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The Religious History of the Roman Empire: The Republican Centuries consists of fourteen chapters, all dealing with aspects of the religious life of Republican Rome between c. 500 BCE and the fall of the Republican constitution in c. 30 BCE.

This volume examines Apuleius' The Golden Ass within the context of the popular beliefs and Jewish and Christian writings that were part of the intellectual culture of 2nd century C.E. North Africa. Suitable for those studying Apuleius, Roman literature, and Christian and Jewish literature and beliefs of this period.

In 1930, anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard journeyed deep into the Sudanese savanna to uncover the mysteries of the nomadic Nuer tribes - this book presents his compelling discoveries.The harsh dry plains of the Sudan cannot sustain sufficient agriculture for the tribes; to thrive, the Nuer move their camps in accordance with the seasons. At the core of daily life are cattle whose milk and meat sustain the people; the cow's pliant, agreeable nature is ideal for a tribe to manage. Nuer children are raised to learn how to properly treat and nurture cattle, through milking and assisting in the birth of new calves, that the tribe may continue to flourish thereby. Conflict within the tribes, or with outside enemies, often involves the control of cattle herds.More than eighty maps, charts and photographs are included in this study, helping the reader to understand the topics. The author sought to live with the Nuer; it took months for him to achieve acceptance, and only once he had gained a measure of trust did the tribe demonstrate their unique ways of living and respond to questions. Though the Nuer are by nature wary and reserved, once he was accepted the author beheld their kindness and bonds to one another.Evans-Pritchard went on to revisit the Nuer on multiple occasions, writing further ethnological researches on their religious practices, political structures, and unique way of life.

Monument de la littérature ésotérique, "Les Grands Initiés" d'Édouard Schuré retrace l'histoire secrète des religions à travers les figures de Rama, Krishna, Hermès, Moïse, Orphée, Pythagore, Platon et Jésus. Publié en 1889, cet ouvrage mythique explore les rites d'initiation et les mystères sacrés qui ont façonné l'humanité.De l'Inde védique à la Grèce antique en passant par l'Égypte des pharaons, Schuré nous entraîne dans un voyage fascinant au c¿ur de la tradition ésotérique la plus ancienne. Il y dévoile les liens profonds entre science et religion, les origines des grands mythes indo-européens et la transmission ininterrompue d'un savoir primordial.À travers les destins exceptionnels de ces huit "Grands Initiés", c'est toute une sagesse universelle qui se révèle. Leur enseignement, dispensé à un cercle restreint de disciples, aurait influencé en profondeur le cours de l'histoire humaine. Une thèse audacieuse qui a fait de ce livre une référence incontournable.Mêlant érudition et intuition, Schuré retrace le parcours initiatique de chacune de ces figures tutélaires, depuis leur naissance jusqu'à leur mort, en passant par les épreuves décisives qui ont fait d'eux des "Maîtres de Sagesse". Un récit captivant, qui éclaire d'un jour nouveau l'émergence et l'évolution des grandes traditions spirituelles.Plus qu'une simple somme historique, Les Grands Initiés est une ¿uvre visionnaire, qui invite à redécouvrir la dimension sacrée de l'existence. En nous reconnectant à la source vive des mythes et des mystères, Schuré nous ouvre les portes d'une spiritualité vivante et universelle, où l'Homme peut renouer avec sa nature profonde et son destin cosmique.Véritable bible de l'ésotérisme moderne, ce classique intemporel n'a cessé depuis sa parution d'inspirer des générations de chercheurs et de spiritualistes. Un must absolu pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent à la quête initiatique et à la sagesse des civilisations disparues.

This book expands the current axiology of theism literature by assessing the axiological status of alternative conceptions of God and the divine. It reflects a wider trend in analytic philosophy of religion to broaden its scope beyond the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Hollywood A-lister Michelle Rodriguez and Mexican healer Sergio Magaña reveal the incredible truth of ancient Toltec wisdom. This book offers a golden future for our planet, equipping readers with Toltec self-development tools.As prophesied by the Toltecs, the world is moving into a new age of consciousness, the Sixth Sun. This book, a collaboration between Sergio Magaña, heir to ancient Mesoamerican wisdom, and Michelle Rodriguez, one of Hollywood’s biggest Latin stars, urges us to reclaim our Toltec legacy and evolve to meet the opportunities of this new dawn. It includes:Mind-blowing revelations of how Toltec symbols (from the pyramids to the Tree of Life to the rising serpent) are mirrored in other traditions around the globe.The thrilling tale of how Toltec knowledge was forced underground by Mexico’s Spanish invaders and then survived as part of a vibrant oral tradition.Practical Toltec tools such as lucid dreaming to influence conscious reality and obsidian mirror meditation to reprogram the subconscious mindEEG-based medical research which testifies to the power of meditation, lucid dreaming and other Toltec techniques.Michelle and Sergio offer an enlightening worldview, a set of powerful practical tools, and the motivation to live a more harmonious life at the dawn of a new age.

This book explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting magical and shamanic phenomena associated with vernacular religions across Monsoon Asia. It will be of interest to South Asian religions, Tantric traditions, and Asian and global folk religion, shamanism, and magic.

Drawing on research from Ghana, this book examines the experiences of women liberated from indigenous ritual servitude in Africa, and the spatial diaconia of parachurches - which function outside of institutionalized churches - in offering survivors a lived space as they seek restoration and integration into wider society.

This book explores the intersections of gender, religion and migration within the context of post-independent Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on how gender disparities impact economic development. It addresses the need for gender equity, gender inclusion and gender mainstreaming in both religious and societal institutions.

Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the profound, joyful and extensive mythology of India.Gorgeous Collector's Edition. India, one of the great, ancient civilizations, spawned a fascinating canon of myths and legends. With multiple gods, and a riot of colour and character, this fantastic new book, Indian Myths & Legends, explores the themes and landscapes that created the tales, and reveals the boundless energy that brought us the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, retelling the stories of Krishna, Buddha and Shiva, and some of the many different versions of creation.Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

Shamanism has always been of great interest to anthropologists. More recently it has been "e;discovered"e; by westerners, especially New Age followers. This book breaks new ground byexamining pristine shamanism in Greenland, among people contacted late by Western missionaries and settlers. On the basis of material only available in Danish, and presented herein English for the first time, the author questions Mircea Eliade's well-known definition of the shaman as the master of ecstasy and suggests that his role has to be seen as that of a master of spirits. The ambivalent nature of the shaman and the spirit world in the tough Arctic environment is then contrasted with the more benign attitude to shamanism in the New Age movement. After presenting descriptions of their organizations and accounts by participants, the author critically analyses the role of neo-shamanic courses and concludes that it is doubtful to consider what isoffered as shamanism.

"Between 2016 and 2018, Diego de Oxâossi wrote and published the trilogy As Folhas Sagradas: Poderes, Magias e Segredos- which had its copyrights sold abroad for publication in English, as Sacred Leaves, by Llewellyn Worldwide" -- About the author.

In 1930, anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard journeyed deep into the Sudanese savanna to uncover the mysteries of the nomadic Nuer tribes - this book presents his compelling discoveries.The harsh dry plains of the Sudan cannot sustain sufficient agriculture for the tribes; to thrive, the Nuer move their camps in accordance with the seasons. At the core of daily life are cattle whose milk and meat sustain the people; the cow's pliant, agreeable nature is ideal for a tribe to manage. Nuer children are raised to learn how to properly treat and nurture cattle, through milking and assisting in the birth of new calves, that the tribe may continue to flourish thereby. Conflict within the tribes, or with outside enemies, often involves the control of cattle herds.More than eighty maps, charts and photographs are included in this study, helping the reader to understand the topics. The author sought to live with the Nuer; it took months for him to achieve acceptance, and only once he had gained a measure of trust did the tribe demonstrate their unique ways of living and respond to questions. Though the Nuer are by nature wary and reserved, once he was accepted the author beheld their kindness and bonds to one another.Evans-Pritchard went on to revisit the Nuer on multiple occasions, writing further ethnological researches on their religious practices, political structures, and unique way of life.

Theatrum Mundi ("the theatre of the world¿) describes the diversity of masks and performances that originated from the violent struggles between European, Arabic and ¿New World¿ civilizations. This authoritative study celebrates over 500 years of Mexican and South American Indigenous dance dramas and explains how mask makers, religious practitioners, masqueraders and entrepreneurs have helped to continuously reinvent, revitalize and express the changing world around them.The culmination of four decades of research by Dr. Anthony Shelton, professor of art history and director of the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia, the text is illustrated by field photographs and images from MOA and other notable mask collections

"This book celebrates without apology the fact that indigenous spirituality lives and breathes in our Pacific person and personhood. In so doing, it celebrates what is core to indigeneity in the Pacific: our names and our naming; our knowing, being and seeing; and our identities and sense of belonging. It exposes how our grip on our own search for how we should understand the many dimensions of our Pacific-ness is slipping, and it offers a thoughtful conversation on how we can get better traction on it and really own it." - Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi, Former Head of State of Samoa.

Autonomy is either relational or it does not exist at all. Absolute individualism is a mental construct abstracted from an irreducibly relational biosphere. Human life finds itself in, and is realized by, relationships with other beings. This book gazes on the fact that individualism is irredeemably contingent on relationality. Significant as self-consciousness is, consciousness of the other as a fellow self is a higher consciousness. It is the consciousness of the other selves that is the basis of ethics and morality. Common Good cannot be ethically superseded by individual good. Individual good that is incongruous to Common Good is ethically absurd. However, popular understanding of autonomy has become increasingly unrealistic as it tends toward extreme egotistic and relativistic individualism. There is need for veracity in ethics.