Author: David Frankfurter
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691136297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about satanic cults. Conspiracy theories abounded about groups who were allegedly abusing children in day-care centers, impregnating girls for infant sacrafice, brainwashing adults, and even controlling the highest levels of government. As historian of religion David Grankfurter listened to these sinister theories, it occurred to him how strikingly similar they were to those that swept parts of the early Christian world, early modern Europe, and postcolonial Africa. he began to investigate the social and psychological patterns that give rise to these myths. The first work to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic, Evil Incarnate uses anthropology, the history of religion, sociology, and psychoanalytic theory to answer the questions "What causes people collectively to envision evil and seek to exterminate it?" and "Why does the representation of evil recur in such typical patterns?"
Evil Incarnate
Author: David Frankfurter
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691136297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about satanic cults. Conspiracy theories abounded about groups who were allegedly abusing children in day-care centers, impregnating girls for infant sacrafice, brainwashing adults, and even controlling the highest levels of government. As historian of religion David Grankfurter listened to these sinister theories, it occurred to him how strikingly similar they were to those that swept parts of the early Christian world, early modern Europe, and postcolonial Africa. he began to investigate the social and psychological patterns that give rise to these myths. The first work to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic, Evil Incarnate uses anthropology, the history of religion, sociology, and psychoanalytic theory to answer the questions "What causes people collectively to envision evil and seek to exterminate it?" and "Why does the representation of evil recur in such typical patterns?"
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691136297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about satanic cults. Conspiracy theories abounded about groups who were allegedly abusing children in day-care centers, impregnating girls for infant sacrafice, brainwashing adults, and even controlling the highest levels of government. As historian of religion David Grankfurter listened to these sinister theories, it occurred to him how strikingly similar they were to those that swept parts of the early Christian world, early modern Europe, and postcolonial Africa. he began to investigate the social and psychological patterns that give rise to these myths. The first work to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic, Evil Incarnate uses anthropology, the history of religion, sociology, and psychoanalytic theory to answer the questions "What causes people collectively to envision evil and seek to exterminate it?" and "Why does the representation of evil recur in such typical patterns?"
Mothman
Author: Loren Coleman
Publisher: Cosimo Books
ISBN: 1945934352
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
“Loren Coleman has taken a hard look at one of America’s most haunting monsters and discovered that it’s more terrifying than we ever knew. Read this book now—before it’s too late. You’ve been warned.” —Richard Hatem, screenwriter, The Mothman Prophecies Mothman: Evil Incarnate, by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, is a brand new companion title to the late John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies (1975), which investigated the sightings of a winged creature called Mothman and became popularized in the 2002 movie of the same name starring Richard Gere. With new material by Loren Coleman, extensive annotations on each chapter of The Mothman Prophecies, a detailed Mothman death list, and a gallery of images, Mothman: Evil Incarnate comprises the most up-to-date information on Mothman phenomena. In addition to providing context to John Keel’s cult classic, Coleman expands on missing details from the movie, explores the deaths that followed the West Virginia incident, describes the recent Chicago Mothman sightings, and delves into the life of John Keel. This companion book should find its place on every Mothman aficionado and cryptozoology fan’s bookshelf. The mystery continues…
Publisher: Cosimo Books
ISBN: 1945934352
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
“Loren Coleman has taken a hard look at one of America’s most haunting monsters and discovered that it’s more terrifying than we ever knew. Read this book now—before it’s too late. You’ve been warned.” —Richard Hatem, screenwriter, The Mothman Prophecies Mothman: Evil Incarnate, by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, is a brand new companion title to the late John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies (1975), which investigated the sightings of a winged creature called Mothman and became popularized in the 2002 movie of the same name starring Richard Gere. With new material by Loren Coleman, extensive annotations on each chapter of The Mothman Prophecies, a detailed Mothman death list, and a gallery of images, Mothman: Evil Incarnate comprises the most up-to-date information on Mothman phenomena. In addition to providing context to John Keel’s cult classic, Coleman expands on missing details from the movie, explores the deaths that followed the West Virginia incident, describes the recent Chicago Mothman sightings, and delves into the life of John Keel. This companion book should find its place on every Mothman aficionado and cryptozoology fan’s bookshelf. The mystery continues…
Pandemonium
Author: Advent Comics
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983020301
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
PANDEMONIUM: EVIL INCARNATE THE ADVENT UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE! This 80-page giant chronicles the coming of the Advent Comics Universe - the shining light putting the SOUL back into comics! BUT SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG... The world has fallen into darkness, war and strife is spreading across the universe as the forces of evil seek to destroy mankind. AND ALL HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE!! PANDEMONIUM has come to Earth and EVIL INCARNATE reigns! Cover by Bart Sears, Andy Smith, Andrew Dalhouse and Comicraft. PANDEMONIUM: EVIL INCARNATE is a 70-page giant anthology that sets the stage for the Advent Universe and concludes in the upcoming 100-page spectacular CHAMPIONS OF HOPE. All of the stories are stand-alone but link together to tell a much larger story. DARKLIGHT & CREW - a sci-fi/space/fantasy epic that introduces a team of galactic freedom fighters as they battle the insidious Regent & The Regime LAZARUS - is a thrilling crime noir tale with a twist THE UNTOUCHABLES - The "Young Guns" of the Advent Universe SAVIOR - chronicles the arrival of this celestial hero and the significance to the future of the Advent Universe THE HIT SQUAD - the Advent Universe's deadliest assassins TITAN, THE ULTRA MAN - superheroics with the world's strongest hero The artwork being delivered by "The Untouchables," Advent's group of up & coming in-house talent, is both fresh and dynamic. The all-star cover is drawn by Bart Sears, inked by Andy Smith, colored by Andrew Dalhouse and finished by Comicraft.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983020301
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
PANDEMONIUM: EVIL INCARNATE THE ADVENT UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE! This 80-page giant chronicles the coming of the Advent Comics Universe - the shining light putting the SOUL back into comics! BUT SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG... The world has fallen into darkness, war and strife is spreading across the universe as the forces of evil seek to destroy mankind. AND ALL HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE!! PANDEMONIUM has come to Earth and EVIL INCARNATE reigns! Cover by Bart Sears, Andy Smith, Andrew Dalhouse and Comicraft. PANDEMONIUM: EVIL INCARNATE is a 70-page giant anthology that sets the stage for the Advent Universe and concludes in the upcoming 100-page spectacular CHAMPIONS OF HOPE. All of the stories are stand-alone but link together to tell a much larger story. DARKLIGHT & CREW - a sci-fi/space/fantasy epic that introduces a team of galactic freedom fighters as they battle the insidious Regent & The Regime LAZARUS - is a thrilling crime noir tale with a twist THE UNTOUCHABLES - The "Young Guns" of the Advent Universe SAVIOR - chronicles the arrival of this celestial hero and the significance to the future of the Advent Universe THE HIT SQUAD - the Advent Universe's deadliest assassins TITAN, THE ULTRA MAN - superheroics with the world's strongest hero The artwork being delivered by "The Untouchables," Advent's group of up & coming in-house talent, is both fresh and dynamic. The all-star cover is drawn by Bart Sears, inked by Andy Smith, colored by Andrew Dalhouse and finished by Comicraft.
Vampirella / Army of Darkness #3
Author: Mark Rahner
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Ash's pals in 1300 A.D. are so happy to meet Vampirella that they introduce her to a friend of their own: Black Friar Thomas, who wants to put her on trial as a witch! That is, a trial by ordeal! And with the massive Deadite onslaught imminent, what better time?
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Ash's pals in 1300 A.D. are so happy to meet Vampirella that they introduce her to a friend of their own: Black Friar Thomas, who wants to put her on trial as a witch! That is, a trial by ordeal! And with the massive Deadite onslaught imminent, what better time?
Evil in Africa
Author: William C. Olsen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253017505
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
William C. Olsen, Walter E. A. van Beek, and the contributors to this volume seek to understand how Africans have confronted evil around them. Grouped around notions of evil as a cognitive or experiential problem, evil as malevolent process, and evil as an inversion of justice, these essays investigate what can be accepted and what must be condemned in order to evaluate being and morality in African cultural and social contexts. These studies of evil entanglements take local and national histories and identities into account, including state politics and civil war, religious practices, Islam, gender, and modernity.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253017505
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
William C. Olsen, Walter E. A. van Beek, and the contributors to this volume seek to understand how Africans have confronted evil around them. Grouped around notions of evil as a cognitive or experiential problem, evil as malevolent process, and evil as an inversion of justice, these essays investigate what can be accepted and what must be condemned in order to evaluate being and morality in African cultural and social contexts. These studies of evil entanglements take local and national histories and identities into account, including state politics and civil war, religious practices, Islam, gender, and modernity.
The Secret of Life
Author: By: Loren Christian
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557007690
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
If you read no other book this year, you must read this one.The Secret of Life is a book of Hope. This is a book that shows how each person is blessed and provides the basic Principles of how Existence operates and how each person can obtain the power in their lives to create peace, equality and justice for themselves and Mankind.The Secret of Life contains powerful techniques that can enable you to make your dreams come true and shows you how to make your ideals become reality.The Secret of Life can teach you how to bring Love, Fulfillment and Peace to your life.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557007690
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
If you read no other book this year, you must read this one.The Secret of Life is a book of Hope. This is a book that shows how each person is blessed and provides the basic Principles of how Existence operates and how each person can obtain the power in their lives to create peace, equality and justice for themselves and Mankind.The Secret of Life contains powerful techniques that can enable you to make your dreams come true and shows you how to make your ideals become reality.The Secret of Life can teach you how to bring Love, Fulfillment and Peace to your life.
Devil Incarnate
Author: Wayne Thallon
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
On 28 February 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was gunned down on a Stockholm street by an unknown assailant. After an international manhunt, the murder remained unsolved. On 12 June 1988, a bomb plot intended to kill leading members of the anti-Apartheid movement at the Mandela Freedom march in Glasgow was foiled. Once again, those responsible were never found. In July 2005, author Wayne Thallon met the man who provides the connection between these two seemingly unrelated incidents. Athol Visser, or 'Ivan the Terrible', is a trained torture technician who has maimed and murdered his way around the globe. He killed his first victim at 16, his last at 60, and, in between, has been a soldier, scientist, smuggler and spy. In the 1980s, he rose to the highest ranks of the CCB, South Africa's foreign assassination unit, and was posted to London, where he was tasked with eliminating external opponents of the Apartheid regime. After the end of Apartheid, Ivan used his skills to become one of the most powerful international drugs and arms traffickers. He was renowned for his ruthlessness and continued his relationship with many foreign intelligence and customs agencies who afforded him more protection than many would care to admit. Devil Incarnate is the disturbing story of a degenerate, evil man, told in his own words. In the end, now ravaged by AIDS, he has taken it upon himself to find out the reasons behind his unforgivable actions.
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
On 28 February 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was gunned down on a Stockholm street by an unknown assailant. After an international manhunt, the murder remained unsolved. On 12 June 1988, a bomb plot intended to kill leading members of the anti-Apartheid movement at the Mandela Freedom march in Glasgow was foiled. Once again, those responsible were never found. In July 2005, author Wayne Thallon met the man who provides the connection between these two seemingly unrelated incidents. Athol Visser, or 'Ivan the Terrible', is a trained torture technician who has maimed and murdered his way around the globe. He killed his first victim at 16, his last at 60, and, in between, has been a soldier, scientist, smuggler and spy. In the 1980s, he rose to the highest ranks of the CCB, South Africa's foreign assassination unit, and was posted to London, where he was tasked with eliminating external opponents of the Apartheid regime. After the end of Apartheid, Ivan used his skills to become one of the most powerful international drugs and arms traffickers. He was renowned for his ruthlessness and continued his relationship with many foreign intelligence and customs agencies who afforded him more protection than many would care to admit. Devil Incarnate is the disturbing story of a degenerate, evil man, told in his own words. In the end, now ravaged by AIDS, he has taken it upon himself to find out the reasons behind his unforgivable actions.
Incarnate
Author: Jodi Meadows
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062060775
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
New soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. No soul Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame? Heart Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all? Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062060775
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
New soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. No soul Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame? Heart Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all? Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.
The Great Big Book of Tomorrow
Author: Tom Tomorrow
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312301774
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This massive showcasing of Tomorrow's greatest hits--unseen gems and obscurities, new material, and a color section--is the most definitive collection to date of one of the most popular cartoonists ever. Illustrations throughout. 32-page color insert.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312301774
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This massive showcasing of Tomorrow's greatest hits--unseen gems and obscurities, new material, and a color section--is the most definitive collection to date of one of the most popular cartoonists ever. Illustrations throughout. 32-page color insert.
The Gothic Other
Author: Ruth Bienstock Anolik
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786427108
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Literary use of the Gothic is marked by an anxious encounter with otherness, with the dark and mysterious unknown. From its earliest manifestations in the turbulent eighteenth century, this seemingly escapist mode has provided for authors a useful ground upon which to safely confront very real fears and horrors. The essays here examine texts in which Gothic fear is relocated onto the figure of the racial and social Other, the Other who replaces the supernatural ghost or grotesque monster as the code for mystery and danger, ultimately becoming as horrifying, threatening and unknowable as the typical Gothic manifestation. The range of essays reveals that writers from many canons and cultures are attracted to the Gothic as a ready medium for expression of racial and social anxieties. The essays are grouped into sections that focus on such topics as race, religion, class, and centers of power.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786427108
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Literary use of the Gothic is marked by an anxious encounter with otherness, with the dark and mysterious unknown. From its earliest manifestations in the turbulent eighteenth century, this seemingly escapist mode has provided for authors a useful ground upon which to safely confront very real fears and horrors. The essays here examine texts in which Gothic fear is relocated onto the figure of the racial and social Other, the Other who replaces the supernatural ghost or grotesque monster as the code for mystery and danger, ultimately becoming as horrifying, threatening and unknowable as the typical Gothic manifestation. The range of essays reveals that writers from many canons and cultures are attracted to the Gothic as a ready medium for expression of racial and social anxieties. The essays are grouped into sections that focus on such topics as race, religion, class, and centers of power.