Author : Nicolette Andrews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1516308301
Diviner's Curse
Nicolette Andrews
Diviner S Curse
Diviner S Curse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Diviner S Curse book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Diviner's Curse
Nicolette Andrews
Author : Nicolette Andrews
Publisher : Magpie Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Diviner's Curse by Nicolette Andrews Pdf
Traitor to the crown and on the run, Maea seeks sanctuary in a neighboring kingdom. But the conspiracy that almost cost her life, has taken root there as well. To change her destiny, Maea must make an alliance with her enemy. With the fate of two kingdoms on the line, it's up to Maea to stop the war before it's too late.
Fortune and the Cursed
Katherine Swancutt
Author : Katherine Swancutt
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780857454829
Fortune and the Cursed by Katherine Swancutt Pdf
Innovation-making is a classic theme in anthropology that reveals how people fine-tune their ontologies, live in the world and conceive of it as they do. This ethnographic study is an entrance into the world of Buryat Mongol divination, where a group of cursed shamans undertake the 'race against time' to produce innovative remedies that will improve their fallen fortunes at an unconventional pace. Drawing on parallels between social anthropology and chaos theory, the author gives an in-depth account of how Buryat shamans and their notion of fortune operate as 'strange attractors' who propagate the ongoing process of innovation-making. With its view into this long-term 'cursing war' between two shamanic factions in a rural Mongolian district, and the comparative findings on cursing in rural China, this book is a needed resource for anyone with an interest in the anthropology of religion, shamanism, witchcraft and genealogical change. Katherine Swancutt is a Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She has carried out fieldwork on shamanic religion across Inner Asia, working among Buryats in northeast Mongolia and China since 1999, and among the Nuosu of Southwest China since 2007.
Justice and Judgment Among the Tiv
Paul Bohannan
Author : Paul Bohannan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351037280
Justice and Judgment Among the Tiv by Paul Bohannan Pdf
Since publication in 1957 the importance of Bohannan's study of judicial institutions and procedures among the Tiv has been widely recognized. It has contributed widely to the continuing discussion concerning the objectives and methods to be followed in the anthropological study of law and the contribution this makes to comparative jurisprudence. the work describes and defines Tiv ideas of 'law' as expressed in the operations of their courts known as Jir. The analysis is based on and illustrated by numerous cases which the author attended and discussed with leaders in the Jir.
The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination
Ócha'ni Lele
Author : Ócha'ni Lele
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781594778612
The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination by Ócha'ni Lele Pdf
The first book to provide complete, specific instructions on casting the Diloggún, the cowrie-shell oracle of the Orishas. • Provides step-by-step instructions never before published, detailing requirements and procedure for casting the Diloggún. • Includes a detailed “mojuba” or prayer used to awaken the Orishas (spirit entities) for divination. • Devotes an entire chapter to each of the twelve basic Odu (random patterns in which the sixteen shells fall), providing ritual mechanics and oracular meanings for all possible castings. The Afro-Cuban faith, known to outsiders as Santeria and to adherents as Las Reglas de Ocha de Los Lucumi, is not a static religion but a living conduit of energy for connecting the spirit world to our own. It came to the New World with the slave trade where it has evolved in response to the surrounding culture. For adherents of Lucumi, the Diloggún is the most important focus of worship: the sacred shells reveal the forces at play in an adherent's life. These forces are redefined and placated by the Orisha priest, who makes direct contact with the spirit world in an effort to help the adherent evolve. While many books have been published about Santeria, The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination is the first to provide complete information on how to cast the Diloggún, including opening, reading, and closing the oracle, and how to give a comprehensive reading. With a detailed discussion about why each prayer is offered and insight into the metaphysical core of the religion, this book will bring those seeking the wisdom of the Diloggún closer to the living Orishas than they have ever been.
Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria
Ann Jeffers
Author : Ann Jeffers
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004667808
Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria by Ann Jeffers Pdf
Beginning with Deut. 18:9ff and its condemnation of magicians and diviners, this book explores the window that this text gives us into magic and divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria. Investigating the wealth of language combined with the archaeological and historical evidence, it seeks to place the influence of these factors in the emerging Israelite religion. An integral part of Ancient Near Eastern cosmology and culture, magic and divination are never completely eradicated despite the ideological warfare led by the Old Testament writers. The first part examines the function of various magicians and diviners. This is followed by a chapter on dreams and visions. The third chapter looks at the techniques and devices used by the oracular practitioners. Other subjects covered include magic in warfare, in the treatment of diseases, and blessing and cursing.
Osogbo
Ócha'ni Lele
Author : Ócha'ni Lele
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620553442
Osogbo by Ócha'ni Lele Pdf
By understanding osogbo, the spirits of misfortune, we can better overcome them and return to health and balance in our lives • Explains how misfortune works in this world as living spirits that plague humanity but are also a catalyst for self-development and conscious evolution • Shows that we can overcome osogbo through ebó, sacrifice, and hard work as prescribed by consulting the orishas through the casting of the diloggún • Shares more than 40 ancient African sacred stories about the spirits of osogbo Beginning with the story of his goddaughter's battle with stage IV cancer, Lucumi priest Ócha'ni Lele explains the role of osogbo, or misfortune, in our lives. While everyone seeks blessings in life, undeserved blessings make us weak and lazy. It is tragedy that encourages us to grow and persevere. Exploring the Lucumí beliefs regarding osogbo, he shows that the Lucumí faith is neither fatalistic nor defeatist but healing and life affirming. He shares more than 40 patakís--stories stemming from the ancient Yoruba of West Africa--about the different spirits of osogbo, who like the orishas once walked the earth in human bodies. He explains the place of these spirits within the 256 odu of the diloggún, the divination system used in Santería to receive guidance from the orishas. Lele shows that the spirits of osogbo are not only concepts but also real deities and that we can, if we understand their nature, fight them through ebó, sacrifice, and hard work. He reveals how the osogbos see themselves as entities of misfortune who stand against life and all that is good in the world, but in truth it is misfortune that strengthens us, misfortune that motivates us, and misfortune that brings great evolution to the world. As the author shows, “Without bitterness, one could not know sweetness.” Likewise, without misfortune in our lives, we would never know blessings or what it means to be blessed.
Africa Study Bible, NLT
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers
Page : 2162 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9781496424716
Africa Study Bible, NLT by Anonim Pdf
The Africa Study Bible brings together 350 contributors from over 50 countries, providing a unique African perspective. It's an all-in-one course in biblical content, theology, history, and culture, with special attention to the African context. Each feature was planned by African leaders to help readers grow strong in Jesus Christ by providing understanding and instruction on how to live a good and righteous life--Publisher.
Death in Ancient China
Constance Cook
Author : Constance Cook
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047410638
Death in Ancient China by Constance Cook Pdf
This richly illustrated book provides a glimpse into the belief system and the material wealth of the social elite in pre-Imperial China through a close analysis of tomb contents and excavated bamboo texts. The point of departure is the textual and material evidence found in one tomb of an elite man buried in 316 BCE near a once wealthy middle Yangzi River valley metropolis. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of cosmological symbolism and the nature of the spirit world. The author shows how illness and death were perceived as steps in a spiritual journey from one realm into another. Transmitted textual records are compared with excavated texts. The layout and contents of this multi-chambered tomb are analyzed as are the contents of two texts, a record of divination and sacrifices performed during the last three years of the occupant’s life and a tomb inventory record of mortuary gifts. The texts are fully translated and annotated in the appendices. A first-time close-up view of a set of local beliefs which not only reflect the larger ancient Chinese religious system but also underlay the rich intellectual and artistic life of pre-Imperial China. With first full translations of texts previously unknown to all except a small handful of sinologists.
Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical & Post-Biblical Antiquity: Divination & Sortition
Edwin M. Yamauchi,Marvin R. Wilson
Author : Edwin M. Yamauchi,Marvin R. Wilson
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781619707818
Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical & Post-Biblical Antiquity: Divination & Sortition by Edwin M. Yamauchi,Marvin R. Wilson Pdf
This unique reference article, excerpted from the larger work (Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity), provides background cultural and technical information on the world of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament from 2000 BC to approximately AD 600. Written and edited by a world-class historian and a highly respected biblical scholar, each article addresses cultural, technical, and/or sociological issues of interest to the study of the Scriptures. Contains a high level of scholarship. Information and concepts are explained in detail and are accompanied by bibliographic material for further exploration. Useful for scholars, pastors, teachers, and students—for biblical study, exegesis, or sermon preparation. Possible areas covered include details of domestic life, technology, culture, laws, or religious practices. Each article ranges from 5 to 20 pages in length. For the complete contents of Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity, see ISBN 9781619708617 (4-volume set) or ISBN 9781619701458 (complete in one volume).
Questioning Misfortune
Susan Reynolds Whyte
Author : Susan Reynolds Whyte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0521595584
Questioning Misfortune by Susan Reynolds Whyte Pdf
Some of the most interesting ethnographies of experience are concerned to highlight the indeterminate nature of life. Questioning Misfortune is very much within this tradition. Based on a long-term study of adversity and its social causes in Bunyole, eastern Uganda, it considers the way in which people deal with uncertainties of life, such as sickness, suffering, marital problems, failure, and death. Divination may identify causes of misfortune, ranging from ancestors and spirits to sorcerers. Sufferers and their families will then try out a variety of remedial measures, including pharmaceuticals, sorcery antidotes, and sacrifices. But remedies often fail, and doubt and uncertainty persist. Even the commercialisation of biomedicine, and the peril of AIDS can be understood in terms of a pragmatics of uncertainty.
African Divination Systems
Philip M. Peek
Author : Philip M. Peek
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0253343097
African Divination Systems by Philip M. Peek Pdf
"This volume of finely crafted case studies is also the vehicle for an important general theory of divination.... this is a book overflowing with ideas that will powerfully stimulate further research." -- Journal of Ritual Studies "The essays in this collection provide a very useful overview of both the diversity of African divination systems and of recent approaches to their study." -- Choice This unique collection of essays by an exceptional international group of Africanists demonstrates the central role that divination continues to play throughout Africa in maintaining cultural systems and in guiding human action. African Divination Systems offers insights for current discussions in comparative epistemology, cross-cultural psychology, cognition studies, semiotics, ethnoscience, religious studies, and anthropology.
Oracle of Divination
MCR El Pensador
Author : MCR El Pensador
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781477159347
Oracle of Divination by MCR El Pensador Pdf
This manuscript of the Mythology of the Yoruba Religion-Cariocha, as the importance of this cult, the past is the present, as the present to meet the future, thus regulate their functions in religious rituals. It’s linked between the created and the creator Oloddumare (God) and his emissaries and Orishas that governs our destinies based upon our faith to all Omorishas (Saints) Santeros and faithful believers. My legacy in this manuscript is a teaching manual for all the people and all their followers Santeros ille Orishas. It’s linked in chains of faith and as a legacy of half a century, the treasure of my wisdom and my steps walked in practice of the Santeria within the Yoruba Lukumi Religion. It is an honor to all the patriarchs illa loaches, baba loaches, Igguoros, Oluwo and those who have Ibaé ballentenu (deceased) has taken with them all the science and knowledge to Oloddumare (God). Osha Ille Ochun Alamace ---- El Pensador - The Thinker
Society and Change in Bali Nyonga
Jude Thaddeus Dingbobga Fokwang,Kehbuma Langmia
Author : Jude Thaddeus Dingbobga Fokwang,Kehbuma Langmia
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956579396
Society and Change in Bali Nyonga by Jude Thaddeus Dingbobga Fokwang,Kehbuma Langmia Pdf
Contemporary Bali Nyonga is a rapidly growing town of over 80,000 in habitants, sixteen kilometres southwest of Bamenda, the capital of the North West region, Cameroon. If Cameroon has been aptly referred to in many circles as Africa in miniature, then Bali Nyonga, since its founding in the mid 19th century is emblematic of this so-called 'multicultural' region. This book is about change in Bali Nyonga, but it is also about change in a typical postcolonial African setting grappling with a challenging new world reality. It aims to provide cutting-edge analyses of cultural change in Bali as well as inspire a new kind of scholarship in the Cameroon Grasslands - championed by indigenous intellectuals. The contributors to this volume come from diverse academic backgrounds and as will be evident in the various chapters, their disciplinary perspectives have largely shaped their approaches to the topics under study. Hence, this book draws on anthropological, theological, literary and media studies perspective.
Chosen and Unchosen
Joel N. Lohr
Author : Joel N. Lohr
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066158
Chosen and Unchosen by Joel N. Lohr Pdf
Winner of the 2011 RBY Scott Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies/Société canadienne des études bibliques The God of the Bible favors a national people, Israel, and this is at the cost of the other nations. In fact, not being Israel usually means humiliation or destruction or simply being ignored by God. Reading the text “with the grain” or placing oneself within the chosen’s perspective may seem very well until one considers the unchosen. There is much regarding the unchosen that has not been explored in scholarly research, but in this important work, Lohr attempts to make sense of the question of election and nonelection in the OT as a Christian interpreter and with a concern for the history of interpretation and Jewish-Christian dialogue. He also corrects a Christian tendency to read election and nonelection as love and damnation, respectively, a perception that is altogether foreign to the OT itself. The unchosen are important to the overall world view of Scripture and, although election entails exclusion, and God’s love for the one people Israel is a love in contrast to others, it does not follow that the unchosen fall outside of the economy of God’s purposes, his workings, or his ways. The unchosen often face important tests of their own and have a responsibility to God and the chosen, however much this idea defies modern-day notions of fairness. It is a central idea of Scripture that already appears in the original call of and promises made to Abram and something that, if ignored, places our larger understanding of God at risk. Equally important, if contemporary faith communities (both Jewish and Christian) form their understanding of “the other” on a faulty reading of Scripture regarding the unchosen, chaos and hatred can ensue. The political and religious climate of our contemporary world has never presented a more important time to get this matter right. Scholars and students alike are finding Chosen and Unchosen to be an indispensable resource as they mull over these difficult questions.
