiwan to Timor and from Madagascar to Micronesia.

Religion And Morality: Their Nature And Mutual Relations, Historically And Doctrinally Considered is a book written by James J. Fox. The book explores the relationship between religion and morality, both historically and doctrinally. The author examines the nature of religion and morality and how they have been intertwined throughout history. The book also delves into the various religious and philosophical doctrines that have shaped the relationship between these two concepts. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the historical and doctrinal perspectives on the relationship between religion and morality. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between religion and morality.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.