A Host of Devils


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A Host of Devils provides an in-depth account of the background, origin and development of the spirit figure sculptures which emerged during colonial times among the Makonde people of Mozambique. The creation of such works is shown to connect with a regional system of knowledge and practice, within which spirits function as a format for expression. The book describes the ways in which the sculpture emerged, as well as the author's experience of learning how to carve.




A Host of Devils


Book Description

A Host of Devils provides an in-depth account of the background, origin and development of the spirit figure sculptures which emerged during colonial times among the Makonde people of Mozambique. The creation of such works is shown to connect with a regional system of knowledge and practice, within which spirits function as a format for expression. The book describes the ways in which the sculpture emerged, as well as the author's experience of learning how to carve.




Between the Devil and the Host


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For the first time in English, Michael Ostling tells the story of the imagined Polish witches, showing how ordinary peasant-women got caught in webs of suspicion and accusation, finally confessing under torture to the most heinous of crimes.




The Devil's Host MC


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When a big scary biker shows up at Jimmy's Diner fifteen minutes before the end of my shift-covered in tattoos and looking at me like I'm on the menu-I should flip the open sign to closed. But I don't. I'm too used to doing what I've been told. Too used to working and struggling and surviving to do anything different. A closed sign wouldn't stop him anyway. He's here to collect a debt. And I'm the only one left to pay. Meet the dangerous enforcer of The Devil's Host MC in this complete bundle! Includes the following previously published installments: Ride Me Hard Break Me In Drive Me Wild Hold Me Down




The Complete Book of Devils and Demons


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Previous ed.: New York: Barricade Books, c1996.




Gods and Devils of Mankind


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Satan: A Theological Work on the Enemy of God


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In this work celebrated theologian and pastor Lewis Sperry Chafer takes on the tough questions about the ever mysterious and elusive enemy of God, Satan. Going through the Bible and analyzing each reference to either Satan, Lucifer, the Devil or his works, Chafer shows us that the Devil is someone we should watch out for as a predator always on the prowl.




The Theological Review


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