0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
Price
  • R50 - R100 (8)
  • R100 - R250 (1,015)
  • R250 - R500 (5,300)
  • R500+ (7,807)
  • -
Status
Format
Author / Contributor
Publisher

Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems

Communities for Tomorrow (Paperback): Richard Steel Communities for Tomorrow (Paperback)
Richard Steel
R399 R361 Discovery Miles 3 610 Save R38 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

As human beings, we have a great longing for community, to feel part of something. Despite this apparent need, the opposite tendency is evident everywhere: a growing individualism leading to the breakdown of relationships, conflict and war. How can we connect meaningfully with our fellow human beings and build successful communities, whilst also cultivating a healthy individuality? Karl Koenig considered that finding answers to these questions was one of the central tasks of anthroposophy, as well as its greatest potential downfall. Seventy years ago, he founded the Camphill Movement as a search for social renewal and healing from new sources. As part of a growing dialogue between people within and outside of Camphill, a conference called Community Building in the Light of Michael took place at the Goetheanum in 2009. The contributions in this book originate from there; contributors include Cornelius Pietzner, Virginia Sease, Penelope Roberts-Baring, Sergei Prokofieff, Peter Selg and Bodo von Plato.

Pagan Ethics - Paganism as a World Religion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Michael York Pagan Ethics - Paganism as a World Religion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Michael York
R5,617 R5,262 Discovery Miles 52 620 Save R355 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first comprehensive examination of the ethical parameters of paganism when considered as a world religion alongside Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. The issues of evil, value and idolatry from a pagan perspective are analyzed as part of the Western ethical tradition from the Sophists and Platonic schools through the philosophers Spinoza, Hume, Kant and Nietzsche to such contemporary thinkers as Grayling, Mackie, MacIntyre, Habermas, Levinas, Santayana, etc. From a more practical viewpoint, a delineation of applied pagan ethics is then presented in connection with current moral issues such as same-sex union, recreational drugs, environmental awareness, abortion and terrorism. Finally, overviews of sectarian pagan ethics (Shinto, Santeria, Heathenism, Druidry, Romuva, Slavic, Kemeticism, Classical and Wicca) provide both the general and pagan reader with an understanding of the provocative range and differentiation of pagan ethical thought. The book approaches the Western ethical tradition as an historical development and a continuing dialogue. The novelty of this approach lies in its consideration of paganism as a legitimate voice of religious spirituality rather than a satanic aberration or ridiculous childish behavior. The book is aimed at both the contemporary Western pagan and anyone with an interest in the moral dilemmas of our times and the desire to engage in the global ethical discussion. Among the more important features of the book are its presentation of a re-evaluation of idolatry, the notion of the virtue value, the richness of the pagan tradition, and the expansion of Western ethics beyond its Christian heritage.

Wavelength One - A Physics/Metaphysics Translation of Biblical Phenomena (Hardcover): Carlis Vernon Wavelength One - A Physics/Metaphysics Translation of Biblical Phenomena (Hardcover)
Carlis Vernon
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
More Wonders of the Invisible World - Or, The Wonders of the Invisible World, Display'd in Five Parts (Hardcover): Robert... More Wonders of the Invisible World - Or, The Wonders of the Invisible World, Display'd in Five Parts (Hardcover)
Robert Calef; Edited by Katie Fox
R960 Discovery Miles 9 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Overcoming Rejection - Revised & Updated (Paperback): Frank Hammond Overcoming Rejection - Revised & Updated (Paperback)
Frank Hammond
R331 Discovery Miles 3 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Pagan Food - A Recipe for every Pagan Holiday (Hardcover): Sarah Marrie Burge Pagan Food - A Recipe for every Pagan Holiday (Hardcover)
Sarah Marrie Burge
R994 Discovery Miles 9 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations (Paperback): Mary Douglas Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations (Paperback)
Mary Douglas
R1,858 Discovery Miles 18 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Historians as well as anthropologists have contributed to this volume of studies on aspects of witchcraft in a variety of cultures and periods from Tudor England to twentieth-century Africa and New Guinea. Contributors include: Mary Douglas, Norman Cohn, Peter Brown, Keith Thomas, Alan Macfarlane, Alison Redmayne, R.G. Willis, Edwin Ardener, Robert Brain, Julian Pitt-Rivers, Esther Goody, Peter Rivi re, Anthony Forge, Godfrey Lienhardt, I.M. Lewis, Brian Spooner, G.I. Jones, Malcolm Ruel and T.O. Beidelman. First published in 1970.

The Initiate's Way - A Magickal Journey into Spiritual Alchemy (Hardcover): Melany Jade The Initiate's Way - A Magickal Journey into Spiritual Alchemy (Hardcover)
Melany Jade
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Vision (Hardcover, Rev Ed): W. B Yeats A Vision (Hardcover, Rev Ed)
W. B Yeats
R3,040 Discovery Miles 30 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contents: a packet for Ezra Pound; stories of Michael Robartes and his friends: an extract from a record made by his pupils; phases of moon; great wheel; completed symbol; soul in judgment; great year of ancients; dove or swan; all soul's night, an epilogue. With many figures and illustrations.

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe (Paperback): Julian Goodare, Rita Voltmer, Liv Helene Willumsen Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe (Paperback)
Julian Goodare, Rita Voltmer, Liv Helene Willumsen
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Demonology - the intellectual study of demons and their powers - contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. But how exactly did intellectual ideas relate to prosecutions? Recent scholarship has shown that some of the demonologists' concerns remained at an abstract intellectual level, while some of the judges' concerns reflected popular culture. This book brings demonology and witch-hunting back together, while placing both topics in their specific regional cultures. The book's chapters, each written by a leading scholar, cover most regions of Europe, from Scandinavia and Britain through to Germany, France and Switzerland, and Italy and Spain. By focusing on various intellectual levels of demonology, from sophisticated demonological thought to the development of specific demonological ideas and ideas within the witch trial environment, the book offers a thorough examination of the relationship between demonology and witch-hunting. Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe is essential reading for all students and researchers of the history of demonology, witch-hunting and early modern Europe.

7 Pillars to Inner Peace - To live life to its fullest begins with finding peace within oneself (Hardcover): Psy D Elizabeth C... 7 Pillars to Inner Peace - To live life to its fullest begins with finding peace within oneself (Hardcover)
Psy D Elizabeth C Mouavangsou
R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Secularism, Islam and Public Intellectuals in Contemporary France (Paperback): Nadia Kiwan Secularism, Islam and Public Intellectuals in Contemporary France (Paperback)
Nadia Kiwan
R761 Discovery Miles 7 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Islam in France is often regarded as a political 'issue' and much of the scholarly and public debates about Islam in contemporary France over the last three decades have concentrated on the supposedly 'antagonistic' relationship between France, Islam and its Muslims. Against such a troubled backdrop, however, this book looks at the ways in which certain prominent French Muslim intellectuals seek to articulate a vision of multi-faith co-existence, which embraces a critical secularism, and which simultaneously draw on religious and secular humanist traditions. Intellectuals have historically played a major part in French public life, yet relatively little is known about the work of Abdelwahab Meddeb, Malek Chebel, Leila Babes, Dounia Bouzar and Abdennour Bidar, whose writings and public interventions this book examines. Secularism, Islam and public intellectuals in contemporary France will be of particular interest to specialists, undergraduate and post-graduate students working across the Humanities and Social Sciences from disciplines such as Francophone Studies, Anthropology, Religious Studies or Sociology. -- .

Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 (Hardcover): J. Barry Witchcraft and Demonology in South-West England, 1640-1789 (Hardcover)
J. Barry
R3,848 Discovery Miles 38 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Using south-western England as a focus for considering the continued place of witchcraft and demonology in provincial culture in the period between the English and French revolutions, Barry shows how witch-beliefs were intricately woven into the fabric of daily life, even at a time when they arguably ceased to be of interest to the educated.

The Book of Lies - Oversized Keep Silence Edition (Hardcover): Aleister Crowley The Book of Lies - Oversized Keep Silence Edition (Hardcover)
Aleister Crowley; Contributions by scott Wilde
R962 Discovery Miles 9 620 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Witchcraft and Masculinities in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover): A. Rowlands Witchcraft and Masculinities in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover)
A. Rowlands
R3,969 Discovery Miles 39 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Men and masculinities are still inadequately incorporated into the historiography of early modern witch trials, despite the fact that 20-25% of all accused 'witches' were male. This book redresses this imbalance by making men the focus of the gender analysis and also covers the issue of regional variation in the gendering of witch persecution.

Cult and Ritual Abuse - Narratives, Evidence, and Healing Approaches, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): James... Cult and Ritual Abuse - Narratives, Evidence, and Healing Approaches, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
James Randall Noblitt, Pamela Perskin Noblitt
R2,105 Discovery Miles 21 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This personal yet scholarly journey into the confusing and clandestine world of ritual abuse survivors sheds light on their catastrophic experiences and their efforts to heal afterward. Revised, updated, and expanded, this third edition of a classic study is one of the most authoritative and evenhanded volumes to tackle its hotly debated subject matter. Incorporating the authors' firsthand observations, the book provides historical, anthropological, and psychological context for contemporary reports of both ritual abuse and ritual crime. In addition to sharing patient vignettes and a history of cult and ritual abuse in society, the authors explore fascinating topics related to these practices, among them what triggers personality shifts for victims even many years after the abuse has stopped. Importantly, the book shows how ritual abuse affects society as a whole, influencing civil and criminal law, politics, legislation, social movements, social welfare, and psychological theory. It provides unique insights into the scientific study, forensic investigation, and implementation of social services for survivors of cult and ritual abuse, discusses new research and treatment strategies, and establishes the foundation for a psychological diagnosis to be called Cult and Ritual Trauma Disorder. Features recalled histories of ritual abuse and vignettes of patients who have experienced dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) Discusses techniques used to create and manipulate altered states of consciousness Explores how media sensationalizes and inaccurately depicts ritual abuse Critiques the argument that ritual abuse stories are the result of false memories and advances the idea that reports of ritual abuse are understated Expresses the position that clinicians have an ethical duty to achieve competence in recognizing and treating the psychological effects of ritual abuse Concludes that clinicians, lawmakers, law enforcement, social services personnel, journalists, and others need to treat allegations of ritual abuse seriously and evaluate each report on its own merits

Understanding Humanism (Paperback): Andrew Copson, Luke Donnellan, Richard Norman Understanding Humanism (Paperback)
Andrew Copson, Luke Donnellan, Richard Norman
R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This textbook demonstrates the relevance and importance of humanism as a non-religious worldview. Each chapter includes a helpful pedagogy including a general overview, case studies, suggestions for further reading, and discussion questions. Making this the ideal textbook for students approaching the topic for the first time. The textbook explores controversial topics that will instigate debate such as human rights, sexuality, relationship between science, humanism and religion, abortion, euthanasia, war and non-human life.

Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies (Hardcover): Elaine G Breslaw Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem - Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies (Hardcover)
Elaine G Breslaw
R3,255 Discovery Miles 32 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A fascinating theory about the origins of the witch hunt that is sure to influence future historians. . . . a valuable probe of how myths can feed hysteria." --The Washington Post Book World "An imaginative reconstruction of what might have been Tituba's past." --Times Literary Supplement "A fine example of readable scholarship." --Baltimore Sun In this important book, Elaine Breslaw claims to have rediscovered Tituba, the elusive, mysterious, and often mythologized Indian woman accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692 and immortalized in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Reconstructing the life of the slave woman at the center of the notorious Salem witch trials, the book follows Tituba from her likely origins in South America to Barbados, forcefully dispelling the commonly-held belief that Tituba was African. The uniquely multicultural nature of life on a seventeenth- century Barbadan sugar plantation--defined by a mixture of English, American Indian, and African ways and folklore--indelibly shaped the young Tituba's world and the mental images she brought with her to Massachusetts. Breslaw divides Tituba's story into two parts. The first focuses on Tituba's roots in Barbados, the second on her life in the New World. The author emphasizes the inextricably linked worlds of the Caribbean and the North American colonies, illustrating how the Puritan worldview was influenced by its perception of possessed Indians. Breslaw argues that Tituba's confession to practicing witchcraft clearly reveals her savvy and determined efforts to protect herself by actively manipulating Puritan fears. This confession, perceived as evidence of a diabolical conspiracy, was the central agent in the cataclysmic series of events that saw 19 people executed and over 150 imprisoned, including a young girl of 5. A landmark contribution to women's history and early American history, Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem sheds new light on one of the most painful episodes in American history, through the eyes of its most crucial participant. Elaine G. Breslaw is Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and author of the acclaimed Tituba, Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies (also available from NYU Press).

The God of All Comfort (Hardcover): Hannah Whitall Smith The God of All Comfort (Hardcover)
Hannah Whitall Smith
R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Kundalini for Beginners - 2 Books in 1: Learn to Heal Yourself through Chakra Meditation, Astral Travel, Psychic Awareness,... Kundalini for Beginners - 2 Books in 1: Learn to Heal Yourself through Chakra Meditation, Astral Travel, Psychic Awareness, Intuition, Enhance Psychic Abilities and Expand Mind Power (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Wood
R962 R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Save R121 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hoodoo - Unlocking the Secret Power of Rootwork, Folk Magic, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Mojo (Hardcover): Mari Silva Hoodoo - Unlocking the Secret Power of Rootwork, Folk Magic, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Mojo (Hardcover)
Mari Silva
R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense - A Response to Contemporary Challenges (Paperback): C. Stephen Evans, Craig Evans, Lee... Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense - A Response to Contemporary Challenges (Paperback)
C. Stephen Evans, Craig Evans, Lee Mcdonald
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years the Christian faith has been challenged by skeptics, including the New Atheists, who claim that belief in God is simply not reasonable. Here prominent Christian philosopher C. Stephen Evans offers a fresh, contemporary, and nuanced response. He makes the case for belief in a personal God through an exploration of natural "signs," which open our minds to theistic possibilities and foster belief in the Christian revelation. Evans then discusses why God's self-revelation is both authoritative and authentic. This sophisticated yet accessible book provides a clear account of the evidence for Christian faith, concluding that it still makes sense to believe.

Thundersqueak - The Confessions of a Right Wing Anarchist (Hardcover): Liz Angerford, Ambrose Lea Thundersqueak - The Confessions of a Right Wing Anarchist (Hardcover)
Liz Angerford, Ambrose Lea; Edited by Ramsey Dukes
R561 Discovery Miles 5 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Voodoo and Politics in Haiti (Hardcover): Michel S. Laguerre Voodoo and Politics in Haiti (Hardcover)
Michel S. Laguerre
R4,553 Discovery Miles 45 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Not only does this book give a well-researched account of the politicization of Haitian Voodoo and the Voodooization of Haitian politics, it also lays the ground for the development of creative policies by the state vis-a-vis the cult. It is an indispensable research tool for the students of Afro-American, Caribbean and African societies in particular, and for religionists and political scientists in general.

Why Did Freud Reject God? - A Psychodynamic Interpretation (Hardcover, New): Ana-Maria Rizzuto Why Did Freud Reject God? - A Psychodynamic Interpretation (Hardcover, New)
Ana-Maria Rizzuto
R1,969 Discovery Miles 19 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book a widely recognized authority on religion and psychoanalysis takes a fascinating journey into Freud's past to examine the roots of his atheism. Dr. Ana-Maria Rizzuto reviews and reorganizes data about Freud's development and life circumstances to provide a psychodynamic interpretation of his rejection of God. She argues that Freud's early life and family relationships made it psychically impossible for him to believe in a provident and caring divine being. The book traces significant aspects of Freud's relationship with his father and mother, his childhood nanny, and other relatives and outlines his religious evolution from somewhat conventional beliefs as a young boy to adult unbelief. Dr. Rizzuto presents significant new details about the Philippson Bible-a copy of which Freud's father presented to Sigmund on his thirty-fifth birthday-and shows how the illustrations in that edition related to Freud's passion for collecting antiquities. The book brings to light critical aspects of Freud's early and late object relations and their lasting impact on his rejection of God.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Computer Applications in Production and…
Frank Plonka, Gustav J. Olling Hardcover R9,978 Discovery Miles 99 780
Analytical Mechanics for Relativity and…
Oliver Johns Hardcover R3,620 Discovery Miles 36 200
Abundance - On the Experience of Living…
Pablo J. Boczkowski Hardcover R3,034 Discovery Miles 30 340
Riemann Surfaces
Simon Donaldson Hardcover R4,456 Discovery Miles 44 560
Mob Control: Models of Threshold…
Vladimir V. Breer, Dmitry A. Novikov, … Hardcover R3,791 R3,502 Discovery Miles 35 020
Perturbative Algebraic Quantum Field…
Kasia Rejzner Hardcover R3,208 Discovery Miles 32 080
Minimal Surfaces from a Complex Analytic…
Antonio Alarcon, Franc Forstneric, … Hardcover R3,874 Discovery Miles 38 740
Managing Business Projects - The…
Frank Einhorn Paperback R492 Discovery Miles 4 920
Juran on Quality by Design - The New…
J. M Juran Hardcover R1,469 Discovery Miles 14 690
Bohmian Mechanics, Open Quantum Systems…
Antonio B. Nassar, Salvador Miret-Artes Hardcover R4,338 Discovery Miles 43 380

 

Partners