Ritualul

The American Fraternity is a mysterious photo and ritual book that lifts the veil on America's oldest and most influential male tradition. The text...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Chr...

Conjuring Spirits contains both general surveys and analyses of magical texts and manuscripts by distinguished scholars in a variety of disciplines...

This is the only book in eighty years to deal with traditional secret societies from a comparative perspective. It is also the only study undertake...

These six ethnographies offer a different vision. Comparative, historical, and contemporary, the studies stretch from Macedonia to Kyrgyzstan, each...

This book shows how contemporary religious groups arrange very different sorts of rituals in order to achieve collective encounters with "the spiri...

Reducere. From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could ident...

Reducere. The book is journey through 5000 years of evolution of Hinduism, and is outcome of seven years of study to understand the roots of Hinduism. Tracin...

This volume features a group of select peer-reviewed papers by an international group of authors, both younger and senior academics and researchers...

Presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the use of caves and rock shelters across Europe during the medieval period for a wide range of religi...

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty LtdAuthor(s): Qiyao DengIllustration(s): 698 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 400Publication...

DescriptionWhen the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century A.D., inaugurating the Classic period of Maya h...

Bautch argues that the return from the Exile is presented as an opportunity for Jews, primarly those in Judah, to interpret anew the relationship b...

Cave and Worship in Ancient Greece brings together a series of stimulating chapters contributing to the archaeology, and our modern understanding o...

This book provides a comprehensive study on the proclamation of holy scriptures as an enacted celebration, as well as its function as a performance...

Metamorphosis of the CassowariesPublisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Alfred GellNumber of pages: 360Collection: LSE Monographs on Social Anthr...

The book will be of interest to students, academics and practitioners working in the areas of Restorative Justice, Criminal Law and Criminology.Pub...

This edited collection offers multi-disciplinary reflections and analysis on a variety of themes centred on nineteenth century executions in the UK...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Alison (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque) MillerNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2017Dimensions...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Gananath (Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University, USA) ObeyesekereIllustration(s): 6 ...

Represents an unparalleled exploration of the place of prehistoric monuments in the Anglo-Saxon psyche, and examines how Anglo-Saxon communities pe...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Edward WestermarckNumber of pages: 644Collection: Routledge RevivalsPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 138...

The ceremonial houses of the Abelam people (East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea), rank as architectual masterpieces. This book offers a unique do...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): Illustrations (some col.)Number of pages: 192Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 157 x 235 x 15C...

In The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Victor Turner examines rituals of the Ndembu in Zambia and develops his now-famous concept of ...

Maya kings who failed to ensure the prosperity of their kingdoms were subject to various forms of termination, including the ritual defacing and de...

"Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control" is a practical, task-oriented, instructional manual designed to help therapists ...

An estimated 2-3% of the population is affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is a chronic condition that significantly affects dail...

Reducere. This Is A New Release Of The Original 1910 Edition.

In 1230, Jews in the English city of Norwich were accused of having seized and circumcised a five-year-old Christian boy named Edward because they ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Germanic tribes, Goths, and other Germanic-speaking tribes are renowned today in myth, legend, and popular cu...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Russell E. MartinIllustration(s): 4 Charts; 9 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 378Collectio...

Reducere. This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and sup...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Edward MuirNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 1986Dimensions: 227 x 155 x 23Cover type: Paperbac...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Alison MillerNumber of pages: 408Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 192 x 248 x 26Cover type: Paperback / ...

Myth, Ritual, and the Warrior in Roman and Indo-European Antiquity - Roger D. Woodard

-First systematic review of Tibetan ritual art -Never-before-published Buddhist art objects -Written by expert on Tibetan art, Michael Henss Tibeta...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Elisabeth OEzdalgaIllustration(s): 6 Tables, black and whiteNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2...

Reducere. It is time for an eco-liturgical liberation theology! One that hears the cries of the people and the earth and orients thinking and practices from ...

Publisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Kyoim YunIllustration(s): 6 b&w illus., 1 mapNumber of pages: 256Collection: Korean Studies of ...

Publisher: University Press of ColoradoIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 348Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 159 x 235 x...

The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Ritual - Rikard Roitto

A collection of essays examining the conceptual and methodological issues that currently inform the study of text and ritual in the Pentateuch.Publ...