Cults and The Occult
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Kingdom Of The Cults Handbook
$19.99Add to cartThis quick reference guide on cults and religions is perfect for teachers, pastors, and students. Covering everything from established religions like Islam and Buddhism to shifting trends in Mormonism, Scientology, and Wicca, this book will answer your questions and help you understand the key differences between true Christianity and other belief systems.
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Kingdom Of The Cults 6th Edition
$29.99Add to cartIn an era of rapid growth of false religions worldwide, Christians need information they can trust. This comprehensive new edition of the leading book on cults will equip you–no matter your background–to understand and use biblical truth to counter false religions, including many that masquerade as mainstream Christianity.
Reflecting the developments in cults and world religions in recent years, this edition, updated by expert Jill Martin Rische (daughter of Walter Martin), gives you the authoritative information you need to know. As our culture becomes less and less outwardly Christian, awareness of the belief systems of those around us has never been more vital.
Readable and reliable for everyone, whether you’re a teacher, a pastor, or a regular church attender, The Kingdom of the Cults remains the go-to reference book on this crucial topic.
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Getting Through To Jehovahs Witnesses
$14.99Add to cartGrace And Joy Publishing Title
Do you want to share the gospel with Jehovah’s Witnesses but don’t know what to say? Have you tried to talk with them only to end up frustrated and going around in circles? The key to effective communication with Jehovah’s Witnesses is getting them out of their prepared presentations by approaching Bible discussion in ways they won’t expect. In this way, you can get them off autopilot and help them focus on what the Bible is really saying.
This book will help you witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses by:
*Relating the author’s personal experiences in a Watchtower “home Bible study”
*Giving specific witnessing principles you need to follow to communicate effectively with Witnesses
*Telling you what you need to know about the differences between the Watchtower religion and biblical Christianity
*Sharing approaches which explain how to get through to Jehovah’s Witnesses by presenting specific Bible truths in unexpected ways -
Road To Jonestown
$18.00Add to cartBy the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre-the largest murder-suicide in American history.
In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, and he was a much-lauded leader in the contemporary civil rights movement. Eventually, Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to northern California. He became involved in electoral politics, and soon was a prominent Bay Area leader.
In this riveting narrative, Jeff Guinn examines Jones’s life, from his extramarital affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing to the fraught decision to move almost a thousand of his followers to a settlement in the jungles of Guyana in South America. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day in November, 1978 when more than nine hundred people died-including almost three hundred infants and children-after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink.
Guinn examined thousands of pages of FBI files on the case, including material released during the course of his research. He traveled to Jones’s Indiana hometown, where he spoke to people never previously interviewed, and uncovered fresh information from Jonestown survivors. He even visited the Jonestown site with the same pilot who flew there the day that Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered on Jones’s orders. The Road to Jonestown is the definitive book about Jim Jones and the events that led to the tragedy at Jonestown.
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Unmasking The Masquerade
$26.99Add to cartEncourage Publishing
Three illusionists boldly reveal the powerful secrets behind the supernatural, psychic ability and the limits of Satan: Do some humans have supernatural powers? Is it possible to read minds? How do psychics get their secret information? Could the miracles of Jesus have been an illusion? Should we be afraid of Satan? Solid answers, amazing stories!
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Witchcraft In The Pews
$16.99Add to cartDeception, witchcraft, and occult practices reign worldwide and these evils have even infiltrated the Christian church! So, fasten your seatbelt as you read the most provocative book of our time, in which you will learn to recognize:
*Ministers who use intimidation and fear
*Controlling power in families
*Spiritual discernment and its many uses
*Manipulative media techniques
*Distractions coming from SatanIt’s time to take a stand and engage in spiritual warfare. Bishop Bloomer shows how to prevent others from unfairly taking advantage of you.
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Freemasonry Invisible Cult
$16.99Add to cartJack Harris, a former “Worshipful Master” of a Masonic lodge, authoritatively speaks about one of the most deceptive cults in the United States today. Freemasonry is a false religion, teaching that men can approach God not through the finished work of Jesus Christ but through their own abilities. This secret organization has entangled ministers, elders, deacons, trustees, Sunday school teachers, and people all over the world in a web of lies and satanic rituals–all of which are veiled with the language of the Bible! Discover how you can share the light of Christ with those living in the darkness of Freemasonry and how they can be set free from its deception.
But after reading and studying various Masonic authors, he realized that Freemasonry considers Jesus Christ to be no greater than Moses, Elijah, Mohammed, or Buddha. Needless to say, his faith and trust in the teachings of Masonry were shaken.
He began to converse with pastors, read the Bible, pray, and debate with other Masons about who Jesus Christ is and where absolute truth is to be found. This went on for two years, until one night he decided to watch a Billy Graham crusade on TV.
As he listened to Reverend Graham preach, he finally saw himself as God saw him, a sinner without hope and on his way to hell. That night he got on his knees and asked Jesus Christ to forgive him for his sins, come into his life, save him, and be the Lord of his life. At that moment, he accepted the God of the Universe, Jesus Christ, and rejected the god of Freemasonry. He was set free by the One who is the Truth, Jesus Christ. The shackles of Masonic lies were broken.
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Walking With The Enemy
$16.95Add to cartWalking With the Enemy by C. Read is about the author’s involvement with a Bible study group that turned out to be a cult remarkably similar to the Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas, led by David Koresh. As of 28 February 1993, Read had been with them for some three years, and had grown to love and trust the leaders completely; but after she found out the truth about them she could no longer remain. That did not stop them from wanting her back under their control and influence; and her testimony will show how they tried so hard to convince her that they were right, and she was wrong. This is a war between God and the devil! And innocent, unsuspecting souls continue to be taken in by false teachers and deceitful men. The target of such groups are men, women, and children; especially those searching for love, acceptance, and a deeper meaning to this life. Cults are on the rise, and no one is exempt from their evil influences! Koresh was violently removed from this earth over twenty years ago, but his “spirit” still lives on in the hearts of some very deceived and wicked men. If you need relief from the pains and burdens of this world: this book is for you! If you want to know the truth and truly be able to walk in it: this book is for you! If you are tired of religion and want to know the only true God: this book is for you! Quotes from those sent Walking With the Enemy: A Testimony “Read offers her personal tale of religious awakening, including her experiences with people whom she says were falsely serving Jesus Christ. . . . She compares her own struggle with that of the infamous Branch Davidians, led by the charismatic David Koresh, and she makes clear that Koresh was “of the same ‘antichrist spirit’ as the man sent to try to destroy me, and my family!” Although Read’s account doesn’t end in fiery government intervention, it does contain stories of demonic attacks, the author’s ruminations on the nature of evil, and the recurring question of whom one can trust when committing to follow Jesus Christ.
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Freed Indeed : My Journey From Occultism To Christ A Spiritual Oddysey
$13.99Add to cartAs a young man, Dr. Ron Tyler was a sincere seeker after spiritual truth. But wounding from his past pushed him to the brink of spiritual despair and disillusionment with what he thought was Christianity. This is his dramatic true story, showing how Satan lured him through supernatural experiences, ensnaring him in demonic deception and occult bondage in a New Age cult called the Gurdjieff Foundation. But, more importantly, it is the inspiring story of how God miraculously delivered him from satanic oppression and negative behavior patterns that threatened his marriage, career, and eternal destiny.
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Ahrimani Enlightenment
$9.00Add to cart“Both good and evil are equal forces in a constant war that maintains equilibrium. We have been under the law of ‘Light, ‘ and it has shown itself to be abusive, enslaving, and stifling to the betterment of mankind.” Thus opens the Ahrimani Enlightenment by Dastur Adam Daniels, a tome that serves as a guide for those who choose to worship Ahriman, providing key articles of faith, prayers, and rituals. Ahriman is of course the nemesis of Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism, and here he is interpreted as the true essence of the universe, assisted by Melek Taus, the illuminating light, guardian, and ruler of Earth in this system. For the uninitiated, the church of Ahriman seeks to break away from the conventional association with traditional Satanists, “due to the understanding that Satan is a fallen angel subservient to the slave master Jehovah. Traditional Satanists believe that in the end, Satan and Jehovah will war,” and Satan will emerge the victor. However, Ahriman is an equally unstoppable force. The Dark Ages, dominated by the Catholic Church, based their spiritual enemy, Satan, on Ahriman. About the author Adam Daniels holds a sixth degree black belt in aikido and a black belt in judo. After killing an assailant in self-defense, Dastur discovered he could find little solace in the religions and spiritual systems he could find. A critical statement in a Satanic Bible, however, enabled him to turn his life around, and he has never since looked back, even finally finding a way to fuse Satanism with Eastern spirituality.
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Soul Journey : How Shamanism Santeria Wicca And Charisma Are Connected
$15.95Add to cartPastor Kent Philpott explored Santeria, the New World version of the West African religion of the “orishas,” a stealth religious movement with more than 180 million adherents in Brazil alone, and discovered that it had its roots in shamanism and that contemporary neo-pagan religions like Wicca were intimately connected with both. Even more surprising, Philpott found shamans, Santerian priests, and witches appealing to what they termed “charisma” to support and authenticate their belief systems. What the four have in common is the trance state, ecstasy, passive state of mind, or altered state of conscious. Philpott details the theology and practices of shamanism, Santeria, and Wicca, and then regretfully demonstrates why the proponents of these religions appeal to a form of Christianity.
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Challenge Of The Cults And New Religions
$32.99Add to cartCults and New Religions Aren’t Hard to Find They’re in your neighborhood . . . your workplace . . . your school . . . maybe even your family. Cults are flourishing across America. Chances are, you’ve encountered one, perhaps even know someone who is involved in a cult. Can you discuss knowledgably the critical differences between Christianity and the teachings of Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scientology, the New Age movement, Hindu-based cults, and other prominent groups and religious movements? In this essential resource, preeminent cult authority Ron Rhodes explains what cults are, why they are cause for concern, and why in the 21st century, as never before, their numbers and memberships are exploding nationally and worldwide. Drawing on his extensive experience as a cult researcher, Rhodes offers to-the-point, cutting-edge information on twelve major cults and new religions: Mormonism Jehovah’s Witnesses Mind Sciences New Age Movement Church of Scientology Hindu-based Cults Unification Church Baha’i Faith Unitarian Universalism Oneness Pentecostalism Masonic Lodge Satanism Learning the distinctives of these groups will equip you to deal with any of the thousands of other less significant cults you may encounter. The Challenge of the Cults and New Religion includes Color photos Scripture Index Subject Index Glossary Bibliography And your resources don’t end at the last page. You can supplement your knowledge whenever you choose by visiting the author’s Web site at www.ronrhodes.org for free, thorough, up-to-the-minute information on each cult discussed in the book. If you’re concerned for the temporal and eternal welfare of others, The Challenge of the Cults is a must. It will help you confront the deception of false Christs and lying doctrines with the clear, well-grounded truth of biblical Christianity.
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Mormon Crisis : Anatomy Of A Failing Religion
$18.95Add to cartFew dig deep enough to deal with the evidence that the Mormon Church is in a deep crisis, not only because of members leaving but because of increasing proof of lies, fraud, false teaching, and criminality at the start of Mormonism. Jim Beverley provides a sustained critique of Mormon Scripture and probes unique doctrines and practices.
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Dancing With The Devil
$14.99Add to cartUntil the church recognizes the real face of the occult, it cannot serve as a source of hope and love.
Its tentacles have infiltrated the very fiber of our day-to-day existence. Its symbols adorn our buildings, our currency, and the clothes and jewelry we lay upon our bodies. Its followers are legion, some of them blind to their own devotion while others pour out effort and intellect toward a broader understanding of the divine.
It is the occult, and it dominates the world’s faith mind-set. Jeff Harshbarger and his friends know about occult practices. Jeff left his life of Satanism after two unsuccessful suicide attempts and an offer to become his group’s first human sacrifice.
Dancing with the Devil tells the true stories of Jeff and others who have walked various paths of the occult. Each author’s account of his or her experience with the occult is introduced by Jeff as he ties their stories together, weaving a tapestry that, by the book’s close, shows the fabric of an occultist’s real identity. Armed with stable faith and the sure love of Christ, they are stepping out to share a true look into the heart, mind, and soul of the occult and its followers.
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Dark Side Of The Supernatural Revised And Expanded Edition
$12.99Add to cartRevised And Expanded Edition
Fact or Fiction? Vampires, aliens, psychics, and fallen angels are taking up more and more space in the public imagination as well as in popular movies and TV shows. Encounters with the paranormal, and darker stories of unexplained phenomena can attract our attention in ways we don’t always understand. This revised and expanded edition of The Dark Side of the Supernatural provides a riveting and up-to-date investigation of all things paranormal. Bill Myers and David Wimbish bring the power of biblical guidance—as well as years of research, interviews, and encounters with supernatural topics—to help open your eyes to what is real and what is fantasy. If you’re curious about these subjects or who have friends that are caught up in them, this book will help you uncover the truth about:
* Vampires
* Witches and Wicca
* Satanism
* Ghosts
* Angels and demons
* And much more!Bill Myers has spent years researching supernatural phenomenon, and has even made movies about it. In this book, he’ll share his research, along with interviews and true-life experiences of psychics, Satanists, people who have been possessed, and even abducted by aliens. The stories he shares may sound like Hollywood movies, but they are based on real events. His encounters with a variety of supernatural topics will open your eyes to what is real and what is fantasy. You’ll learn more about:
* Wicca and witches
* Reincarnation
* UFO’s
* Ouija boards
* Angels and demons
* Ghosts and near-death experiences
* Satanism
* Vampires, and moreIf you’re curious about these issues, or have friends who are caught up in them, The Dark Side of the Supernatural will uncover the truth and explain how to help.
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Gail A Riplingers Occult Connections
$12.00Add to cartThis book is an eye opener because it reveals the occult books and ideas used by an influential woman in religious circles. In the process of research, the author, Dr. Phil Stringer, uncovered some amazing facts and relationships to occult influences in Mrs. Riplinger’s work(s).
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Protocols Of The Learned Elders Of Zion
$21.95Add to cartWhen the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion were first discovered, Freemasons and Zionist Jews everywhere screamed and complained that these 24 Protocols are a hoax, a forgery, even a blood taint against the Jews. But then came the brutal and barbaric Communist Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and its captive republics, led by covert Masonic Jews-Lenin, Trotsky, Kaganovich, and others. The cruel and sinister crimes of the crypto Jew revolutionaries seemed to have jumped off the pages of the Protocols. The Red Terror, with its torturous massacres of innocent people, its monstrous gulag concentration camps, and the setting up of a Jewish dictatorship, also followed the agenda of the Protocols as did the persecution everywhere of Christians and churches. The entire world witnessed horrors that were unquestionably a direct result of the heinous prescriptions laid out earlier in the Protocols.
To this day, almost a century later, the sweep of history has proven the Protocols to be genuine, authentic, and a real-life rendering of the most tragic events that have bedeviled mankind. One nation after another has suffered, and now the Zionist psychopaths have targeted the United States and Western Europe. The Protocols continue to ring true and sound the alarm. If we close our eyes and ears and fail to heed this alarm, we will surely find ourselves in great peril. Our very survival depends on our unmasking the agenda set forth in the Protocols of the Zionist and Masonic elite for a Big Brother Police State and a New World Order.
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Way Of Escape
$15.49Add to cartThe Urantia movement-a little-known but fast-growing cult-is an ideology that had claimed this author’s soul for twelve years until she miraculously got set free from it by the power of God. “The Urantia Book,” the cornerstone of this movement, has a subtle, Hitler-like spirit woven throughout its fabric, and claims to be the model for the so-called “New Age.” The second major episode in the author’s life is equally miraculous in that she was able to get off an extremely high amount of anti-depressant drugs she had become dependent on because of the deep depression this book caused her to sink into. The author tells the reader in Way of Escape how she fell into this trap of the Urantia book, how she got out, and how she got free from the doctor-prescribed medicine that would have eventually claimed her life. “This is a book that is hard to put down. You just want to keep reading to see what happens next. Simply written in everyday dialog, it’s like the author is sitting in your living room sharing the journey of her life. Hers is a story of hope. It’s amusing and refreshing, it’s sad, it’s serious-it’s real life. Maintaining a sense of humor and a quest for God through so much drama, turmoil, and personal challenge is a miracle in and of itself. It is a story of ongoing deliverance.” L.V., Texas. “This book is quite an adventure into the discerning of God’s will. Read it with an open heart, and the truth will set you free.” N.B., New Hampshire. “This story reveals the depth of God’s love for His children and shows His mighty hand of deliverance in setting the captives free.” T.M.P., Texas.
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33 Degrees Of Deception
$18.99Add to cartThe deadly deception of Freemasonry is exposed in this very comprehensive book that tells the story of Jim Shaw, who was a 33rd degree Mason, Knight Commander of the Court of Honor, Past Worshipful Master of the Blue Lodge, and Past Master of all Scottish Rite bodies.
In addition to Jim’s story, 33 Degrees of Deception answers the questions many people raise about the Masons. You will be intrigued to learn what this book has to say about:The connection between Masonry, the New Age Movement, and the New World Order
Masonry’s occult roots
Death oaths and Masonic executions
Masonry and the Illuminati
Masonry’s opposition to Christian schools
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Dead Birds Dont Sing But Witching Rods Talk
$21.95Add to cartThis book features humorous and serious stories, as well as wild and hard-to-believe stories. From fishing and logging tales, to Sasquatch encounters-all of the stories are true.
Some old Native (Indian) stories might have been passed over as legends from the past, when perhaps there is more to the stories than meets the eye. Some are spiritual stories that introduce topics from a new perspective, and with a different twist.
Spirit boats, wolves, and killer whales wait within these pages. A mysterious, maniacal, bone-chilling scream breaks the silence of a remote inlet. The book’s title is accurate. One little bird never sings again, but readers may be shocked to find that witching rods really do talk!
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Grace In The Dark Places
$19.99Add to cartWhy are people drawn to alternative religions that deviate from the norm of Christian beliefs? Why do they stay? What compels them to cling to a false dogma, even in the face of evidence that their beliefs are in error? Why do they engage in scriptural gymnastics in defense of beliefs that have no grounding in Christian theology? Why do they tolerate abusiveness from charismatic leaders and cede personal freedom? Why are they willing to defend these leaders and their institutions to the bitter end? After a lifetime of spiritual incarceration, Jim Turner began studying the cult mentality in order to better understand his actions. He researched religious cults and their practices and traced their teachings throughout history as they found their way into the “New Religions.” His studies have convinced him that there is indeed “nothing new under the sun.” New Religions offer amended ideas that identified past cults. Modern cults have extracted beliefs from past groups and added a spin that presents them as original and, of course, inspired. Psychological manipulation plays a significant role in the development and continuation of modern cults, but Jim Turner has presented a convincing argument that the psychological condition and willingness of cultists to surrender their freedom to cult leaders and their irrational tendencies to elevate a revered leader to a semi-divine level are equally responsible for the advancement of cults. Follow the author through the early stages of cult indoctrination, the personal abuses he experienced at the hands of the cult, his personal choices as he rose through the ranks of the cult and his eventual enlightenment to the deceptiveness of the cult led by Herbert W. Armstrong. Walk with him out of the darkness of cultic deception into the glorious light of the Grace of God through Jesus Christ.
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Ritual And Belief
$64.95Add to cartIntroduction
Chapter 1. Perspectives
Reading 1-1 Edward B. Tylor: Animism
Reading 1-2 Sigmund Freud: The Return Of Totenism In Childhood
Reading 1-3 Emile Durkheim: The Elementary Forms Of The Religious LifeChapter 2. Myth, Cosmology, And Symbolic Classification
Reading 2-1 Claude Levi-Strauss: Harelips And Twins: The Splitting Of A Myth
Reading 2-2 Marcel Griaule And Germaine Dieterlen: The Dogon
Reading 2-3 Mary Douglas: PollutionChapter 3. Gods, Spirits, And Souls
Reading 3-1 Jack Goody: A Kernel Of Doubt
Reading 3-2 Lyle B. Steadman, Craig T. Palmer, And Christopher F. Tilley: The Universality Of Ancestor Worship
Reading 3-3 Pascal Boyer: What Makes Anthropomorphism Natural: Intuitive Ontology And Cultural RepresentationsChapter 4. Ritual
Reading 4-1 Victor W. Turner: Ritual Symbolism, Morality, And Social Structure Among The Ndembu
Reading 4-2 Arnold Van Gennep: The Rites Of Passage: Conclusions
Reading 4-3 Heiko Henkel: “Between Belief And Unbelief Lies The Performance Of Salat”: Meaning And Efficacy Of A Muslim RitualChapter 5. Practitioners Of Ritual
Reading 5-1 Victor W. Turner: Religious Specialists
Reading 5-2 Margery Wolf: The Woman Who Didn’t Become A Shaman
Reading 5-3 Michael J. Harner: The Sound Of Rushing WaterChapter 6. Body And Mind
Reading 6-1 Napolean A. Chagnon: My Adventure With Ebene: A “Religious Experience”
Reading 6-2 Beth A. Conklin: “Thus Are Our Bodies, Thus Was Our Custom”: Mortuary Cannibalism In An Amazonian Society
Reading 6-3 Leonie J. Archer: “In Thy Blood Live”: Gender And Ritual In The Judaeo-Christian TraditionChapter 7. Magic And Witchcraft
Reading 7-1 James G. Frazer: Sympathetic Magic
Reading 7-2 E. E. Evans-Pritchard: Men Bewitch Others When They Hate Them
Reading 7-3 George Gmelch: Baseball MagicChapter 8. Death
Reading 8-1 Walter B. Cannon: “Voodoo” Death
Reading 8-2 Peter Metcalf And Richard Huntington: Symbolic Associations Of Death
Reading 8-3 David Hicks: Making The King Divine: A Case Study In Ritual Regicide From TimorChapter 9. Gender And Sexuality
Reading 9-1 Eric R. Wolf: The Virgin Of Guadalupe: A Mexican National Symbol
Reading 9-2 Serena Nanda: The Hijras Of India: Cultural And Individual Dimensions Of An Institutionalized Third Gender Role
Reading 9-3 Stanislav Andreski: The Syphilitic ShockChapter 10. The Natural Environment
Reading 10-1 G. Reichel-Dolmatoff: Cosmology As Ecological Analysis: A VAdditional Info
Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witchcraft. The choice of readings is eclectic: no single anthropological approach or theoretical perspective dominates the text. Theoretical significance, scholarly eminence of the author, and inherent interest provide the principal criteria; and each reading complements its companion chapters, which are pedagogically coherent rather than ad hoc assemblages. Included among the theoretical perspectives are structural-functionalism, structuralism, Malinowskian functionalism, cultural materialism, and cultural evolutionism; also included are the synchronic and diachronic approaches. The book offers a mixture of classic readings and more recent contributions, and the “world religions” are included along with examples from the religions of traditionally non-literate cultures. As diverse a range of religious traditions as possible has been embraced, from various ethnic groups, traditions, and places. -
Ritual And Belief
$99.00Add to cartIntroduction
Chapter 1. Perspectives
Reading 1-1 Edward B. Tylor: Animism
Reading 1-2 Sigmund Freud: The Return Of Totenism In Childhood
Reading 1-3 Emile Durkheim: The Elementary Forms Of The Religious LifeChapter 2. Myth, Cosmology, And Symbolic Classification
Reading 2-1 Claude Levi-Strauss: Harelips And Twins: The Splitting Of A Myth
Reading 2-2 Marcel Griaule And Germaine Dieterlen: The Dogon
Reading 2-3 Mary Douglas: PollutionChapter 3. Gods, Spirits, And Souls
Reading 3-1 Jack Goody: A Kernel Of Doubt
Reading 3-2 Lyle B. Steadman, Craig T. Palmer, And Christopher F. Tilley: The Universality Of Ancestor Worship
Reading 3-3 Pascal Boyer: What Makes Anthropomorphism Natural: Intuitive Ontology And Cultural RepresentationsChapter 4. Ritual
Reading 4-1 Victor W. Turner: Ritual Symbolism, Morality, And Social Structure Among The Ndembu
Reading 4-2 Arnold Van Gennep: The Rites Of Passage: Conclusions
Reading 4-3 Heiko Henkel: “Between Belief And Unbelief Lies The Performance Of Salat”: Meaning And Efficacy Of A Muslim RitualChapter 5. Practitioners Of Ritual
Reading 5-1 Victor W. Turner: Religious Specialists
Reading 5-2 Margery Wolf: The Woman Who Didn’t Become A Shaman
Reading 5-3 Michael J. Harner: The Sound Of Rushing WaterChapter 6. Body And Mind
Reading 6-1 Napolean A. Chagnon: My Adventure With Ebene: A “Religious Experience”
Reading 6-2 Beth A. Conklin: “Thus Are Our Bodies, Thus Was Our Custom”: Mortuary Cannibalism In An Amazonian Society
Reading 6-3 Leonie J. Archer: “In Thy Blood Live”: Gender And Ritual In The Judaeo-Christian TraditionChapter 7. Magic And Witchcraft
Reading 7-1 James G. Frazer: Sympathetic Magic
Reading 7-2 E. E. Evans-Pritchard: Men Bewitch Others When They Hate Them
Reading 7-3 George Gmelch: Baseball MagicChapter 8. Death
Reading 8-1 Walter B. Cannon: “Voodoo” Death
Reading 8-2 Peter Metcalf And Richard Huntington: Symbolic Associations Of Death
Reading 8-3 David Hicks: Making The King Divine: A Case Study In Ritual Regicide From TimorChapter 9. Gender And Sexuality
Reading 9-1 Eric R. Wolf: The Virgin Of Guadalupe: A Mexican National Symbol
Reading 9-2 Serena Nanda: The Hijras Of India: Cultural And Individual Dimensions Of An Institutionalized Third Gender Role
Reading 9-3 Stanislav Andreski: The Syphilitic ShockChapter 10. The Natural Environment
Reading 10-1 G. Reichel-Dolmatoff: Cosmology As Ecological Analysis: A VAdditional Info
Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witchcraft. The choice of readings is eclectic: no single anthropological approach or theoretical perspective dominates the text. Theoretical significance, scholarly eminence of the author, and inherent interest provide the principal criteria; and each reading complements its companion chapters, which are pedagogically coherent rather than ad hoc assemblages. Included among the theoretical perspectives are structural-functionalism, structuralism, Malinowskian functionalism, cultural materialism, and cultural evolutionism; also included are the synchronic and diachronic approaches. The book offers a mixture of classic readings and more recent contributions, and the “world religions” are included along with examples from the religions of traditionally non-literate cultures. As diverse a range of religious traditions as possible has been embraced, from various ethnic groups, traditions, and places. -
Satan In America
$26.95Add to cartSatan in America tells the story of America’s complicated relationship with the devil. “New light” evangelists of the eighteenth century, enslaved African Americans, demagogic politicians, and modern American film-makers have used the devil to damn their enemies, explain the nature of evil and injustice, mount social crusades, construct a national identity, and express anxiety about matters as diverse as the threat of war to the dangers of deviant sexuality. W. Scott Poole’s book shows that both the range and the scope of American religiousness made theological evil an especially potent symbol. Satan appears repeatedly on the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the United States, a shadow self to the sunny image of American progress and idealism.
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Satan In America
$39.95Add to cartSatan in America tells the story of America’s complicated relationship with the devil. “New light” evangelists of the eighteenth century, enslaved African Americans, demagogic politicians, and modern American film-makers have used the devil to damn their enemies, explain the nature of evil and injustice, mount social crusades, construct a national identity, and express anxiety about matters as diverse as the threat of war to the dangers of deviant sexuality. W. Scott Poole’s book shows that both the range and the scope of American religiousness made theological evil an especially potent symbol. Satan appears repeatedly on the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the United States, a shadow self to the sunny image of American progress and idealism.
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Shamans Of The Lost World
$85.00Add to cartChapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Theoretical Background And Methods
Chapter 3. Hopewell Shamans
Chapter 4. Hopewell Cosmology: Part I
Chapter 5. Hopewell Cosmology: Part II
Chapter 6. Roles Of The Hopewell Shaman
Chapter 7. Ways Of The Hopewell Shaman
Chapter 8. AfterwordAdditional Info
Shamans of the Lost World bridges the gap between recent work in the cognitive sciences and some of humankind’s oldest religious expressions. In this detailed look at the prehistoric shamanism of the Ohio Hopewell, Romain uses cognitive science, archaeology, and ethnology to propose that the shamanic worldview results from psychological mechanisms that have a basis in our cognitive evolutionary development. The discussions in this volume of the most current theories concerning how early peoples came to believe in spirits and gods, as well as how those theories help account for what we find in the archaeological record of the Hopewell, are of interest to archaeologists and cognitive scientists alike. -
Prisons Sorcery And Homosexuality
$13.49Add to cartJails, jails everywhere and counting! We are all in some jail. The challenge of imprisonment goes beyond physical incarceration and is well into the spiritual realm. These problems are real and brutal, and pose serious social and health issues to the inmates, prison personnel and the entire society. Find out the challenges you will face and be prepared before hand. This helpful insight into prison situations, sorcery, same sex issues and bereavement highlights some of the challenges of the fruits of unfaithfulness and the available divine provisions to enable an individual sustain a proper attitude and find liberty when engaging with any of these difficulties.
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Witchcraft In Your Neighborhood
$15.49Add to cartFind out how a Christian can become a witch by accident and how a witch in your neighborhood can make you have a stroke, heart attack, irregular heart beat, fatigue, headache, migraines, dilapidating pains, wet dreams, marital discords, insomnia, misfortune or go obese. See how your telephones and cctv can be used to attack you. Learn the survival strategy, and how to preserve your salvation.
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Mormon Mirage : A Former Member Looks At The Mormon Church Today
$16.99Add to cartThree decades after leaving the Mormon faith, Latayne Colvett Scott looks back to her original journey out of Mormonism and the reasons why she left. Revised and updated, this third edition of The Mormon Mirage presents both a fascinating inside look at Mormonism and new and formidable evidence against its claims and teachings.
