Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs

The bible is indeed a world of the strange and mysterious when it comes to the variety of creatures that are presented in its texts.

How should ancient religious ideas be approached?

Arguing with Aseneth shows how the ancient Jewish romance known as Joseph and Aseneth moves a minor character in Genesis from obscurity to renown, weaving a new story whose main purpose was to intervene in ancient Jewish debates surrounding gentile access to Israel's God.

Two thousand years ago, Antioch on the Orontes River was the third most important city in the Roman Empire.

Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.

Learn the secrets of The Witch of the Forest in this stunning follow-up to Natural Magick, and channelthe elemental forces which are all around you to master the practice of earth magick.

In contemporary Indian Country, many of the people who identify as "e;American Indian"e; fall into the "e;urban Indian"e; category: away from traditional lands and communities, in cities and towns wherein the opportunities to live one's identity as Native can be restricted, and even more so for American Indian religious practice and activity.

Witchcraft has proven an important, if difficult, historical subject to investigate and interpret over the last four decades or so.

This 2007 book is an introductory history of racial slavery in the Americas.

African grassroots theologies and churches are expressions of the faith, spirituality, and praxis of African Christians who seek to articulate and live out their Christian identity and mission in their diverse and complex contexts.

First published in 1902, this book investigates the history and development of early religion from an anthropological perspective.

A Perth Camera is a treasure trove of rediscovered images by the late Ernie Polis from a lifetime spent photographing the city.

Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged western understandings of man s place in the world.

This book provides a synthesis of the archaeology of Eleusis during the Bronze Age, reconstructing the origins and early development of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Theodore Parker (1810-1860) was a powerful preacher who rejected the authority of the Bible and of Jesus, a brilliant scholar who became a popular agitator for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, and a political theorist who defined democracy as "e;government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people--words that inspired Abraham Lincoln.

Singing for the Gods develops a new approach towards an old question in the study of religion - the relationship of myth and ritual.

The result of a perfect storm of factors that culminated in a great moral catastrophe, the Salem witch trials of 1692 took a breathtaking toll on the young English colony of Massachusetts.

Part of the series Key Concepts in Indigenous Studies, this book focuses on the concepts that recur in any discussion of nature, culture and society among the indigenous.

First published in 1828, "e;Letters to the Rev.

Infuse a drop of magick into your everyday life.

Wonder and Skepticism in the Middle Ages explores the response by medieval society to tales of marvels and the supernatural, which ranged from firm belief to outright rejection, and asks why the believers believed, and why the skeptical disbelieved.

Witchcraft in Early Modern England provides a fascinating introduction to the history of witches and witchcraft in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.

This title presents an original portrayal of Justinian's reign, its politics and theological disputes, focusing on the lives of two extraordinary women who wielded power and influence.

Austronesia is the vast oceanic region which stretches from Madagascar to Taiwan to New Zealand.

These case studies offer new approaches to the analysis and interpretation of symbols in a variety of media and as expressed on a range of objects at different scales.

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

The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle.

Zimbabwean social media has been awash with images of a woman character, spirit, or concept called Chihera.

Arguing with Aseneth shows how the ancient Jewish romance known as Joseph and Aseneth moves a minor character in Genesis from obscurity to renown, weaving a new story whose main purpose was to intervene in ancient Jewish debates surrounding gentile access to Israel's God.

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

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A guide to the practice of planetary magic *; Offers tools for practitioners of green magic and folk magic to incorporate astrology into their practice *; Includes an extensive collection of magical remedies to resolve astrological afflictions *; Provides information on creating planetary altars and the astrological correspondences of traditional pagan holidays Traditionally, magically oriented astrology has focused on Sun-sign horoscopes while modern Western astrology has focused on attempting to become as ';scientific' as possible in hopes of aligning with its sister science of astronomy.

This book offers an entryway to the discussion between theological interpretation of Scripture and contextual theology (i.

Different conceptions of the world and of reality have made witchcraft possible in some societies and impossible in others.

In Freud's Early Psychoanalysis, Witch Trials and the Inquisitorial Method: The Harsh Therapy, author Kathleen Duffy asks why Freud compared his 'hysterical' patients to the accused women in the witch trials, and his 'psychoanalytical' treatment to the inquisitorial method of their judges.

The Roman Mithras Cult: A Cognitive Approach is the first full cognitive history of an ancient religion.

This book brings together our present-day knowledge about textile terminology in the Akkadian language of the first-millennium BC.

"e;Either you believe in possession or you do not.

This book is a powerful first-hand account of religious ministry reaching out to heal the lives of desperate people who come to the United States, often illegally, seeking a better life.

Following Jesus to Burning Man: Recovering the Church's Vocation places the author, a Pentecostal/evangelical minister, in a thoroughly pagan context in the Nevada desert where he discovered the presence of God in a way that transformed his understanding of ministry in the twenty-first century context.

This book investigates the art and architecture of Papua New Guinean spirit structures with a multi-perspectival approach that combines cultural and social sciences with building, architectural, and spatial research.

The neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have approached ideas of the occult which challenged biblical religion.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.