This book brings attention to the understudied and often overlooked question of how curricula and classroom practices might inadvertently reproduce exclusionary discourses and narratives that omit or negate particular cultures, histories, and wisdom traditions.
Conjure up a purified, protected, and balanced home with 60 enchanting spells and ritualsWe all have the power to work a little magic inside our homes.
Begin your journey of spiritual exploration with this modern guide to Paganism Introduce yourself to the world of Paganism and its diverse magick with this reader-friendly guide.
Modern witchcraft refers to the revival and reimagining of the practice of witchcraft in contemporary times, characterized by a renewed interest in magic and a desire to reconnect with the natural world and spirituality.
This book brings attention to the understudied and often overlooked question of how curricula and classroom practices might inadvertently reproduce exclusionary discourses and narratives that omit or negate particular cultures, histories, and wisdom traditions.
Based on four years of ethnographic research, this book discusses the presence of Christianity on Areruya, an indigenous religious movement practiced by the Ingarik in Northern Amazonia.
Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy and Casting the Witch for Stage and Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first-century-North American stages and screens, seen through the lenses of casting, design, and adaptation, with attention paid to why these patterns persist, and what wishes they fulfil.
This Handbook explores the ways in which religion among the African people has been applied in situations of conflict and violence to contribute to sustainable peace and development.
The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume I: Theoretical Perspective deals with the relationship between Religion and its long history that has played out throughout time and across the globe.
The Black Book of Johnathan Knotbristle: A Devil's Parable & Guide for Witches offers an engaging, hands-on manual of old style Witchcraft disguised in the creatively woven words of the Devil's parable.
This Handbook explores the ways in which religion among the African people has been applied in situations of conflict and violence to contribute to sustainable peace and development.
This book is a comprehensive study of the intersection of religion, Indigenous culture, and community life, featuring an in-depth examination of the Orang Asli in Malaysia and the Santals in Bangladesh that aims for a socially inclusive, harmonious, and peaceful society.
The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume I: Theoretical Perspective deals with the relationship between Religion and its long history that has played out throughout time and across the globe.
A combination dictionary and annotated discography, videography and bibliography, this sourcebook brings together listings of materials on the Rastafarian movement and reggae music.
Connects the magical practice of theurgy to the time of Homer*; Explores the many theurgic themes and events in the Odyssey and the Iliad*; Analyzes the writings of Neoplatonists Porphyry and Proclus, showing how both describe the technical ritual praxis of theurgy in Homeric terms*; Examines the methods of telestik, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flightFirst defined by the second century Chaldean Oracles, theurgy is an ancient magic practice whereby practitioners divinized the soul and achieved mystical union with a deity, the Demiurge, or the One.
A guide to realizing your highest magical and spiritual potential*; Provides initiatory wisdom and practices structured around the Tree of Life to maximize spiritual powers and creativity*; Presents strategies for self-actualization drawn from transpersonal psychology, spirituality, Gaia-based religions, the Western hermetic tradition, Kabbalah, and other mystical traditions, including the teachings of Franz Bardon*; Offers practices for enhancing connection to one's higher self, exploring dreamtime on the astral plane, dissolving negativity, and developing mental clarityIn initiation, something happens to us.
This book offers a historically sensitive ethnography of the zar tumbura spirit possession cult, associated with descendants of African slaves who live mainly in the area of Greater Khartoum, Sudan.
This book offers a historically sensitive ethnography of the zar tumbura spirit possession cult, associated with descendants of African slaves who live mainly in the area of Greater Khartoum, Sudan.
Stories about witches are by their nature stories about the most basic and profound of human experiences-healing, sex, violence, tragedies, aging, death, and encountering the mystery and magic of the unknown.
Exploring the use of praise and blame in Greek tragedy in relation to heroic identity, Kate Cook demonstrates that the distribution of praise and blame, a significant social function of archaic and classical poetry, also plays a key role in Greek tragedy.
Exploring the use of praise and blame in Greek tragedy in relation to heroic identity, Kate Cook demonstrates that the distribution of praise and blame, a significant social function of archaic and classical poetry, also plays a key role in Greek tragedy.
Karl Barth (1886–1968) gilt wegen seiner kritischen Religionstheorie als Vertreter einer dialogunfähigen Theologie, die das Gespräch mit der Moderne und auch mit den nicht-christlichen Religionen behindere.
This collection of essays explores the resilience and relevance of an ancient yet still vital teaching, Confucianism, for the century ahead and beyond, finding in its many dimensions insights meaningful for the personal, ethical, socio-economic, and political challenges facing the global community and its best interests.
Access the power of the Wiccan religion in this beautiful handbook featuring the history of the craft that includes a primer of its symbols, festivities, ceremonies, tools, elements, and practices.
Considering the striking similarities between the treatment of the dead and conceptions of the netherworld in ancient Egypt and China, how can we compare the two traditions?
Considering the striking similarities between the treatment of the dead and conceptions of the netherworld in ancient Egypt and China, how can we compare the two traditions?
Nigerian Gods is an enlightening and sobering review of the impact of the introduction of the three main Abrahamic religions on Nigeria's traditional religions, culture and way of life, viewed through the prism of its eleven largest and two of the smallest ethnic groups.
Este libro ofrece al lector la traducción comparada, en edición bilingüe, de los tres textos principales, hasta ahora disponibles, del que durante siglos se ha conocido con el nombre de Tao Te ching: la copia de Guodian, la más antigua (siglo -IV), las dos de Mawangdui (siglo -II) y la versión de Wang Bi (siglo III).