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A History of Magic and Witchcraft: Sabbats, Satan & Superstitions in the West
by Frances TimbersThe author of Magic and Masculinity explores the history and development of magic and witchcraft in Western society. Broomsticks, cauldrons, familiars, and spells—magic and witchcraft conjure a vivid picture in our modern-day imagination. While much of our understanding is rooted in superstition and myth, the history of magic and witchcraft offers a window into the past. It illuminates the lives of ordinary people in the past and elucidates the fascinating pop culture of the premodern world. Blowing away folkloric cobwebs, this enlightening new history dispels many misconceptions surrounding witchcraft and magic that we still hold today. From Ancient Greece and Rome to the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, historian Frances Timbers details the impact of Christianity and popular culture in the construction of the figure of the &“witch.&” The development of demonology and ceremonial magic is combined with the West&’s troubled past with magic and witchcraft to chart the birth of modern Wiccan and Neopagan movements in England and North America. Witchcraft is a metaphor for oppression in an age in which persecution is an everyday occurrence somewhere in the world. Fanaticism, intolerance, prejudice, authoritarianism, and religious and political ideologies are never attractive. Beware the witch hunter!
A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult (DK A History of)
by DKDiscover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries in this stunningly illustrated title. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from ancient animal worship and shamanism, through alchemy and divination to modern Wicca and the resurgence of the occult in 21st-century literature, cinema, and television. Providing readers with a comprehensive account of everything from Japanese folklore and Indian witchcraft to the differences between black and white magic, and dispelling myths such as those surrounding the voodoo doll and Ouija, the book explores the common human fascination with spells, superstition, and the supernatural. This riveting read on witchcraft further includes: - Engaging text and lavish illustrations with over 500 full-color images that bring the subject to life.- Special features on aspects of magic, such as oracle bones of ancient China, the Knights Templar, and magic at the movies, and &“plants and potions&”, such as mandrake and belladonna examine topics in great detail.- Quick-fact panels explore magic origins, key figures, key deities, uses in spells, structures of religions, and more.The perfect introduction to magic and the occult, it explores forms of divination from astrology and palmistry to the Tarot and runestones and offers key insights into the ways in which magic has interacted with religion. The most comprehensive illustrated history of witchcraft available, A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult will enthral and fascinate anyone interested in spiritualism and the occult.
A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction
by Lydia Semler Jana Hill Ilea Magdelina BonnerA History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction explores pregnancy clothing worn throughout the decades, providing historical information, images, and patterns. Filled with photos showing extant attire, with intricate details and sample patterns that can be recreated to scale, this book examines how maternity clothes were constructed, provides historical context, and aids readers in designing their own maternity garments. Each chapter includes examples of commonly worn maternity styles from a number of regions of the English-speaking world, with information from the United States, Britain, Australia, and Canada. The book concludes with a chapter on historically accurate underpinnings from the 17th century to the present day. A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction is written for costume professionals looking to research historically accurate characters and costumes for production, as well as fashion historians and costume enthusiasts.
A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction
by Lydia Semler Jana Hill Ilea Magdelina BonnerA History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction explores pregnancy clothing worn throughout the decades, providing historical information, images, and patterns.Filled with photos showing extant attire, with intricate details and sample patterns that can be recreated to scale, this book examines how maternity clothes were constructed, provides historical context, and aids readers in designing their own maternity garments. Each chapter includes examples of commonly worn maternity styles from a number of regions of the English-speaking world, with information from the United States, Britain, Australia, and Canada. The book concludes with a chapter on historically accurate underpinnings from the 17th century to the present day.A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction is written for costume professionals looking to research historically accurate characters and costumes for production, as well as fashion historians and costume enthusiasts.
A History of Parapsychology
by Martin EbonAlthough the word parapsychology suggests a field of research that exists "beside psychology," its studies are not only related to psychology but to religion, anthropology, physics, and other areas as well. Parapsychology's history may be divided into three periods: from prehistory to the latter part of the nineteenth century; the last three decades of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth; and the present period. This essay, chapter 1 from Psychic Exploration, details the history of parapsychology. The full volume of Psychic Exploration can be purchased as an ebook or paperback version from all major online retailers and at cosimobooks.com.
A History of Rhetoric, Sound, and Health and Healing (Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication)
by Kristin Marie BivensA History of Rhetoric, Sound, and Health and Healing argues for medico-sonic knowledge — systematically interpreted bodily sounds with medical knowledge mediated by rhetoric — as an evolving corporeal practice with an incomparable, sprawling history.Taking a materialist-feminist perspective, the book rhetorically accounts for sound and suggests rhetoric enables bodily sounds as understandable, knowable, and treatable with power to help and discipline bodies in health, healing, and hospital contexts. From an expansive, pan-historiographic approach integrated with and influenced by fieldwork from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Denmark and the United States, the author explores intentional and unintentional diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic uses of sound in contemporary Western biomedical health systems and promotes a new research concept and fieldwork practice, sound in all research.The insightful, timely volume will interest students and researchers in the medical humanities, rhetoric and communication, health communication, sound studies, medical and allied health sciences, and research methods.
A History of Spiritualism and the Occult in Salem: The Rise of Witch City
by Maggi Smith-DaltonAn elucidation of the Spiritualism movement in Salem in the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries. Salem, Massachusetts, is the quintessential New England town, with its cobbled streets and strong ties to the sea. With the notoriety of the Salem witch trials, the city's reputation has been irrevocably linked to the occult. However, few know the history behind the religion of Spiritualism and the social movement that took root in this romanticized land. At the turn of the century, seers, mediums and magnetic healers all hoped to connect to the spiritual world. The popularity of Spiritualism and renewed interest in the occult blossomed out of an attempt to find an intellectual and emotional balance between science and religion. Learn of early converts, the role of the venerable Essex Institute and the psychic legacy of &“Moll&” Pitcher. Historian Maggi Smith-Dalton delves into Salem&’s exotic history, unraveling the beginnings of Spiritualism and the rise of the Witch City.
A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools)
by Sophia GholzIn the beginning, potty time meant the great outdoors . . . People have been going potty since, well, since the beginning of people! Ever wonder what humans used before potties or paper? You might be surprised at the clever tools that humans came up with over the centuries. From the great outdoors to ceramic pots, bum brushes and bidets, prepare for an adventure as we explore the interesting and sometimes shocking history of human potty practices! Award-winning children&’s author Sophia Gholz and illustrator Xiana Teimoy team up to put a humorous spin on the fun and fascinating facts surrounding the history of toilet paper (and other potty tools) in this delightful book.
A History of Witchcraft (Third): Sorcerers, Heretics And Pagans
by Jeffrey B. Russell Brooks AlexanderAn authoritative and concise history of witchcraft from the ancient world up to the present day. Witchcraft has always been a fluid and intriguing belief system that has enchanted and sometimes terrified humanity. Now in its third edition, A History of Witchcraft has established itself as the authoritative history of witchery and the occult. Beginning with magic in the ancient world, Jeffrey B. Russell explores the definition of witchcraft in its many diverse forms, from the worship of the Greek goddess of magic, Hecate, and the witch crazes of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to the development of modern witchcraft by Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner in the early twentieth century. Brooks Alexander analyzes the development of witchcraft and neo-paganism in the present day, charting the dissemination of modern witchcraft through media and the tensions that arise when a secretive cult becomes an open and recognized religion. This updated edition features a new chapter exploring the challenges that witchcraft has faced in the past decade, including the rise of social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, the COVID-19 pandemic, and new neo-pagan groups.
A History of Women in Medicine: Cunning Women, Physicians, Witches
by Sinéad SpearingA study of the female healers of centuries past, and how they went from respected to reviled. Witch is a powerful word with humble origins. Once used to describe an ancient British tribe known for its unique class of female physicians and priestesses, it grew into something grotesque, diabolical, and dangerous. A History of Women in Medicine reveals the untold story of forgotten female physicians, their lives, practices, and subsequent denomination as witches. Originally held in high esteem in their communities, these women used herbs and ancient psychological processes to relieve the suffering of their patients, often traveling long distances, moving from village to village. Their medical and spiritual knowledge blended the boundaries between physician and priest. These ancient healers were the antithesis of the witch figure of today; instead they were knowledgeable therapists commanding respect, gratitude, and high social status. In this pioneering work, Sinéad Spearing draws on current archeological evidence, literature, folklore, case studies, and original religious documentation to bring to life these forgotten healers. By doing so she also exposes the Church&’s efforts to demonize them in the eyes of the world, leading female healers to be labeled witches and persecuted in the ensuing hysteria known today as the European witch craze.
A History of Yale's School of Medicine: Passing Torches to Others
by Gerard N. BurrowThis is a story of the Yale University School of Medicine starting from its origin to its present.
A History of the Present Illness: Stories
by Louise AronsonA History of the Present Illness: Stories takes readers into overlooked lives in the neighborhoods, hospitals, and nursing homes of San Francisco, offering a deeply humane and incisive portrait of health and illness in American today. An elderly Chinese immigrant sacrifices his demented wife's well-being to his son's authority. A busy Latina physician's eldest daughter's need for more attention has disastrous consequences. A young veteran's injuries become a metaphor for the rest of his life. A gay doctor learns very different lessons about family from his life and his work, and a psychiatrist who advocates for the underserved may herself be crazy. Together, these honest and compassionate stories introduce a striking new literary voice and provide a view of what it means to be a doctor and a patient unlike anything we've read before. In the tradition of Oliver Sacks and Abraham Verghese, Aronson's writing is based on personal experience and addresses topics of current social relevance. Masterfully told, A History of the Present Illness explores the role of stories in medicine and creates a world pulsating with life, speaking truths about what makes us human. A Reading Group Guide is included at the end of the book.
A História Não Contada De Kim
by Ed Robinson Mayara Alves Pereira LealO autor best-seller de não ficção Ed Robinson traz para você uma história forte e verídica do triunfo de uma mulher sobre a dor. Você vai passar a odiar médicos, advogados e companhias de seguros. No momento em que terminar de ler este livro, você terá se apaixonado por Kim. Este conto profundamente inspirador é destinado a se tornar o livro mais importante já escrito sobre dor crônica e controle da dor no ambiente de saúde de hoje.
A Hole in My Heart
by Rie CharlesStarting a new life after the death of her mother, Nora learns how to be strong. Are there wounds too deep to heal, pains too sharp to share? And if a family survives by cutting the ties that bind them, can they ever be whole again? After losing her mother to illness and her father to his work, Nora Mackenzie must leave her home in the interior of B.C. for a North Vancouver school. Estranged from her classmates, her family, and the life she’s lost, Nora walls herself off from the people around her. At the same time, her young cousin Lizzie is facing an uncertain future as one of the first children to undergo open-heart surgery. As the operation approaches, Nora discovers that she is not the only person in her family isolated by fear and grief.
A Holistic Guide to Embracing Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood: Wisdom and Advice from a Doula
by Karen SaltThe newly pregnant woman faces a multitude of changes in her mind, life, and body, some of which are addressed by traditional medical care but many of which are not. In this holistic guide, the expectant mother will find warm and reassuring advice that will help her stay calm, focused, and energized during this exciting time and beyond. Rather than treat the arrival of a baby as strictly a one-moment-in-time medical event, author Karen Salt provides advice and wisdom to "treat" the whole woman-her emotions and her physical changes-and covers the entire year-long experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Salt's holistic approach unveils for mothers-to-be the backbone of the doula role-to provide support, information, advocacy, and facilitation to women during pregnancy, labor, and early motherhood-and teaches her the many ways to use the doula philosophy to nurture herself through the process. From meditation and relaxation exercises, to fitness and nutrition advice to tips for achieving "positive energy living," this comprehensive guide puts mothers in control of their pregnancy, their birthing experience, and their approach to this wonderful and life-altering time.
A Home Course In Nutrition
by Eric F PowellThis book provides lessons in nutrition which are intended as a helpful and practical guide to proper feeding, and cover the whole of the necessary matters connected with the subject. Food on the mind has not been neglected.Readers who carry out the suggestions made to the best of their ability will add greatly to life and happiness. Read and apply, and results are assured.
A Homeopathic Handbook of Natural Remedies
by Laura JosephsonA Homeopathic Handbook of Natural Remedies offers the most succinct and up-to-date information available on homeopathy, a method of healing that works by stimulating the body's natural defenses. Laura Josephson provides an overview of the healing principles and history of homeopathy, clear guidelines for identifying and treating symptoms, and instructions for preparing and stocking your home kit.In addition to homeopathic first aid treatment for such ailments as back pain, puncture wounds, eye injuries, fractures, and insect bites, the book outlines remedies for a wide range of everyday complaints, including allergies, coughs, colds, flu, fevers, digestive problems, headaches, PMS, earaches, insomnia, jet lag, and more. A separate section deals specifically with childhood conditions.Also included is an extensive resource directory of homeopathic pharmacies and a list of articles and other publications that provide further information.From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Hunger for God: Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer
by John PiperThe author discusses the role of fasting in the Old and New Testaments, and in church history. This is a very balanced book, which affirms that food, as well as other gifts from God, should be gratefully enjoyed. There are times, however, when it may be appropriate to abstain from food and other pleasures, in order to more fully focus on God.
A Hypnotist’s Case Book
by Dr Alex Erskine“HYPNOSIS is nothing new. It was known long before Greek civilization existed, or the foundations of the Pyramids were laid. It probably dates back to before the dawn of history. Over three thousand years ago it was cultivated and practised by the Hindoo Priesthood, who perpetuated its secrets and mysteries by divulging them only to care-fully selected youths, destined to become priests in their turn, and impressed with the same urgency of self-preservation and secrecy as themselves.”“I do not put forward hypnosis as a quack remedy—a cure-all. It is not. It is a scientific fact. To what further end new research will lead, it is impossible to say. It is indeed improbable that the human mind will ever probe to the bottom of it; for the subconscious mind is of the essence of life itself, and to understand it fully might well be to wrest from Man the secret of Death and the power over it. But this book is not to that extent speculative. I have deliberately kept to facts within my own knowledge and practice. I have tried to show how easily this great science may be used by every man, woman and child in the world for his own benefit.”—Dr. Alex Erskine, Preface
A Is for Advice (The Reassuring Kind): Wisdom for Pregnancy
by Ilana Stanger-RossPractical, reassuring, and beautifully written, A is for Advice provides a brief and compelling reflection on pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period for expectant mothers of all kinds--whether you prefer a water birth at home or a scheduled C-section in a hospital, whether you believe in painkillers or an all-natural labor, breast milk or formula, this book speaks to you and your pregancy. Written in the approachable and friendly tone of a best-friend blogger but informed by the insight of a Registered Midwife, A is for Advice seeks to comfort and inspire, providing realistic and soothing advice at a time when most women desperately seek out information.Through 26 lesson/letters of the alphabet (C is for Control; F is for Fear; W is for Water), A is for Advice offers practical and emotional insights into the often overwhelming transition to motherhood. Using a combination of humor, story-telling, research distillation, and personal reflection, A is for Advice speaks to concerns common to all women as they approach birth and motherhood. Eschewing the “birth wars” for a women-centered, feminist perspective, A is for Advice does not argue for any one type of birth experience, but rather empowers each woman to be her own advocate. If the book could be summed up in one line it would be, simply, “be gentle with yourself.” Read it cover-to-cover or in the short bursts available to an expecting mom (each letter stands alone), this book offers a compelling call for well-informed, judgment-free, and forgiving birthing and mothering.A small gifty package with a beautful black-and-white illustration program by Iris Gottlieb, this is the ultimate babyshower gift for your best friend, sister, or daughter.
A Japanese View of Nature: The World of Living Things by Kinji Imanishi (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series)
by Kinji ImanishiAlthough Seibutsu no Sekai (The World of Living Things), the seminal 1941 work of Kinji Imanishi, had an enormous impact in Japan, both on scholars and on the general public, very little is known about it in the English-speaking world. This book makes the complete text available in English for the first time and provides an extensive introduction and notes to set the work in context. Imanishi's work, based on a very wide knowledge of science and the natural world, puts forward a distinctive view of nature and how it should be studied. Imanishi's work is particularly important as a background to ecology, primatology and human social evolution theory in Japan. Imanishi's views on these subjects are extremely interesting because he formulated an approach to viewing nature which challenged the usual international ideas of the time, and which foreshadow approaches that have currency today.
A Journey to Gratitude: 30 Days to Discovering the Life-Changing Dynamic of Appreciation
by James P. GillsGlorify God with gratitude, not grumbling. This 30-day journey will help you to see yourself how God sees you and enable you to experience new dimensions of joy and gratitude in your life. James Gills, MD, has devoted years of his life to restoring vision to thousands of individuals. Now, he unveils a special &“eyesight&” to you—one of a loving Creator who not only views you as &“His&” and loves you, but desires to have an intimate relationship with you. After reading this book, you will be able to do the following:Enter into a more satisfying life as you deepen your relationship with GodExperience a more useful life as you live each day according to how He sees itDiscover your destiny as you uncover His plan for your life through His Word Press on to where God is leading you renewed by the knowledge that He loves you more than you can imagine and desires to bless you beyond measure. Emerge with exceeding gratitude that you are now aligned with the Creator&’s awesome plan for your life.Other Titles by Dr. James P. GillsGod's Rx for Fear and Worry (2019) ISBN-13: 978-1629996431God's Rx for Inner Healing (2019) ISBN-13: 978-1629996417God's Rx for Depression and Anxiety (2019) ISBN-13: 978-1629996394God's Rx for Health and Wholeness (2019) ISBN-13: 978-1629996370
A Judgement-Free Guide to Feeding Your Baby: Boob, bottle and all
by Olivia HingeA go-to guide for parents seeking evidence-based advice for navigating the initial (and often wobbly) stages of feeding and nurturing a newborn.Recognised for her reassuring and encouraging voice, trusted by parents and midwives alike, this book is your one-stop, supportive guide to feeding your baby, no matter which route you take: breastfeeding, expressed milk, formula milk or a combination.There's no wrong or right when it comes to feeding - it's what works for you and your baby. This handy resource with advice on feeding cues, length and frequency of feeds, positioning and attachment for breastfeeding, how to supplement if needed, pumping, bottle-feeding and teat size, mixed feeding pros and cons, plus a truly comprehensive section dealing with challenges, ensures the key information is distilled with clarity. But more than that this book is delivered with compassion, making sure we, as parents, get that warm reassuring hug that we're good enough.
A Judgement-Free Guide to Feeding Your Baby: Boob, bottle and all
by Olivia HingeA go-to guide for parents seeking evidence-based advice for navigating the initial (and often wobbly) stages of feeding and nurturing a newborn.Recognised for her reassuring and encouraging voice, trusted by parents and midwives alike, this book is your one-stop, supportive guide to feeding your baby, no matter which route you take: breastfeeding, expressed milk, formula milk or a combination.There's no wrong or right when it comes to feeding - it's what works for you and your baby. This handy resource with advice on feeding cues, length and frequency of feeds, positioning and attachment for breastfeeding, how to supplement if needed, pumping, bottle-feeding and teat size, mixed feeding pros and cons, plus a truly comprehensive section dealing with challenges, ensures the key information is distilled with clarity. But more than that this book is delivered with compassion, making sure we, as parents, get that warm reassuring hug that we're good enough.
A Judgement-Free Guide to Feeding Your Baby: Boob, bottle and all
by Olivia HingeA go-to guide for parents seeking evidence-based advice for navigating the initial (and often wobbly) stages of feeding and nurturing a newborn.Recognised for her reassuring and encouraging voice, trusted by parents and midwives alike, this book is your one-stop, supportive guide to feeding your baby, no matter which route you take: breastfeeding, expressed milk, formula milk or a combination.There's no wrong or right when it comes to feeding - it's what works for you and your baby. This handy resource with advice on feeding cues, length and frequency of feeds, positioning and attachment for breastfeeding, how to supplement if needed, pumping, bottle-feeding and teat size, mixed feeding pros and cons, plus a truly comprehensive section dealing with challenges, ensures the key information is distilled with clarity. But more than that this book is delivered with compassion, making sure we, as parents, get that warm reassuring hug that we're good enough.