Contemporary non-Christian and para-Christian cults and sects

Spirits without Borders is an ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam's Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual.

This book traces the life course of Richard Quinney, one of the most cited authors in the social sciences and a key figure in the development of critical criminology in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

This book explores the role of altered states of consciousness in the communication of social and emotional energies, both on a societal level and between individual persons.

This book examines a number of landmark shifts in our account of the relationship between human and divine existence, as reflected through the perception of time and corporeal experience.

This book presents a unique collection of papers on various philosophical aspects of the unknown and unvoiced truth and reality of the cosmic world.

Tauchen Sie ein in die geheimnisvolle Welt der Jenseitskommunikation!

A valuable resource for students and general audiences, this book provides a unique global perspective on the history, beliefs, and practices of emergent faith communities; new religious traditions; and religious movements worldwide, from the 19th century to the present.

Classic natural theology in its logical, rational, Aristotelian presentation has encountered an impasse.

Originally published as an English translation in 1981, The Middle English Mystics is a crucial contribution to the study of the literature of English mysticism.

Dr Deepak Chopra, the bestselling pioneer in mind/body medicine, shows how coincidences are messages about the miraculous potential of each moment.

This book is about spiritual intelligence and its effects on mental health and quality of life.

In this meditative memoir—a compelling fusion of Barbarian Days and the journals of Thomas Merton—the author of Saltwater Buddha reflects on his "e;failing toward enlightenment,"e; his continued search to find meaning and a greater understanding of grace in the world’s oceans as well as everyday life.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Astralprojektion und entdecken Sie die Geheimnisse, die jenseits der physischen Realität auf Sie warten.

In einer Welt, die von Umweltkrisen und spiritueller Entfremdung gezeichnet ist, bringt Amanda Drakes "Das Göttliche in Allem: Eine pantheistische Vision für die Moderne" ein erfrischendes und tiefgründiges Konzept zurück in das Bewusstsein der modernen Gesellschaft: den Pantheismus.

Focusing on our complex relationship with technology, The machine and the ghost explores our culture's continued fascination with the spectral, the ghostly and the paranormal.

Details the process of spiritual initiation from aspirant to the highest Adept *; Explains the characteristics of each stage of initiation, including the associated psychological issues that need to be faced to move to the next stage *; Explores the long history of the Mystery traditions from ancient Egypt, Babylonia, and India to the modern Theosophy of Blavatsky and Bailey *; Reveals how the Brotherhood of Spiritual Adepts is increasing global tensions to prepare humanity for the Age of Aquarius and spiritual revelation As the precessional cycle transits from Pisces to Aquarius, great shifts in spiritual evolution are on the horizon--not for all of humanity as many in the New Age movement have generously hypothesized but for those who have undertaken the necessary spiritual preparation and initiatory work.

Cutting across three areas of interest within New Religious Movements - insider perspectives, sociology of religion and the helping professions - this book explores insiders' experience of the Indian Guru-disciple Yogic tradition and is authored by a former member of that tradition.

You already own the power to give healing, to tap your creativity, to become more intuitive.

The seventeenth-century poet and divine Thomas Traherne finds innocence in every stage of existence.

Is religion dying out in Western societies?

"e;Demonism Verified and Analyzed"e; is a detailed and comprehensive treatise on demonology by Hugh W.

Deep within the Slavic forests, Baba Yaga reigns-an enigmatic and contradictory figure of folklore.

Originally published in 1974 Intimacy and Ritual is a sympathetic study of spiritualist activities and their relation to the practitioners' secular lives.

Discover the Infinite You Have you ever wondered whether there is more to life?

This book explores the deeper meaning of sports.

Who Do You Think You Are?

Gods Mission Is For EveryoneI am the bastard son of a priest and nun.

Arching Backward is the story of an American woman who found herself suddenly and violently immersed in a mystical initiation for which she was not consciously prepared.

REVELATIONS FROM THE ZS ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD Humanity is facing an unprecedented phase of evolution, planetary revolution, and the acceleration of time.

Praise for the first volume:`It is very valuable to have [this collection of articles] all together in one place.

Exploring what does and what does not constitute pilgrimage, Redefining Pilgrimage draws together a wide variety of disciplines including politics, anthropology, history, religion and sociology.

This collection examines theological and ethical issues of ageing, disability and spirituality, with an emphasis on how ageing affects people who have mental health and developmental disabilities.

This multidisciplinary collection probes ways in which emerging and established scholars perceive and theorize decolonization and resistance in their own fields of work, from education to political and social studies, to psychology, medicine, and beyond.

Does science argue against the existence of the human soul?

A revered instructor of the eremitic monks of Nitria, Sketis and Kellia, Evagrius Ponticus is a fascinating yet enigmatic figure in the history of fourth-century mystical thought.

This is a Comprehensive Survey of the Bhakti Movement as it sprang in South India to spread across the subcontinent in independent and multifarious manifestations yet marked with amazing commonalities.

This title was first published in 2002: Religion and Social Transformations examines the reciprocal relationship between religion, modernity and social change.

Birth, death and the rituals that take us from one to the other tell us a lot about humanity and our quest to understand ourselves.

This book explores the contemporary practice of Neo-shamanism and its relationship to mental health.

This book addresses the issue of de-spiritualization in education through an interdisciplinary lens.

Where are the dead?

CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS, CONTROL YOUR DESTINYWe are the product of our thoughts, yet none of us has truly chosen the thoughts we have grown up with.

Re-riting Woman presents the first in-depth ethnographic study of Dianic Wicca.

This book introduces readers to the concept of the Axial Age and its relevance for a world in crisis.

"e;The Science of Being Great"e; is a 1910 self-help book by Wallace D.

This singular reference explores religion and spirituality as a vital, though often misconstrued, lens for building better understanding of and empathy with clients.

For Christians, practicing Ubuntu means entering deeply into the compassionate, forgiving love of Gospel.