Other religions and spiritual beliefs

Teaching Spirits offers a thematic approach to Native American religious traditions.

This book focuses on the ritualized forms of mobility that constitute phenomena of pilgrimage in South Asia and establishes a new analytical framework for the study of ritual journeys.

First published in 1998.

Many scholars today believe that early Greek literature, as represented by the great poems of Homer and Hesiod, was to some extent inspired by texts from the neighbouring civilizations of the ancient Near East, especially Mesopotamia.

It is widely claimed that notions of gods and religious beliefs are irrelevant or inconsequential to early Chinese ( Confucian ) moral and political thought.

Encyclopaedia Of Jainism Iscompiled, Edited And Arranged In Alphabetical Order By A Renowned Orientalist Who Has Recreated With All The Splendour And Mystery Of Its Oriental Background.

The study of early modern history has exploded in the last several decades.

The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities.

A tribe viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states, though some modem theorists hold that contemporary tribes can only be understood in terms of their relationship to states.

Japanese Religions on the Internet draws attention to how religion is being presented, represented and discussed on the Japanese Internet.

A fundamental Taoist practice for enhancing and utilizing chi*; Includes breathing and movement exercises to promote vitality and healing through the cultivation of chi in the tan tien and perineum areas*; Presents the foundational exercises that are essential for more advanced practices such as Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic HealingTan Tien Chi Kung is the art of cultivating and condensing chi in the lower abdomen--the tan tien--the fundamental power storehouse of the body.

Rapley analyses witch hunts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and finds many of the same elements repeated in more recent miscarriages of justice - from the Dreyfus case for treason in late nineteenth-century France, to the persecution of the Scottsboro Boys in Alabama for the gang rape of two white girls in the 1930s, to the Guildford and Maguire terrorist prosecutions in Britain in the 1970s.

Jaina Studies is a relatively new and rapidly expanding field of inquiry for scholars of Indian religion and philosophy.

How do white people handle their own dominance while striving for racial reconciliation in a concrete church context in Cape Town?

Memory in a Time of Prose investigates a deceptively straightforward question: what did the biblical scribes know about times previous to their own?

Su-un and His World of Symbols explores the image which Choe Che-u (Su-un), the founder of Donghak (Eastern Learning) Korea's first indigenous religion, had of himself as a religious leader and human being.

Is God a white racist?

This 1750 text, written by a Catholic missionary in Tonkin, is the earliest known systematic first-hand account of Vietnamese religious practice, including chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, the worship of spirits, magicians, fortune tellers and diviners, and Christianity in the region.

Here is the haunting story of the great female poet Hung Tu, who flourished in the ninth century during one of the great periods of Chinese literature.

Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is a detailed survey of present-day feminist witches in New Zealand.

Sikhism, one of the major spiritual-philosophical traditions of India, is often missing from discussions of cross-cultural philosophy.

The Shaman's Doorway is one of the most significant and inspiring works on the relationship of shamanism to both the psyche and society.

Navigate the world's belief systems with this faith-filled resource!

Konfuzius, einer der bedeutendsten Denker der Menschheitsgeschichte, hinterließ nicht nur eine bleibende Spur in der chinesischen Philosophie, sondern prägte das gesellschaftliche und politische Leben Chinas über Jahrtausende hinweg.

This volume brings to the fore the interface of religion, women's sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Zimbabwe.

How have the goddesses of ancient myth survived, prevalent even now as literary and cultural icons?

'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history .

Between the years of 1898 and 1926, Edward Westermarck spent a total of seven years in Morocco, visiting towns and tribes in different parts of the country, meeting local people and learning about their language and culture; his findings are noted in this two-volume set, first published in 1926.

An introduction to European alchemy and a history of the practise of witchcraft and magic from the fourteenth century through to the seventeenth century.

Explores the emergence of African Methodism within the black Atlantic and how it struggled to sustain its liberationist identity.

On the 30th of March, 1699, the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh called together a special assembly at the Keshgarh Fort at Anandpur.

How to Be a SuccessParamhansa YoganandaIs there a power that can reveal hidden veins of riches and uncover treasures of which we never dreamed?

Invented religions have been described as modern religions which advertise their invented status and reject traditional strategies of authorisation.

This finely drawn portrait of a complex, polycultural urban community in Madagascar emphasizes the role of spirit medium healers, a group heretofore seen as having little power.

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.

This book interprets the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of personal cultivation.

This book explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting 'magical' and 'shamanic' practices associated with vernacular religions across Monsoon Asia.

There are three apparently contradictory aspects that define the religious features of South America: traditionally strong Catholicism, Protestant and Pentecostal denominations that have gained strength since the 19th century, and religions of pre-Columbian origin that have survived and developed further.

Religion, Secularism, and the Spiritual Paths of Virginia Woolf offers an expansive interdisciplinary study of spirituality in Virginia Woolf's writing, drawing on theology, psychology, geography, history, gender and sexuality studies, and other critical fields.

Examines the relationship between social networks and religious transmission to reappraise how new religious ideas spread in the Roman Empire.

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The art of connecting with, feeling and adjusting the energy body using the consciousness is a key aspect of Nei Gong and Qi Gong.

The Stone Axe of Burkamukk (1922) is a collection of Aboriginal legends by Mary Grant Bruce.

The devil is the most charismatic and important figure in the blues tradition.

The first comprehensive work on the origins of the Jamaica-based Rastafaris, including interviews with some of the earliest members of the movement.

Authoritative, comprehensive reference incorporating the latest research on tales, literary and oral sources, and the broad-reaching cultural legacy of Norse mythology.

Presents an edition of this outstanding book containing a clear and readable introduction, concise notes on the text and strong literary appreciation.