Alternative belief systems
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Alternative belief systems
Paperback. This study traces the history of witchcraft and magic from 1736 - the year of the Witchcraft Act - to the year 1951, when the passing of the Fraudulent Mediums Act finally erased the concept of witchcraft from the statute books. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719056567
- ISBN
- 9780719056567
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Condition: New
€ 37.90
€ 37.90
paperback. Translator(s): Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5; VXWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719064432
- ISBN
- 9780719064432
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Condition: New
€ 23.74
€ 23.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- ARE Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876044926
- ISBN
- 9780876044926
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.22
€ 19.99
€ 19.22
Hardback. Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. Editor(s): Davidson, Pamela. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; 2AGR; DSB; GTB; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817587
- ISBN
- 9781571817587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.26
€ 211.26
Paperback. 300 years of Salem, Massachusetts' past, concentrating on the infamous witch trials held here in the 17th century to the 1890s when Daniel Low produced the first souvenir spoon. Tourist purchases have helped to create a photo album of printed images and a treasure trove of souvenirs showing famous witches and the historic sites. Num Pages: 128 pages, 300 color photos. BIC Classification: HRQX; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304255
- ISBN
- 9780764304255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.81
€ 21.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Davies, Stevan L. Series: Skylight Illuminations. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594730825
- ISBN
- 9781594730825
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.87
€ 25.99
€ 21.87
Originally published in Portuguese in Campinas by Editora da Unicamp as A formacao do Candomble: Historia e ritual da nacao jeje na Bahia, 2006. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469610924
- ISBN
- 9781469610924
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Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages, 18. BIC Classification: HRQX2; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Process Media United States
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934170328
- ISBN
- 9781934170328
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.13
€ 20.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Rodegast, Pat; Stanton, Judith. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; HRQM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553343878
- ISBN
- 9780553343878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.54
€ 19.99
€ 14.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553347500
- ISBN
- 9780553347500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.09
€ 19.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which had been growing for more than a generation before building toward the climactic witch trials. "Salem Possessed" explores the lives of the men and women who helped spin that web and who in the end found themselves entangled in it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps, 6 charts, 3 geneologies. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674785267
- ISBN
- 9780674785267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.07
€ 35.99
€ 30.07
paperback. By joining a diaspora, a society may begin to change its religious, ethnic, and even racial identifications by rethinking its "pasts." This book explores how this phenomenon affects the religion of the Garifuna. It compares Garifuna spirit possession rituals performed in Honduran villages with those conducted in New York. Num Pages: 343 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520249707
- ISBN
- 9780520249707
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.71
€ 38.99
€ 28.71
Hardback. The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious terrorism by adopting a "secular outlook" on life and politics. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335200
- ISBN
- 9781444335200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.52€ 58.14
€ 91.52
€ 58.14
Paperback. The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism shows how people can live together and overcome the challenge of religious terrorism by adopting a "secular outlook" on life and politics. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335217
- ISBN
- 9781444335217
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Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Janisse, Kier-La; Corupe, Paul. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HRAM9; HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- FAB Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903254868
- ISBN
- 9781903254868
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.85
€ 32.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. A guide to modern Paganism for the for the uninformed. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785355202
- ISBN
- 9781785355202
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.16
€ 21.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Represents one of the responses to the defects and potentialities of modern times. This book traces the growth and development of the Movement, identifies some of its key characteristics, and provides a critical perspective. It provides a treatment of New Age 'celebration of the self', and situates it within the cultural context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; HRQC; JH; VXA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193326
- ISBN
- 9780631193326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.61
€ 57.61
Paperback. Provides a defence of the humanist alternative to religion, rejecting both religious spirituality and nihilism. This work outlines the basic virtues of the secular humanist outlook, including courage, cognition and moral caring, and includes a philosophy for the individual and the community. Num Pages: 152 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275960162
- ISBN
- 9780275960162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.31
€ 35.99
€ 30.31
Hardback. While many people believe that God is necessary to secure moral order, the author argues that it is quite possible for rationalists and freethinkers to lead exemplary lives. This is a collection of essays which explores this ideology and ethical guidelines. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; HRQA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699667
- ISBN
- 9780847699667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. 200 pages. Provides a new insight into Crowley's life as a magician and literary figure. identifies and gives an analysis of Crowley's poetry. places him to the context of Edwardian Britain's addiction to the cult of pan. Paul Newman is a well established author and expert on the occult. he is the editor of Abraxus magazine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRQX. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 14. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551662
- ISBN
- 9781871551662
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.13
€ 19.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HPCF3; HRQM2. Dimension: 143 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chiado Publishing Portugal
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789896972936
- ISBN
- 9789896972936
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. An overview of Mithraism, the ancient Roman mystery religion popular in the Roman Legions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594770272
- ISBN
- 9781594770272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.21
€ 19.99
€ 14.21
Hardcover. Offers a collection of essays that was presented to Professor Soren Giversen on his 65th birthday, 9 January 1993. This work's common theme is ancient Gnosticism and its importance to the social, cultural and religious development of the Mediterranean world from Hellenistic to Roman times. It deals with Marcion, early Christianity and Judaism. Editor(s): Bilde, Per; Nielsen, Helge Kjaer; Sorensen, Jorgen Podemann; Podemann Sorensen, Jorgen. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HPCA; HRQC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772881010
- ISBN
- 9788772881010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Paperback. Europe is a relatively secular part of the world in global terms. Why is this so? And why is the situation in Europe so different from that in the United States? This book considers these questions. It explores the nature of Eurosecularity (variations on the theme) - paying attention to its historical, philosophical and institutional dimensions. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HRLB; HRQA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754660118
- ISBN
- 9780754660118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60