Emphasizing the complex nature of new religions and the wide variety of "cult" phenomena, this encyclopedic study reviews the history and major tenets of many diverse religious sects across the whole
"Rather than trying to place `new religions' on one side and `the media' on the other, this study calls for a closer examination of the factors that surround incidents involving new religions and the
"Argues against the accepted idea that Thomas Hobbes turned away from humanism to pursue the scientific study of politics. Reconceptualizes Hobbes's thought within early modern humanist pedagogy and t
Singing for the Gods develops a new approach towards an old question in the study of religion - the relationship of myth and ritual. Focusing on ancient Greek religion, Barbara Kowalzig exploits the j
When first published in 1928, The Age of the Gods was hailed as thebest short account of what is known of pre-historic man and culture.In it, Christopher Dawson synthesized modern scholarship on human
Animal sacrifice has been critical to the study of ancient Mediterranean religions since the eighteenth century. More recently, two leading views on sacrifice have dominated the subject: the psycholog
We're not dealing with natural powers but the powers of hell that can only be controlled by the power of God that He has given us.Over forty-eight years of in-depth Bible study has enabled me to write
This book investigates civil society regionalization in Southern Africa. The point of departure is the study of a€?new regionalisma€?, which refers to the wave of regional integration globally since t
This book presents a comprehensive study into Plato's theological doctrines, offering an important re-valuation of the status of Plato's gods and the relation between metaphysics and theology accordin
This book presents a comprehensive study into Plato's theological doctrines, offering an important re-valuation of the status of Plato's gods and the relation between metaphysics and theology accordin
The work provides a unique study of superheroes and gods in literature, popular culture, and ancient myth. The author selects a number of mythological figures (e.g., Babylonia's Gilgamesh and Enkidu)
