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  • Vanishing Act

    Cambodia's World of Magic

    by Ryun Patterson, Rick Valenzuela ...
    Cambodia's mystic class of sorcerers, mediums, fortunetellers, and monks channel spirits, read fortunes in numbers and cards, and inscribe enchantments in flesh. But technology and modernity are changing these roles and rituals. Vanishing Act tracks down these singular people to document their lives, painting vivid portraits of men and women who live with one foot in the mundane and another in the ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

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    Series Book 23 - Occultism and Paranormal Library
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  • Omens and Superstitions of Southern India (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Folklore, Ritual Signs, Taboos, Charms, and Spirit Lore in Colonial South Indian Ethnography

    by Edgar Thurston, Romy Jasperwell ...
    Omens and Superstitions of Southern India is an ethnographic compendium cataloguing beliefs, ritual signs, divinatory practices, taboos, charms, spirit lore, and everyday auspicious or inauspicious customs across the region. Written in the descriptive prose of early twentieth-century anthropology, it combines anecdote, classification, and comparative observation. The book belongs to a colonial ... Read more

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  • British Roots

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  • Myths And Legends Of The Great Plains

    by Katharine Berry Judson ...
    This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the myths and legends of the Great Plains of America. From the creation of the world to the origin of the buffalo, this volume covers all aspects of the Plains Indians' beliefs, complete with examples of authentic works of art, songs, stories, and more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in culture of the native ... Read more

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  • Legend of the Rainbow Warriors

    by Steven McFadden, Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo ...
    Legend of the Rainbow Warriors is a journalist's account of one of the core myths of America, and an electrifying exploration of how that myth is playing out in real time.One dominant myth is formed by advertising images of vast, luxurious wealth-the myth of materialism. Another myth is conjured in the bloody, sorrowful images that pervade movies, music and computer games-the myth that the world ... Read more

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  • The Stories Of The Months And Days

    by Reginald C. Couzens ...
    The Stories Of The Months And Daysby Reginald C. CouzensHow familiar to us are the names of the months, and the days of the week, and yet how few of us know to whom we owe these names or what a wealth of meaning they possess. They have come to us from the past, from the time when people worshiped many gods and explained the wonders of nature in their own simple way. But before listening to the ... Read more

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  • The History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    "The History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern" by Daniel Defoe is a fascinating exploration of the concept of the Devil throughout history. Defoe delves into various cultural interpretations of evil, examining how different societies have perceived and depicted the Devil. The book is divided into two parts, with the first focusing on ancient representations and the second on modern ... Read more

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  • The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries

    by Thomas Taylor ...
    In offering to the public a new edition of Mr. Thomas Taylor’s admirable treatise upon the Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries, it is proper to insert a few words of explanation. These observances once represented the spiritual life of Greece, and were considered for two thousand years and more the appointed means for regeneration through an interior union with the Divine Essence. However absurd, or ... Read more

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  • Mule Trader

    Ray Lum's Tales of Horses, Mules, and Men

    by William R. Ferris ...
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    Readers captivated by this book will be happy that Bill Ferris found Ray Lum and that he thought to turn on a tape recorder. Lum (1891-1977) was a mule skinner, a livestock trader, an auctioneer, and an American original.This delightful book, first published in 1992 as “You Live and Learn. Then You Die and Forget It All,” preserves Lum's colorful folk dialect and captures the essence of this one ... Read more

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  • Curatorial Conversations

    Cultural Representation and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

    Edited by Olivia Cadaval, Sojin Kim, Diana Baird N'Diaye ...
    WINNER OF THE 2017 SMITHSONIAN SECRETARY’S RESEARCH PRIZESince its origins in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has gained worldwide recognition as a model for the research and public presentation of living cultural heritage and the advocacy of cultural democracy. Festival curators play a major role in interpreting the Festival's principles and shaping its practices.Curatorial Conversations ... Read more

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  • The Mammoth Book of Superstition

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    by Roy Bainton ...
    Series Book 495 - Mammoth Books
    Rather than providing a dictionary of superstitions, of which there are already numerous excellent, exhaustive and, in many cases, academic works which list superstitions from A to Z, Bainton gives us an entertaining flight over the terrain, landing from time to time in more thought-provoking areas. He offers an overview of humanity's often illogical and irrational persistence in seeking good luck ... Read more

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