Alternative Belief Systems

Demons in the USA argues that the discourse on the demonic that developed in the nineteenth century continues to exert a powerful hold over the Ame...

What does ‘autonomy’ mean today? Is the Enlightenment understanding of autonomy still relevant for contemporary challenges? How have the limits and...

For about two decades John W. Loftus was a devout evangelical Christian, an ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and an ardent apologist for ...

This collection of satirical poems homes in on the inconsistencies and downright perversities of what passes in our culture as "Holy Writ." Turning...

This book offers an ethnographic and conceptual analysis of contemporary UFO phenomena, focusing specifically on Chilean ufology and the ufological...

From the author of Cursed Objects and The United States of Cryptids, an eye-popping compendium of the most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults...

Spirits were in the air and the dead weighed heavily on the minds of Americans and Europeans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mediums and...

An innovative collection of comedic stories by the original “Renaissance man.”Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) was among the most famous figures o...

An innovative collection of comedic stories by the original “Renaissance man.”Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) was among the most famous figures o...

The Little Book of Love Spells is an introductory guide to enhancing your love life with simple spiritual and magical spells and rituals. Using mod...

A study into the enigmatic devil of folkloric witchcraft and his many forms• Explains the Dark Man phenomenon through centuries-old folklore and my...

Most studies of the Salem witch trials focus on social history and the dynamics between accused and accusers. Science and Specters at Salem turns i...

Most studies of the Salem witch trials focus on social history and the dynamics between accused and accusers. Science and Specters at Salem turns i...

This concise and accessible textbook introduces students to the anthropological study of religion. It examines religious expression from a cross-cu...