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Taylor & Francis The Death of Sacred Texts Ritual Disposal and Renovation of Texts in World Religions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society Vitality of Indigenous Religions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Castebased Discrimination in International Human Rights Law
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Taylor & Francis The Ashgate Research Companion to Anthropology
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Taylor & Francis Digital Spirits in Religion and Media
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Taylor & Francis Living Folk Religions
Book SynopsisLiving Folk Religions presents cutting-edge contributions from a range of disciplines to examine religious folkways across cultures. This collection embraces the non-elite and non-sanctioned, the oral, fluid, accessible, evolving religions of people (volk) on the ground. Split into five sections, this book covers: What Is Folk Religion? Spirit Beings and Deities Performance and Ritual Praxis Possession and Exorcism Health, Healing, and Lifestyle Topics include demons and ambivalent gods, tree and nature spirits, revolutionary renunciates, oral lore, possession and exorcism, divination, midwestern American spiritualism, festivals, queer sexuality among ritual specialists, the dead returned, vernacular religions, diaspora adaptations, esoteric influences underlying public cultures, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), music and sound experiences, death rituals, and body and wellness cultures.Living Table of ContentsIntroduction: Three Little Words Aaron Michael Ullrey and Sravana Borkataky-Varma Part 1: What is Folk Religion? 1. Interrogating the Folk-Classical Divide in the Study of Indic Religions through a Local Bengali Ritual Performance Frank J. Korom 2. The Sādhū that Came for Lunch: Revising Tropes of Disconnection in the Jain Diaspora Tine Vekemans 3. What Makes Folk Buddhism? Alyson Prude 4. Why a Folk Religion May Not Exist Among Followers of an Abrahamic Faith: The Case of Sunni Egypt Hasan El-Shamy Part 2: Spirit Beings and Deities 5. Goddess Trees in the Forest of Bliss: Local Place and Translocal Space in a City of Pilgrims David Gordon White 6. Bhairava, Hanumān, and the Deified Dead: A Material Study of Vernacular, Official, and Folk Registers of Living Hinduism in Vārāṇasī, North India Seth Ligo 7. There is Something in Me: Narratives of LGBTIQ+ Sangomas (Traditional Healers) in South Africa Rachel Schneider Part 3: Performance and/or Ritual Praxis 8. Sufi Festivals in Contemporary Morocco: Authorizing and Performing Folk Religiosities John C. Thibdeau 9. Mantras for "Every God and Goddess": Vernacular Religious Ritual in the Literature of Sabhapati Swami Keith Cantú 10. Observing Buddhist Precepts by Divination: Practices According to ZhanchajingXingyi Wang 11. Spellbinding Skalds: Music as Ritual in Nordic Neopaganism Mathias Nordvig and Padraic Fitzgerald 12. Cremating the Body Politic: Mapping the Materiality of the Indo-Caribbean Mortuary Ritual Corpus Keith E. McNeal Part 4: Possession and Exorcism 13. Talking to the Other Side: Spiritualism as "Vernacular Religion" in Central Ohio Hugh B. Urban 14. Becoming a God: Spirit Possession Practices at a South Indian Temple Julie Edelstein 15. Post-Christianity and Esotericism: A Study of a Satanic Exorcist William Chavez 16. Controlling the Lore: A Survey of UFO Folklore in the United States Diana Pasulka Part 5: Health, Healing, and Lifestyle 17. Indigenous Revitalization, Rock Music, and the Holy Spirit: The Religious Logic of Healing at Lake Junaluska Jason E. Purvis 18. The Triple Goddess: Examining Maiden, Mother, Crone in Wiccan-Witchcraft Traditions Jason Mankey 19. Lifestyle Brands That Rock Your Soul: Wellness Culture as Folk Religion in North America Anya Foxen. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Anishinaabe Ways of Knowing and Being
Book SynopsisVery few studies have examined the worldview of the Anishinaabeg from within the culture itself and none have explored the Anishinaabe worldview in relation to their efforts to maintain their culture in the present-day world. This book fills that gap. Focusing mainly on the Minnesota Anishinaabeg, Lawrence Gross explores how their worldview works to create a holistic way of living. However, as Gross also argues, the Anishinaabeg saw the end of their world early in the 20th century and experienced what he calls ''postapocalypse stress syndrome.'' As such, the book further explores how the values engendered by the worldview of the Anishinaabeg are finding expression in the modern world as they seek to rebuild their society.Trade Review’Anishinaabe Ways of Knowing and Being delivers fresh perspective and deep thought about the first people of the Great Lakes. Full of insight, it's an essential reference to the historical and contemporary experience of the Anishinaabe. Historians, anthropologists, and everyday citizens will find a wealth of knowledge here. And the Anishinaabe people themselves will find a useful tool to help them retrace their roots, understand their ancestors, and chart a path forward.’ Anton Treuer, Bemidji State University, USA ’This is a remarkable book: keen in insight, refreshingly witty, and unique for the way it integrates the multiple registers in which Gross is deeply learned. Gross synthesizes his academic training in Japanese Zen Buddhism and Native Studies as well as a life-long body of indigenous knowledge entrusted to him by Anishinaabe mentors, teachers, and relatives. The result is a methodologically forthright, well written, and creative consideration of Anishinaabe ways of knowing and their importance for community well-being. Readers will remember this book for the analytical and writerly space it creates in Native American studies.’ Michael D. McNally, Carlton College, USATable of ContentsContents: Foreword; Preface; Introduction. Part I The Anishinaabe Apocalypse: Encounter with apocalypse; Postapocalypse stress syndrome. Part II The Foundations of the Anishinaabe Worldview: Silence and the Anishinaabe worldview; The quantum nature of the Anishinaabe language. Part III The Anishinaabe Mind: The comic vision of the Anishinaabeg; The comic mind of the Anishinaabeg. Part IV The Anishinaabe Heart: Storytelling in the Anishinaabe context; Anishinaabe rhetoric. Part V The Anishinaabe Spirit: Bimaadiziwin, or the good life of the Anishinaabeg; Spiritual; growth in Anishinaabe society. Part VI Beyond Postapocalypse Stress Syndrome: Cultural sovereignty and the sacred stories of the Anishinaabeg. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Astrology and Popular Religion in the Modern West
Book SynopsisThis book explores an area of contemporary religion, spirituality and popular culture which has not so far been investigated in depth, the phenomenon of astrology in the modern west. Locating modern astrology historically and sociologically in its religious, New Age and millenarian contexts, Nicholas Campion considers astrology''s relation to modernity and draws on extensive fieldwork and interviews with leading modern astrologers to present an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the origins and nature of New Age ideology. This book challenges the notion that astrology is either ''marginal'' or a feature of postmodernism. Concluding that astrology is more popular than the usual figures suggest, Campion argues that modern astrology is largely shaped by New Age thought, influenced by the European Millenarian tradition, that it can be seen as an heir to classical Gnosticism and is part of the vernacular religion of the modern west.Trade Review'This is a wonderful book, which has a lot of important things to say, not just about astrology, but about the nature of modern Western society.' Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol, UK 'Not concerned with the truth of its claims, Campion establishes a foundation for sociological inquiry to close a lacuna in understanding astrology's cultural status in contemporary Anglo-American society. To this end, he examines apocalyptic millenarianism, the New Age movement, Christian and "scientistic" rivalry in relation to the persistent fascination with the language of zodiac signs and the "judicial" astrological industry that has arisen from it. Campion's comprehensive approach ranges from fortune telling, media popularity and the complex skills involved with the discipline to philosophical and theological concerns with ethics.' Michael York, Cherry Hill Seminary, USA and Co-director London Academy for Cultural and Educational StudiesTable of Contents1 Introduction: a million-dollar business?2 Cosmic liberation: the pursuit of the millennium3 The shock of the new: the age of Aquarius4 Celestial enlightenment: the new age5 End times: the new age and the age of Aquarius6 The writing of heaven: new age astrology7 Oracles to the vulgar: sun-sign astrology8 An evolutionary paradox: the survival of belief in astrology9 Salvation and the stars: astrology, religion and belief10 Superstitious times: the extent of belief in astrology11 Belief in astrology: a public survey12 In their own words: the astrologers' universe of discord13 With their own voices: interviews with astrologers14 Conclusion: modernity and normality
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Religion Spirituality
Book SynopsisThis international volume provides a comprehensive account of contemporary research, new perspectives and cutting-edge issues surrounding religion and spirituality in social work. The introduction introduces key themes and conceptual issues such as understandings of religion and spirituality as well as definitions of social work, which can vary between countries. The main body of the book is divided up into sections on regional perspectives; religious and spiritual traditions; faith-based service provision; religion and spirituality across the lifespan; and social work practice. The final chapter identifies key challenges and opportunities for developing both social work scholarship and practice in this area.Including a wide range of international perspectives from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and the USA, this Handbook succeeds in extending the dominant paradigms and comprises a mix of auTrade Review'There is increasing interest in social work about how the profession understands issues of religion and spirituality. This very well structured book, written by international experts in the field, comprehensively identifies the knowledge base and points towards new directions in this growing area of practice. It is an essential source for academics, practitioners and students.' - Jim Campbell, University College Dublin, Ireland'There is increasing interest in social work about how the profession understands issues of religion and spirituality. This very well structured book, written by international experts in the field, comprehensively identifies the knowledge base and points towards new directions in this growing area of practice. It is an essential source for academics, practitioners and students.' – Jim Campbell, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsPART IIntroduction1 Religion and spirituality in social work: creating an international dialogueBeth R. CrispPART IIRegional perspectives2 Australia: it’s complicatedBeth R. Crisp3 Korean social welfare’s approach to spiritual diversityEdward R. Canda, Jungrim Moon and Kyung Mee Kim4 The absent presence of religion and spirituality in mental health social work in Northern IrelandPatricia Carlisle5 Spirituality and religion in Maltese social work practice: a taboo?Claudia PsailaPART IIIReligious and spiritual traditions6 The constructed ‘Indian’ and Indigenous sovereignty: social work practice with Indigenous peoplesArielle Dylan and Bartholemew Smallboy7 The sacred in traditional African spirituality: creating synergies with social work practiceRaisuyah Bhagwan8 Studying social work: dilemmas and difficulties of Ultra-Orthodox womenNehami Baum9 Western Buddhism and social workCaroline Humphrey10 Achieving dynamic balancing: application of Daoist principles into social work practiceCelia Hoi Yan Chan, Xiao-Wen Ji and Cecilia Lai Wan Chan11 Celtic spirituality: exploring the fascination across time and placeLaura Béres12 Material spirituality: challenging Gnostic tendencies in contemporary understandings of religion and spirituality in social workRussell Whiting13 Social work with Muslim communities: treading a critical path over the crescent moonSara Ashencaen Crabtree14 Religious and spiritual perspectives of social work among the PalestiniansAlean Al-KrenawiPART IVFaith-based service provision15 Partners in service and justice: Catholic social welfare and the social work professionLinda Plitt Donaldson16 Residential childcare in faith-based institutionsMark Smith17 The background and roles of The Salvation Army in providing social and faith-based servicesMichael Wolf-Branigin and Katie Hirtz Bingaman18 South Asian gurus, their movements and social serviceSamta P. Pandya19 Reclaiming compassion: Auschwitz, Holocaust remembrance and social workJohn G. Fox20 At a crossroads: the Church of Sweden and its role as a welfare provider in a changing Swedish welfare stateEva Jeppsson GrassmanPART VReligion and spirituality across the lifespan21 Spirituality: the missing component in trauma therapy across the lifespanHeather Marie Boynton and Jo-Ann Vis22 Spirituality as a protective factor for children and adolescentsLinda Benavides23 Responding to child abuse in religious contextsPhilip Gilligan24 Queer meaningMark Henrickson25 From entanglement to equanimity: an application of a holistic healing approach into social work practice with infertile couplesYao Hong and Celia Hoi Yan Chan26 Life’s end journey: social workers in palliative careMartha Wiebe27 Social work and suffering in end-of-life care: an arts-based approachIrene RenzenbrinkPART VISocial work practice28 Religious literacy in public and professional settingsAdam Dinham29 Spirituality and sexuality: exploring tensions in everyday relationship-based practiceJanet Melville-Wiseman30 Mindfulness for professional resilienceJames Lucas31 Spiritual competence: the key to effective practice with people from diverse religious backgroundsDavid R. Hodge32 A spiritual approach to social work practiceAnn M. Carrington33 Critical spirituality and social work practiceFiona Gardner34 Spiritually informed social work within conflict-induced displacementMalabika Das35 Holistic arts-based social workDiana Coholic36 Ethical principles for transitioning to a renewable energy economy in an era of climate changeMishka Lysack37 The spiritual dimensions of ecosocial work in the context of global climate changeFred H. Besthorn and Jon Hudson38 Ultimate concerns and human rights: how can practice sensitive to spirituality and religion expand and sharpen social work capacity to challenge social injustice?Fran Gale and Michael Dudley39 Addressing spiritual bypassing: issues and guidelines for spiritually sensitive practiceMichael J. SheridanPART VIIConclusion40 Developing the agenda for religion and spirituality in social workBeth R. CrispIndex
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Cambridge University Press The Indian Theogony
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Cambridge University Press The Buddhist Saints of the Forest A Study in Charisma Hagiography Sectarianism and Millennial Buddhism 49 Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Series Number 49
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Cambridge University Press Living Islam
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Cambridge University Press Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the TwentyFirst Century
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Cambridge University Press Hare Krishna in the TwentyFirst Century
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Ending of Time
Book SynopsisThe provocative and penetrating philosophical classic of science and spirituality—a discourse between the revered spiritual leader Krishnamurti and renowned physicist Dr. David Bohm, exploring the origin of human conflict and what we can do about the barriers that stand in the way of insight and consciousness, now revised and updated with a new introduction and added dialogues.The Ending of Time is a series of important and enlightening dialogues in which Jiddu Krishnamurti and Dr. David Bohm—men from vastly different backgrounds in philosophy and physics, respectively—debate profound existential questions that illuminate the fundamental nature of existence, probing topics such as insight, illusion, awakening, transcendence, renewal, morality, the temporal, and the spiritual. Along the way, Krishnamurti and Bohm explore a person’s relationship to society and offer new insights on human thought, death, awakening, self realization, and the problem of the fragmented mind.The Ending of Time also refers to the wrong turn humanity has taken—a state that they argue can be corrected. Though they insist that mankind can change fundamentally, they warn that transformation requires going from one’s narrow and particular interests toward the general, and ultimately moving still deeper into that purity of compassion, love and intelligence that originates beyond thought, time, and even emptiness.This updated edition, edited and revised in clear and engaging language, includes a new introduction and a conversation previously published separately which examines “The Future of Humanity.”
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Random House USA Inc The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Sacred Teachings
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Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers Dios Habla Con Arjuna El Bhagavad Guita Vol 2 La
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Undena Publications,U.S. The Descent of Inanna as a Ritual Journey to
Book SynopsisTwo complementary articles dealing with the Sumerian tale Inanna's descent to the netherworld, with a survey of Near Eastern Venus deities.
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Integral Yoga Publications Pathways to Peace
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Paragon House Publishers Wisdom's Book: The Sophia Anthology
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Shambhala Publications Inc Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verse Of The Shangpa
Book SynopsisThroughout history awakened ones have celebrated the rapture of mystical states with inspired verse sung extemporaneously. This book offers a rare glimpse into the mysticism of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage a tradition based mainly on the profound teaching of two women. This compendium of spontaneous verse sung by tantric Buddhist masters from the 10th century to the present includes translations as well as short descriptions of each poet''s life and a historical overview of the lineage.
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Red Wheel/Weiser When Someone You Love is Wiccan: A Guide to
Book SynopsisMcColman offers a book that explains Pagan spirituality to non-Pagans in a balanced, accessible way, while acknowledging the natural anxiety that many of them may feel when confronted by a son, daughter, sibling, or co-worker who suddenly proclaims that he or she is a practitioner of Wicca.
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Hampton Roads Publishing Company True Happiness: The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi
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Pitchstone Publishing The Nonbeliever's Guide to the Book of Mormon
Book SynopsisEven for the most ardent skeptic, it’s hard not to be curious about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Maybe you've seen the hit musical comedy The Book of Mormon. Maybe you’ve read about Holocaust victims and deceased celebrities like Elvis being posthumously baptized in Mormon churches. Or maybe you’ve come across some other belief or facet of the Mormon faith and can’t help but wonder whether the religion is actually as wild as it seems. Sure, the young Mormon missionaries who knock on your door with promises of a book that will change your life are happy to speak with you about their religion and provide their own answers. But if you accept their offer, you'll likely be heavily recruited, repeatedly contacted, pressured to become a church member, and perhaps even told you’re going to be tortured in hell if you don’t accept their claims. Enter The Nonbeliever’s Guide to the Book of Mormon, which offers an easily accessible, entertaining introduction to Mormonism. For those with a curious but skeptical mind, it also provides a no-pressure, no-strings-attached way to learn about what's contained in Mormonism's sacred text, without the tedium of having to read the whole thing—or the risk of being pestered in this life (or the afterlife, for that matter).
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Lockwood Press Purifying a House from Blood: A Hittite Ritual
Book SynopsisPurifying a House from Blood provides an updated philological edition of the Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446) with transliteration, transcription, and English translation. In addition to the updated critical edition, which is complemented with philological notes and commentary, this work provides a comprehensive study of this important ritual text. The introduction to the text (part 1) presents a palaeographic analysis and a brief overview of the content and the main topics of interest for a reading. Part 2 offers a detailed philological commentary. Part 3 discusses in greater detail some distinctive aspects of this composition in the broader context of the Hittite ritual corpus.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Philological Conventions Chapter 1: Tablets, Dating, and Palaeography 1.1. Tablets and Archaeological Context 1.2. Dating: Content, Language, and Palaeography 1.3. Conclusions Chapter 2: Content of the Purification Ritual CTH 446 2.1. Hittite Rituals and the Conception of Purity 2.2. Divine Participants 2.3. The Composite Background of CTH 446 in Historical Context 2.4. Ritual Matter and Goal 2.5. Ritual Structure and Performance Chapter 3: Text Edition 3.1. Transliteration and Translation 3.2. Philological Notes and Commentary Chapter 4: CTH 446 in Context: Construction and Content of Hittite Rituals 4.1. Purification Rituals and the Role of the Ancient Gods 4.2. Distinctive Ritual Practices and Formal Components 4.3. Purification Rituals for Buildings 4.4. Symbology of Blood and “Blood Rituals” 4.5. Mythological Content 4.6. Conclusions Chapter 5: Nature and Goals of CTH 446 5.1. Structure and Content: The “Compilation” Hypothesis 5.2. Discussion Chapter 6: Is CTH 446 a Literary Text? 6.1. Unicity of CTH? 6.2. CTH 446 in the Pragmatic Context of Hittite Rituals Glossary References Subject Index Index of Texts Cited Concordance
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Kohlhammer Indigene Religionen Sudamerikas
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Harrassowitz Tan Sitong (1865-1898): Jenseits Vom Reich Der
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Harrassowitz Affiliation and Transmission in Daoism: A Berlin
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Harrassowitz God First and Last'. Religious Traditions and
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Dietrich Reimer Magie: Die Verborgenen Grundmuster Unseres
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