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Paperback. In its interpretation of Latin and Greek culture, Christianity contends that Satan is behind all deities, demigods, and spiritual creatures, including the gods of the household, the lares and penates. This book says that the thinkers of the Italian Renaissance had a more nuanced and perhaps less sinister interpretation of these creatures. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501314
- ISBN
- 9780226501314
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Using the previously misunderstood interactions between Robert Boyle, widely known as "the father of chemistry," and George Starkey, an alchemist and the most prominent American scientific writer before Benjamin Franklin, as their guide, William R. Newman and Lawrence M. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: HRQX2; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 325 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Paperback Ed
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577029
- ISBN
- 9780226577029
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226642048
- ISBN
- 9780226642048
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Taking a longer historical and broader geographical perspective, this book contends that sorcery is best understood as an Atlantic phenomenon that has significant connections to modernity and globalization. It features a group of contributors who examine sorcery in Brazil, Cuba, South Africa, Cameroon, and Angola. Editor(s): Pares, Luis Nicolau; Sansi, Roger. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 284 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645780
- ISBN
- 9780226645780
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Scholar and magician, Siegel uncovers the age-old practices of magic in sacred rites and rituals and unveils the contemporary world of Indian magic of street and stage entertainers. Siegel's journeys take him from ancient Sanskrit texts to the slums of New Dehli as he explores India's remarkable magical tradition. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 880.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756875
- ISBN
- 9780226756875
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Condition: New
€ 44.00€ 38.52
€ 44.00
€ 38.52
Paperback. Presents an account of how people in the Taita Hills of Kenya have appropriated and made sense of development thought and practice, focusing on the complex ways that development connects with changing understandings of witchcraft. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764580
- ISBN
- 9780226764580
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; AV; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX2; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226807928
- ISBN
- 9780226807928
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087988
- ISBN
- 9780231087988
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Condition: New
€ 99.88€ 76.74
€ 99.88
€ 76.74
Paperback. Investigates the varieties of New Age and Neopagan religions in the US from their origins in the nineteenth century to their reemergence in the 1960s counterculture. This book considers the differences and similarities between the New Age and Neopagan movements and observes the antagonistic relationship between these two practices in America. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124034
- ISBN
- 9780231124034
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.76
€ 37.99
€ 27.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAF; HRQC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148788
- ISBN
- 9780231148788
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 18 illlus. BIC Classification: HRQM; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149327
- ISBN
- 9780231149327
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Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
Hardback. A bold new reconsideration of Hoodoo belief and practice Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRQX2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037290
- ISBN
- 9780252037290
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Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030988
- ISBN
- 9780268030988
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.53
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€ 45.53
Hardback. The late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are known as the Age of Enlightenment, a time of science and reason. In this book, the author reveals the surprising extent to which Newton, Boyle, Locke, and other giants of rational thought and empiricism also embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult. Num Pages: 412 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPCD1; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 40. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300123586
- ISBN
- 9780300123586
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Religion clings to the supernatural for psychological comfort. In Adieu to God, Mick Powers provides a fair and balanced exploration of why this continues to be the case despite science's repeated disproval of supernatural forces. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRQA5; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470669945
- ISBN
- 9780470669945
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Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. Tackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. The authors rebut claims that range from atheism being just another religion to the alleged atrocities committed in its name. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674055
- ISBN
- 9780470674055
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.18
€ 27.99
€ 23.18
Hardback. Sexuality and the occult arts have long been associated in the western imagination, but it was not until the nineteenth century that a large and sophisticated body of literature on sexual magic - the use of sex as a source of magical power - emerged. This book presents the history of western sexual magic as a modern spiritual tradition. Num Pages: 349 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247765
- ISBN
- 9780520247765
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Condition: New
€ 84.42€ 65.36
€ 84.42
€ 65.36
Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249882
- ISBN
- 9780520249882
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 26.01
€ 34.99
€ 26.01
Paperback. The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills. This book enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice. Num Pages: 326 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; HRAX; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259935
- ISBN
- 9780520259935
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Hardback. The first of three volumes which look at the history of scholastic humanism. This volume is concerned with the years between 1100 and 1160, when the main lines of scholastic thought were laid down and its agenda established. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume I
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191117
- ISBN
- 9780631191117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.41
€ 111.41
Paperback. aeo A compelling, original book which will redefine our perceptions of medieval civilization -- and of the renaissance and the evolution of modern Europe. aeo Possibly the best book by a man who is widely regarded as the greatest medieval historian. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HPCB; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205272
- ISBN
- 9780631205272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Hardcover. * Considers one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions: is there a God? * Presents the atheism/theism issue in the form of philosophical debate between two highly regarded scholars, widely praised for the clarity and verve of their work. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232582
- ISBN
- 9780631232582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. The issue of whether or not there is a God is one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions. In this book two philosophers, each committed to unambiguous versions of belief and disbelief, debate the central issues of atheism and theism. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232599
- ISBN
- 9780631232599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Hardcover. This text combines research with the author's investigations to produce an account of the role of witchcraft in the past. It argues that witchcraft - its belief and persecutions - cannot be explained by general causes but was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233251
- ISBN
- 9780631233251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.18
€ 152.18