Demon's Hunger


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The Compact of Sorcerers, a brotherhood sworn to protect the wall between the human and demon realms, is thrust into battle with an unseen evil that threatens to destroy them all... Forensic anthropologist Vivien Cairn fears she's losing her mind. Her libido has kicked into overdrive, and she's blacking out, leaving hours of her life unaccounted for and no memory of where she's been or what she's done. But when a sexy stranger rescues her from a demon attack, Vivien realizes there's more than just her sanity at stake. A seductive killer is luring victims, and Sorcerer Dain Hawkins finds himself walking a dangerous line between ancient duty and sizzling desire when the brotherhood--and Vivien herself--begins to suspect that her mysterious symptoms may connect her to the crimes. Can Dain save Vivien from the evil that threatens to claim her? Or will they both succumb to... Demon's Hunger




Food of Sinful Demons


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Tibetan Buddhism teaches compassion toward all beings, a category that explicitly includes animals. Slaughtering animals is morally problematic at best and, at worst, completely incompatible with a religious lifestyle. Yet historically most Tibetans—both monastic and lay—have made meat a regular part of their diet. In this study of the place of vegetarianism within Tibetan religiosity, Geoffrey Barstow explores the tension between Buddhist ethics and Tibetan cultural norms to offer a novel perspective on the spiritual and social dimensions of meat eating. Food of Sinful Demons shows the centrality of vegetarianism to the cultural history of Tibet through specific ways in which nonreligious norms and ideals shaped religious beliefs and practices. Barstow offers a detailed analysis of the debates over meat eating and vegetarianism, from the first references to such a diet in the tenth century through the Chinese invasion in the 1950s. He discusses elements of Tibetan Buddhist thought—including monastic vows, the Buddhist call to compassion, and tantric antinomianism—that see meat eating as morally problematic. He then looks beyond religious attitudes to examine the cultural, economic, and environmental factors that oppose the Buddhist critique of meat, including Tibetan concepts of medicine and health, food scarcity, the display of wealth, and idealized male gender roles. Barstow argues that the issue of meat eating was influenced by a complex interplay of factors, with religious perspectives largely supporting vegetarianism while practical concerns and secular ideals pulled in the other direction. He concludes by addressing the surge in vegetarianism in contemporary Tibet in light of evolving notions of Tibetan identity and resistance against the central Chinese state. The first book to discuss this complex issue, Food of Sinful Demons is essential reading for scholars interested in Tibetan religion, history, and culture as well as global food history.




Shadow of the Demon Lord


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Drachar's Demons


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Drachar, banished by his own people, forges an unholy alliance with the demons by offering them ten thousand souls, but the demons demand one hundred thousand and without quibbling Drachar accepts. War threatens. A war like no other.




Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars


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Bruce Lincoln is one of the most prominent advocates within religious studies for an uncompromisingly critical approach to the phenomenon of religion—historians of religions, he believes, should resist the preferred narratives and self-understanding of religions themselves, especially when their stories are endowed with sacred origins and authority. In Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars, Lincoln assembles a collection of essays that both illustrates and reveals the benefits of his methodology, making a case for a critical religious studies that starts with skepticism but is neither cynical nor crude. The book begins with Lincoln’s “Theses on Method” and ends with “The (Un)discipline of Religious Studies,” in which he unsparingly considers the failings of uncritical and nonhistorical approaches to the study of religions. In between, Lincoln presents new examinations of problems in ancient religions and relates these cases to larger comparative themes. While bringing to light important features of the formation of pantheons and the constructions of demons, chaos, and the dead, Lincoln demonstrates that historians of religions should take religious things—inspired scriptures, sacred centers, salvific rites, communities graced by divine favor—as the theories of interested humans that shape perception, community, and experiences. As he shows, it is for their terrestrial influence, and not their sacred origins, that religious phenomena merit consideration by the historian. Tackling many questions central to religious study, Gods and Demons, Priests and Scholars will be a touchstone for the history of religions in the twenty-first century.




The Complete Book of Devils and Demons


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




The Hunger Moon


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Now in paperback: the superb selection from Marge Piercy's nine most recent books, the heart of her mature poems. This gathering of Piercy's poems is the first selected since Circles on the Water in 1982. These poems chart the milestone events and fierce passions of the poet's middle years: her Judaism, her deep connection with nature, her marriage, her cats, her politics, and in the face of the loss of time and people, her own legacy.




Demons of the Past


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Past whispers. Future trembles. Will unmasking their demons save or shatter them? Stalker, a fierce young shifter, grapples with mounting responsibilities: safeguarding her territory, managing her human job, navigating a budding romance, and above all, unmasking the sinister cultist lurking in the shadows. The winter since their victory over the Plague Doctor has been a quiet one, providing a semblance of routine and stability. Yet, beneath the calm, Stalker harbours a secret that could shatter their hard-earned peace. For pack Alpha, Fights-Eyes-Open, maintaining balance is a relentless task. Despite the calm, he's aware that their feud with The Witches still smoulders, the embers of old grievances poised to ignite anew. His worst fears come to pass when a brutal attack fractures his human family, upending the equilibrium he had so carefully nurtured. Thrust into a desperate quest for answers, the pack plunges into the murkiest corners of their territory's history. Consequently, Stalker is faced with the gravest conflict of her shifter life. As she wrestles with profound questions of identity and loyalty, she must decide: who can she trust? How long can she conceal the truth from her shifter family? And in the internal power struggle within the pack, who will come out on top? 'Demons of the Past' is a gripping dark urban fantasy thriller that will challenge your perceptions and leave you on the edge of your seat. Beneath the bonds of loyalty lie secrets, deception, and betrayal. Dive into 'Demons of the Past' today to uncover the truth.




Spirits Realm


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Being human, we are so pre-occupied with worldly task until we ignore the fact that we carry spirit within ourselves which is the Soul. It is said its nourishment is only Faith in God. At times, we struggle with our own faith as it doesn’t jive with current logic and reasoning. We neglected the presence of other spirits that is tirelessly working against our faith. With technology advancement, spiritual life becomes less relevant until towards the end of our physical life when we are no longer needed by the system. By then, it may be too late. It is said that our physical life span is so short compare to spiritual life span including the Afterlife. Yet, we are being tested if we remain believer or became non-believer. Test of Faith in God which is acquiescent to the Afterlife! The biggest test is yet to come once Dajjal or the Anti-Christ appear with the most powerful witchcraft human and Jinn ever seen that can easily misled us that he is God! Appearance of Dajjal was prophesized and conspired to mark that Doomsday is near. When will the Doomsday be? Let’s find out what was said and what was prophesized.




Demonology and Devil-Lore Revised


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An in depth look at demonology throughout western history that includes a good deal of Biblical and Middle Eastern references and mythology. Many works from ancient Babylon, Greek tragedies and the epic play Faust are used to form together a tangible history of demons in the present day. Although many conclusions can logically be found to be erroneous, the author makes a good attempt to bring together different lines of thought into one cohesive argument. Now in larger print!