Download or read book Devils and Deviants written by Jason L. Merritt and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devils and Deviants takes up the question of the impact of religious schism on the composition of 1 and 2 John. After decades attempting to reconstruct the beliefs of the schismatics referenced briefly in 1 John, Johannine scholars have largely rejected the notion that such a reconstruction can in fact be accomplished. In addition, there has been a notable move by some to interpret 1 and 2 John non-polemically, arguing that the schism has little or no bearing on the composition of these epistles and our ability to interpret them. In this volume, Merritt turns to the anthropology and sociology of religious schism to reconstruct the processes by which groups separate themselves from one another. He then applies that model as a heuristic device in reading 1 and 2 John, arguing in the process that, while the beliefs of the schismatics cannot be reconstructed with any accuracy, the schism has indeed had a profound impact on the Johannine community and 1 and 2 John.

Download or read book Deviance and Deviants written by William E. Thompson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and engaging textbook provides a fresh and sociologically-grounded examination of how deviance is constructed and defined and what it means to be classed a deviant. Covers an array of deviances, including sexual, physical, mental, and criminal, as well as deviances often overlooked in the literature, such as elite deviance, cyber-deviance, and deviant occupations Examines the popular notions and pseudoscientific explanations upon which the most pervasive myths surrounding deviance and deviants are founded Features an analytical through-line assessing the complex and multifaceted relationship between deviance and the media Enhanced with extensive pedagogical features, including a glossary of key terms, lists of specific learning outcomes in each chapter, and critical thinking questions designed to assess those outcomes Comprehensive instructor ancillaries include PowerPoint slides, a test bank for each chapter, instructor outlines, and sample activities and projects; a student study guide also is available

Download or read book Demons and Social Deviants written by Laura Stokes and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Detecting demons and drooling Deviants written by Emily Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Book of Demons written by Igor Kryan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-19 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapters: 1. Beauty and the Beast. 2. Villains. 3. Welcome to Hell. 4. Hell's Ocean. 5. Armageddon Description: Unlike the First Book of Heaven written for the youngest readers, the third book is highly recommended for adults only because its erotic and horror stories are beautifully illustrated by the great Doctor Kryan. Igor Kryan's art amazing viewers with extraordinary and sometimes shocking fine art in many of its styles including his notorious graphic style. Now, take a roller coaster journey to enjoy a number of stunning, controversial and mostly erotic masterworks. Doctor Kryan art will take you to another universe. Universe of hair rising horrors and amazing beauty. Universe of desires and passions and ultimate dark fantasies. Must have for any gothic or dark arts enthusiast.

Download or read book The Book of Demons written by A J Dalton and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contains secret lore, forbidden magicks and exquisite seductions. At last!" - Kate Sultrow What if I offered you the words to conjure a demon? And what if that demon could provide you with everything you'd ever wanted? Shall I whisper the words now? Come on. What harm can it do? This new collection brings together the writing talents of prize-winning fantasy author A J Dalton, Nadine Dalton-West (friend to gods and demons), Isabella Hunter (champion of the unchampioned), Michael Conroy (scion of the Ninth House), Matt Beeson (right hand of the Guardian of Mizeroth), Nozomi Okumura (disembodied dramaturge), Gabriel Wisdom (High Lord of the Lower Realm), JES Simpson (eldritch scribbler), Elyn Joy (First Handmaiden of the Proto-cosmos) and J.McDonald (Canadian). "Dangerous, delicious and delightful devilry!" - Carl Rhinebeck

Download or read book The Complete Book of Devils and Demons written by Leonard R. N. Ashley and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous ed.: New York: Barricade Books, c1996.

Download or read book The Preacher s Demons written by Franco Mormando and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the city was filled with these bonfires, he then combed the city, and whenever he received notice of some public sodomite, he had him immediately seized and thrown into the nearest bonfire at hand and had him burned immediately." This story, of an anonymous individual who sought to cleanse medieval Paris, was part of a sermon delivered in Siena, Italy, in 1427. The speaker, the friar Bernardino (1380-1444), was one of the most important public figures of the time, and he spent forty years combing the towns of Italy, instructing, admonishing, and entertaining the crowds that gathered in prodigious numbers to hear his sermons. His story of the Parisian vigilante was a recommendation. Sexual deviants were the objects of relentless, unconditional persecution in Bernardino's sermons. Other targets of the preacher's venom were witches, Jews, and heretics. Mormando takes us into the social underworld of early Renaissance Italy to discover how one enormously influential figure helped to dramatically increase fear, hatred, and intolerance for those on society's margins. This book is the first on Bernardino to appear in thirty-five years, and the first ever to consider the preacher's inflammatory role in Renaissance social issues.

Download or read book Angels and Demons written by Jacob F. Chambliss and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interesting little book gives a fascinating perspective to its reader on sexual deviant behaviors and their origin. Clear incite to scriptural based references will give the reader a good understanding about the nature of angels and the fall of these mighty beings. These dark demonic spiritual forces are on a mission to compromise the divine appointment of mankind. This book will surprise you as it gives you a peek into an unseen world that has only been visible through the manifestation of those who have succumbed to satanic takeover.

Download or read book Thinking with Demons written by Stuart Clark and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major work offers a new interpretation of the witchcraft beliefs of European intellectuals between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, showing how these beliefs fitted rationally with other beliefs of the period and how far the nature of rationality is dependent on its historical context.

Download or read book Demons and Spirits in Biblical Theology written by John H. Walton and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people believe that a battle of cosmic proportions is raging as Satan and his demons seek to destroy Christians and undermine God's plans. Others believe that all talk of demons in the Bible and theology only reflects pre-modern superstitions that should be re-interpreted in philosophical and psychological terms. Despite their contrasts, both believe that the Bible directly or indirectly intends to teach readers about reality. Another path is possible. What if references to demons in the Bible are similar to references about the shape and structure of the cosmos representing the beliefs familiar to the ancient audience but used only as a framework for teaching about the plans and purposes of God? This approach is here worked out through detailed examination of hermeneutical method, the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman contexts, each of the biblical terms and passages, and the essentials of biblical and systematic theology. Unlike many scholarly treatments of demons, readers will not find an assessment of the metaphysical realities. Instead they will be introduced to a hermeneutical, exegetical, and theological feast regarding what the Bible, understood in its ancient context, teaches.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures written by Theresa Bane and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.

Download or read book Book of Demons 4 written by Finn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Headmaster Faraways death, the OA must scramble to pull themselves together. Now more than ever, the group needs to stick together as they fight against Wes. He doesnt seem to be slowing down with his plans, only growing more and more powerful. The group cannot afford to take any of his actions lightly anymore. While the group works on strategies, Rose and the others are drawn closer together in more ways than one. This tight-knit group becomes something more of a family than a team. When one member suffers, the others seem to feel it too. Fang finds himself internally conflicted, causing a rift within the team. Lepelliar does his best to understand, but he can only handle so much. Darcy rethinks her views on dark demons, while Sage must learn to cope with his brothers death. All the while, Rose not only becomes a stronger fighter but also a voice of reason.

Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to Moral Panics written by Charles Krinsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ashgate Research Companion to Moral Panics offers a comprehensive assemblage of cutting-edge critical and theoretical perspectives on the concept of moral panic. All chapters represent original research by many of the most influential theorists and researchers now working in the area of moral panic, including Nachman Ben-Yehuda and Erich Goode, Joel Best, Chas Critcher, Mary deYoung, Alan Hunt, Toby Miller, Willem Schinkel, Kenneth Thompson, Sheldon Ungar, and Grazyna Zajdow. Chapters come from a range of disciplines, including media studies, literary studies, history, legal studies, and sociology, with significant new elaborations on the concept of moral panic (and its future), informed and powerful critiques, and detailed empirical studies from several continents. A clear and comprehensive survey of a concept that is increasingly influential in a number of disciplines as well as in popular culture, this collection of the latest research in the field addresses themes including the evolution of the moral panic concept, sex panics, media panics, moral panics over children and youth, and the future of the moral panic concept.

Download or read book Evil and the Devil written by Erkki Koskenniemi and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of evil has preoccupied world religions for centuries. The Old Testament contained no uniform dogma on evil powers, launching a fierce debate that has dominated theological and philosophical thought through the centuries to this day. Evil and the Devil brings together contributions from leading inter national scholars to chart that debate, tracing the history of evil from its origins in the Old Testament through early Judaism and the New Testament to the thought of Origen and one of the topic's most influential theologians, Augustine. What role did evil adopt in ancient Judaism? What impact did the association of miracles with demons have upon Matthew's Gospel? Evil and the Devil examines such questions, resulting in a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of portrayals of evil and its power and influence on religious thought.

Download or read book By Demons Possessed written by P.C. Hodgell and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOMETHING IS PREYING ON THE GODS OF TAI-TASTIGON A crucial moment draws nigh leading to the ultimate showdown between Jame Knorth and Perimal Darkling, the supernatural entity that has pursued Jame’s people, the Kencyr, across multiple universes, destroying all in its wake. Can the Kencyr finally make an effective stand, or will another world fall into shadow? But now news arrives from Tai-tastigon, the vast city that formed Jame into the master thief, wily fighter, and godling-in-the-making that she has become. It seems something is preying on the gods of Tai-tastigon. The new Pantheon is falling, and the ancient city is in turmoil. The self-serving, beguiling demi-god leader of the Thieves Guild has coerced Jame into finding the soul of his missing brother by holding hostage people she loves. Jame She reluctantly returns to find a Tai-tastigon in turmoil, with citizen pitted against citizen, and day and night-time folk at one another’s throats. It seems many in the vast Lower Town have lost their shadows—not so funny when you realize that a shadow is cast by a soul. DISAPPEARING SOULS Some of the affected have gone mad. Some wander like ravening wraiths, attacking even family members by tooth and nail. Which means something is taking—or destroying—souls in the city. What’s more, in the city’s Temple District fearful gods are finding their very beings drained. Some have become so diminished they hide in the robes of their priests like mewling babes. Across the city, murder and mayhem have erupted. But whatever demon-wrought madness is afoot in Tai-tastigon will have to face the ultimate avatar of god That-Which-Destroys Itself. That would be one Jame Knorth. WHERE JAME KNORTH GOES, CHAOS WILL FOLLOW! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About The Gates of Tagmeth: "The Kencyr live in one of the most deeply realized worlds in fantasy, a rich and complicated space that includes many cultures and riveting, three-dimensional characters. Full of dark wonder, wry humor, and the quirks of Jame’s inimitable personality, the newest installment in Hodgell’s life’s work demonstrates why it can be worthwhile for a writer to spend 40 years writing the same series."—Publishers Weekly About P.C. Hodgell’s Kyncyrath Series: "P.C. Hodgell writes the most strikingly weird and wonderful stories in epic fantasy today."—Charles Stross "Hodgell has crafted an…intricate fantasy with humor, tragedy, and a capable and charming female hero.”—Library Journal The Kencyrath Saga Seeker’s Bane Bound in Blood Honor's Paradox Sea of Time The Gates of Tagmeth By Demons Possessed Omnibus Editions The Godstalker Chronicles Contains Kencyrath prequel novels God Stalk and Dark of the Moon

Download or read book Islamic and Caste Knowledge Practices among Haalpulaaren in Senegal written by Roy Dilley and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mosque and the termite mound -- Ranks and categories: the emergence of a Haalpulaar social division of labour -- Historical origins and social pedigrees of craftsmen and musicians: genealogies of power and knowledge of the wild -- The white and the black: ideology and the rise to dominance of the Islamic clerics -- Accommodationist Sufi Islam and rites of passage: tensions and ambiguities -- The witch-hunter and the marabout: competing domains of knowledge and power -- The power of the word: the oral and the written -- Islamic reformers, Islamists and the Muslim community.