Author: Noel L. Brann
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791439623
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
An examination of Trithemius's "magical theology," which argued for the compatibility of magic and Christian doctrines, and its influence during the Renaissance and Reformation.
Trithemius and Magical Theology
Author: Noel L. Brann
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791439623
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
An examination of Trithemius's "magical theology," which argued for the compatibility of magic and Christian doctrines, and its influence during the Renaissance and Reformation.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791439623
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
An examination of Trithemius's "magical theology," which argued for the compatibility of magic and Christian doctrines, and its influence during the Renaissance and Reformation.
A Celebration of Demons
Author: Bruce Kapferer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000323102
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Sinhalese exorcism rituals are perhaps the most complex and the most magnificent in performance still extant. For this second edition, the author has written a new preface and introduction in which he argues that the techniques of healing in Sri Lanka and the aesthetics of this healing cannot be reduced to Western psychoanalytic or psychotherapeutic terms, and develops new and original approaches to ritual and the aesthetic in general.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000323102
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Sinhalese exorcism rituals are perhaps the most complex and the most magnificent in performance still extant. For this second edition, the author has written a new preface and introduction in which he argues that the techniques of healing in Sri Lanka and the aesthetics of this healing cannot be reduced to Western psychoanalytic or psychotherapeutic terms, and develops new and original approaches to ritual and the aesthetic in general.
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe
Author: Valerie Irene Jane Flint
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780485890020
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780485890020
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou
Author: Theodore M. Davis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibân el Mulu̇k, Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibân el Mulu̇k, Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Healing Magic and Evil Demons
Author: Markham J. Geller
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501500155
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1083
Book Description
This book brings together ancient manuscripts of the large compendium of Mesopotamian exorcistic incantations known as Udug.hul (Utukku Lemnutu), directed against evil demons, ghosts, gods, and other demonic malefactors within the Mesopotamian view of the world. It allows for a more accurate appraisal of variants arising from a text tradition spread over more than two millennia and from many ancient libraries.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501500155
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1083
Book Description
This book brings together ancient manuscripts of the large compendium of Mesopotamian exorcistic incantations known as Udug.hul (Utukku Lemnutu), directed against evil demons, ghosts, gods, and other demonic malefactors within the Mesopotamian view of the world. It allows for a more accurate appraisal of variants arising from a text tradition spread over more than two millennia and from many ancient libraries.
The Taming of the Demons
Author: Jacob P. Dalton
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300153929
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Buddhism. Taking as its starting point Tibet's so-called age of fragmentation (842 to 986 C.E.), the book draws on previously unstudied manuscripts discovered in the "library cave" near Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road. These ancient documents, it argues, demonstrate how this purportedly inactive period in Tibetan history was in fact crucial to the Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism, and particularly to the spread of violent themes from tantric Buddhism into Tibet at the local and the popular levels. Having shed light on this "dark age" of Tibetan history, the second half of the book turns to how, from the late tenth century onward, the period came to play a vital symbolic role in Tibet, as a violent historical "other" against which the Tibetan Buddhist tradition defined itself. -- Georges Dreyfus
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300153929
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Buddhism. Taking as its starting point Tibet's so-called age of fragmentation (842 to 986 C.E.), the book draws on previously unstudied manuscripts discovered in the "library cave" near Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road. These ancient documents, it argues, demonstrate how this purportedly inactive period in Tibetan history was in fact crucial to the Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism, and particularly to the spread of violent themes from tantric Buddhism into Tibet at the local and the popular levels. Having shed light on this "dark age" of Tibetan history, the second half of the book turns to how, from the late tenth century onward, the period came to play a vital symbolic role in Tibet, as a violent historical "other" against which the Tibetan Buddhist tradition defined itself. -- Georges Dreyfus
The Anfield Man
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1847993079
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1847993079
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Elements of Folk Psychology V7
Author: Wilhelm Wundt
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136479120
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136479120
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
Story of the Development of Mankind
Author: Wilhelm Max Wundt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnopsychology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnopsychology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
A Compact Study of Leviticus
Author: William Thomas Miller
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498233686
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Beginners scanning Leviticus will find much detail about rituals and sinful situations, but little enlightening context or rationale. This study explores how scholars imagine that these rituals and moral laws made sense to those living back then, even though many of these early rituals and customs have been discontinued or replaced by consensus with alternative forms of worship. The authors seem to be unquestioningly devout, and quite realistic about life at the same time. Everyone shared in rituals of faith at home, at shrines, or in Jerusalem; everyone honored the proper food and eligibility regulations, and everyone was called to the common code of justice. Likewise, most everyone knew at least the temptation to shirk religious duties; they understood the lure of trying to contact other gods, ones more lenient or at least easier to understand; and they could be inclined to look the other way at improper romances, or quick but dishonest chances to get a bigger slice of the pie. The Covenant was not a deal made by saints. It was a cry for help from sinners, a cry for help for which they had not earned the right. The same is true for us believers even now.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498233686
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Beginners scanning Leviticus will find much detail about rituals and sinful situations, but little enlightening context or rationale. This study explores how scholars imagine that these rituals and moral laws made sense to those living back then, even though many of these early rituals and customs have been discontinued or replaced by consensus with alternative forms of worship. The authors seem to be unquestioningly devout, and quite realistic about life at the same time. Everyone shared in rituals of faith at home, at shrines, or in Jerusalem; everyone honored the proper food and eligibility regulations, and everyone was called to the common code of justice. Likewise, most everyone knew at least the temptation to shirk religious duties; they understood the lure of trying to contact other gods, ones more lenient or at least easier to understand; and they could be inclined to look the other way at improper romances, or quick but dishonest chances to get a bigger slice of the pie. The Covenant was not a deal made by saints. It was a cry for help from sinners, a cry for help for which they had not earned the right. The same is true for us believers even now.