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Language: en
Pages: 143
Authors: Barry Stephenson
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this volume explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on
Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
Language: en
Pages: 292
Authors: Catherine Bell
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-01-30 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Ritual studies today figures as a central element of religious discourse for many scholars around the world. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice, Catherine Bell's sw
Magic: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 153
Authors: Owen Davies
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-26 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

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Defining 'magic' is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to pin down its e
Myth
Language: en
Pages: 161
Authors: Robert Alan Segal
Categories: Myth
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Where do myths come from? What is their function and what do they mean? In this Very Short Introduction Robert Segal introduces the array of approaches used to
The Devil: A Very Short Introduction
Language: en
Pages: 145
Authors: Darren Oldridge
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-31 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testament, and inspired many dramatic and haunting works of art. Today he remains a p