Examines Wiccan magic, rituals, traditions, and code of conductGet the scoop on this ancient spiritual pathWondering what it takes to be a Wiccan' This plain-English guide introduces you to the vibrant world of Wicca and the practices of Witchcraft, describing its ancient origin…
This plain-English guide introduces you to the vibrant world of Wicca and the parctices of Witchcraft, describing its ancient origins, dispelling stereotypes, and explaining Wiccan beliefs, ethics, rituals, and holidays. --back cover.
"This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religiousmovements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect thelatest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specificcontroversies surrounding…
"This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surround…
"This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surround…
"This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surround…
"This volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. Entries offer descriptions, demon's origins, appearance, and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical …
Lilith is the mythological seductress that has been repressed since Biblical times. She is the representative of the essentially motherless form of the feminine Self that arose as an embodiment of the neglected and rejected aspects of the Great Goddess. Written by a Jungian anal…
*This Handbook has won the ICAS Edited Volume Accolade 2019 . Brill warmly congratulates editors Lukas Pokorny and Franz Winter and their authors with this award.* A vibrant cauldron of new religious developments, East Asia (China/Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam) presents a fa…
The Mah?vidy?s are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands and elements: the m?t? and yogin? worship, the cult of K?l? and Tripurasundar?, Vajray?na Buddhism, Jain Vidy?dev?s,?aiva and Vai??ava faith,?…
Carly Gelsinger is an awkward and lonely thirteen-year-old when she stumbles into Pine Canyon Assemblies of God, the cracked stucco church on the outskirts of her remote small town. She assimilates, despite her apprehensions, because she is desperate to belong. Soon, she is on f…
"The best and most thrilling book of exploration that we have ever read ... [an] immensely important book."--New York Evening Post "A series of excellent stories about one of the most interesting corners of the American world, told by a keen and sensitive person who knows how to…
The Roman cult of Mithras was the most widely-dispersed and densely-distributed cult throughout the expanse of the Roman Empire from the end of the first until the fourth century AD, rivaling the early growth and development of Christianity during the same period. As its members…
Unamuno's long essay on Christianity as a state of agony is followed by nine essays including "Nicodemus the Pharisee," "Faith," and "What is Truth?"Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available prev…
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Unamuno's long essay on Christianity as a state of agony is followed by nine essays including "Nicodemus the Pharisee," "Faith," and "What is Truth?"
Unamuno's long essay on Christianity as a state of agony is followed by nine essays including ""Nicodemus the Pharisee, "" ""Faith, "" and ""What is Truth?"" Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make avail…
An inside account of the Peoples Temple and the rise and fall of the Reverend Jim Jones offers eyewitness reports of the final days at Jonestown.
