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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General

Beautiful Revolutionary (Paperback): Laura Elizabeth Woollett Beautiful Revolutionary (Paperback)
Laura Elizabeth Woollett 1
R408 R333 Discovery Miles 3 330 Save R75 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The thrilling new novel, inspired by the events at Jonestown in the 1970s.

It’s the summer of 1968, and Evelyn Lynden is a woman at war with herself. Minister’s daughter. Atheist. Independent woman. Frustrated wife. Bitch with a bleeding heart.

Following her conscientious-objector husband Lenny to the rural Eden of Evergreen Valley, California, Evelyn wants to be happy with their new life. Yet she finds herself disillusioned with Lenny’s passive ways ― and anxious for a saviour. Enter the Reverend Jim Jones, the dynamic leader of a new revolutionary church …

Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Beautiful Revolutionary explores the allure of the real-life charismatic leader who would destroy so many. It follows Evelyn as she is pulled into Jones’s orbit ― an orbit it would prove impossible for her to leave.

Perfect Peril - Christian Science and Mind Control (Paperback): Ph D Linda S Kramer Perfect Peril - Christian Science and Mind Control (Paperback)
Ph D Linda S Kramer
R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cults Inside Out - How People Get In and Can Get Out (Paperback): Rick Alan Ross Cults Inside Out - How People Get In and Can Get Out (Paperback)
Rick Alan Ross
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mystics and Messiahs - Cults and New Religions in American History (Paperback, Revised): Philip Jenkins Mystics and Messiahs - Cults and New Religions in American History (Paperback, Revised)
Philip Jenkins
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Philip Jenkins looks at how the image of the cult evolved and why panics about such groups occur at certain times. He examines the deep roots of cult scares in American history, offering the first-ever history and analysis of cults and their critics fromthe 19th century to the present day. Contrary to popular belief, Jenkins shows, cults and anti-cult movements were not an invention of the 1960's, but in fact are traceable to the mid-19th century, when Catholics, Mormons and Freemasons were equally denounced for violence, fraud and licentiousness. He finds that, although there are genuine instances of aberrant behavior, a foundation of truth about fringe religious movements is all but obscured by a vast edifice of myth, distortion and hype.

What Is Wrong With Scientology? - Healing through Understanding (Paperback): Mark 'Marty' Rathbun What Is Wrong With Scientology? - Healing through Understanding (Paperback)
Mark 'Marty' Rathbun
R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first critical treatment of Scientology that seeks to identify and correct what is wrong with it rather than to merely expose or advocate against the subject. A handbook for former, current and prospective members. The book can help to heal any damage done by misuse while rehabilitating any positives derived from Scientology. The book also serves to proof up an individual against being harmed by misapplication of Scientology in the future. As the first simple, accurate description of the philosophy from its introductory to its most advanced levels, the book will inform those interested in Scientology as no other available work has.

Vectors of the Counter-Initiation - The Course and Destiny of Inverted Spirituality (Paperback, New): Charles Upton Vectors of the Counter-Initiation - The Course and Destiny of Inverted Spirituality (Paperback, New)
Charles Upton
R617 Discovery Miles 6 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

VectorsBackCover French philosopher Rene Guenon (1886-1951), who spent many years searching for a true esoteric Way, crossed paths with many false and subversive spiritualities before arriving at the threshold of Islamic Sufism. In his prophetic masterpiece The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times he classed the worst of these spiritualities as examples of the Counter-Initiation. Anti-Tradition-secularism and materialism-opposes religion; Counter-Tradition inverts it; and the esoteric essence of Counter-Tradition is the Counter-Initiation. The author expands on this concept, recognizing the action of the Counter-Initiation in such areas as the politicizing of the interfaith movement, the anti-human tendencies in the environmental movement, the growing interest in magic and sorcery, the involvement of the intelligence communities in the fields of UFO investigation and psychedelic research, the history of Templarism and Freemasonry, and the de-Islamicization of the famous Sufi poet, Jalaluddin Rumi. Vectors of the Counter-Initiation is conceived of as a sequel to The System of Antichrist: Truth and Falsehood in Postmodernism and the New Age Sophia Perennis, 2001]. The Counter-Initiation has six main features: syncretism; inverted hierarchy; deviated esoterism; the granting of the temporal transmission of spiritual lore precedence over the vertical descent of Revelation; the reduction of religion to utilitarianism (magic) and esoterism to a purely technical knowledge (Promethean spirituality); and the mis-application of the norms of the individual spiritual Path to the supposed spiritual evolution of the collective. The Counter-Initiation is the ego's idea of spirituality. It appears in the Old Testament as the Serpent in the garden, Cain's murder of Abel, the "sons of God who looked upon the daughters of men and found them fair," the Tower of Babel, the degeneration of Sodom, and the magicians of Pharaoh whom Moses defeated. In the New Testament it is personified by Judas, and in the Qur'an by the figure of as-Samiri, who forged the Golden Calf, and the angels Harut and Marut-testers of man by God's design-who taught magic to the human race in Babylon. For both traditions, it is destined to culminate in Antichrist. This book brings together two schools of thought: the Traditionalists or Perennialists (writers on comparative religion and traditional metaphysics) and the conspiracy theorists who are investigating the origin, nature, and plans of the New World Order. The NWO researchers can throw a penetrating light on the social and political dangers presently threatening the Perennialists, while the Perennialists can provide these researchers with a deeper and wider spiritual context for their vision of human evil. In Guenon's time the Counter-Initiation appeared in terms of this or that secret society operating in the shadowy underworld of European occultism; it has now come up into the open, and moved inexorably toward the centers of global power. In the words of American Eastern Orthodox priest Seraphim Rose, "in our time Satan has walked naked into human history."

Mystics and Messiahs - Cults and New Religions in American History (Hardcover): Philip Jenkins Mystics and Messiahs - Cults and New Religions in American History (Hardcover)
Philip Jenkins
R1,014 Discovery Miles 10 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Philip Jenkins looks at how the image of the cult evolved and why panics about such groups occur at certain times. He examines the deep roots of cult scares in American history, offering the first-ever history and analysis of cults and their critics from the 19th century to the present day. Contrary to popular belief, Jenkins shows, cults and anti-cult movements were not an invention of the 1960's, but in fact are traceable to the mid- 19th century, when Catholics, Mormons and Freemasons were equally denounced for violence, fraud and licentiousness. He finds that, although there are genuine instances of aberrant behaviour, a foundation of truth about fringe religious movements is all but obscured by a vast edifice of myth, distortion and hype.

The Church of Scientology - A History of a New Religion (Paperback): Hugh B Urban The Church of Scientology - A History of a New Religion (Paperback)
Hugh B Urban
R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scientology is one of the wealthiest and most powerful new religions to emerge in the past century. To its detractors, L. Ron Hubbard's space-age mysticism is a moneymaking scam and sinister brainwashing cult. But to its adherents, it is humanity's brightest hope. Few religious movements have been subject to public scrutiny like Scientology, yet much of what is written about the church is sensationalist and inaccurate. Here for the first time is the story of Scientology's protracted and turbulent journey to recognition as a religion in the postwar American landscape.

Hugh Urban tells the real story of Scientology from its cold war-era beginnings in the 1950s to its prominence today as the religion of Hollywood's celebrity elite. Urban paints a vivid portrait of Hubbard, the enigmatic founder who once commanded his own private fleet and an intelligence apparatus rivaling that of the U.S. government. One FBI agent described him as "a mental case," but to his followers he is the man who "solved the riddle of the human mind." Urban details Scientology's decades-long war with the IRS, which ended with the church winning tax-exempt status as a religion; the rancorous cult wars of the 1970s and 1980s; as well as the latest challenges confronting Scientology, from attacks by the Internet group Anonymous to the church's efforts to suppress the online dissemination of its esoteric teachings.

"The Church of Scientology" demonstrates how Scientology has reflected the broader anxieties and obsessions of postwar America, and raises profound questions about how religion is defined and who gets to define it.

Blood Expiation in Hittite and Biblical Ritual - Origins, Context, and Meaning (Paperback, New): Yitzhaq Feder Blood Expiation in Hittite and Biblical Ritual - Origins, Context, and Meaning (Paperback, New)
Yitzhaq Feder
R973 Discovery Miles 9 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jonestown Survivor - An Insider's Look (Paperback): Laura Johnston Kohl Jonestown Survivor - An Insider's Look (Paperback)
Laura Johnston Kohl
R424 R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Save R66 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Laura Johnston Kohl was a teen activist working to integrate public facilities in the Washington, D.C., area. She actively fought for civil rights and free speech, and against the Vietnam War throughout the 1960s. After trying to effect change single-handedly, she found she needed more hands. She joined Peoples Temple in 1970, living and working in the progressive religious movement in both California and Guyana. A fluke saved her from the mass murders and suicides on November 18, 1978, when 913 of her beloved friends died in Jonestown.

Soon after this, Synanon, a residential community, helped her gradually affirm life. In 1991, she got to work, finished her studies, and became a public school teacher. On the 20th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown, she looked up fellow survivors of the Jonestown tragedy and they have worked to put the jigsaw puzzle together that was Peoples Temple. Her perspective has evolved as new facts have cleared up mysteries and she has had time to reflect. Her mission continues to be to acknowledge, write about, and speak about why the members joined Peoples Temple, why they went to Guyana, and who they were. She lives with her family in San Diego.

Koresh - The True Story of David Koresh, the FBI and the Tragedy at Waco (Hardcover): Stephan Talty Koresh - The True Story of David Koresh, the FBI and the Tragedy at Waco (Hardcover)
Stephan Talty
R805 Discovery Miles 8 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the tradition of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, the story of David Koresh, the FBI and the tragedy at Waco - a book for everyone fascinated by true crime, conspiracy theory, and American extremity. The assault by federal agents on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, in 1993, in which 86 people died, has become a founding myth of the extreme wing of American conservatism, invoked by militiamen, gun rights advocates and the alt-right. The leader of the evangelical sect at Waco, an extreme form of Seventh-Day Adventism, was Vernon Howell, a charismatic chancer and former victim of sexual abuse who called himself David Koresh. He himself became a sexual predator on a large scale, exploiting many of the women in his compound. He was also a compelling preacher and interpreter of the Bible, notably the Book of Revelation, and was obsessed with the coming of the Apocalypse. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms duly obliged, with tragic results. Koresh is Stephan Talty's extraordinary, meticulous narration of this event, in all its squalor, strangeness and delirium. Talty doesn't downplay the madness of the cult, but he is humanely sympathetic to Koresh and his followers and is also highly critical of the ATF and FBI, who were spoiling for a violent showdown, and explains why the siege has become so important to those who loathe the state.

The Great Controversy Between God And Man, Christ And Satan, H.L. Hastings And E.G. White (Paperback): H. L. Hastings The Great Controversy Between God And Man, Christ And Satan, H.L. Hastings And E.G. White (Paperback)
H. L. Hastings
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the book Ellen G. White has been accused of copying. H.L. Hastings' "The Great Controversy between God and Man" was published in January, 1858, and was reviewed by James White just months before he published his wife's own version of "The Great Controversy." Included is Ellen White's original 1858 version - much different than the oft-revised edition promoted today. Both books in this one volume By comparing these two Great Controversies of 1858, you can determine for yourself the extent of E.G. White's inspiration from visions, and inspiration from one of the most popular Second Advent Movement writers of her time - Horace L. Hastings.

I Want to Believe - Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism (Paperback): A.M. Gittlitz I Want to Believe - Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism (Paperback)
A.M. Gittlitz
R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Advocating nuclear war, attempting communication with dolphins and taking an interest in the paranormal and UFOs, there is perhaps no greater (or stranger) cautionary tale for the Left than that of Posadism. Named after the Argentine Trotskyist J. Posadas, the movement's journey through the fractious and sectarian world of mid-20th century revolutionary socialism was unique. Although at times significant, Posadas' movement was ultimately a failure. As it disintegrated, it increasingly grew to resemble a bizarre cult, detached from the working class it sought to liberate. The renewed interest in Posadism today - especially for its more outlandish fixations - speaks to both a cynicism towards the past and nostalgia for the earnest belief that a better world is possible. Drawing on considerable archival research, and numerous interviews with ex- and current Posadists, I Want to Believe tells the fascinating story of this most unusual socialist movement and considers why it continues to capture the imaginations of leftists today.

Scientology - A New Slant on Life (Abridged, CD, abridged edition): L. Ron Hubbard Scientology - A New Slant on Life (Abridged, CD, abridged edition)
L. Ron Hubbard
R640 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R182 (28%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scientology: A New Slant on Life

The materials of Scientology comprise the greatest
accumulation of knowledge ever assembled on the
mind, spirit and life. Through more than a hundred
books and publications, thousands more articles and
essays, and over 3,000 recorded lectures, the works
of L. Ron Hubbard embrace virtually every aspect of living.

Here, then, is Scientology: A New Slant on Life, containing
a timeless selection of Ron's discoveries drawn from the full
wealth of his writings and each one presenting a broad, yet
comprehensive overview of Scientology applied to a specific
aspect of existence -- and, in combination, providing the panoramic
overview of life itself.

Here are the answers to questions Man has sought through
the ages; here are practical answers you hoped could be found
somewhere; here are answers that work.

- Is It Possible to Be Happy?

- Personal Integrity

- Man's Search for His Soul

- On Our Efforts for Immortality

- The Eight Dynamics that comprise life itself

- The Affinity, Reality and Communication Triangle
providing the components for interpersonal relationships

- Marriage

- How to Live with Children

- What Is Greatness?

- The Two Rules for Happy Living

- Anti-Social and Social Personalities

- The Third Party Law revealing the cause of conflict

- Honesty and Ethics

- My Philosophy, Ron's personal statement on what
motivated his life's work and the quest for Scientology

Here, then, are essentials for living, real solutions that work in
the here and now, truths to consult again and again.

Race and New Religious Movements in the USA - A Documentary Reader (Paperback): Emily Suzanne Clark, Brad Stoddard Race and New Religious Movements in the USA - A Documentary Reader (Paperback)
Emily Suzanne Clark, Brad Stoddard
R891 Discovery Miles 8 910 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Organized in chronological order of the founding of each movement, this documentary reader brings to life new religious movements from the 18th century to the present. It provides students with the tools to understand questions of race, religion, and American religious history. Movements covered include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), the Native American Church, the Moorish Science Temple, the Nation of Islam, and more. The voices included come from both men and women. Each chapter focuses on a different new religious movement and features: - an introduction to the movement, including the context of its founding - two to four primary source documents about or from the movement - suggestions for further reading.

Mormon Identities in Transition (Hardcover): Douglas Davies Mormon Identities in Transition (Hardcover)
Douglas Davies
R3,403 Discovery Miles 34 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of interdisciplinary essays explores the prime concern of Mormon Studies - the relationship between knowledge and spirituality - and how that relationship has been defined and reinterpreted over time. Beginning with an examination of the international prospects for Mormonism at the turn of the century, the volume's overarching theme, from sociological, anthropological and theological approaches, is the examination of changing Mormon identities. The contributors review the expansion of Mormonism, the emotional and social contexts of its historic and contemporary manifestations, the distinction between 'Utah' Mormons and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and issues in Mormon feminism, concluding with a valuable review of the sources and documents available for studying Mormonism.

Life Of Ellen White (Paperback): D. M Canright Life Of Ellen White (Paperback)
D. M Canright
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mrs. E.G. White, the prophetess, leader, and chief founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, claimed to be divinely inspired by God the same as were the prophets of the Bible. Every line she wrote, whether in articles, letters, testimonies, or books, she claimed was dictated to her by the Holy Ghost, and hence must be infallible. These claims are subject to fair investigation. Her people accept and defend these claims strongly. Her writings are read in their churches, taught in their schools, and preached by their ministers the same as the Holy Scriptures. Their church stands or falls with her claims. From reading the church's books about her, one would never know that she ever made a mistake, plagiarized, practiced deception, or wrote alleged inspired writings which had to be suppressed. The public has a right to know the other side of the life of Mrs. White.

The Kingdom of the Occult (Hardcover): Walter Martin, Jill Martin Rische, Kurt Van Gorden, Kevin Rische The Kingdom of the Occult (Hardcover)
Walter Martin, Jill Martin Rische, Kurt Van Gorden, Kevin Rische
R1,370 R1,085 Discovery Miles 10 850 Save R285 (21%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

"The Kingdom of the Occult" delivers the timely followup to Dr. Martin's best-selling "The Kingdom of the Cults"

This book takes Dr. Walter Martin's comprehensive knowledge and his dynamic teaching style and forges a strong weapon against the world of the Occult-a weapon of the same scope and power as his phenomenal thirty-five year bestseller, "The Kingdom of the Cults" (over 875,000 sold).

Chapters include: Witchcraft and Wicca, Satanism, Pagan Religions, Tools of the Occult, Demon Possession and Exorcism, Spiritual Warfare, etc.

Features include: Each chapter contains: Quick Facts; History; Case Studies; Theology; Resources

Answering Mormons' Questions - Ready Responses for Inquiring Latter-Day Saints (Paperback, Updated, Expanded ed.): Bill... Answering Mormons' Questions - Ready Responses for Inquiring Latter-Day Saints (Paperback, Updated, Expanded ed.)
Bill McKeever, Eric Johnson
R538 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R108 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints currently boasts millions of members, thousands of missionaries, and congregations on every continent as well as in the vast majority of the world's countries. It's clear that their influence is still growing in our communities, places of business, and in the political arena. It's also clear that Christians need to be prepared to answer questions from Mormon friends, neighbors, co-workers, and from fellow believers as well.

In this updated and expanded edition of McKeever's popular and practical book, authors Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson provide ready responses to the common questions Mormons ask. With more than six decades of combined experience, the authors tackle such tough questions as: Why don't you accept Mormons as Christians? Do you believe Mormonism is a cult? If the LDS church is not true, which church is? How can you explain the many contradictions found throughout the Bible?

After offering analysis and responses to these and other questions, McKeever and Johnson provide helpful appendices that summarize Mormon beliefs, provide 101 Bible references to use in conversation, and expose common logical fallacies. Originally published in the 1980s, this volume has been--and will continue to be--a classic resource to help Christians become more successful in sharing their faith with Mormons.

Cults & Abusive Religion (Hardcover): Frederick Behrle Cults & Abusive Religion (Hardcover)
Frederick Behrle
R2,323 Discovery Miles 23 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based on media reports, it appears that there has been an exponential gain in religious cults throughout the world. But who are these ersatz religions and what are they up to. This important book illuminates their activities, backgrounds and aims. This work is most informative about cults, particularly about cult intrusions on the religious scene. The infiltrations are revealed in this book through an in-depth look at major areas of religious concern (i.e. fundamentalism, fanaticism). Many procedures seen in conventional religions have been adopted by cults. The search for remedies to the cult problem finds scarce resources available. Individual case histories are presented and offer a measure of hope in breaking free from a cult. Among a number of disturbing issues the disruption engineered between the recruits and their families continues to be of paramount concern.

Manifesting Me - A Story of Rebellion and Redemption (Paperback): Leah E Reinhart Manifesting Me - A Story of Rebellion and Redemption (Paperback)
Leah E Reinhart
R451 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R71 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When Leah Reinhart was six years old, her family moved to an unlikely neighborhood on a hill much like the country—a place where everyone dressed and lived like they were living a real-life Little House on the Prairie. Yet their new home was in Oakland, California, and everything surrounding Leah’s neighborhood was the polar opposite of their old-fashioned lifestyle. As an already scared little white girl in a predominantly African American city, Leah quickly learned that would have to face many of her fears—or get eaten alive. And in her search for love and belonging, she also found that things aren’t always as they appear. As she got to know her neighbors, most of whom belonged to the neighborhood church, she began to realize that the hood was sometimes much safer than the country. Over the course of her life—learning from the streets, a cult, trial and error, and many years of therapy—Leah developed an eye for patterns. She learned how the belief system she’d absorbed during her childhood manifested in her teenage years and young adulthood. Ultimately, she learned how to change her thoughts and accept herself—and in doing so, she broke free of the cycle she’d been imprisoned by.

From Africa to America - Religion and Adaptation among Ghanaian Immigrants in New York (Hardcover): Moses O. Biney From Africa to America - Religion and Adaptation among Ghanaian Immigrants in New York (Hardcover)
Moses O. Biney
R1,185 R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Save R169 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Upon arrival in the United States, most African immigrants are immediately subsumed under the category "black." In the eyes of most Americans-and more so to American legal and social systems-African immigrants are indistinguishable from all others, such as those from the Caribbean whose skin color they share. Despite their growing presence in many cities and their active involvement in sectors of American economic, social, and cultural life, we know little about them. In From Africa to America, Moses O. Biney offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY). Through personal stories, notes from participant observation, and interviews, Biney explores the complexities of the social, economic, and cultural adaptation of this group, the difficult moral choices they have to make in order to survive, and the tensions that exist within their faith community. Most notably, through his compelling research Biney shows that such congregations are more than mere "ethnic enclaves," or safe havens from American social and cultural values. Rather, they help maintain the essential balance between cultural acclimation and ethnic preservation needed for these new citizens to flourish.

Dragged into the Light (Paperback): Tony Russo Dragged into the Light (Paperback)
Tony Russo
R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Witchcraft Medicine - Healing Arts Shamanic Practices and Forbidden Plants (Paperback, 1st U.S. ed): Claudia Muller-Ebeling,... Witchcraft Medicine - Healing Arts Shamanic Practices and Forbidden Plants (Paperback, 1st U.S. ed)
Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Christian Ratsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl 1
R679 R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Save R93 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

WITCHCRAFT / SHAMANISM"Witchcraft Medicine is a work of brilliant and passionate scholarship, fabulously illustrated, that recovers the lost knowledge of the European shamanic tradition. It is both a guide and an enthusiastic ode to the visionary edge of the botanical realm."Daniel Pinchbeck, author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism"This is a fascinating work of great importance that is incredibly well researched and documented. And brave. From the first impassioned paragraph to the last words, I was spellbound. Anyone interested in medicine, herbalism, the healing arts, and spiritual phenomena will find this book thought provoking and empowering."Rosemary Gladstar, president of United Plant Savers and author of Herbal Healing for WomenWitch medicine is wild medicine. It does more than make one healthy; it encourages knowledge and engenders ecstasy and mythological insight. In Witchcraft Medicine the authors take the reader on a journey that examines the women from centuries past who mixed the potions and became the healers. As humans left the "thorny brush" and settled into agrarian societies, elements of nature (including human nature) became identified as wild and destructive, and the culture of the witch was born. Through study of ancient and medieval texts and the artwork of the early Renaissance, the authors explore the demonization of nature's healing powers and sensuousness, the legacy of Hecate, the sorceress as shaman, and the plants associated with witches. They describe important seasonal festivals and the plants used in these celebrations and rituals. They also look at the history of forbidden medicine from theInquisition to current drug laws, with an eye toward how sacred plants of witchcraft can be used once again.CLAUDIA MULLER-EBELING, PH.D., art historian and anthropologist, is the coauthor of Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas and was editor in chief of Dao, a magazine about the health and longevity practices of the Far East. She lives in Hamburg, Germany. CHRISTIAN RATSCH, PH.D., is a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specializes in the shamanic uses of plants. The author of Marijuana Medicine and coauthor of Plants of the Gods, he lives in Hamburg, Germany. WOLF-DIETER STORL, PH.D., is a cultural anthropologist and ethnobotanist who has taught at Kent State University, as well as in Vienna, Berne, and Benares. He lives in Allgau, Germany, and is the author of Culture and Horticulture: A Philosophy of Gardening.

Satan Wants You (Hardcover): Arthur Lyons Satan Wants You (Hardcover)
Arthur Lyons
R831 R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Save R103 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this fascinating exploration of satanism, from sixth-century Persia to the present day, famed crime fiction writer Arthur Lyons describes the currents and directions of a doctrine as old as the monotheism of western man. 16 pages of photos. Advertising in New York Times, Los Angeles Times and other print media.

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