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The Return of Odin
The Modern Renaissance of Pagan Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
A controversial examination of the influence and presence of the Norse god Odin in contemporary history and culture
• Documents Odin’s role in the rise of Nazi Germany, the 1960s counterculture revolution, nationalist and ecological political movements, and the occult revival
•...
The Rosicrucians
The History, Mythology, and Rituals of an Esoteric Order
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1998
This scholarly work traces the mysterious Fraternity of the Rosy Cross, from its inception upon the discovery of Father Christian Rosenkreuz's perfectly preserved body in a seven-sided vault to present-day organizations in America. McIntosh includes a survey of Rosicrucianism in America, exploring...
by Gordon Strong
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2014
The Esoteric Order of The Golden Dawn was a school of magic, founded during the late nineteenth century, one vowing to reveal all manner of occult knowledge to its members. Celebrated among these were Florence Farr, W.B Yeats, Charles Williams, A.E. Waite and Pamela Colman-Smith. Its figurehead, the...
by Robert Lomas
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Many people have heard of Freemasonry, but few have any idea what it is, what it does, or why it exists. Freemasonry is not a religion, but rather a spiritual self-help society whose declared purpose is to help members become better citizens, and it has a strong track record of doing just that since...
The Triumph of the Cross
The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2008
This is a sequel to Richard Viladesau's well-received study, The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance. It continues his project of presenting theological history by using art as both an independent religious or theological...
Future Tense
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
One of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in the never-ending...
by Joseph Telushkin
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
When, if ever, should lying be permitted?
If you've damaged a person's reputation unfairly, can the damage be undone?
Is a person who sells weapons responsible for how those weapons are used?
if the fetus is not a life, what is it? How, as an adult, can one carry out the command...
The Jewish Body
An Anatomical History of the Jewish People
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
A history of the Jewish people from bris to burial, from “muscle Jews” to nose jobs.
Melvin Konner, a renowned doctor and anthropologist, takes the measure of the “Jewish body,” considering sex, circumcision, menstruation, and even those most elusive and controversial of microscopic...
The Basic Beliefs of Judaism
A Twenty-first-Century Guide to a Timeless Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time. So what exactly are the tenets of this ancient faith that have been passed down over the millennia, and how do they apply to our lives in the 21st century? The Basic Beliefs of Judaism gives an updated...
Why Is America Different?
American Jewry on its 350th Anniversary
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
Does the American Jewish experience represent a singular communal circumstance, or does it repeat, with obvious and unavoidable variation, the older European pattern of Jewish existence? In 2004, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the American Jewish community, this question...
by Gary Wonning
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Throughout man's long history on earth,there has been one group of people who have carried the torch of liberty and freedom throughout the ages , from time immemorial until the present day. In these days their counsel is need more than ever.
The Witches' Almanac: Issue 31, Spring 2012 to Spring 2013
Radiance of the Sun
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Since 1971, The Witches’ Almanac has been the source of wisdom and magical lore for thousands of readers all over the world. Modeled after the Old Farmer’s Almanac, with a bit of magic built-in, it includes information related to the annual Moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as...
by Doreen Valiente
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Since 1951, when the last of the Witchcraft Acts was repealed, many books have been written about the reappearance of witchcraft and the development of a pagan theology. Churchmen have denounced it. Sociologists have wondered at it. Journalists have penned sensational stories about it. But until the...
by Christopher Prior
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
History Of Wicca In England: 1939 - Present Day by Christopher Prior
History Of Wicca In England ,Is An Overveiw Of One Of The Three Traditional Strands Of Wicca .