Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems

This fascinating volume delves into the history of witchcraft and demonology.

From 1400 through 1700, the number of reports of demonic possessions among European women was extraordinarily high.

Who are the familiar spirits of classical culture and what is their relationship to Christian demons?

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

Western esotericism has now emerged as an academic study in its own right, combining spirituality with an empirical observation of the natural world while also relating the humanity to the universe through a harmonious celestial order.

Alternative religious groups have had a profound influence on American history-they have challenged the old and opened up new ways of thinking about healing, modes of meaning, religious texts and liturgies, the social and political order, and the relationships between religion and race, class, gender, and region.

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

Recent years have seen a significant shift in the study of new religious movements.

Alternative religious groups have had a profound influence on American history-they have challenged the old and opened up new ways of thinking about healing, modes of meaning, religious texts and liturgies, the social and political order, and the relationships between religion and race, class, gender, and region.

Western esotericism has now emerged as an academic study in its own right, combining spirituality with an empirical observation of the natural world while also relating the humanity to the universe through a harmonious celestial order.

The Salem witch hunt of 1692 is among the most infamous events in early American history; however, it was not the only such episode to occur in New England that year.

The Mandaeans are a Gnostic sect that arose in the middle east around the same time as Christianity.

In this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J.

Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement considers the relationship between Augustine's account of God's judgment and his theology of grace in his early works.

Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement considers the relationship between Augustine's account of God's judgment and his theology of grace in his early works.

Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects.

This volume, the first in a major new series which will provide authoritative texts of key non-canonical gospel writings, comprises a critical edition, with full translations, of all the extant manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary.

Ronald Hutton is known for his colourful and provocative writings on original subjects.

A sizeable minority of people with no particular connection to Eastern religions now believe in reincarnation.

A sizeable minority of people with no particular connection to Eastern religions now believe in reincarnation.

The Theosophical Society (est.

The Theosophical Society (est.

The Mandaeans are a Gnostic sect that arose in the middle east around the same time as Christianity.

In this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J.

Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets provides an ethnographic study of varmakkalai, or "e;the art of the vital spots,"e; a South Indian esoteric tradition that combines medical practice and martial arts.

Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets provides an ethnographic study of varmakkalai, or "e;the art of the vital spots,"e; a South Indian esoteric tradition that combines medical practice and martial arts.

In this vivid account, Kryiacos C Markides introduces to us the rich and intricate world of Daskalso, The Magus of Strovolos.

Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover stolen goods.

Written in Berlin in 1934, Invitation to a Beheading contains all the surprise, excitement and magical intensity of a work created in two brief weeks of sustained inspiration.

« Le Cahier gnostique » est une nouvelle analyse de plusieurs textes classiques à travers la recherche de plusieurs niveaux cachés de signification.

You really think I'd be here with you in the mud, the cold and the wet if I had proper magic?

The Mystery of Spiritualism gathers Arthur Conan Doyle's esoteric writings into a revealing portrait of an author arguing, with characteristic clarity and narrative force, for the reality of life beyond death.

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.

Explores the origins and practices of early alchemy Examines the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the Royal Art, and the first alchemists, showing how women dominated early alchemy Looks at the historical setting for the first alchemists, with detailed accounts of their apparatus, recipes, chemical processes, and the ingredients they used Reveals how changing the color of materials was more important in early alchemy than transmuting base metals into goldInvestigating the origins of alchemy and the legend of the Philosophers Stone, Tobias Churton explores the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the original purpose of the Royal Art, and the first alchemists themselves.

This concise and accessible textbook introduces students to the anthropological study of religion.

Feeling with Demons offers a renewed approach to early modern witchcraft through the lens of the history of emotions.

Feeling with Demons offers a renewed approach to early modern witchcraft through the lens of the history of emotions.

This engaging book provides a concise introduction to the field of New Religious Movements (NRMs).

This engaging book provides a concise introduction to the field of New Religious Movements (NRMs).

A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at non-religious funerals in contemporary LondonAn Honest Death is an intimate and moving ethnographic account of funerals for people who don't believe in God or an afterlife.

A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at non-religious funerals in contemporary LondonAn Honest Death is an intimate and moving ethnographic account of funerals for people who don't believe in God or an afterlife.