Author: British Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
Raising the Devil
Author: Bill Ellis
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813182638
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
“Puts [the phenomena of Satanism] in the context of folklore and folk traditions . . . Highly recommended as a lucid and well-documented account.” —Library Journal Raising the Devil reveals how the Christian Pentecostal movement, right-wing conspiracy theories, and an opportunistic media turned grassroots folk traditions into the Satanism scare of the 1980s. During the mid-twentieth century, devil worship was seen as merely an isolated practice of medieval times. But by the early 1980s, many influential experts in clinical medicine and in law enforcement were proclaiming that satanic cults were widespread and dangerous. By examining the broader context for alleged “cult” activity, Bill Ellis demonstrates how the image of contemporary Satanism emerged. In some of the cases Ellis considers, common folk beliefs and rituals were misunderstood as evidence of devil worship. In others, narratives and rituals themselves were used to combat satanic forces. As the media found such stories attractive, any activity with even remotely occult overtones was demonized in order to fit a model of absolute good confronting evil. Ellis’s wide-ranging investigation covers ouija boards, cattle mutilation, graveyard desecration, and “diabolical medicine” —the psychiatric community’s version of exorcism. He offers a balanced view of contentious issues such as demonic possession, satanic ritual abuse, and the testimonies of confessing “ex-Satanists.” A trained folklorist, Ellis navigates a middle road, and his insights into informal religious traditions clarify how the image of Satanism both explained and created deviant behavior. “An interesting analysis of satanic folklore and organized anti-satanism in the US and UK.” —Choice “Shows how ancient bogeyman beliefs became aligned with politics and the criminal justice system to produce witch-hunts like the infamous McMartin Preschool case.” —Mother Jones
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813182638
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
“Puts [the phenomena of Satanism] in the context of folklore and folk traditions . . . Highly recommended as a lucid and well-documented account.” —Library Journal Raising the Devil reveals how the Christian Pentecostal movement, right-wing conspiracy theories, and an opportunistic media turned grassroots folk traditions into the Satanism scare of the 1980s. During the mid-twentieth century, devil worship was seen as merely an isolated practice of medieval times. But by the early 1980s, many influential experts in clinical medicine and in law enforcement were proclaiming that satanic cults were widespread and dangerous. By examining the broader context for alleged “cult” activity, Bill Ellis demonstrates how the image of contemporary Satanism emerged. In some of the cases Ellis considers, common folk beliefs and rituals were misunderstood as evidence of devil worship. In others, narratives and rituals themselves were used to combat satanic forces. As the media found such stories attractive, any activity with even remotely occult overtones was demonized in order to fit a model of absolute good confronting evil. Ellis’s wide-ranging investigation covers ouija boards, cattle mutilation, graveyard desecration, and “diabolical medicine” —the psychiatric community’s version of exorcism. He offers a balanced view of contentious issues such as demonic possession, satanic ritual abuse, and the testimonies of confessing “ex-Satanists.” A trained folklorist, Ellis navigates a middle road, and his insights into informal religious traditions clarify how the image of Satanism both explained and created deviant behavior. “An interesting analysis of satanic folklore and organized anti-satanism in the US and UK.” —Choice “Shows how ancient bogeyman beliefs became aligned with politics and the criminal justice system to produce witch-hunts like the infamous McMartin Preschool case.” —Mother Jones
Papers to be Read
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel
Author: John Wilson Foster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521679961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is the perfect overview of the Irish novel from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521679961
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is the perfect overview of the Irish novel from the seventeenth century to the present day.
A History of English Sounds
Author: Henry Sweet
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368807005
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368807005
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Life of Mrs. Siddons
Author: Thomas Campbell
Publisher:
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Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Being a very rough draft of the biography with corrections and additions.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Being a very rough draft of the biography with corrections and additions.
Philostratus
Author: Philostratus (the Athenian)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England
Author: M. Hickerson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230510698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England examines the portrayal of Protestant women martyrs in Tudor martyrology, focusing mainly on John Foxe's Book of Martyrs . Foxe's women martyrs often defy not just ecclesiastically and politically powerful men; they often defy their husbands by chastising them, disobeying them, and even leaving them altogether. While by marrying his female martyrs to Christ Foxe mitigates their subversion of patriarchy, under his pen his heroic women challenge the foundations of social and political order, offering an accessible model for resistance to antichristian rule.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230510698
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Making Women Martyrs in Tudor England examines the portrayal of Protestant women martyrs in Tudor martyrology, focusing mainly on John Foxe's Book of Martyrs . Foxe's women martyrs often defy not just ecclesiastically and politically powerful men; they often defy their husbands by chastising them, disobeying them, and even leaving them altogether. While by marrying his female martyrs to Christ Foxe mitigates their subversion of patriarchy, under his pen his heroic women challenge the foundations of social and political order, offering an accessible model for resistance to antichristian rule.
Martyrdom and Literature in Early Modern England
Author: Susannah Brietz Monta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521844987
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A comprehensive comparison of the representations of early modern Protestant and Catholic martyrs.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521844987
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A comprehensive comparison of the representations of early modern Protestant and Catholic martyrs.