Other religions and spiritual beliefs

The first general critique of the interpretations of animal sacrifice established by Walter Burkert, the late J.

The first general critique of the interpretations of animal sacrifice established by Walter Burkert, the late J.

An interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE.

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

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

This book develops an ethnography of Kamba witchcraft and its contentious relationship with the state in colonial Kenya.

This book develops an ethnography of Kamba witchcraft and its contentious relationship with the state in colonial Kenya.

This book explores the fascinating and complex histories of Islam and China.

An interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE.

An accessible and international look at what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist today.

An accessible and international look at what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist today.

Discover the world of Japanese ceramics: From Raku to KutaniImmerse yourself in the fascinating world of Japanese pottery!

This book analyzes the contemporary politics of the Hajj in countries of Africa, the Near East, and Southeast Asia.

This volume makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress.

This volume makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress.

William Montgomery McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism was one of the first books on Mahayana Buddhism written for a Western audience.

William Montgomery McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism was one of the first books on Mahayana Buddhism written for a Western audience.

Shinto, the national indigenous religion of Japan has supplied Japan with the basic structure of its mentality and behaviour.

Shinto, the national indigenous religion of Japan has supplied Japan with the basic structure of its mentality and behaviour.

This volume investigates and present the salient features of Shinto through a long history of development from its remote past up to the present.

This volume investigates and present the salient features of Shinto through a long history of development from its remote past up to the present.

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

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

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

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

This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields.

This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields.

This book brings together new approaches to the study of Sikh religion, culture and ethnicity being pursued in the diaspora by Sikh academics in western universities in Britain and North America.

This book brings together new approaches to the study of Sikh religion, culture and ethnicity being pursued in the diaspora by Sikh academics in western universities in Britain and North America.

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

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

Written as a companion to Eliot's 3-volume Hinduism and Buddhism this text begins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China before presenting an in depth account of the history of Buddhism in Japan.

Written as a companion to Eliot's 3-volume Hinduism and Buddhism this text begins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China before presenting an in depth account of the history of Buddhism in Japan.

Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them.

Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them.

The author provides a detailed portrait of the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work, two religions that share a common basis in the traditional religion of the Yoruba in West Africa.

The author provides a detailed portrait of the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work, two religions that share a common basis in the traditional religion of the Yoruba in West Africa.

Baron Rosen's Babi/Baha'i archives presents private letters and diplomatic correspondence from the nineteenth century, preserved among the prominent Russian scholar Baron Victor Rosen's materials in the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.

Baron Rosen's Babi/Baha'i archives presents private letters and diplomatic correspondence from the nineteenth century, preserved among the prominent Russian scholar Baron Victor Rosen's materials in the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.

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Though it is clearly an exceptionally important part of popular culture, witchcraft has generated a variety of often contradictory interpretations, starting from widely differing premises about the nature of witchcraft, its social role and the importance of higher theology as well as more popular beliefs.

Though it is clearly an exceptionally important part of popular culture, witchcraft has generated a variety of often contradictory interpretations, starting from widely differing premises about the nature of witchcraft, its social role and the importance of higher theology as well as more popular beliefs.

This book approaches witchcraft and demonology through literary records.

This book approaches witchcraft and demonology through literary records.

Routledge Library Editions: Witchcraft re-issues eight volumes originally published between 1929 and 1977 and sheds fascinating light on the history, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts of witchcraft in the UK and Europe, including several volumes which focus specifically on the witch-hunts and trials of Early Modern Europe.

Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion.

Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion.

What enables women to hold firm in their beliefs in the face of long years of hostile persecution by the Communist party/state?