Blood Possession
Blood Possession

Author: Tessa Dawn

Publisher: Ghost Pines Publishing LLC

Published: 2012-04-15

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1937223043

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Napolean Mondragon is more than an immortal vampire. He is the sovereign lord of the house of Jadon, the very heartbeat of the race, and a fearsome leader who rules with wisdom, integrity, and strength. Even as Napolean carries the blood of every vampire in his veins, he also carries a dark secret of shame in his heart...A secret that will soon be used against him by his enemies.When Brooke Adams arrives in Dark Moon Vale for a business conference, she is unaware of the hidden danger that dwells within the valley's majestic forest. A rising star in the corporate world, she has only one goal: to sell a leading-edge concept to her boss and advance her career. Little does she know, her life is about to change...forever. Caught in a tangled web of vengeance and deception, Napolean and Brooke will be forced to confront their inner demons, each other, and their primordial destiny in a battle to survive a DARK POSSESSION.

Cord of Blood
Cord of Blood

Author: Nadia Lovell

Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)

Published: 2002-11-20

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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An ethnographically rich account of the Vodhum (voodoo) cult amongst the Watchi in Southern Togo.

Arts of Possession
Arts of Possession

Author: D. Vance Smith

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780816639502

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An innovative work of both economic anthropology and literary history, Arts of Possession draws on philosophical, theoretical, literary, historical, and archival sources and insights to situate the household at the center of the social and cultural imagination of fourteenth-century England. D. Vance Smith argues that in a period commonly represented as precapitalist there actually existed a sophisticated economic discourse -- and that discourse underlies common forms of representation and the writing of literary texts. His work provides a new historiography of capital and of the development of the relation between economic sophistication and cultural practices. Smith reads well-known and less-appreciated works -- such as Winner and Waster, Sir Launfal, The Canterbury Tales, and Piers Plowman -- for what they can tell us about the surpluses and economies that drew the medieval imagination, and about the complex ethics of possession at the heart of the fourteenth-century household. In bringing this to light, Smith's book itself becomes an eloquent meditation on the poetics and ethics of possession.

Legendary LitRPG
Legendary LitRPG

Author: Sean Oswald

Publisher: Kydala Publishing, Inc.

Published:

Total Pages: 1041

ISBN-13:

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Dive into worlds of wonder, action, adventure, and so much more. This collaboration includes short LitRPG stories of all types. Warning: Expect stats, character sheets, and experience points. This is meant for the PG 13 audience and avoids intense adult content.

Spirit Possession
Spirit Possession

Author: Éva Pócs

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2022-05-31

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9633864143

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Possession, a seemingly irrational phenomenon, has posed challenges to generations of scholars rooted in Western notions of body-soul dualism, self and personhood, and a whole set of presuppositions inherited from Christian models of possession that was “good” or “bad.” The authors of the essays in this book present a new and more promising approach. They conceive spirit possession as a form of communication, of expressivity, of culturally defined behavior that should be understood in the context of local, vernacular theories and empiric reflections. With the aim of reformulating the comparative anthropology of spirit possession, the editors have opened corridors between previously separate areas of research. Together, anthropologists and historians working on several historical periods and in different European, African, South American, and Asian cultural areas attempt to redefine the very concept of possession, freeing it from the Western notion of the self and more clearly delineating it from related matters such as witchcraft, devotion, or mysticism. The book also provides an overview of new research directions, including novel methods of participant observation and approaches to spirit possession as indigenous historiography

Possession
Possession

Author: Jennifer Armintrout

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780778304005

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My father always said fear was a weakness. Well, that's easy to say when you don't have to worry about vampire slayers. In the two months since I was turned into a vampire, I ve killed my evil sire, Cyrus, fallen in love with my new sire, Nathan, and have even got used to drinking blood. But now Nathan has become possessed and has slaughtered an innocent human. It's down to me to find Nathan before the Voluntary Vampire Extinction Movement does, because they re just waiting for an excuse to terminate him and anyone foolish enough to help him. But it gets worse: Nathan's been possessed by one of the most powerful and wicked vampires alive the Soul Eater. And who knows what vile plan he's concocted? With the Soul Eater and my possessed sire on the loose, I have a lot to fear. Including being killed. Again. Love Sookie Stackhouse and Bella Swan? It's time to meet newly turned vampire Carrie Ames.

The Complete Book of Spells, Ceremonies, and Magic
The Complete Book of Spells, Ceremonies, and Magic

Author: Migene González-Wippler

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9780875422862

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Theory -- What Is Magic? -- The Evolution of Magic -- The Gods -- The Elements of Magic -- Initiation and Adepthood -- Types of Magic: White versus Black -- Techniques of Magic -- The Four Elements -- The Kabbalah and Its Magical Correspondences -- The Astral Plane -- Ceremonial Magic -- The Sacred and the Profane Books of Magic -- Talismanic Magic -- The Spirit of Sacrifice -- Possession and Exorcism -- Prophets and Magicians -- Witchcraft and Demonology -- Divination -- Practice -- Rituals and Spells -- Fertility Rituals -- Weather Control -- The Rites for Power: Pagans, Witches, Satanists -- The Rites of the Persians and Babylonians -- The Rites of the Egyptians -- The Rites of the Jews -- The Rites of the Arabs -- The Rites of the Greeks and Romans -- The Rites of India -- The Rites of China and Japan -- The Rites of Africa -- The Rites of Australia -- The Rites of Europe -- The Rites of Haiti and Latin America -- The Rites of Mexico and North America -- Magical Spells -- Spells for Love -- Spells for Wealth and Success -- Spells to Overcome Enemies -- Spells for Health and Protection.

Possessed by the Virgin
Possessed by the Virgin

Author: Kristin C. Bloomer

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0190615095

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Possessed by the Virgin is an ethnographic account of three Roman Catholic women in Tamil Nadu, south India who claim to be possessed by Mary, the mother of Jesus. The author follows the lives of these women over many years, investigating questions about gender, social power, agency, and authenticity.