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This book examines medical outreach in the condemned witches village of Gnani in Ghana, focusing on clashes between traditional beliefs, religious tenets, and contemporary medical science. It analyzes questions of stigmatization to explore how disease, injury, and illness relate to social condition and the dialogue surrounding witchcraft.

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This book examines medical outreach in the condemned witches village of Gnani in Ghana, focusing on clashes between traditional beliefs, religious tenets, and contemporary medical science. It analyzes questions of stigmatization to explore how disease, injury, and illness relate to social condition and the dialogue surrounding witchcraft.

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A clear, concise overview of the origins and history of the Wiccan and Neopagan movements, with A-Z coverage of concepts, rituals, practices, and practitioners.

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In "Stations of the Sun" and "The Triumph of the Moon", Ronald Hutton established himself as a leading authority on the historian of Paganism. His wealth of unusual knowledge, complemented by a deep understanding of past and present beliefs gives his work a unique flavour. This collection of essays cover a range of beliefs, myths and practices.

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Witches, Tea Plantations, and Lives of Migrant Laborers in India, the only academic work on witchcraft accusations in India, uses sociological theory and primary data to study contemporary witchcraft accusations. Located in the tea plantation region in Jalpaiguri, India, the b...

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The first performance of with a Little Bit of Luck took place on 16 July 2015 in the Theatre at Latitude Festival.

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In With All the Fullness of God, scholars from diverse Christian expressions show how deification is an integral part of their traditions. Overall, the book demonstrates that the sometimes-controversial doctrine of deification is both traditionally Christian and a common heritage for Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants.

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Describes the strategies, battlefield tactics, great commanders, and technology that made success possible in ancient warfare in Greece, Rome, Parthia, India, and China.

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This is a revised translation and edition of Conrad de Meester's presentation of the life, thought and spirituality of St Therese of Lisieux. He asks why this young girl is invoked by millions of people and has become a profound influence on theology, spirituality and the missionary apostolate.

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Presents a comparative analysis of the influence and effects of the Holy Land idea in various Western societies. In addition to looking at what the Holy Land has meant as a religious symbol to various groups, the book also examines issues of diplomatic policy towards the Holy Land.

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This study of progress in America from the point of view of those who lost, examines six battles that altered the US, including the debates over child labour, school consolidation, women's suffrage, the back-to-the-land movement, "good roads" and the Interstate Highway System, and a standing army.

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Reading for scholars and students of sociology, American women's studies, and utopian literature.

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Two works in one, this volume contains the full text of With Her in Ourland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as well as an illuminating sociological analysis by Mary Jo Deegan with the assistance of Michael R.

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This book explores the argument for the current distinctions between murder, manslaughter and other crimes to be replaced by culpable homicide.

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Examines the role of the media in the decline of the American public's confidence in democratic institutions.

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Examines the role of the media in the decline of the American public's confidence in democratic institutions.

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The Magyar Fuggetlensegi Mozgalom (Hungarian Independence Movement or MFM) played an important role in the history of Hungary in the latter part of World War II and the years immediately after.

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This text includes: a re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity; a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship and his theory/ practice of literary criticism and epistolography; and a review of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories.

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This text includes: a re-evaluation of Benjamin's concepts of history and modernity; a discussion of aspects of Benjamin's literary scholarship and his theory/practice of literary criticism and epistolography; and a review of Benjamin's writings on media and performance theories.

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Filling a crucial gap in research on the presidency and presidential communication, Within These Walls goes beyond the study of presidential speeches and examines the organizational structure, systems of information flow, and communication styles in the administrations of Franklin Roosevelt through Ronald Reagan.