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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies
The Secret Teachings of All Ages is perhaps the most comprehensive
and complete esoteric encyclopedia ever written. The sheer scope
and ambition of this book are stunning. In this book Manly P. Hall
has successfully distilled the essence of more arcane subjects than
one would think possible. He covers Rosicrucianism and other secret
societies, alchemy, cryptology, Kabbalah, Tarot, pyramids, the
Zodiac, Pythagorean philosophy, Masonry, gemology, Nicholas
Flammel, the identity of William Shakespeare, The Life and
Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus, The Qabbalah, The Hiramic
Legend, The Tree of the Sephiroth, and Mystic Christianity. There
are more than 200 illustrations included here (and in the trade
paperback edition) many of which have been omitted from other
publisher's editions of this book. This is essential reading for
anyone wishing to explore esoteric knowledge.
In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his
many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with
Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil.
The importance of the ministry to "expel demons" is clearly seen in
the Gospels, from the actions of the Apostles, and from Church
history. Fr. Amorth allows the reader to witness the activities of
the exorcist, to experience what an exorcist sees and does. He also
reveals how little modern science, psychology, and medicine can do
to help those under Satan's influence, and that only the power of
Christ can release them from this kind of mental, spiritual or
physical suffering. An Exorcist Tells His Story has been a European
best-seller that has gone through numerous printings and editions.
No other book today so thoroughly and concisely discusses the topic
of exorcism.
Women, Witchcraft, and the Inquisition in Spain and the New World
investigates the mystery and unease surrounding the issue of women
called before the Inquisition in Spain and its colonial territories
in the Americas, including Mexico and Cartagena de Indias. Edited
by Maria Jesus Zamora Calvo, this collection gathers innovative
scholarship that considers how the Holy Office of the Inquisition
functioned as a closed, secret world defined by patriarchal
hierarchy and grounded in misogynistic standards. Ten essays
present portraits of women who, under accusations as diverse as
witchcraft, bigamy, false beatitude, and heresy, faced the Spanish
and New World Inquisitions to account for their lives. Each essay
draws on the documentary record of trials, confessions, letters,
diaries, and other primary materials. Focusing on individual cases
of women brought before the Inquisition, the authors study their
subjects' social status, particularize their motivations, determine
the characteristics of their prosecution, and deduce the reasons
used to justify violence against them. With their subjection of
women to imprisonment, interrogation, and judgment, these cases
display at their core a specter of contempt, humiliation,
silencing, and denial of feminine selfhood. The contributors
include specialists in the early modern period from multiple
disciplines, encompassing literature, language, translation,
literary theory, history, law, iconography, and anthropology. By
considering both the women themselves and the Inquisition as an
institution, this collection works to uncover stories, lives, and
cultural practices that for centuries have dwelled in obscurity.
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