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Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Powerby Marvin Meyer, Richard SmithISBN 0691004587 (0-691-00458-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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Ancient Indian Magic & Folklore: An Introductionby Margaret StutleyISBN 0710003889 (0-7100-0388-9)
Hardcover, Routledge & Kegan Paul
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The Archaeology of Death and Burialby Michael Parker PearsonISBN 0750917776 (0-7509-1777-6)
Hardcover, Sutton Pub Ltd
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Because It Gives Me Peace of Mind: Ritual Fasts in the Religious Lives of Hindu Womenby Anne MacKenzie PearsonISBN 0791430383 (0-7914-3038-3)
Softcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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Black Elk Speaksby John G. NeihardtISBN 0785774106 (0-7857-7410-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Ogalala Siouxby Black Elk, John Gneisenau NeihardtISBN 0783517505 (0-7835-1750-5)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books
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Bonseigneur Rituals a Collection of 18th Century Ecossais Ritualsby Gerry L. PrinsenISBN 0766106969 (0-7661-0696-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Book Of Ceremonial Magicby Arthur Edward Waite, John C. WilsonISBN 0710311532 (0-7103-1153-2)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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By Candlelight: Rites for Celebration, Blessing & Prayerby Janina ReneeISBN 0738704172 (0-7387-0417-2)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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The Ceremonial City: Toulouse Observed, 1738-1780by Robert A. SchneiderISBN 0691034648 (0-691-03464-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Traditionby Dianne SylvanISBN 0738703486 (0-7387-0348-6)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Claiming All Things for God: Prayer, Discernment, and Ritual for Social Changeby George D. McClainISBN 0687004896 (0-687-00489-6)
Softcover, Abingdon Pr
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The Cloister Walkby Kathleen NorrisISBN 0783819730 (0-7838-1973-0)
Softcover, G K Hall & Co
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Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness and the Search for Meaningby Jean Shinoda BolenISBN 0684835304 (0-684-83530-4)
Softcover, Scribner
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A Complete Guide to Magic and Ritual: How to Use Natural Energies to Heal Your Lifeby Cassandra EasonISBN 0749919620 (0-7499-1962-0)
Softcover, Piatkus Books
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Cassandra Eason shows that magic is not simply confined to the world of fairy tales, but can be a way of galvanizing and focusing energies to achieve particular goals including coping with divorce or redundancy, to attracting love and encouraging good health. Throughout the book, exercises and strategies show you how to put theory into action. [via]
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Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchenby Scott CunninghamISBN 0738702269 (0-7387-0226-9)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Dublinersby James Joyce, Walter Hettche, Hans Walter GablerISBN 0679739904 (0-679-73990-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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An Egyptian Book of Shadows: Eight Seasonal Rites for Egyptian Paganismby Keith Seddon, Jocelyn AlmondISBN 0722538936 (0-7225-3893-6)
Softcover, Thorsons Element
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The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mindby Garth FowdenISBN 0691024987 (0-691-02498-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Egyptian of the Dead: The Papyrus of Aniby E. A. Wallis BudgeISBN 0760768382 (0-7607-6838-2)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Egyptian of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani'Book summary:"The Egyptian Book of the Dead" is by far the most sensational book handed down from the priests of ancient Egypt. After nearly 4500 years it still intrigues modern readers with its imaginative insights into the universal human condition and the desire for a blissful afterlife. Entombed with this book of rituals, the deceased had an illustrated travel guide for the nightly journey with the sun through the dark and dangerous underworld, providing a guarantee of resurrection in the afterlife at dawn. We discover in the Book of the Dead a commonly shared humanity that reaches out to us across more than four thousand years with timeless and universal expressions of hopes and fears that are sometimes quite familiar, sometimes quite strange. "The Book of the Dead" did not have a single author, as it is a composite work written by unknown Egyptian priests over a period of nearly 1000 years, but there is an author to whom we are deeply indebted: British Egyptologist Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934). Budge was an extremely productive scholar who drew attention to many Egyptian and other ancient writings that might otherwise have remained unpublished. [via]
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Everyday Sun Magic: Spells & Rituals For Radiant Livingby Dorothy MorrisonISBN 0738704687 (0-7387-0468-7)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Livesby Robert FulghumISBN 0679419616 (0-679-41961-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Games of the Gods: The Origin of Board Games in Magic and Divinationby Nigel PennickISBN 0712619720 (0-7126-1972-0)
Hardcover, Rider
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Grandmothers of the Light: A Medicine Woman's Sourcebookby Paula Gunn AllenISBN 0704343185 (0-7043-4318-5)
Softcover, Womens Pr Ltd
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Green Magic: The Sacred Connection to Natureby Aoumiel, Ann MouraISBN 0738701815 (0-7387-0181-5)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Grimoire for the Green Witch: A Complete Book of Shadowsby Ann MouraISBN 0738702870 (0-7387-0287-0)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Grimoire for the Green Witch: A Complete Book of Shadows'Book summary:The author of the popular Green Witchcraft series presents her personal Book of Shadows, designed for you to use just as she uses it-as a working guide to ritual, spells, and divination. This ready-made, authentic grimoire is based on family tradition and actual magical experience, and is easily adaptable to any tradition of Witchcraft.
Grimoire for the Green Witch offers a treasury of magical information- rituals for Esbats and Sabbats, correspondences, circle-casting techniques, sigils, symbols, recitations, spells, teas, oils, baths, and divinations. Every aspect of Craft practice is addressed, from the purely magical to the personally spiritual. It is a distillation of Green practice, with room for growth and new inspiration.2004 COVR AWARD 1ST RUNNER-UP
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How Natives Thinkby Lucien Levy-BruhlISBN 0691020345 (0-691-02034-5)
Softcover, Princeton University Press
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The I Ching: Or, Book of Changesby R. Wilhelm, C.F. BaynesISBN 069109750X (0-691-09750-X)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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I Love You Ritualsby Rebecca Anne BaileyISBN 0688161170 (0-688-16117-0)
Softcover, Quill
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Love You Rituals'Book summary:I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children's social, emotional, and school success.Winner of a 1999 Parent's Guide Children's Media Award, these positive nursery rhymes, interactive finger plays, soothing games, and physically active can be played with children from infancy through age eight. In only minutes a day, these powerful rituals:
- Prime a child's brain for learning
- Help children cope with change
- Enhance attention, cooperation, and self-esteem
- Help busy families stay close
- Affirm the parent-child bond that insulates children from violence, peer pressure, and drugs, and much more.
Easy to learn and especially effective in stressful situations, I Love You Rituals gives parents, grandparents, caregivers, and teachers inspiring tools to help children thrive.
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I'm in Charge of Celebrationsby Byrd Baylor, Peter ParnallISBN 0689806205 (0-689-80620-5)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I'm in Charge of Celebrations'Book summary:Byrd Baylor's text captures and shares some of the special experiences in the Southwest desert country that have inaugurated her private celebrations: The Time of Falling Stars, in the middle of August, when "every time a streak of light goes shooting through the darkness, I feel my heart shoot out of me"; Rainbow Celebration Day, marking the time she and a jackrabbit stood together watching a triple-rainbow over a canyon; and the real New Year's Day (January first is "just another winter day"), the day spring begins. "I celebrate with horned toads and ravens and lizards and quail...And, Friend, it's not a bad party." [via]
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Illuminations: Mystical Meditations on the Hebrew Alphabet The Healing of the Soulby Dolores Ashcroft-NowickiISBN 0738701866 (0-7387-0186-6)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religionby James George Frazer, Robert K.G. TempleISBN 0684818507 (0-684-81850-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'Book summary:Before Joseph Campbell became the world's most famous practitioner of comparative mythology, there was Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down to a single thick edition suitable for mass distribution. The thesis on the origins of magic and religion that it elaborates "will be long and laborious," Frazer warns readers, "but may possess something of the charm of a voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs." Chief among those customs--at least as the book is remembered in the popular imagination--is the sacrificial killing of god-kings to ensure bountiful harvests, which Frazer traces through several cultures, including in his elaborations the myths of Adonis, Osiris, and Balder.
While highly influential in its day, The Golden Bough has come under harsh critical scrutiny in subsequent decades, with many of its descriptions of regional folklore and legends deemed less than reliable. Furthermore, much of its tone is rooted in a philosophy of social Darwinism--sheer cultural imperialism, really--that finds its most explicit form in Frazer's rhetorical question: "If in the most backward state of human society now known to us we find magic thus conspicuously present and religion conspicuously absent, may we not reasonably conjecture that the civilised races of the world have also at some period of their history passed through a similar intellectual phase?" (The truly civilized races, he goes on to say later, though not particularly loudly, are the ones whose minds evolve beyond religious belief to embrace the rational structures of scientific thought.) Frazer was much too genteel to state plainly that "primitive" races believe in magic because they are too stupid and backwards to know any better; instead he remarks that "a savage hardly conceives the distinction commonly drawn by more advanced peoples between the natural and the supernatural." And he certainly was not about to make explicit the logical extension of his theories--"that Christian legend, dogma, and ritual" (to quote Robert Graves's summation of Frazer in The White Goddess) "are the refinement of a great body of primitive and barbarous beliefs." Whatever modern readers have come to think of the book, however, its historical significance and the eloquence with which Frazer attempts to develop what one might call a unifying theory of anthropology cannot be denied. --Ron Hogan [via]
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Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolismby Mircea Eliade, Philip MairetISBN 069102068X (0-691-02068-X)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism'Book summary:Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
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Kama Sutra: The Arts of Loveby Zek Halu, Misha Halu, Jane Graham-MawISBN 0722532377 (0-7225-3237-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Kamasutraby Wendy Doniger, Sudhir KakarISBN 0762416084 (0-7624-1608-4)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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Kiss the Cowby Phyllis Root, Will HillenbrandISBN 0763620033 (0-7636-2003-3)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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Lammas: Celebrating Fruits of the First Harvestby Anna Franklin, Paul MasonISBN 0738700940 (0-7387-0094-0)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Look to the East!: A Ritual of the First Three Degrees of Freemasonryby Ralph P. LesterISBN 0766104656 (0-7661-0465-6)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Mabon: Celebrating the Autumn Equinoxby Kristin M. MaddenISBN 0738700908 (0-7387-0090-8)
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Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernaturalby Arthur C. Lehmann, James E. MyersISBN 0767416929 (0-7674-1692-9)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Mark of Voodoo: Awakening to My African Spiritual Heritageby Sharon CaulderISBN 0738701831 (0-7387-0183-1)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals: Weaving Together the Human and the Divineby Edward Foley, Herbert AndersonISBN 0787956481 (0-7879-5648-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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This book marries two partners that are made for each other. The result, as in all good unions, is mutual enrichment and deeper life.
--Jack Shea, author of Stories of God
Now available in paperback, this moving and enlightening book presents us with a compelling vision of what can happen when we take the opportunity to connect stories and rituals--a vision of individuals and communities transformed through a deeper sense of connection to our loved ones, our communities, and God. Herbert Anderson and Edward Foley reveal how when stories and rituals work together, they have the potential to be both mighty and dangerous--mighty in their ability to lift us up and help us make these connections beyond ourselves and dangerous in challenging us to learn to live with complexity and contradiction.
They show how much more meaningful a baptism, wedding, or funeral can be when liturgy is made to include and recognize the personal stories of those involved. Suddenly, these familiar life-cycle rituals are infused with new life as their participants become connected in a narrative web linking past and present, human and divine. Newly created rituals can also help us connect our stories to the divine story, giving meaning to what we experience and bringing us closer to God.
Ministers, worship leaders, and pastoral caregivers can use this approach to storytelling and ritual to find ways to bring together worship and pastoral care, diminishing fragmentation and fostering coherence in their religious communities. [via]More editions of Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals: Weaving Together the Human and the Divine:
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Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals : Weaving Together the Human and the Divineby Herbert Anderson, Edward FoleyISBN 0787908800 (0-7879-0880-0)
Hardcover, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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This book marries two partners that are made for each other. The result, as in all good unions, is mutual enrichment and deeper life.
--Jack Shea, author of Stories of God
Now available in paperback, this moving and enlightening book presents us with a compelling vision of what can happen when we take the opportunity to connect stories and rituals--a vision of individuals and communities transformed through a deeper sense of connection to our loved ones, our communities, and God. Herbert Anderson and Edward Foley reveal how when stories and rituals work together, they have the potential to be both mighty and dangerous--mighty in their ability to lift us up and help us make these connections beyond ourselves and dangerous in challenging us to learn to live with complexity and contradiction.
They show how much more meaningful a baptism, wedding, or funeral can be when liturgy is made to include and recognize the personal stories of those involved. Suddenly, these familiar life-cycle rituals are infused with new life as their participants become connected in a narrative web linking past and present, human and divine. Newly created rituals can also help us connect our stories to the divine story, giving meaning to what we experience and bringing us closer to God.
Ministers, worship leaders, and pastoral caregivers can use this approach to storytelling and ritual to find ways to bring together worship and pastoral care, diminishing fragmentation and fostering coherence in their religious communities. [via]More editions of Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals : Weaving Together the Human and the Divine:
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Modes of Religiosity: A Cognitive Theory of Religious Transmissionby Harvey WhitehouseISBN 0759106150 (0-7591-0615-0)
Softcover, Altamira Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Modes of Religiosity: A Cognitive Theory of Religious Transmission'Book summary:Religionswhatever else they may beare configurations of cultural information reproduced across space and time. Beginning with this seemingly obvious fact of religious transmission, Harvey Whitehouse goes on to construct a testable theory of how religions are created, passed on, and changed. At the center of his theory are two divergent 'modes of religiosity:' the imagistic and the doctrinal. Drawing from recent advances in cognitive science, Whitehouse's theory shows how religions tend to coalesce around one of these two poles depending on how religious behaviors are remembered. In the 'imagistic mode,' rituals have a lasting impact on people's minds, haunting not only our memories but influencing the way we ruminate on religious topics. These psychological features are linked to the scale and structure of religious communities, fostering small, exclusive, and ideologically heterogeneous ritual groupings or factions. In the 'doctrinal mode', on the other hand, religious knowledge is primarily spread through intensive and repetitive teaching; religious communities are contrastingly large, inclusive, and centrally regulated. While these tendencies have long been recognized in the history of the study of religion, the modes of religiosity theory is unique in that it explains why these tendencies exist. More importantly, Whitehouse does not give the final word, but invites us to join a series of collaborative networks among anthropologists, historians, archaeologists, and psychologists, currently trying to falsify, confirm, or refine the theory. Are you tired of the flood of descriptions and interpretations of religions which offer no clear strategy for evaluation, comparison, and testing? Modes of Religiosity can provide you with a new way to think when you think about religion. [via]
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Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonryby Albert PikeISBN 0781287499 (0-7812-8749-9)
Hardcover, Reprint Services Corp
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Mysteria Magicaby Melita Denning, Osborne Phillips, Kimberly Nightingale, Connie HillISBN 0738701696 (0-7387-0169-6)
Softcover, Llewellyn Publications
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Myth of the Eternal Returnby M. EliadeISBN 0691097984 (0-691-09798-4)
Hardcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Myth Of The Eternal Return: Cosmos And Historyby Mircea Eliade, Jonathan Z. Smith, Willard R. TraskISBN 0691123500 (0-691-12350-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Myth Of The Eternal Return: Cosmos And History'Book summary:This founding work of the history of religions, first published in English in 1954, secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986). Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship published in no less than half a dozen European languages, Eliade's The Myth of the Eternal Return makes both intelligible and compelling the religious expressions and activities of a wide variety of archaic and "primitive" religious cultures. While acknowledging that a return to the "archaic" is no longer possible, Eliade passionately insists on the value of understanding this view in order to enrich our contemporary imagination of what it is to be human. Jonathan Z. Smith's new introduction provides the contextual background to the book and presents a critical outline of Eliade's argument in a way that encourages readers to engage in an informed conversation with this classic text. [via]
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The Nature of Shamanism: Substance and Function of a Religious Metaphorby Michael Ripinsky-NaxonISBN 0791413861 (0-7914-1386-1)
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The New Jewish Weddingby Anita DiamantISBN 0743202554 (0-7432-0255-4)
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Since its original publication in 1986, The New Jewish Wedding has become required reading, assigned to engaged couples by Conservative, Reform, and Reconstruc-tionist rabbis alike. In this new revision, Anita Diamant, one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life, continues to offer step-by-step guidance to planning the ceremony and the party that follows -- from hiring a rabbi and wording the invitation to organizing a processional and hiring a caterer. She also includes:
- A new chapter focusing on converts, non-Jews, and same-sex couples
- Essential Web sites
- All new art, with examples of ketubot, invitations, and other wedding paraphernalia
- New poems and new translations of the seven wedding blessings
Complete, authoritative, and indispensable, The New Jewish Wedding is a must-have resource for anyone who wants a wedding that combines spiritual meaning and joyous celebration. [via]
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Pagan Regeneration: A Study of Mystery Initiations in the Graeco Roman World 1929by Harold R. WilloughbyISBN 0766180832 (0-7661-8083-2)
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Patterns in Comparative Religionby Mircea Eliade, Rosemary SheedISBN 0722079451 (0-7220-7945-1)
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The Plumed Serpentby D. H. LawrenceISBN 0679734937 (0-679-73493-7)
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Portable Magic: Tarot Is the Only Tool You Needby Donald TysonISBN 0738709808 (0-7387-0980-8)
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Postmodern Magic: The Art Of Magic In The Information Ageby Patrick DunnISBN 0738706639 (0-7387-0663-9)
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The Practice of Witchcraft Today: An Introduction to Beliefs and Rituals of the Old Religionby Robin SkeltonISBN 070903525X (0-7090-3525-X)
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Preston's Masonryby William PrestonISBN 0766100642 (0-7661-0064-2)
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Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religionby Jane Ellen HarrisonISBN 0691015147 (0-691-01514-7)
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Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honor of Andre Adouxby Teun GoudriaanISBN 0791408981 (0-7914-0898-1)
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Rituals for Our Times : Celebrating, Healing, and Changing Our Lives and Our Relationshipsby Evan Imber-Black, Janine RobertsISBN 0765701561 (0-7657-0156-1)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Rituals of the Dark Moon : 13 Lunar Rites for a Magical Pathby Gail WoodISBN 0738705829 (0-7387-0582-9)
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Servant of the Bonesby Anne RiceISBN 0679433015 (0-679-43301-5)
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The Seven Days of Kwanzaaby Angela Shelf MedearisISBN 0785757570 (0-7857-5757-0)
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Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasyby Mircea EliadeISBN 0691017794 (0-691-01779-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy'Book summary:First published in 1951, Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia--where Shamanism was first observed--to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the Shaman--at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.
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Shamanism:Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasyby Mircea EliadeISBN 0691098271 (0-691-09827-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shamanism:Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy'Book summary:First published in 1951, Shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Romanian émigré--scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) surveys the practice of Shamanism over two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the Shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia--where Shamanism was first observed--to North and South America, Indonesia, Tibet, China, and beyond. In this authoritative survey, Eliade illuminates the magico-religious life of societies that give primacy of place to the figure of the Shaman--at once magician and medicine man, healer and miracle-doer, priest, mystic, and poet. Synthesizing the approaches of psychology, sociology, and ethnology, Shamanism will remain for years to come the reference book of choice for those intrigued by this practice.
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Sisters of the Dark Moon: 13 Rituals of the Dark Goddessby Gail WoodISBN 0738700959 (0-7387-0095-9)
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The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient Afrian Teachings in the Ways of Relationshipsby Sobonfu SomeISBN 0688175791 (0-688-17579-1)
Softcover, Quill
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Spirit of the Witch: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraftby Raven GrimassiISBN 0738703389 (0-7387-0338-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spirit of the Witch: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraft'Book summary:In this one-of-a-kind guidebook, award-winning Wiccan author and scholar Raven Grimassi presents an insightful portrait of the spirit of the Witch. He explores the spiritual element of the rituals, practices, and beliefs of Witchcraft, and how these elements apply not only to the seasons of nature, but also to the mystical seasons of the soul.
Literate and positive, Spirit of the Witch examines the oral tradition of Witches, as well as the cultural, literary, anthropological, and historical roots of Witchcraft. Revealed within these pages is the fascinating secret life of the Witch-guardian of the sacred mysteries, channel of magical forces, and keeper of the doorway between worlds.
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Structural Anthropologyby Claude Levi-StraussISBN 0713910216 (0-7139-1021-6)
Hardcover, Allen Lane
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Surpassing the Spectacle: Global Transformations and the Changing Politics of Artby Carol BeckerISBN 0742509206 (0-7425-0920-6)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Symbols of Transformationby C. G. JungISBN 0691018154 (0-691-01815-4)
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Tarot Spellcaster: Over 40 Spells to Enhance Your Life With the Power of Tarot Magicby Terry DonaldsonISBN 0764154028 (0-7641-5402-8)
Hardcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Theorizing Religions Past: Archaeology, History, and Cognitionby Harvey Whitehouse, Luther H. MartinISBN 0759106215 (0-7591-0621-5)
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Titheby Holly BlackISBN 0689867042 (0-689-86704-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tithe'Book summary:Sixteen-year-old Kaye Fierch is not human, but she doesn't know it. Sure, she knows she's interacted with faeries since she was little--but she never imagined she was one of them, her blond Asian human appearance only a magically crafted cover-up for her true, green-skinned pixie self. First-time author Holly Black explores Kaye's self-discovery and dual worlds in her riveting, suspenseful novel Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. The book has its faults: it slips into shock-value mode; the descriptions are often overwritten (sunset on the water looks like the sun slit his wrists in a bathtub); the language is overly, unnecessarily explicit; and the writing often unpolished. Still, the story's pull is undeniable, and readers under its spell will be hard-pressed to put the book down.
The novel begins in a bar in Philly, where Kaye's alcoholic rock-singer mother's boyfriend tries to kill her. For their own safety, mother and daughter quickly move back to grandma's on the New Jersey shore where Kaye grew up. This ugly turn of events was all rigged by the Faerie world, as it turns out, a world Black describes in deliciously vivid, if rather overblown, detail. Kaye, a drinking, smoking, foul-mouthed high school dropout in the land of mortals, soon finds herself embroiled--as a human sacrifice, no less--in a battle between Faerieland's Seelie and more malevolent Unseelie courts. The beautiful, mysterious knight Roiben, torn between worlds himself, falls in love with Kaye--the brave, clever changeling--against his better judgment. Throughout the electrifying journey to the horrific underworld of this modern faerie fantasy, teen readers will relate to a hard-luck tough girl who feels alienated, discovers her best qualities in the worst of circumstances, and finally finds a place between worlds where she can feel at home. (Ages 13 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Landby Malachy McCourtISBN 0762413360 (0-7624-1336-0)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land'Book summary:This anthology collects fiction, poetry, and essays by several esteemed Irish writers over three centuries that describe the beauty and mystique of Ireland. From Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" to James Joyce's "Dubliners, " these masterpieces form a collective record of the modern Irish experience. [via]
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The Wasp Factoryby Iain BanksISBN 0684853159 (0-684-85315-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wasp Factory'Book summary:"I had been making the rounds of the Sacrifice Poles the day we heard my brother had escaped. I already knew something was going to happen; the Factory told me."
Those lines begin one of the most infamous of contemporary Scottish novels. The narrator, Frank Cauldhame, is a weird teenager who lives on a tiny island connected to mainland Scotland by a bridge. He maintains grisly Sacrifice Poles to serve as his early warning system and deterrent against anyone who might invade his territory.
Few novelists have ever burst onto the literary scene with as much controversy as Iain Banks in 1984. The Wasp Factory was reviled by many reviewers on account of its violence and sadism, but applauded by others as a new and Scottish voice--that is, a departure from the English literary tradition. The controversy is a bit puzzling in retrospect, because there is little to object to in this novel, if you're familiar with genre horror.
The Wasp Factory is distinguished by an authentically felt and deftly written first-person style, delicious dark humor, a sense of the surreal, and a serious examination of the psyche of a childhood psychopath. Most readers will find that they sympathize with and even like Frank, despite his three murders (each of which is hilarious in an Edward Gorey fashion). It's a classic of contemporary horror. --Fiona Webster [via]
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The Way to Start a Dayby Byrd BaylorISBN 0689710542 (0-689-71054-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Wicca: The Old Religion in the New Ageby Vivianne CrowleyISBN 0722532717 (0-7225-3271-7)
Softcover, Thorsons Element
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Witch in the Boardroom: Proven Business Magicby Stacey DemarcoISBN 0738708402 (0-7387-0840-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Witch in the Boardroom: Proven Business Magic'Book summary:Must cutthroat tactics and backstabbing be synonymous with "getting ahead?" Does success in the corporate world equal spiritless, energy-draining drudgery? Successful business leader and experienced Witch Stacey Demarco, insists that spirituality and business are not mutually exclusive. Combining Wiccan principles with down-to-earth business techniques, Witch in the Boardroom demonstrates how to rejuvenate your career and your spiritual life.
Demarco illustrates how to achieve material and spiritual fulfillment in the workplace by applying Witchcraft laws, spellworking, and magical thinking. Inspiring stories from the author's own case studies confirm the potency of the rituals and spells outlined in this Wiccan-based guide to business success.
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A Witch's Grimoire of Ancient Omens, Portents, Talismans, Amulets and Charmsby Gavin Frost, Yvonne FrostISBN 0735203261 (0-7352-0326-1)
Softcover, Prentice Hall Press
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The Witches' Goddess: The Feminine Principle of Divinityby Stewart Farrar, Janet FarrarISBN 0709028008 (0-7090-2800-8)
Hardcover, R. Hale
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Yoga: Immortality and Freedomby Mircea EliadeISBN 0691017646 (0-691-01764-6)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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