Other religions and spiritual beliefs

Pass down the powerful teachings of African and African American oral traditions with these 50 beautifully illustrated cultural folktales.

Medusa, the Gorgon, who turns those who gaze upon her to stone, is one of the most popular and enduring figures of Greek mythology.

A guide to reconnecting with Jesus, Mary, and the saints as shamanic teachers of divine mysteries*; Contains meditations, contemplations, parables, and active ritual tasks that help bring forth a shamanic understanding and practice of Christianity*; Shows shamanic experience to be the root of mystical communionWhen the missionaries came to North America to ';save' the American Indians, they were perplexed to discover that while they talked about Jesus, some of the Indians claimed to talk directly with him.

Drawing on South and East Asian philosophies and medicines, this book illustrates how our bodies and minds are influenced by our actions, habits, aging, trauma and thought patterns.

Die geheimnisvolle Welt des Golden Dawn, durchzogen von mächtigen Symbolen, rituellen Zeremonien und intensiven Initiationsverfahren, hat seit jeher die Fantasie von Suchenden, Mystikern und Historikern gleichermaßen ergriffen.

The figure of Anna Perenna embodies the complexity and richness of the Roman mythological tradition.

'The fables of witchcraft have taken so fast hold and deepe root in the heart of man, that few or none can indure with patience the hand and correction of God.

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

The ancient heartland of shamanism is no longer forbidden territory - to travelers or to the spirits.

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This volume explores current methodological developments in the interpretation of the Bible from an African perspective.

This book explores the use of Confucianism by the Chinese Communist Party in its assertion of political legitimacy.

This book explores the complexities of cultivating 'Confucian individuals' through classics study in contemporary China by drawing on the individualization thesis and its implications for the Confucian education revival.

This Element surveys the history and practice of Scientology studies over the past sixty years.

The year 2021 marked the five-hundredth anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines.

Their Origins, Beliefs, Traditions, and Customs This encyclopaedia focuses on the origins of all world religions.

This unique book brings a fresh interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of ancient Chinese history, creating a historical model for the emergence of cultural mainstays by applying recent dramatic findings in the fields of neuroscience and cultural evolution.

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.

In contradistinction to the many monographs and edited volumes devoted to historical, cultural, or theological treatments of demonology, this collection features newly written papers by philosophers and other scholars engaged specifically in philosophical argument, debate, and dialogue involving ideas and topics in demonology.

Shamanism has always been of great interest to anthropologists.

The philosophy of Buddhism, originating in India, has undergone considerable changes in its adoption in the Far East.

Comparing amulets over time and space, this volume focuses on the function of written words on these fascinating artefacts.

Of the three main teachings in Chinese culture, Confucianism has exerted the most profound and lasting influence in China.

Nei Gong has been a well-kept secret within the Daoist sects of China for centuries.

Religious procession is a significant dimension of religion in South Asia.

The influential scholar of religion Mircea Eliade envisioned a spiritually destitute modern culture coming into renewed meaning through the recovery of archetypal myths and symbols.

This book analyses the social, political and religious life of the Hyolmo people of Nepal.

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.

Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest and most diverse religious cultures in the world.

The intellectual legacy of Confucianism has loomed large in efforts to understand China's past, present, and future.

Enlightened Contemporaries is the first book to compare the lives and teachings of three of the world's most admired spiritual masters: Francis of Assisi, the Christian saint; Dogen, the great Zen Buddhist teacher; and Rumi, the Islamic Sufi master.

Almost from the moment, some five centuries ago, that their religion was founded in the Punjab by Guru Nanak, Sikhs have enjoyed a distinctive identity.

This book centres on religious heritage-making where religion as a rich and diverse manifestation of culture and community empowerment lead to the transformation of place.

This book chronicles the rise of goddess worship in the region of Bengal from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present.

Introduces the many strands of Confucianism in a style accessible to students and general readers.

This unique book is the only fully interdisciplinary and comprehensive study of the Australian desert and its pivotal role in the cultural history of Australia.

This book explores how festivals of Rome were celebrated in the Greek East and their transformations in the Christian world.

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.

This book raises the question of what an Indigenous church is and how its members define their ties of affiliation or separation.

The Zohar is the great medieval compendium of Jewish esoteric and mystical teaching, and the basis of the kabbalistic faith.

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 twin deities known by the ancient Greeks as the Dioskouroi, and by the Romans as the Gemini, were popular figures in the classical world.

This book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the challenges faced by pastoral ministry in South African Pentecostalism as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as some interventions being made to manage these challenges.