African Religion Defined
African Religion Defined

Author: Anthony Ephirim-Donkor

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0761868453

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This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship—with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors’ stool as the ultimate religious symbol housing the soul of the Akan, and organized annual propitiatory festivities carried out among the Akan in honor of the ancestors (Nananom Nsamanfo) and abosom. The book, therefore, serves as an invaluable resource for those interested in the phenomenon of African religion, because it provides real insight into ancestor worship in ways that are meaningful, practical, systematic, and as a way of life by an Akan Traditional ruler (Ↄdikro) and a professor of Africana studies.

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh

Author: Phil Berger

Publisher: Cooper Square Press

Published: 2000-11-14

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 1461731992

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The Last Laugh is the first and only book to take readers deep into the bizarre universe of the standup comic, from the classic years of Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Shecky Greene, to today's comedy superstars. Phil Berger shows how styles and trends in standup have changed over the past fifty years, but how taking the stage in a comedy club is as tough as it's always been. Performers profiled in the book include Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Elaine Boosler, Robert Klein, Bill Cosby, Billy Crystal, Dick Gregory, Andy Kaufman, Steve Martin, Cheech and Chong, Eddie Murphy, and a host of others. Filled with comics' hilarious routines and anecdotes, this substantially updated edition also chronicles the lives and careers of more recent artists, including Richard Lewis and Jay Leno.

Masked Voices
Masked Voices

Author: Craig M. Loftin

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1438440146

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An analysis of unpublished letters to the first American gay magazine reveals the agency, adaptation, and resistance occurring in the gay community during the McCarthy era.

31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead Volume 1
31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead Volume 1

Author: Drac Von Stoller

Publisher: Drac Von Stoller

Published: 2011-09-10

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1466212934

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Sit back turn the lights down low and get ready for the scare of your life. 31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead told by Drac Von Stoller. Immerse yourself into some of the best horrifying short stories ever told such as Campfire Tales, The Impaler, The Crematory, The Red Room, The Book of the Dead (Necronomicon), The Haunted Hearse, Castle Walls of Death, The Shadowman, A Visit from the Greys (Aliens). Plus 22 more Horrifying Tales from the Dead. If your one of those readers like I am and don't have the time to get lost in a long Novel then these short stories are what your looking for. Some of the characters you will read about are Vampires, Witches, Impaler, Witch Finder General, Aliens, Dead Sea Captain, Axe Murderer, Shadowman, Pirates, Flesh Eaters, Ghosts, Demons, Devil, Evil Fairies, Army of the Dead and the Unknown.

Spells of Death
Spells of Death

Author: Drac Von Stoller

Publisher: Drac Von Stoller

Published: 2011-12-15

Total Pages: 11

ISBN-13: 1465848827

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Billie Ridell liked to dabble in the occult mainly because he was an outcast with his classmates at school. Billie stood about four feet nine inches tall with jet-black hair and a lisp when he would talk. Billie always dreamed about being Class President one day and even his ultimate dream was to be the President of the United States of America but that was stretching it a bit too far. Billie never stood up for himself. He would just suppress his feelings but we all know that's not healthy to bottle up your anger. As Billie was finishing out his senior year at Ragsdale High School, Billie’s classmates invited him to a Graduation party at Darren's house as a peace offering for all the bad deeds that were done to him during his school years. Billie had no idea this wasn't a peace offering, it was just another trick that would cause Billie to want to get even with his classmates. His classmates didn't know they were about to unleash an evil force that would be the last trick that they would ever play on anyone again. Billie was so excited to go to the party and have a good time and put all the pranks behind him. Boy was he in for a big surprise. Billie showed up right on time dressed in his cap and gown and ready to party before graduation which would begin in about three hours. As Billie knocked on the door he could hear the laughter and music that was coming from inside the house, but the laughter was about the prank that the classmates would be playing on Billie. The door opened and Billie stepped inside ready to party. Everyone was so nice to Billie and telling him how nice he looked and congratulating him on graduating in the top ten of his class. Darren the main prankster of the whole bunch took Billie over to get some punch and cake to eat. The punch that Billie was about to drink was laced with enough sleeping pills to knock him out for a solid hour so the classmates could carry on the prank.

Out of the Broom Closet?
Out of the Broom Closet?

Author: Gary Cantrell

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781581128628

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Out Of The Broom Closet deals openly and honestly with the questions and issues surrounding a witches decision to make his or her hither-to hidden practice of the Old Religion known to family members, friends and co-workers. The author has attempted to discuss this issue candidly, and while offering suggestions and guidelines to possibly ease the process of stepping out the book in no way implies that this step is one that should be taken by all practitioners of witchcraft. Out Of The Broom Closet includes brief chapters on the definition and history of the Wiccan religion but deals primarily with the pro's and con's of making one's practice of Wicca known to others, describing in detail the authors personal experiences in doing so. The legal and emotional rational supporting the decision to bring his practice of Wicca into public view are explained, and some brief comments from other witches who have either taken or are contemplating taking this step are also included.

Accused
Accused

Author: Willow Winsham

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2016-09-19

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1473850045

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The true stories of eleven notorious women, across five centuries, who were feared, victimized, and condemned for witchcraft in the British Isles. Beginning with the late Middle Ages—from Ireland to Hampshire—hundreds of women were accused of spellcasting, wicked seduction, murder, and consorting with the devil. Most were fated for the gallows or the stake. What did it mean for these prisoners to stand accused? What were they really guilty of? And by whom were they persecuted? Drawing on a wealth of primary sources including trial documents, church and census records, and the original sensationalist pamphlets describing the crimes, historian Willow Winsham finds the startling answers to these questions. In the process, she resurrects the lives, deaths, and mysteries of eleven women subjected to history’s most notable witch trials. From Irish “sorceress” Alice Kyteler who, in 1324 was the first accused witch on record, to Scottish psychic Helen Duncan who, in 1944, was the last woman imprisoned under Britain’s Witchcraft Act of 1735. Dames, servant girls, aggrieved neighbors, suspect widows, cat ladies, prostitutes, mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters. Accused brings all these victims, and the eras in which they lived and died, back to life in “an incredibly well researched . . . stunning and admirable piece of work, highly recommended” (Terry Tyler, author of the Project Renova series).

Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt

Author: Richmond West

Publisher: Richmond West

Published: 2009-02-24

Total Pages: 643

ISBN-13: 0557051568

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Passionate and provocative, this novel faces the issue of our society's sexual McCarthyism head-on, especially as it manifests in abuses of "hostile environment" sexual "harassment" law. Lupe Diego, a lapsed Catholic philosophy professor with a feminine Spanish name, faces accusations after a relationship goes sour. Encountering gender prejudice along the way, plus faced with losing his career, Lupe finds a renewed faith. Even as he sees gay friends fall under a wave charges, when tyrannical sexual ideology rocks the campus...

Twilight
Twilight

Author: Nancy Pickard

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1451602898

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Fast-paced, suspenseful, and emotionally involving, Twilight is Nancy Pickard at her popular and groundbreaking best; once again she weaves her renowned fictional spell around the mysteries of the human heart. In this mysterious tale the fortunes of Port Frederick, Massachusetts, are riding on the upcoming Autumn Festival, sponsored by the Judy Foundation, founder and director, Jenny Cain. As if running the fair wasn't enough, Jenny's life and her own fortunes become much more complicated when she is swept into a long-running, deadly controversy which, to her horror, threatens disaster for those she holds dear.

The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected

Author: Marcelo Gleiser

Publisher: Brandeis University Press

Published: 2022-02-26

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1684581087

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"Personal and engaging, The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected is a scientist's tribute to nature, an affirmation of humanity's deep connection with and debt to Earth, and an exploration of the meaning of existence, from atom to trout to cosmos"--