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Animism' is now an important term for describing ways in which some people understand and engage respectfully with the larger-than-human world. Its central theme is our relationship with our other-than-human neighbours, such as animals, plant...

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Ten years after it was first published, this is still the leading resource and reference for all those interested in cross-cultural and current forms of shamanism--now with a new introduction and a list of current shamanic resources.

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India is a highly diverse country, home to a wide array of languages, religions, and cultural traditions. Analyzing the dynamic religious traditions of this democratic nation sheds light on the complex evolution from Indias past to todays modern c...

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Originally published in hardcover in 1998.

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The first guide and spell book for modern witches on how to bring the renowned Marie Laveau's spiritual heritage to life. The Marie Laveau Voudoo Grimoire is a practical guide to New Orleans-style magic inspired by the life and traditions of Marie...

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A man of knowledge is free...he has no honor, no dignity, no family, no home, no country, but only life to be lived. --don Juan In 1961 a young anthropologist subjected himself to an extraordinary apprenticeship to bring back a fascinating glimpse...

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More than one million copies sold 2017 One Book One Nebraska selection An American classic.Western Historical Quarterly Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (18631950) and his people during momen...

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Distilling the ancient teachings of her native West African village, Som reveals the role of spirit in every marriage, friendship, relationship and community and shares ways to make our intimate lives more fulfilling and secure.

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Volume II of the first definitive work on the evolution of this ancient African deity, Mami Wata, and their role in establishing, shaping and expanding the spiritual and sacerdotal foundation of world religion.

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Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into european ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his...

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Since time immemorial indigenous people have engaged in legal relationships with other-than-human-persons. These relationships are exemplified in enspirited sacred natural sites, which are owned and governed by numina spirits that can potentially ...

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Gustav Davidsons classic text, A dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels, is the result of sixteen years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. The classic reference work on angels is b...

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Landmark interdisciplinary study of religious systems through their dance performances

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Vad vet vi om det som inte går att veta? Om då, om nu, om framtiden, om livet och döden. Jordklotet är en varelse som färdas genom rymden i en ofattbar hastighet. Vi är för evigt sammanbundna, också med den måne som sakta fjärmar sig från oss. Und...

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Santa Muerte is responsible for protection, healing, and safe passage to the afterlife for those who venerated her in life. This deity has significantly grown in popularity over the past few decades, much to the dismay of the Catholic Church, Mexi...

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Capoeira is a unique music-dance-sport-play activity created by African slaves, and Candomble is a hybrid religion combining Catholic and African beliefs and practices. And while there are numerous books on Candomble and kindred Afro-American reli...

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Boken är en bred historisk beskrivning och analys av de mellanamerikanska förkoloniala högkulturerna, deras religiösa världar, rituella och mytiska tanketraditioner samt inbördes relationer. När Mellanamerikas invånare började övergå från nomadism...

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The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable scholars. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original--and originally shocking--interpretation of ...

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This book is a fascinating and engaging exploration of the interface between near-death experiences, afterlife beliefs, and shamanism in indigenous societies of North America, Africa, and Oceania. Incorporating ideas from anthropology, philosophy,...

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A Marvelous Blendof Memoir, Folk Wisdom, and Afro-American Beliefs.Actress, storyteller, and priestess Luisah Teish dramatically re-creates centuries-old African-American traditions with music, memoir, and folk wisdom.

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Part travelogue, part experiential spiritual memoir, Kevin Turner takes us to visit with authentic shamans in the steppes and urban centers of modern-day Mongolia. Along the way, the author, a practicing shaman himself, tells of spontaneous medica...

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Venezuelan practitioner Elhoim Leafar presents more than seventy spells, charms, folk remedies, and exercises to help you understand the world of dreams. Written from the perspective of South American magical culture, this must-have compendium dem...

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A History of Christianity in Africa examines the origins and development of Christianity in Africa from the early story of Egyptian Christianity to the spectacular growth, vitality, and diversity of the churches in Africa today. Isichei opens with...

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From Carlos Castaneda's longtime companion and author of "Shabono" and "The Witch's Dream" --a young woman's initiation into the mysterious world of dream travel, Don Juan, and Meso-American traditions of enchantment and magic.

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A Study of the Disputation between Bartlome de Las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda on the religious and iltellectual capacity of the American Indians."

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When the Spanish took over Central America in the 16th and 17th centuries they made certain to destroy the writings and holy books of the native Mayans in an effort to convert them to Christianity. Few texts survived, yet one did of the highest im...

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Goes beyond the stereotypes to restore Vodou to its proper place as a powerful shamanic tradition <br>- Provides practical exercises and techniques from the Vodou tradition that can be used as safe and effective means of spiritual healing an...

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This historical and comparative ethnography of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa is based on the teachings of the custodians of the sacred knowledge traditions. It shows that central to their traditional systems of thought and belief was the concept...

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