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by Robert Tallant  Publisher Comments "Straightforward handling of...voodooism in all its manifestation". Kirkus Review<P>Originally published in 1946, this intriguing book examines the rites and beliefs associated with voodoo as well as recreates the lives of New Orleans' most... (read more)  List Price $5.95 Your price $2.95 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies 
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by Kenneth E Bowers Publisher Comments The Baha'i- Faith is a recognized independent world religion attracting i ncreasing attention--and followers--in the U.S. and around the globe as people from all walks of life search for practical spiritual direction and meaning in these deeply troubled... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $11.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Reginald Crosley Publisher Comments In this unique synthesis of Western religion, Eastern mysticism, and modern science, Dr. Crosley presents Vodou as a metaphysical experience--opening the door to parallel universes and mystical dimensions confirmed by the eene tenets of quantum physics... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Yaya Diallo Publisher Comments The Healing Drumtraces the extraordinary cultural legacy ofthe Minianka tribe of West Africa, for whom music serves a sacred, healingfunction for the individual and society. The authors explore the Miniankaview of humanity, music, and the cosmos relative... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Bahaullah Publisher Comments A collection of lyrical, gem-like verses of scripture that convey timeless spiritual wisdom "clothed in the garment of brevity," The Hidden Words is one of the most important and cherished scriptural works of the BahC!'C- Faith. Revealed by BahC!'u'llC!h,... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Milo Rigaud Publisher Comments Secrets of Voodootraces the development of this complex religion (in Haiti and the Americas) from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods or loas and their function, the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mary Boyce Publisher Comments This book, now re-issued with a new introduction by Mary Boyce, is the first attempt to trace the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day-a span of about 3,500 years. First taught among nomads on... (read more) Your price $28.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Miguel De La Torre Publisher Comments Offers an engaging guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of a little-known--and often underground--religious tradition. Includes a dozen illustrations, twenty-two tables, and a glossary.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Paul Kriwaczek Publisher Comments A fascinating journey through time and across Europe and Central Asia, in search of the prophet Zarathustra (a.k.a. Zoroaster)--perhaps the greatest religious lawgiver of the ancient world--and his vast influence. In Persia more than three thousand years... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Baba Ifa Karade Synopsis OJISE: MESSENGER OF THE YORUBA TRADITION is a journal of the day-to-day activities and rituals that Karade encountered in his quest for priesthood in the Yoruba religion. Embedded in this journal are the very emotions, ideas and changes in his psyche-and... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jim Haskins Publisher Comments Voodoo and Hoodoo tells how these spiritual descendents of African medicine men and sorcerers lay tricks and work their magic and explains the hold these practices have had on their believers, from their Old World origins until today.... (read more) Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Karen Mccarth Brown Publisher Comments Karen McCarthy Brown's classic book shatters stereotypes of Vodou by offering an intimate portrait of African-based religion in everyday life. She explores the importance of women's religious practices along with related themes of family and of social... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mi Gonzalez Wippler Publisher Comments During the slave trade, the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria who were brought to Cuba were forbidden the practice of their religion by their Spanish masters. In order to continue their magical and religious observances safely the slaves opted for the... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by H M Balyuzi Publisher Comments Balyuzi gives readers the amazing story of Baha'u'llah's followers in Iran. (World Religions)... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $29.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by William Garlington Publisher Comments The Baha'i Faith in America sets out to accomplish two main goals. The first is to introduce to the American reading public a religion whose name may be commonly mentioned or heard, yet in terms of its unique history, world-view, beliefs, and laws, is... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price $18.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Raul Canizares Publisher Comments Initiated into Santeria at the age of seven, Raul Canizares unveils the secret world of this rapidly growing Afro-Cuban religion. With the knowledge of an insider and the insight of a scholar, Canizares examines the practice of Santeria, revealing its... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Patrick D Gaffney Publisher Comments Muslim preaching has been central in forming public opinion, building grassroots organizations, and developing leadership cadres for the wider Islamist agenda. Based on in-depth field research in Egypt, Patrick Gaffney focuses on the preacher and the... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $9.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Nathaniel S Murrell Synopsis This anthology explores Rastafari religion, culture and politics in Jamaica and other parts of the African diaspora. Probing into Rastafari's belief system, political goals and cultural expression, the contributors emphasize the importance of Africana... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $19.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Shoghi Effendi Synopsis An exquisite collection of meditational verses written by Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith.... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price $5.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Leonard E Barrett Publisher Comments The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic study of the culture, religion, history, ideology, and influence of the Rastafarians of Jamaica. < BR> < BR> < BR> Barrett offers the most comprehensive study to date of the Rastafarians.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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