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-- Heaven & Hell
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Formation of Hell (The): Death and Retribution in the Ancient and Early Christian Worlds, by Alan E. Bernstein
The story of the development of the concept of Hell. 392pp Paper
Price: $32.00
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-- Magic
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Byzantine Magic, Edited by Henry Maguire
Written by specialists in several disciplines, this volume explores the parameters and significance of magic in Byzantine society, from the 4th century to after the empire's fall. 216pp Paper
Price: $20.00
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Icons of Power: Ritual Practice in Late Antiquity, by Naomi Janowitz
"Icons of Power will interest anyone who wants to understand the role that ritual played in the Late Antique world. Crossing sectarian boundaries and examining texts from Jewish, Christian, and pagan sources, Janowitz succeeds in outlining the hidden syntax underlying ritual practices in a wide variety of religious communities." - Gregory Shaw, Stonehill College. 192pp Cloth
Price: $63.00
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Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, Edited by Scott Noegel, Joel Walker, and and Brannon Wheeler
In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to - or, in some cases, to bind or escape from - the divine powers of heaven and earth. 272pp Paper
Price: $29.00
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The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia, by W.F. Ryan
"The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief - whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European - or with Christian folk religion." - David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research. 512pp Paper
A Hardcover Edition is Available at $97.00.
Price: $36.00
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FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY - TOPICS
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-- Occult, Possession & Witchcraft
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Occult in Russian and Soviet Culture (The), Edited by Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal
This is the first book in any language that provides a comprehensive account of the influence of occult beliefs and doctrines on intellectual and cultural life in twentieth-century Russia. 480pp Paper
Price: $35.00
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Possessed: Women, Witches, and Demons in Imperial Russia, by Christine D. Worobec
Possessed is the first book to examine the phenomenon of demon possession in Russia. 260pp Cloth
Price: $38.00
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-- The Devil (Satan)
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Devil (The): Perceptions of Evil From Antiquity to Primitive Christianity, by Jeffrey Burton Russell
This is a serious work by a first-rate medievalist (author of Satan: The Early Christian Tradition) who has turned his eyes to antiquity in order to elucidate the sources of man's experience of the evil one. The result is scholarly, readable, and comprehensive. 276pp Paper
Price: $22.00
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