Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritua Books

What if the land could speak-and you could understand its ancient tongue?The Hidden Path of the Tribes of Britain is a sacred journey through time, myth, and memory-an invitation to rediscover the spirit of the land beneath your feet.Long before kings...

The Story of Third World Missionaries in the South PacificThis updated version of Tippett's 1977, The Deep Sea Canoe, describes a significant but often overlooked aspect of the expansion of Christianity in the South Pacific, that of South Sea Island...

Culture within traditional societies has at times been portrayed as bad, even evil, something that people need to move on from to demonstrate a true faith in Christ. So it is against that negative paradigm that Stella Sondpi seeks to offer a...

"Källskrifter till Lapparnas mytologi" by Edgar Hans Casimir Reuterskiöld, originally published in 1910, offers a valuable insight into the mythology of the Sami people. This work, written in Swedish, explores the rich tapestry of Sami folklore,...

The Legends of the Jews, Volume 3, translated by Henrietta Szold, presents a rich tapestry of Jewish folklore, traditions, and interpretations of biblical narratives. This volume continues the exploration of the Aggadah, the collection of rabbinic...

Peasant societies in many parts of the world regulate their relationship with the natural environment through earth gods who anchor a group of families not in genealogical terms, as in the case of ancestors, but in ecological terms. The articles in this...

A creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion, offering a reader-friendly depiction of the major themes and issues confronted by African Americans involved in a variety of traditions.

This book offers a comprehensive view of the legal, political, and ethical challenges related to the global regulation of ayahuasca, bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars.

This book investigates the discursive and performative strategies employed by Australian Indigenous rappers to make sense of the world and establish a position of authority over their identity and place in society. Focusing on the aesthetics, the...

With her first book, Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations Aje in Africana Literature, Teresa N. Washington reveals the Pan-African power and profundity of Aje and its myriad sister systems in Pan-African literature and culture. In The...

Exploring what the Bible says about ethnic identity and drawing on his own journey to self-understanding, Orlando Crespo helps you discover for yourself what it means to be Latino, American--and, most importantly, a disciple of Christ.

In southeast Africa, the power to heal is often associated with crossing borders, whether literal or metaphorical. This wide-ranging volume reveals that healers, whose power depends on the ability to broker therapeutic resources, also contribute to the...

Gothic Myths and Legends is a modern creative retelling of the surviving ancient Gothic stories and histories as preserved in the writings of ancient Roman historians and Norse sagas. These are combined with some of the author's own narrative and poetry...

阅读这本引人入胜的回忆录，踏上一段辛酸的旅程，了解朝鲜战争的悲惨后果。作者在冲突的废墟和伤痕中出生和长大，亲眼目睹了饥饿、痛苦和战争的苦难的严酷现实。作者坚信教育可以在逆境中开辟成功之路，因此致力于超越传统极限的非凡学习水平。然而，随着挚爱兄弟的突然去世，他们的生活轨迹发生了意想不到的转变。这一悲惨事件引发了对生与死的深刻质疑，使作者认识到理解存在的本质超越了对学术成功的追求。在寻求答案的过程中，故事展开了一场激动人心的探索--一场寻找上帝的旅程。通过作者生动的故事讲述，体验在战争的严酷考验中锻造出来的韧...

In pre-contemporary China, folk epics performed at village level helped to construct a sense of regional as opposed to national identity. This is the first book-length study in the West on the folk epics of the Han Chinese people, who are the majority...

The historiography of African religions and religions in Africa presents a remarkable shift from the study of 'Africa as Object' to 'Africa as Subject', thus translating the subject from obscurity into the global community of the academic study of...

Dieser Essay-Band analysiert und kommentiert variierende Problemstellungen in der westlichen Zivilisation, die auf mythische, religiöse und/oder ideologische Grundmuster im Denken und Handeln der Menschen zurückzuführen sind. Bei Anwendung einer...

The Religion of the Luiseno Indians of Southern California is a book written by Constance Goddard DuBois in 1908. The book provides a comprehensive account of the religious beliefs and practices of the Luiseno Indians, a Native American tribe that...

Are you tired of watered-down New Age interpretations of ancient wisdom? Do you long for an authentic connection to the timeless power of Kemetic spirituality? Unlock the secrets of the neteru and harness the transformative magic of Heka with this...

Honor the Gods with the ancient poetic forms!Now, for the first time in perhaps hundreds of years, here is a vast new collection of liturgical poetry for honoring the Aesir and Vanir in the alliterative meters that the Gods and their worshippers used in...

Cree and Christian develops and applies new ethnographic approaches for understanding the reception and indigenization of Christianity, particularly through an examination of Pentecostalism in northern Alberta. Clinton N. Westman draws on historical...

Nigerian Gods is an enlightening and sobering review of the impact of the introduction of the three main Abrahamic religions on Nigeria's traditional religions, culture and way of life, viewed through the prism of its eleven largest and two of the...

The Egúngún society is one of the least-studied and written-about aspects of African diasporic spiritual traditions. It is the society of the ancestors, the society of the dead. Its primary function is to facilitate all aspects of ancestor veneration...

Malay Beliefs is a book written by Richard James Wilkinson in 1906. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the religious beliefs and practices of the Malay people. It is divided into four parts, each of which covers a different aspect of Malay...

Maori Religion and Mythology is a book written by Edward Shortland in 1882. The book is an in-depth exploration of the spiritual beliefs and mythological stories of the Maori people, who are the indigenous people of New Zealand. The author, who was a...

This is a book of reading on religion and culture in Africa comprising ten papers by experts in religion and cultural matters and an introductory note by the editor himself. Covered in the volume are papers covering: the impact of secularisation and...

Havamal, or the Ballad of the High One, is the major work of Norse wisdom literature. In one of the key poems in the Poetic Edda we find the counsel of Odin himself. Advice for wanderers, proverbial wisdom, love advice, accounts of Odin's quest after the...

The secrets of a complex belief system that have sustained the Mandaeans in their centuries-old native lands in Iraq and Iran have been collapsing before their eyes. This little-known Gnostic sect has been hidden from global awareness until now. With a...

A beautiful tablet-like mystery stone has been found by the Shenandoah River, near Berryville, Virginia. Underneath its brown-orange patina, peck-marked shapes reveal a crystalline heartstone underneath and intriguing designs. Varied opinions...

Kuzen Azaka Mede is a powerful and loyal ally from the Djouba nation of Lwa. Within these pages, novices and practitioners alike will find an in-depth discussion about specific terminology related to as well as various mysteries within the nation, as...

Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist, and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Odisha. Feeding,...

As one of the salient forces in the ritual life of those who worship the pre-Christian and Muslim deities called orishas, the Yorùbá god of drumming, known as Àyàn in Africa and Añá in Cuba, is variously...

This book explains in detail the most ancient of all spiritual paths called, The Way of the Medicine Wheel. It describes every aspect of the powerful sacred ceremony performed to construct a medicine wheel, and how it can be used to merge the physical...

Explores the interplay of religion and food in Native American cultures.

Judith Lethin's tremendous spirit, love for all beings, humor, and compassion fill her memoir like a cup of communion wine. Her stories-which flow from her 'cowgirl' beginnings to her community service as a healer to her long devotion as "church lady"...

Embark on a journey through the ebb and flow of the seasons with "Roots and Rituals: Reclaiming Appalachian Wisdom Through Seasonal Practices." This guidebook is an essential companion for those seeking to align their lives with the natural world's...

This work exposes us to the Amerindian world view, offering six awarenesses and six practices. Awarenesses, such as being in touch with the "shamanic bone soul" and actions such as "mandalic walking" can gift us with an enriching and complimentary world...

Stories have always played a crucial role in shaping the perspectives of audiences and readers, capturing their attention and directing it towards the underlying message. The stories of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, however, hold a unique position; unlike ordinary...

This book is a comprehensive study of the intersection of religion, Indigenous culture, and community life, featuring an in-depth examination of the Orang Asli in Malaysia and the Santals in Bangladesh that aims for a socially inclusive, harmonious, and...

La wicca trouve ses racines dans la période mythos pré-chrétienne, tirant sur les vertus fondamentales qui célèbrent la nature, le dieu et la déesse et est conforme à l'engagement sincère, "Faites aucune préjudice, faites ce que vous voulez. "Bien que...

A Journey to Join the Lord's Army 《从军行》is a life story of a young Christian's spiritual journey to the Xingwang Mountain where the Lord's army gathers. On the road he has been meeting with constant trials and growing stronger with the guidance of the...

Compelling and clear sighted, this book presents new research using both archaeological and literary sources and provides an in-depth investigation into 'ancient magic' practices from curses to exorcism in antique Syria and Palestine.

Dive into the enchanting world of lunar magic with "Beneath the Moon's Shadow: Nighttime Rituals and Moon Magic in the Appalachian Tradition."Authored by Ivy Mae, renowned for her deep connection to Appalachian mysticism, this book unveils the secrets of...

This historical and comparative ethnography of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa is based on the teachings of the custodians of the sacred knowledge traditions. It shows that central to their traditional systems of thought and belief was the concept of...

Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged 'western' understandings of man's place in the world. By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals...

Like many other belief systems hailing from this region, Assyrian mythology had an incredibly long-standing effect on other cultures and religions. Flourishing between 1900 BCE to 650 CE, Assyria has unique historical significance in the scheme of...

Explore the depths of ancient Egyptian burial rites with The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings. The ceremony involved an elaborate sequence of offerings-foods, beverages, and cosmetics-accompanied by specific recitations from priests, aspects of which were...

This collection of fascinating and revealing tales captures the sprawling diversity of African mythology. Four hundred alphabetically arranged entries touch on virtually every aspect of African religious belief, from Africa's great epic themes...