Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge

The legends of early Rome are among the most memorable of any in the world.

"e;A work of meticulous historical scholarship that reads with all the inherent reader engagement of an extended saga.

Did an American president really sleep with film star Marilyn Monroe?

The World's Worst Conspiracies is a compilation of the most fascinating, bizarre and compelling conspiracy theories in the world today.

Who killed JFK?

'Mythology gives us a direct connection with our human lineage, taking us out of the bubble of our modern worlds and into a narrative where time is elastic.

Beneath the outward appearance of legitimate government and accountable officials there lurk hidden agendas, shadowy personalities and special interest groups seeking to seize control of the nation for their own ends.

"e;Webb takes what we know about these magical beings via pop culture and explores their origins and how their respective images have changed over time.

'A first class, edge-of-your-seat thriller.

Discover the fascinating folklore behind more than 40 of nature's most intriguing plants and learn how you can benefit from their timeless wisdom in everyday life.

';This slim yet insightful and entertaining volume documents the many instances where wine drinkers did not get what they paid for, sometimes with deadly consequences.

Will the past become our future?

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Spiegel als heilige Werkzeuge, Rituale der Schönheit als spirituelle Praxis und eine Göttin, die mehr war als Gemahlin eines Götterkönigs – dieses Buch taucht ein in die faszinierende Welt der Zarpanitu, einer zentralen Figur im babylonischen Pantheon.

Almanacs were highly influential on popular opinion during the early modern period.

The dialogue between theology and science has blossomed in recent decades, but particular beliefs about Jesus Christ have not often been brought to the forefront of this interdisciplinary discussion even in explicitly Christian contexts.

The dialogue between theology and science has blossomed in recent decades, but particular beliefs about Jesus Christ have not often been brought to the forefront of this interdisciplinary discussion even in explicitly Christian contexts.

The discovery in the 1920s of a huge cache of fossils in the Gobi Desert fuelled a mania for dinosaurs that continues to the present.

Many people believe that they have experienced paranormal phenomena and others claim to possess psychic abilities.

Many people believe that they have experienced paranormal phenomena and others claim to possess psychic abilities.

This title was first published in 2000: A manifestation of mass hysteria, a compensation for physical or emotional deprivation, or an alternative to religion?

This title was first published in 2000: A manifestation of mass hysteria, a compensation for physical or emotional deprivation, or an alternative to religion?

This title was first published in 2000: The author examines and critiques Pannenberg's elaboration of hermeneutics and evaluates his use of the sciences against the background of modernity.

This title was first published in 2000: The author examines and critiques Pannenberg's elaboration of hermeneutics and evaluates his use of the sciences against the background of modernity.

This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature.

This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature.

With the growth of interest in folklore, it becomes increasingly evident that the presentation of a collection needs some rationale more than the fact that traditional materials have been collected and properly annotated.

With the growth of interest in folklore, it becomes increasingly evident that the presentation of a collection needs some rationale more than the fact that traditional materials have been collected and properly annotated.

Why do people accept ideas that are contradicted by science or logic?

Why do people accept ideas that are contradicted by science or logic?

Almost everyone tells and appreciates jokes.

Almost everyone tells and appreciates jokes.

This book is about micro-politics: that kind of manoevre to control or avoid being controlled, to claim friendship or proclaim enmity, which takes place between people who know one another, and who must temper and adjust their actions towards one another because they share other activities.

This book is about micro-politics: that kind of manoevre to control or avoid being controlled, to claim friendship or proclaim enmity, which takes place between people who know one another, and who must temper and adjust their actions towards one another because they share other activities.

Rumors may be the oldest medium of mass communication of information or ideas.

Rumors may be the oldest medium of mass communication of information or ideas.

Although there is growing concern over Satanism as a threat to American life, the topic has received surprisingly little serious attention.

Although there is growing concern over Satanism as a threat to American life, the topic has received surprisingly little serious attention.

In this groundbreaking book in the dim world of opinion formation Helm-reich opens a closet bursting with skeletons and explores the myths and his-torical roots of stereotypes pertaining to several ethnic groups: Are Jews re-ally smarter?

In this groundbreaking book in the dim world of opinion formation Helm-reich opens a closet bursting with skeletons and explores the myths and his-torical roots of stereotypes pertaining to several ethnic groups: Are Jews re-ally smarter?

Spanish Vampire Fiction since 1900: Blood Relations, as that subtitle suggests, makes the case for considering Spanish vampire fiction an index of the complex relationship between intercultural phenomena and the specifics of a time, place, and author.

Universities and the Occult Rituals of the Corporate World explores the metaphorical parallels between corporatised, market-oriented universities and aspects of the occult.

Universities and the Occult Rituals of the Corporate World explores the metaphorical parallels between corporatised, market-oriented universities and aspects of the occult.

Can mediums communicate with the dead?

Can mediums communicate with the dead?

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"e;During the earlier years of my life with the Zuni Indians of western-central New Mexico, from the autumn of 1879 to the winter of 1881-before access to their country had been rendered easy by the completion of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, -they remained, as regards their social and religious institutions and customs and their modes of thought, if not of daily life, the most archaic of the Pueblo or Aridian peoples.

In little more than a hundred years the evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin has conquered the thinking world.

The legion of fans who refuse to believe that Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977 has been a major force behind the ever-expanding, elusive, and enduring Elvis myth during the past seventeen years.