Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 47,74 MB
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476663556
Of all the anomalous phenomenon reported, ghost sightings are by far the most common. The words "ghost" and "spirit" are used interchangeably in American English but in other cultures the lingering souls of the departed are not to be confused with ancestral spirits, demonic spirits, numens or poltergeists. This encyclopedia lists hundreds of entities of the spirit realm--from aatxe to zuzeca--from world mythology and folklore.
Author : Judika Illes
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 16,93 MB
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0062046098
Enter the World of Spirits! The Encyclopedia of Spirits is a comprehensive and entertaining A to Z of spirits from around this world and the next. Within these pages meet love goddesses and disease demons, guardians of children and guardians of cadavers. Discover Celtic goddesses and goddesses of the Kabbalah, female Buddhas, African Powers, Dragon Ladies, White Ladies, Black Madonnas, the Green Man, the Green Fairy, lots and lots of ghosts, djinn, mermaids, fairies, and more. From the beneficent to the mischievous, working with these spirits can bring good fortune, lasting love, health, fertility, revenge, and relief. Discover: The true identities of over one thousand spirits (as well as their likes and dislikes) How to communicate with specific spirits for your own benefit How to recognize these spirits when they manifest themselves The mythological and historical events associated with specific spirits The colors, days, numbers, and astrological signs associated with specific spirits The Encyclopedia of Spirits also provides an overview of the role of spirit communication throughout history and a general guide to working with spirits. No matter what your life's problems or desires, this book can guide you to the right spirits who can help fulfill your dreams. For the spiritual adept, the amateur, or the simply curious, the Encyclopedia of Spirits will inform, inspire, and delight.
Author : Rosemary Guiley
Publisher :
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Ghosts
ISBN :
The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, Third Edition includes more than 600 fascinating entries about ghosts, hauntings, related paranormal phenomenon, the people who investigate them, and the key theories about what causes them. Widely regarded as the definitive reference in the field, this encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage written in an engaging style. Paranormal expert Rosemary Ellen Guiley has compiled extensive research on the most current theories about what causes ghosts and the many new haunting cases documented since publication of the second edition. The third edition has been substantially updated with the addition of more than 130 new entries, more than 20 new black-and-white photographs, and an updated foreword by Troy Taylor, author and founder of the American Ghost Society. Many entries include bibliographical listings for further reading.
Author : John Spencer
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 9780747271697
Author : ROSEMARY ELLEN. GUILEY
Publisher :
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 26,85 MB
Release : 2000
Category :
ISBN : 9780965129015
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 23,52 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0786488948
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.
Author : Theresa Francis-Cheung
Publisher :
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 9781435110854
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476612420
Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.
Author : Eric John Dingwall
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 15,2 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Spiritualism
ISBN :
Author : JOHN AND ANNE SPENCER.
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2025
Category :
ISBN : 9780747264705
