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Coming Full Circle is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationships between spirituality and health in several contemporary Coast Salish and Chinook communities in western Washington from 18……続きを見る

Writing as Magus Incognito, William Walker Atkinson reintroduces a new generation of readers to the Rosicrucian ideals, as well as to a myriad of connections between occult concepts as varied as alc……続きを見る

The Soul of the Indian is Charles A. Eastman’s exploration and documentation of religion as he experienced it during the late nineteenth century. A Dakota physician and writer who sought to bring un……続きを見る

This book offers a major contribution to the study and analysis of divination, based on continuing fieldwork with the Mambila in Cameroon. It seeks to return attention to the details of divinatory p……続きを見る

La funzione della preghiera non deve ridursi ad una petulante questua della grazia divina, attraverso formule sempre uguali, prive di sentimento personale. I brani di questa raccolta mostrano come n……続きを見る

Francis La Flesche's book, 'The Osage tribe, two versions of the child-naming rite,' delves deep into the cultural practices of the Osage tribe, specifically focusing on the child-naming rite. Throu……続きを見る

An introduction to the spiritual source of the beliefs and practices that have so profoundly shaped African American religious traditions. Most of the Africans who were enslaved and brought to the A……続きを見る

This manuscript of the Mythology of the Yoruba Religion-Cariocha, as the importance of this cult, the past is the present, as the present to meet the future, thus regulate their functions in religio……続きを見る

Excerpt: "In many villages, during the festival to the village deity, water is poured over a sheep’s back, and it is accepted as a good sign if it shivers. “When the people are economical, they keep……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The word Korono is said to be derived from kirāni, which means a writer or clerk. The origin of the Koronos is uncertain. One writer says that they are Kāyasts of Northern India, who are o……続きを見る

Excerpt: "Palli or Vanniyan.ーWriting concerning this caste the Census Superintendent, 1871, records that “a book has been written by a native to show that the Pallis (Pullies or Vanniar) of the sou……続きを見る

Excerpt: "This is, so far as I know, the only monograph on Chinese mythology in any non-Chinese language. Nor do the native works include any scientific analysis or philosophical treatment of their ……続きを見る

Excerpt: "‘In 1894, equipped with a set of anthropometric instruments obtained on loan from the Asiatic Society of Bengal, I commenced an investigation of the tribes of the Nīlgiri hills, the Todas,……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The Marakkāyars are described, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as “a Tamil-speaking Musalman tribe of mixed Hindu and Musalman origin, the people of which are usually traders. They seem……続きを見る

Excerpt: "....“We embarked,” he writes, “in a boat (at Hampi on the Tungabhadra) which exactly corresponds to my idea of the coracle of the ancient Britons. It consists of a very large, round wicker……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The Chakkiliyan men in Madras are tattooed not only on the forehead, but also with their name, conventional devices, dancing-girls, etc., on the chest and upper extremities. It has been no……続きを見る

Hercule Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gif……続きを見る

Excerpt: "Talayāri.ーThe Talayāri (talai, head) or chief watchman, or Uddāri (saviour of the village), is a kind of undepartmental village policeman, who is generally known as the Talāri. Among othe……続きを見る

This book analyses the social, political and religious life of the Hyolmo people of Nepal. Highlighting patterns of change and adaptation, it addresses the Shamanic-Buddhist interface that exists in……続きを見る

What does the Bible have to say about strange creatures usually only found in the pages of mythology? One of the most fascinating parts of reading the Bible is when we en-counter strange creatures t……続きを見る

Sometimes we just don't have a lot of time to sit down and really dig into a Bible study like we'd love to. Sometimes we only have a few minutes to spare, and that's where 15 minute Bible studies co……続きを見る

An inspiring exploration of the goddesses of the West African spiritual traditions and their role in shaping Yoruba (Ifa), Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Throughout Africa and bey……続きを見る

This book examines the contributions, both intentional and unintentional, of Nigerian Pentecostal churches and NGOs to development, studying their development practices broadly in relation to the in……続きを見る

James Stevenson's 'Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians' is a comprehensive study of the intricate ceremonial practices and symbolic sand painting rituals ……続きを見る

Trata-se de um livro histórico, considerado como o primeiro livro publicado a ter como tema as Sete Linhas de Umbanda e Demanda – suas rotinas, fundamentos e doutrina. Esse livro foi criado a partir……続きを見る

Imagine a world where everyone has access to all the stories of your ancestors, this would help you to connect to your lineage, heal relationships, and enable these stories to be passed down to futu……続きを見る

Acclaimed journalist Dennis Covington examines how faith and violence shape our world. In war zones witnessing widespread conflict, what makes life at all worth living? When chaos becomes a way of l……続きを見る

Este livro é um refinado estudo da cosmologia guarani, produto de uma longa e densa colaboração entre o autor e os Guarani Mbya, em aldeias próximas e distantes da metrópole de São Paulo e de outras……続きを見る

Drawing on fine-grained ethnographies from Bissau, Chile, China, Egypt, Ecuador and Nepal, this volume explores how politically, religiously and (sub-)culturally inspired Utopias motivate youth in t……続きを見る

The fraudulent sophistications of bread, beer, wine, spirituous liquors, tea, oil, pickles 続きを見る