A chilling documentary history of the most notorious cults of the past two thousand years, from the Celtic druids whose ritual sacrifices inspired the folk horror film The Wicker Man all the way up to the Peoples Temple and Heavens Gate...Lasīt vairāk
This book is founded on a simple premise: that Jehovahs Witnesses are a crucial litmus test for tolerance.When Witnesses do not enjoy basic freedoms to practice their faith, scholars should consider what their treatment reveals abou...Lasīt vairāk
With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world. The Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults, shrouded in sec...Lasīt vairāk
Ruth is raised in a snow globe of Christian communism, a world without private property, television, or tolerance for idle questions. Every morning she braids her hair and wears the same costume, sings the same breakfast song in a family room identi...Lasīt vairāk
In this study of the life and character of the prophet Ezekiel we have selected some outstanding highlightsthe call of the prophet, the departure to heaven of the glory of God, the prophecy of Tyres fall, the restoration and redemption of the Jewis...Lasīt vairāk
The true story of the first California cult scandalIn 1891, a suffragist and social reformer named Alzire Chevaillier launched a moral crusade to destroy Fountaingrove, a utopian spiritualist community in northern California....Lasīt vairāk
An accessible and historically grounded introduction to esotericism as a vital dimension of Western culture from late antiquity to the present. This accessible introduction by the worlds leading expert explains why the study of esoteri...Lasīt vairāk
This expanded new edition of Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed (2013) brings a foundational text in the field up to date. Hanegraaff surveys key topics for which esotericism has become the preferred label: gnosticism and hermetism in...Lasīt vairāk
