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The New Black Gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the Study of African American Religions by Edward E. Curtis IV and Danielle Brune Sigler, eds.
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Religion Crossing Boundaries: Transnational Religious and Social Dynamics in Africa and the New African Diaspora by Afe Adogame & James V. Spickard, eds.
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Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women’s Rights in Nineteenth-Century America – Second Edition by Ann Braude
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The Manifestation and Development of New Religions in Lithuania: Case Study of the Art of Living Foundation (Naujųjų religijų raiška ir ypatumai Lietuvoje: „Gyvenimo meno” fondo atvejo studija) by Milda Alisauskiene
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Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation by Henrik Bogdan
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God, Evil and Annie Besant
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This paper is about the impact of a philosophical problem on the life of a most remarkable human being. The problem is the theological problem of evil and the remarkable human being is the one-time Christian, one-time atheist, and all-time theosophist, Annie Wood Besant. Her personal and intellectual encounter with the theological problem of evil changed not only her life but, through her influence, it changed the life of British society in the 19th century and Indian society in the 20th century. Annie Besant's personal encounter with intense human suffering changed her from the wife of a Victorian clergyman and devoted mother into achampion of women's rights, a union organizer, an atheist, and a socialist; and her intellectual discovery of a solution to the problem of human suffering changed her from a free thinking atheist, materialist and secularist into an occultist and theologian and leading light of the Theosophical Society in England and India. In what follows I want to do two things: First of all, say something about Mrs. Besant's extraordinary life in England and India; and then, secondly, say something about the philosophical problem and its solution that played such important roles in her life.
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The Branch Davidians: Through the Lens of Jonestown
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Ever since Jonestown, part of the “cult” stereotype has been that NRMs are volatile groups, ready to commit group suicide at the drop of a hat. The assumption that the Branch Davidian community was a potential Jonestown may or may not have contributed to the initial ill-advised ATF raid. But, following the fiery holocaust set in motion by the FBI raid 51 days later, defenders of these agencies’ actions uniformly portrayed the Davidians as having been a “suicide group.” The present article presents an overview of the Davidian community, focusing particular attention on evidence that the group was not inclined to suicide. Rather, the Davidians were victims of law enforcement malfeasance.
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Ecofeminism, Religion and Nature in an Indian and Global Perspective
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Women tend to take a secondary place in society and also tend to be equated with nature, thus being on the losing end on both fronts, and fighting the same battle against oppression. Ecofeminism has many phases and faces, but one of the most influential is that of spiritual ecofeminism and its many expressions under the New Age umbrella. In an Indian context the picture seems to be different, as spiritual ecofeminism seems to be more closely aligned with “traditional” Hinduism. Vandana Shiva, the most famous Indian ecofeminist writer, faces a massive critique from numerous scholars. Her work is seen as essentialist and as romanticizing history, where a gender analysis perspective would focus on, among others, unequal power relations in society.
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Working her Magic: How Starhawk’s Language of Spirituality Empowers Women and Revalues Nature
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It would be difficult to underestimate the influence of Starhawk on contemporary witchcraft and ecofeminism. Trained as a psychologist, she utilizes a unique spiritual language that is derived from a reconceptualization of classical psychoanalytic notions. In her use of this spiritual language, Starhawk not only upsets existing worldviews, but she also promotes her ecofeminist agenda. Women are empowered through Starhawk’s teachings because she allows them to see the beauty and worth in themselves. By disrupting comfortable dichotomies and emphasizing the immanent nature of divinity, Starhawk helps women to becomepersonally and socially empowered and revalues nature by recognizing the interconnectedness of all creation.
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Wicca and the Christian Heritage, Ritual, Sex and Magic by Joanne Pearson
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Religions of Modernity: Relocating the Sacred to the Self and the Digital by Stef Aupers and Dick Houtman, eds.
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Atheism and Secularity (2 vols.) by Phil Zuckerman, ed.
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The Lure of the Dark Side: Satan and Western Demonology in Popular Culture by Christopher Partridge and Eric Christianson, eds.
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Authors of the Impossible and Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion by Jeffrey John Kripal
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Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society by Catherine Rountree
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Talking with the Children of God: Prophecy and Transformation in a Radical Religious Group by Gordon Shepherd and Gary Shepherd
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The Invention of Sacred Tradition by James R. Lewis and Olav Hammer, eds.
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Issei Buddhism in the Americas by Duncan Ryuken Williams and Tomoe Moriya, eds.
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