Other religions and spiritual beliefs

A comprehensive treatment of the Classical World in film and television, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen closely examines the films and TV shows centered on Greek and Roman cultures and explores the tension between pagan and Christian worlds.

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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality provides a thoughtfully organized, inclusive, and vibrant project of the multiple ways in which religion and materiality intersect.

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Materiality provides a thoughtfully organized, inclusive, and vibrant project of the multiple ways in which religion and materiality intersect.

Solidly grounded in Chinese primary sources, Neo Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality engages the latest global scholarship to provide an innovative, rigorous, and clear articulation of neo-Confucianism and its application to Western philosophy.

Solidly grounded in Chinese primary sources, Neo Confucianism: Metaphysics, Mind, and Morality engages the latest global scholarship to provide an innovative, rigorous, and clear articulation of neo-Confucianism and its application to Western philosophy.

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions, Greek and Roman Religions offers an authoritative overview of the region s ancient religious practices.

Offers an introduction to the basic beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek and Roman religions A volume in the Blackwell Ancient Religions, Greek and Roman Religions offers an authoritative overview of the region s ancient religious practices.

Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes.

Written by a leading authority on Chinese philosophy, Decoding Dao uniquely focuses on the core texts in Daoist philosophy, providing readers with a user-friendly introduction that unravels the complexities of these seminal volumes.

The definitive guide to understanding Taoism no matter your background or faith Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently number in the hundreds of millions.

The definitive guide to understanding Taoism no matter your background or faith Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently number in the hundreds of millions.

This interdisciplinary edited collection addresses issues at the intersection of indigenous psychology, market ideology, values, and technology.

*; Explains the energetic principles of cellular Taoism in the process of conception*; Presents step-by-step instructions for practices that can aid in successful conception and healthy pregnancy, including Smiling Deer Practice, which allows you to incorporate optimum chi to reduce the likelihood of birth defects and other problems*; Explores Taoist principles on birth and the formative first moments of life, including when to cut the umbilical cordPresenting a Taoist approach to healthy conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting, Taoist Master Mantak Chia and professional doula Marina Dadasheva-Drown explore the Universal Healing Tao practices behind the creation of healthy, happy children.

A lucid exposition of ancient and medieval beliefs about strix-witches, who surreptitiously penetrated homes by night to devour babies.

An exploration of how the contemporary Roman Catholic church tackles, regulates and accommodates belief in witchcraft.

A lucid exposition of ancient and medieval beliefs about strix-witches, who surreptitiously penetrated homes by night to devour babies.

An exploration of how the contemporary Roman Catholic church tackles, regulates and accommodates belief in witchcraft.

A fascinating exploration of the symbolism of mountains in the mythologies, religions, literature, and art of cultures around the world.

*; Explores how to work ethically, skillfully, and responsibly with psychedelics and plant spirits*; Shares the author's transformative psychedelic experiences and how they helped him discover his life's purpose*; Provides shamanic practices to develop your capacity as a Wisdom Warrior, heal personal and collective trauma, and connect with infinite cosmic loveTaking us through his more than 50 years of immersion in psychedelic shamanism, Tom Soloway Pinkson shares profound Indigenous teachings, plant teacher wisdom, and his own transformative experiences on the psychedelic Wisdom Warrior path.

Rethinks the workings of polytheism in ancient Greece through exploring the goddess Hera in her complex relationship to Zeus.

Rethinks the workings of polytheism in ancient Greece through exploring the goddess Hera in her complex relationship to Zeus.

A fascinating exploration of the symbolism of mountains in the mythologies, religions, literature, and art of cultures around the world.

A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.

A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.

Gods have always lived among humans.

An analysis of the cult of the Dioscuri and its development, revealing the interactions between Roman religion, politics and society.

An analysis of the cult of the Dioscuri and its development, revealing the interactions between Roman religion, politics and society.

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

By analyzing the Arthaśāstra''s early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.

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

This Element explores a ''post-Western'' understanding of violence and non-violence based on indigenous sources in Sikh tradition.

By analyzing the Arthaśāstra''s early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.

Summarizes the most important aspects of the role of violence in Chinese religious culture.

Focuses on Falun Gong and the teachings of Li Hongzhi and its effects on the practice of brutalization and martyrdom.

An illuminating account of the steadfast resilience of rural popular culture in post-Mao ChinaLin Zhao'en (15171598) set out to popularize Confucianism by combining Confucian studies with Daoist inner alchemical techniques and Buddhist Chan philosophy into something he called the Three in One Teachings.

Summarizes the most important aspects of the role of violence in Chinese religious culture.

Provides an accessible account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius.

This Element explores how Bahá''í scriptures provide a blueprint for building a new, more mature world culture where nonviolence prevails.

A new translation of Kumazawa Banzan''s (1619-1691) Responding to the Great Learning, the first major writing on political economy in early modern Japan.

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

Proposes an epistemological strategy to resolve controversial issues in the indigenous psychology (IP) movement.

Proposes an epistemological strategy to resolve controversial issues in the indigenous psychology (IP) movement.

A new critical look at Mani''s life to establish a proper historical foundation for the study of this fascinating thinker.

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

A new critical look at Mani''s life to establish a proper historical foundation for the study of this fascinating thinker.

This Element explores a ''post-Western'' understanding of violence and non-violence based on indigenous sources in Sikh tradition.

Zhang argues that property institutions in preindustrial China and England were a cause of China''s lagging development in preindustrial times.

Zhang argues that property institutions in preindustrial China and England were a cause of China''s lagging development in preindustrial times.