Alternative Traditions & Esotericism

This monograph focuses on "Christian Goddess Spirituality" (CGS), the phenomenon of (mostly) women who combine Christianity and Goddess Spirituality, including Wicca/Witchcraft. Mary Ann Beavis’s study provides ethnographic data and analysis on the lived religious experience of CGS practitioners, dr..

Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is detailed survey of present-day feminist witches. It examines the attraction of witchcraft for its practitioners, and explores witches' rituals, views and beliefs about how magic works...

The first major study of the famous Reclaiming community of witches, founded in 1979 in San Francisco. Examines gendered and religious identites and the communal and ritual processes of Reclaiming...

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book illuminates an important but neglected part of Nazi history - the contribution of new religions to the emergence of Nazi ideology in 1930s Germany...

World religions expert Margaret Stutley unravels the history, ideologies and rites of shamanism. Will appeal to those interested in alternative religions and spirituality as well as to students of religion and anthropology...

This translation from Hebrew, originally published in 1926, includes three of the critical books from the Zohar, the fundamental work in Kabbalah, as well as Mathers' introduction explaining the key elements of Jewish mysticism. It is a valuable resource for students interested in Religious Studies,..

This translation from Hebrew, originally published in 1926, includes three of the critical books from the Zohar, the fundamental work in Kabbalah, as well as Mathers' introduction explaining the key elements of Jewish mysticism. It is a valuable resource for students interested in Religious Studies,..

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Examines the `primitive' (traditional) non -mainstream religion and also 20th Century sects such as the Moonies and Scientology. Looks at the `nature' of religion and the general philosophical issues...