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Category : Hispanic Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Hispanic Books Bulletin
Author: Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112044669122 and Others
Author: Journal of American Folklore
Author: Lector
Author: Catalogue
Author: Hispanic Society of America. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Brazilian literature
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
LEV
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Category : Catalogs, Publishers'
Languages : es
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Grimoires
Author: Owen DaviesPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191509248
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
What is a grimoire? The word has a familiar ring to many people, particularly as a consequence of such popular television dramas as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. But few people are sure exactly what it means. Put simply, grimoires are books of spells that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have developed and spread across much of the Western Hemisphere and beyond over the ensuing millennia. At their most benign, they contain charms and remedies for natural and supernatural ailments and advice on contacting spirits to help find treasures and protect from evil. But at their most sinister they provide instructions on how to manipulate people for corrupt purposes and, worst of all, to call up and make a pact with the Devil. Both types have proven remarkably resilient and adaptable and retain much of their relevance and fascination to this day. But the grimoire represents much more than just magic. To understand the history of grimoires is to understand the spread of Christianity, the development of early science, the cultural influence of the print revolution, the growth of literacy, the impact of colonialism, and the expansion of western cultures across the oceans. As this book richly demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most important developments in European history over the last two thousand years.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Harrap's Compact Spanish Dictionary
Author: Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd.Publisher: *Webster's New World
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
Fate, Fortune, and Mysticism in the Peruvian Amazon
Author: Marlene Dobkin de RiosPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594779473
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
A medical anthropologist’s account of fortune-telling and management of one’s own destiny in Peru • Explains the fortune-telling naipes cards and how Amazonian shamans use them to diagnose clients’ ills • Looks at the Sacred Mystical Order of Septrionism and its techniques for managing destiny While studying Amazonian shamans who use ayahuasca and Peruvian coastal healers who use mescaline cactus to treat psychological illness, Marlene Dobkin de Rios learned about the naipes cards--fortune-telling cards similar to the tarot used as part of the healers’ method of diagnosis. Immersing herself in their culture, she began telling fortunes with the naipes cards and was surprised by the intimacy it induced in the native people she was trying to study as well as the profoundly accurate results she encountered. Finding herself pulled further and further into Peruvian culture, in 1977 Dobkin de Rios was initiated into the sacred mystical order of Septrionismo, which emphasizes specific techniques--such as meditation, ritual, and reflection--to manage one’s future rather than depending solely on fate and fortune. Explaining how to use the naipes cards as well as examining the practices of the Septrionic Order, Dobkin de Rios explores her experiences with both traditions through the lens of her anthropological and psychological training, describing how these diverse encounters opened her mind to the powers of divination as well as taught her the means of directing her own destiny.