Alternative belief systems

The first step-by-step guide to the techniques of Kaula Tantra, the practical yogini path to enlightenment Details the erotic and magical practices of Kaula Tantra as well as the arcane principles to activate each technique Includes a complete translation of the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra from Sanskrit Explores Kaula techniques for acquiring siddhismagical powersas well as sacred protection and black magic practicesWritten in the 8th century by the sage Matsyendranatha, the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra records the secret erotic and magical practices of the Yogini Kaula tradition, a tradition focused on practical methods for attaining enlightenment.

An introduction to a wide range of alchemical authors and works.

An introduction to a wide range of alchemical authors and works.

In studies of early Christian thought, 'philosophy' is often a synonym for 'Platonism', or at most for 'Platonism and Stoicism'.

In studies of early Christian thought, 'philosophy' is often a synonym for 'Platonism', or at most for 'Platonism and Stoicism'.

This volume examines the prevalence, function, and socio-political effects of slavery discourse in the major theological formulations of the late third to early fifth centuries AD, arguably the most formative period of early Christian doctrine.

This volume examines the prevalence, function, and socio-political effects of slavery discourse in the major theological formulations of the late third to early fifth centuries AD, arguably the most formative period of early Christian doctrine.

This text explores the major new or unconventional religions and spiritual movements in America that exist outside the Judeo-Christian tradition.

This text explores the major new or unconventional religions and spiritual movements in America that exist outside the Judeo-Christian tradition.

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

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

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

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

We live in a world of social, political, economic, and religious rupture.

We live in a world of social, political, economic, and religious rupture.

This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provide insight into witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa.

This volume draws on a range of ethnographic and historical material to provide insight into witchcraft in sub-Saharan Africa.

Having already published a bibliography on Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman in this book continued with the story of her life.

Having already published a bibliography on Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman in this book continued with the story of her life.

Herbert Silberer was an early member of Freud's Vienna Group whose work was unique and prodigious; yet, owing to his expulsion from the psychoanalytic community, his contributions have been dismissed for close to a century.

Reconceiving Religious Conflict deconstructs instances of religious conflict within the formative centuries of Christianity, the first six centuries CE.

Reconceiving Religious Conflict deconstructs instances of religious conflict within the formative centuries of Christianity, the first six centuries CE.

Rather than being ephemeral fads, new religious movements (NRMs) have always been and will always be with us.

Rather than being ephemeral fads, new religious movements (NRMs) have always been and will always be with us.

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Jung on Astrology brings together C.

This book tells the story of the children and youth of the charismatic new religious commune Knutby Filadelfia in Sweden.

All three volumes of the occult classic available together as a deluxe boxed set for the first timeVolume I includes translations of rare texts alongside rites, practices, and arcane magical knowledge Volume II offers studies of mystery traditions throughout history and shares authentic initiatic wisdom and a rigorous selection of initiatory exercises Volume III explores esoteric practices for individual development and realization of immortal and divine potential, handed down from a primordial tradition In 1927 Julius Evola and other leading Italian esotericists formed the mysterious UR group.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Greatest Works of Arthur Machen - The Ultimate Occult & Supernatural Horrors Collection"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

 This book explores the ways through which Korean American men demonstrate and navigate their manhood within a US context that has historically sorted them into several limiting, often emasculating, stereotypes.

 Bridging the fields of Religion and Latina/o Studies, this book fills a gap by examining the "e;spiritual"e; rhetoric and practices of the Chicano movement.

This book explores how spirituality and resiliency definesthe character of African women and inspires them to serve the communities andorganizations around them.

First published in 1935, From Christianity to Spiritualism provides a critical overview of Christian faith in relation to spirituality.

This book explores the reciprocity between Buddhist, Derridean, and Foucauldian understandings about ethics, subjectivity, and ontological contingency, to investigate the ethical and political potential of insight meditation practice.

This volume is the first English-language anthology to engage with the fascinating phenomena of recent surges in New Age and alternative spiritualties in Israel.

This study provides an alternative to the postmodern tradition of writing about the city by exploring spatialized constructions of gender and spiritual identity through an integrative framework based on insights from Bachelard's topoanalysis, psychogeography, feminist cultural theory and comparative literature and religion.

Concentrating on female modernists specifically, this volume examines spiritual issues and their connections to gender during the modernist period.

This book presents a study of the rise of American neoliberalism in the aftermath of the modern Civil Rights movement, paying particular attention to the traumatic impact of the neoliberal age on countless African Americans.

Through original interviews and research, Llewellyn uses spirituality to uncover new commonalities between the second and third feminist waves, and sacred and secular experiences.

This book demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent Defiance to the intellectual Uru: Myst Online, from the early EverQuest to the recent Elder Scrolls Online.

This book 'hunts and gathers' across different historical epochs and situations, juxtaposing biblical materials and hip-hop, Christian colonialism and vodou, personal experience and racial politics, poetics and high theory, in order to challenge the current crisis of sustainability from the perspective indigenous communities and deep ancestry.

Knowing that we are finite, how can we live to the fullest?

This volume offers a sample of reflections from scholars and practitioners on the theme of death and dying from scholars and practitioners, ranging from the Christian tradition to Hinduism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, while also touching on the themes of the afterlife and near-death experiences.

Hinduism has become a vital 'other' for Judaism over the past decades.

This book proposes that the drive for religiosity and experiences of the sacred are far from lost in contemporary western societies.

A collection of essays in which the possibilities of a deeper dialogue, by means of the contemplative traditions of the Abrahamic Faiths is explored.

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

Humanity's long history of intermittent conflicts and contemporary violence undermines Christian's (and their Jewish and Muslim fellow believers) religious confidence in and moral commitment to world peace.

Anglophone postcolonial studies has been characterized by its secular nature.

This book demonstrates that numerous prominent artists in every period of the modern era were expressing spiritual interests when they created celebrated works of art.