Alternative Belief Systems

The Unknown God is the first documentary study of Thelema, a twentieth-century religious movement in the magical family, founded by the occultist, ...

The Greek word gnosis, defined as direct spiritual knowledge or insight, has its origins in historical offshoots of Christianity in late antiquity....

Criticism of Earth thoroughly reassesses Marx and Engels's engagement with theology, analyzing their collected works for discussions of spiritual m...

Explores Sylvia Plaths enduring interest and active practice in mysticism and the occult from childhood until her tragic death in 1963. Sharing her...

Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (14291503) served five kings of Naples as a courtier, official, and diplomat, and earned even greater fame as a scholar, ...

How was magic practiced in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse beliefs and practices that characterized this fascinating period? This ...

Taste the Forbidden History. Witchcraft owned your skin before you ever knew you did. You slipped into it down the drain-pipe of a birth cord, and ...