Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. witchcraft 1. the art or power of bringing magical or preternatural power to bear or the act or practice of attempting to do so 2. the influence of magic...
Book Review: Scottish Witchcraft in ContextKirsteen MurrayExpository Times International Journal of Biblical Studies Theology & Ministry
We’ve already written a good bit aboutgunpowder, which is what makes fireworks do what they do. There’s also a long-standing tradition of “shooting in” times like the new year by firing guns loaded with just powder or blanks in the air (live ammo was sometimes used, but obviously t...
He looked only to the Bible, and it was in virtue of the Biblical command that he advocated the extermination of witches. But no portion of Janssen’s “History” is more unanswerable than the fourth and fifth chapters of the last volume (vol. XVI of the English edition, in which he ...
ladies. Witchcraft has always been more associated with female folk, which goes all the way back to Biblical times when Eve bit the serpent’s forbidden apple. A patriarchal society in early modern Europe didn’t help, and many theorists believe women were targeted to create a negative female...
Like my e–mail correspondents, Ravenwolf seems to single out biblical Christianity. "Our only animosity toward Christianity, or toward any other religion…is...that these institutions have claimed to be ‘the one true right and only way.’…Witches are sick and tired of people in other ...
Themodelin Figure 1isadapted fromtheirmodelandusedhereto explainthephenomenon. Theladderstartsat thebottom(level 1) andinsomecasesskips or even elaboratesonsomeof thestages upto level 5. Themodelis universalandnotlimitedto SouthAfrica.Twobiblicalexamplesareusedto explainhowthemodelworks:Gen 37 andMark...
Religion and Medicine in the 21st Century Nigeria The relationship between medicine and religion dates back to biblical times. There are numerous examples of Christ performing healing miracles. Today, it is a common phenomenon found on the door of medical doctors stickers that read, "Do... SA ...
to Gerald Gardner: The forefather of Wicca. The book contains information on everything from magick circle casting to sabbat-related traditions, as well as the main principles of witchcraft. The Grimoire contains a mix of influences, including biblical, tantric, Celtic, and English, among others...
Berger. Studies in Comparative Religion Series. Columbia... R Beck - University of South Carolina Press 被引量: 59发表: 1999年 Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: v.1 Biblical and Pagan Societies Here the oldest roots of European concepts of witchcraft and magic are surveyed, ...