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Consulting Spirits A Bibliography
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Joel Bjorling
Book Code: GR0284
ISBN: 0-313-30284-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30284-8
224 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/1998
List Price: $101.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies
Series Number: 46
Description: Throughout history, people have been intrigued with spirits, angels, or devas as sources of wisdom and guidance. They are not only interesting as those who possess an insight into events and circumstances, but also as proof of life after death. In this clear and useful reference guide, Bjorling presents a listing of the literature on the various ways in which people of different cultures have consulted spirits--through shamans and oracles, magic, mediums, Voodoo, and psychics. Each chapter contains a general introduction to the respective topic as well as a listing of pertinent books, articles, and dissertations. His survey also includes early spirit contacts in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Table of Contents:
  • Early Spirit Contacts
  • Spirits and Magic
  • The Religion of Spirits: The Emergence of Spiritualism
  • Investigating Spirits
  • Spirit Contact in Voodoo and Santeria
  • Spirit Contact in China, Japan and Korea
  • Spirits and Their Critics
  • Contemporary Spirit Contact
  • Author Index
LC Card Number: 97-53107
LCC Class: Z6878
Dewey Class: 016
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