Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 46 No. 4

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Mary Magdalene is a key figure in the history of Christianity. After Mary, the mother of Jesus, she remains the most important female saint in her guise both as primary witness to the resurrection and 'apostle of the apostles'. This volume,…

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From faithful apostle and seductress to feminist icon, Mary Magdalene's many complex roles in Christian history have fascinated us for 2000 years. Illustrated in full colour, this visual history reveals how images and presentations have…

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A new account of the relevance of Hegel's ideas for today's world, countering the postwar anti-Hegel "insurgency"G.W.F. Hegel was widely seen as the greatest philosopher of his age. Ever since, his work has shaped debates about issues as…

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Translated by John Noël DillonThe most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern worldSince its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus-more commonly known…

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With photographs by Rosamond PurcellAn abundantly illustrated narrative that draws from the history of art, science, technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, religion, and conservation in telling the extraordinary story of a…

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'Superb . . . Deserves to become a classic of sporting literature' DAVID KYNASTON'Absolutely fascinating and completely eye-opening - every page contains a gem' MARINA HYDE'A sparkling history' MATTHEW ENGELThe story of how the British…

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We have so much more to learn about (the author of) The Joy of Sex!. This biography covers it all: the life of a young poet, pacifism, anarchist activism, academic life, the 60s counterculture, starting over in California, The Joy…

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Translated by Anna PatersonA new biography of Carl Linnaeus, offering a vivid portrait of Linnaeus’s life and workCarl Linnaeus (1707–1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the…

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Sister Perpetue is not to move. She is not to fall asleep. She is to sit, keeping guard over the patient’s room. She has heard the stories of his hunger, which defy belief: that he has eaten all manner of creatures and objects. A…