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Consulting Spirits A Bibliography
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Joel Bjorling
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: £70.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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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
About the Author: JOEL BJORLING is a specialist in the field of new and alternative religions. He is author of The Baha'i Faith: A Historical Bibliography (1985), The Churches of God, Seventh Day: A Bibliography (1987) Channeling: A Bibliographic Exploration (1992), and Reincarnation: A Bibliography (1996).
LCC Class: 16
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