Author: Stephen Addiss
Publisher: George Braziller
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Japan has perhaps the most lively and richly developed tradition of supernatural lore of any civilization. It is comprised of some of the most relentlessly fearsome goblins, demons, metamorphosed animals and ghosts ever known to man. Japanese poets, actors, dancers, and artists have all delighted in portraying these monsters, often with a playfulness and humor that mitigates the demons' more ferocious qualities, but also with a bold, dramatic fervor designed to impress upon their audiences the lessons of folklore. For, like our own mythological and fairy-tale characters, Japan's supernatural inhabitants suggest much about the morals of the Japanese people and of their efforts to understand the mysteries of the world. This is the first book devoted to the study of the supernatural world and its representation in Japanese art. From the 17th to the 19th centuries many of Japan's most brilliant artists, including Hiroshige, Hokusai, Yoshitoshi, and Zeshin, allowed their imaginations free rein to present these mysteries in a variety of media, including paintings, woodblock prints, screens, netsuke and inrō sculptures, and fans. The 49 color plates and 75 black and white illustrations presented here show a stunning array of Japan's most fiendish figures. Each of the ten chapters focuses on one of the most important themes in Japanese lore, discussing its anthropological meaning and literary and artistic interpretations. -- from back cover.
Author: Dennis Bernard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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(From the Author) Memories are the inextricable threads of life's journey. Ghosts and Demons addresses the nostalgic way we look at our pasts: the innocence of childhood, the promises of tomorrow, and the obstacles we face. We move forward with the results of our decisions and experiences. I wanted to write a book about the human experience; Ghosts and Demons is the result. It's about our regrets we can't forgive, celebrations we forever cherish, and relationships that shape who we are. It's the rollercoaster of life that is never completely what we imagine it to be. Ghosts and Demons had started as a creative nonfiction story about my real-life relationship with Muhammed Ali. Shortly thereafter, I wrote another short story about a particular part of my childhood. A few years later, after having written several short stories about different periods of my life, I was inspired to use some of my own reflections to create a character who takes a plunge to examine his life in order to face the ghosts of his past. Ghosts and Demons had taken over four years to write before it was submitted for publication. It's one person's story that encompasses parts of all of us.
Author: Rosemary Guiley
Publisher: Checkmark Books
ISBN: 9780816040858
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Covers the realm of ghost folklore and mythology with over five hundred entries on historical sightings, paranormal research, and supernatural hauntings.
Author: Sandrea Mosses
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738740071
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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A powerful, rage-filled entity throws a man across a room. An incubus heralds his attacks with the smell of burnt cookies. A demon disguises itself as a guardian angel and humiliates a woman to the point of madness. Vanquishing Ghosts and Demons explores more than thirty terrifying case studies of a spiritualist medium and her colleagues. The bizarre and horrifying true accounts in this book will have readers on the edge of their seats, aghast at what is "out there." Investigating reports of creatures from the astral plane who have entered our world through portals or by invitation, Sandrea Mosses has encountered treacherous spirits, other-dimensional beings, and full-blown demonic infestations. Having removed other-dimensional predators from people, places, and the land itself, Mosses is living proof that with the proper training and tools, dark entities can be beaten.
Author: Crowell Ramsey
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1600343279
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Author: Billy Hallowell
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0785234519
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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“Provocative, insightful, and enlightening—a foray into an often-neglected topic that merits more attention than it typically receives.” --Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Christ What is Our Fascination with the Other Side? Join investigative reporter Billy Hallowell as he delves into the strange phenomena of supernatural activity. Themes of demonic possession, exorcism, and ghosts have overtaken Hollywood, with countless films and TV shows delving into the age-old struggle against evil. But the question is why? Even with so much focus on the topic, there seems to be very little public knowledge and discussion about the theology and real-life claims surrounding demons. Quite often, many people remain silent about their experiences or resort to quietly whispering about what they’ve seen, heard, or felt for fear of being labeled as crazy. The truth is, even pastors, priests, and clergy who have observed firsthand accounts of possession and deliverance can succumb to the strange and terrifying effects of intense spiritual warfare. For people of faith, Playing with Fire addresses these core questions: Are demons active today? If they do indeed exist, what are they? Fallen angels? Nephilim? Can demons inhabit human beings? According to the Bible, can people die and remain behind as “ghosts”? Playing with Fire explores the theological underpinnings surrounding the supernatural. Relying on firsthand accounts, newspaper reports, and Christian experts, Hallowell takes readers through the various views and perspectives surrounding supernatural activity.
Author: Victoria Laurie
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451223411
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Victoria Laurie's ghoulishly great follow-up to What's a Ghoul to Do? in her new Ghost Hunter Mystery series Northelm Boarding School on Lake Placid has the worst bully of all-a demon by the name of Hatchet Jack. M.J. Holliday, along with her partners Gilley and the handsome Dr. Steven Sable, are ready to send him back to the portal from whence he came. The school's summer construction, an uncooperative dean, and the very tempting Dr. Delicious are all trying to distract M.J. from her ghost hunting. But with a demonic disturbance as great as Hatchet Jack, she must focus and show no mercyto send him to detention for an eternity-in hell.
Author: Victor Sharpe
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387578243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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These are ghostly and demonic stories that follow the tradition of the supernatural. All the tales in this book emanate from my own imagination and creation. However, several of them are influenced by events I have witnessed myself. As the great 18th century British writer, Samuel Johnson, wrote: ""It is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit appearing after death. All argument is against it, but all belief is for it."" Tales of ghosts and demons are as old as humanity itself.
Author: S. G TREASURE
Publisher: S. G TREASURE
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
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Many houses are being haunted and oppressed daily by evil forces, demonic agents, and ghosts today. Since Satan and his cohorts were banished from heaven on the charge of rebellion, they have made the earth the habitation of wickedness and cruelty (Psalm 74:20). They go around terrorising and bullying the innocent, making the earth an unbearable place to live. Demonic presence is real. Everyone living in demonically controlled homes and environments tends to live in acute fear and trepidation all their lives. Demonic presence opens doors for all kinds of demonic activities like eating in dreams, having sex in dreams, being pressed down during sleep, and other related strange occurrences. In view of this, the book "BANISHING EVIL SPIRITS, DEMONS & GHOSTS FROM YOUR DWELLING" has been written. The book has been published to help victims of demonic presence overcome through rigorous prayers and the godly use of God-given plants. God did not just create natural plants for food but also for the spiritual healing and deliverance of nations (Revelation 22:2). If you have prayed, fasted, and carried out all forms of spiritual exercises against demonic presence with no visible result, then you might need this book more than anyone else. Getting a copy of this book might be the solution you have long been waiting for. Consequently, everyone suffering from demonic presence will indisputably find this book a useful self-help spiritual guide which brings one out of the ambience of darkness into that of evalasting light.
Author: Peter G. Beidler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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