Author: David Frankfurter Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691186979 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 305
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In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about Satanic cults. Conspiracy theories abounded about groups who were allegedly abusing children in day-care centers, impregnating girls for infant sacrifice, brainwashing adults, and even controlling the highest levels of government. As historian of religions David Frankfurter listened to these sinister theories, it occurred to him how strikingly similar they were to those that swept parts of the early Christian world, early modern Europe, and postcolonial Africa. He began to investigate the social and psychological patterns that give rise to these myths. Thus was born Evil Incarnate, a riveting analysis of the mythology of evilconspiracy. The first work to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic, the book uses anthropology, the history of religion, sociology, and psychoanalytic theory, to answer the questions "What causes people collectively to envision evil and seek to exterminate it?" and "Why does the representation of evil recur in such typical patterns?" Frankfurter guides the reader through such diverse subjects as witch-hunting, the origins of demonology, cannibalism, and the rumors of Jewish ritual murder, demonstrating how societies have long expanded upon their fears of such atrocities to address a collective anxiety. Thus, he maintains, panics over modern-day infant sacrifice are really not so different from rumors about early Christians engaging in infant feasts during the second and third centuries in Rome. In Evil Incarnate, Frankfurter deepens historical awareness that stories of Satanic atrocities are both inventions of the mind and perennial phenomena, not authentic criminal events. True evil, as he so artfully demonstrates, is not something organized and corrupting, but rather a social construction that inspires people to brutal acts in the name of moral order.
Author: Loren Coleman Publisher: Cosimo Books ISBN: 1945934352 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 165
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“Loren Coleman has taken a hard look at one of America’s most haunting monsters and discovered that it’s more terrifying than we ever knew. Read this book now—before it’s too late. You’ve been warned.” —Richard Hatem, screenwriter, The Mothman Prophecies Mothman: Evil Incarnate, by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, is a brand new companion title to the late John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies (1975), which investigated the sightings of a winged creature called Mothman and became popularized in the 2002 movie of the same name starring Richard Gere. With new material by Loren Coleman, extensive annotations on each chapter of The Mothman Prophecies, a detailed Mothman death list, and a gallery of images, Mothman: Evil Incarnate comprises the most up-to-date information on Mothman phenomena. In addition to providing context to John Keel’s cult classic, Coleman expands on missing details from the movie, explores the deaths that followed the West Virginia incident, describes the recent Chicago Mothman sightings, and delves into the life of John Keel. This companion book should find its place on every Mothman aficionado and cryptozoology fan’s bookshelf. The mystery continues…
Author: William C. Olsen Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253017505 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 405
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William C. Olsen, Walter E. A. van Beek, and the contributors to this volume seek to understand how Africans have confronted evil around them. Grouped around notions of evil as a cognitive or experiential problem, evil as malevolent process, and evil as an inversion of justice, these essays investigate what can be accepted and what must be condemned in order to evaluate being and morality in African cultural and social contexts. These studies of evil entanglements take local and national histories and identities into account, including state politics and civil war, religious practices, Islam, gender, and modernity.
Author: Advent Comics Publisher: ISBN: 9780983020301 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 80
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PANDEMONIUM: EVIL INCARNATE THE ADVENT UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE! This 80-page giant chronicles the coming of the Advent Comics Universe - the shining light putting the SOUL back into comics! BUT SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG... The world has fallen into darkness, war and strife is spreading across the universe as the forces of evil seek to destroy mankind. AND ALL HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE!! PANDEMONIUM has come to Earth and EVIL INCARNATE reigns! Cover by Bart Sears, Andy Smith, Andrew Dalhouse and Comicraft. PANDEMONIUM: EVIL INCARNATE is a 70-page giant anthology that sets the stage for the Advent Universe and concludes in the upcoming 100-page spectacular CHAMPIONS OF HOPE. All of the stories are stand-alone but link together to tell a much larger story. DARKLIGHT & CREW - a sci-fi/space/fantasy epic that introduces a team of galactic freedom fighters as they battle the insidious Regent & The Regime LAZARUS - is a thrilling crime noir tale with a twist THE UNTOUCHABLES - The "Young Guns" of the Advent Universe SAVIOR - chronicles the arrival of this celestial hero and the significance to the future of the Advent Universe THE HIT SQUAD - the Advent Universe's deadliest assassins TITAN, THE ULTRA MAN - superheroics with the world's strongest hero The artwork being delivered by "The Untouchables," Advent's group of up & coming in-house talent, is both fresh and dynamic. The all-star cover is drawn by Bart Sears, inked by Andy Smith, colored by Andrew Dalhouse and finished by Comicraft.
Author: By: Loren Christian Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0557007690 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 189
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If you read no other book this year, you must read this one.The Secret of Life is a book of Hope. This is a book that shows how each person is blessed and provides the basic Principles of how Existence operates and how each person can obtain the power in their lives to create peace, equality and justice for themselves and Mankind.The Secret of Life contains powerful techniques that can enable you to make your dreams come true and shows you how to make your ideals become reality.The Secret of Life can teach you how to bring Love, Fulfillment and Peace to your life.
Author: Tom Tomorrow Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780312301774 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 244
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This massive showcasing of Tomorrow's greatest hits--unseen gems and obscurities, new material, and a color section--is the most definitive collection to date of one of the most popular cartoonists ever. Illustrations throughout. 32-page color insert.
Author: M. David Eckel Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1441127119 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 263
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Evil is a problem that will not go away. For some it is an inescapable fact of the human condition. For others "evil" is a term that should only be used to name the most horrible of crimes. Still others think that the worst problem lies with the abuse of the term: using it to vilify a misunderstood enemy. No matter how we approach it, "evil" is a concept that continues to call out for critical reflection. This volume collects the results of a two-year deliberation within the Boston University Institute for Philosophy of Religion lecture series, bringing together scholars of religion, literature, and philosophy. Its essays provide a thoughtful, sensitive, and wide-ranging consideration of this challenging problem-and of ways that we might be delivered from it.
Author: Wayne Thallon Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1780574886 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 262
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Athol Visser, or 'Ivan the Terrible', is a ruthless torture technician who has maimed and murdered his way around the globe. He killed his first victim at 16, his last at 60, and, in between, has been a mercenary, drug smuggler, gun runner and spy. In his own words, Visser takes us on a chilling journey through his memory bank of horrors and gives his account of one of the most high-profile assassinations of the 1980s, that of the Swedish prime minister Olof Palme. Visser's chaotic instincts led him from one deadly right-wing organisation to the next, before he rose to the highest ranks of the CCB, South Africa's foreign assassination unit. He was posted to London, where he drew up his plans to eliminate key opponents of apartheid. Devil Incarnate is the disturbing story of a degenerate, evil man who killed for pleasure and then adopted it as a profession. In the end, now ravaged by Aids, he has taken it upon himself to find out the reasons behind his unforgivable actions.
Author: J.L. Bolden Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1475998821 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 222
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There is no darkness too bleak. For if there lurks evil, I will find and vanquish it. I am the Revenger of God. I exact my purpose with all vengeance. Eden has always been a peaceful, safe, godly place to live and to raise a family. Thats the foundation of hope for Dragoncyth and his new bride, Draeneen. When circumstances beyond their control and comprehension uproot everything they hold dear, however, they must choose to be either victims of fateor heroes who change history. The couple embarks on an epic journey to save themselves and all of Eden from annihilation and satanic rule. They both must come to terms with the consequences of their actions and learn to adapt to a new life for which neither of them is prepared. Evil beyond comprehension lurks, and it does not care about the dreams and ambitions of newlyweds or champions. Gelnash, the voice of reason and a pillar of their community, has pledged to guide Dragoncyth through his terror and uncertainty. If anyone can help prepare the young bridegroom for his destiny, it is Gelnash. Battles await him, with creatures more terrible and dangerous than his imagination can conjure, and Dragoncyth will need every ounce of his bravery to survive. Luckily for him, Draeneen is at his side. With what courage they can muster, Dragoncyth and Draeneen build a troop of allies to save their world. But will their valor be enough to turn the tide?
Author: David Frankfurter
Author: Loren Coleman
Author: William C. Olsen
Author: Advent Comics
Author: By: Loren Christian
Author: Halcott Glover
Author: Tom Tomorrow
Author: M. David Eckel
Author: Wayne Thallon
Author: J.L. Bolden