Contemporary non-Christian and para-Christian cults and sects

This historical ethnography from Central Sudan explores the century-old intertwining of zar , spirit possession, with past lives of ex-slaves and shows that, despite very different social and cultural contexts, zar has continued to be shaped by the experience of slavery.

Die rätselhafte Prophezeiung des Heiligen Malachias, die angeblich das Schicksal aller Päpste bis zum Ende der Zeiten vorhersagt, hat über Jahrhunderte hinweg Gläubige und Historiker gleichermaßen fasziniert.

Since the early 1990s there have been various movements designed to encourage 'masculine spirituality'.

Perfect for readers who seek understanding of how they fit into the universe, Rikki West’s vibrant memoir follows her journey of confronting hidden assumptions and childhood trauma on the way to finding her life’s vibrant, living truth.

Exploring religious and spiritual changes which have been taking place among Indigenous populations in Australia and New Zealand, this book focuses on important changes in religious affiliation in census data over the last 15 years.

Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia.

In this book, Solveig Gu mundsdottir uncovers the crucial role of esotericism in the art of the Vienna Actionists-a group of Austrian neo-avant-garde artists, infamous for their transgressive performance art.

This edited volume explores the dialogue between art and music with that of mystical currents at the turn of the twentieth century.

This edited volume explores the dialogue between art and music with that of mystical currents at the turn of the twentieth century.

Das Buch beschreibt auf anschauliche und beeindruckende Weise das Leben auf Atlantis, einem Planeten jenseits unseres Sonnensystems.

This volume is the first comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive iconoclasts.

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An insider's experience and personal transformation with ayahuasca and the religious philosophy surrounding it *; An intimate account of the genesis of the Santo Daime tradition *; Edited and introduced by Stephen Larsen, author of The Shaman's Doorway In search of something to restore his spiritual connection to life after his release from captivity as a political prisoner in Brazil, Alex Polari de Alverga had a transformative encounter with Padrinho Sebastiao Mota de Mela, one of the two revered founders of Santo Daime.

Es gab in der Kirchengeschichte immer wieder Situationen, in welchen die Gläubigen zeit- oder gebietsweise ohne Seelsorger waren.

Were holy men historical figures or figments of the theological imagination?

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

Es ist kaum mehr als hundertfünfzig Jahre her, dass die Wissenschaft das Universum für eine Maschine hielt, bevor man zu der Überzeugung kam, dass das All doch eher eine chemische Retorte sei.

This title was first published in 2002: Perspectives on Civil Religion introduces the concept of civil religion, examines the use of the concept in recent scholarship and investigates examples of civil religion in the contemporary world.

Come Along is an attempt to respond to the contemporary crises in the world with the intention of discovering the path to peace and happiness, which every human heart craves.

The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.

Join Jung Eun Sophia Park on her personal quest for God and her true self through the writings of Thomas Merton.

An exploration of musical harmony from its ancient fundamentals to its most complex modern progressions, addressing how and why it resonates emotionally and spiritually in the individual.

Inneres Glück und Zufriedenheit wünschen sich viele Menschen.

Children born and raised on the religious fringe are a distinctive yet largely unstudied social phenomenon.

Were holy men historical figures or figments of the theological imagination?

Are you ready to open the book of your life?

Gay spirituality represents a hidden strand in Western thought that was only publically declared from the Gay Liberation of the 1970s.

Can we re-imagine divine power as deeply related to the changing world?

Originally published in 1982 The Awakening Earth explores the idea of the Earth as a collective, self-regulatory living organism, and considers in this context, the function of the human race.

Helmut Rauch, Forscher von Weltrang, und die Bestsellerautorin Lotte Ingrisch bringen uns hier die Rätsel der Quantenphysik und die geheimnisvollen Kräfte des menschlichen Bewusstseins nahe.

Originally published in 1992, Channeling is a comprehensive bibliography on the subject of channeling.

Organized in chronological order of the founding of each movement, this documentary reader brings to life new religious movements from the 18th century to the present.

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive drink used for healing and divination among religious groups in the Brazilian Amazon.

After seven years of faithfully following her spiritual teacher, Renee Linnell finally realized she was in a cult and had been severely brainwashed.

Belief Beyond Boundaries explores 'religions' or forms of spirituality that tend to be marginal to the mainstream of British and North American religious expression.

Based on information gathered from the internationally used Spiritual Needs Questionnaire, this book offers analyses of the spiritual and existential needs among different groups of people such as the chronically ill, elderly, adolescents, mothers of sick children, refugees, patients' relatives, and others.

This volume explores the reception, development and construction of Eastern practices in the Nordic countries.

Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what purpose.

India and the Occult explores the reception of Indian spirituality among Western occultists through case studies.

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

This book presents cutting-edge research and theory in the emerging field of the indigenous psychology of religion.

Following the journey of Andre Breton, the leader of the Surrealist movement, into exile during the Second World War, the author of this book traces the trajectory of his thought and poetic output from 1941-1948.

If music has ever given you 'a glimpse of something beyond the horizons of our materialism or our contemporary values' (James MacMillan), then you will find this book essential reading.

By reading "e;The Rosicrucian Quest for Universal Truth,"e; you will be able to learn about the fascinating combination of history and mysticism that surrounds the Rosicrucians.