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Product Identifiers
PublisherLlewellyn Publications
ISBN-100738760617
ISBN-139780738760612
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038783210
Product Key Features
Book TitleMorbid Magic : Death Spirituality and Culture from Around the World
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicDeath & Dying, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Magick Studies, Occultism
GenreFamily & Relationships, Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
AuthorTomás Prower
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-021987
Table Of ContentCONTENTS All Aboard 1 Part 1: Greater Middle East 7 1: Cradles of Civilization 9 2: Judaism 27 3: Islam 37 4: Greater Middle Eastern Magical Community 47 Part 2: Europe 59 5: Ancient Greece & Rome 61 6: Pagan Europe 73 7: Christianity 85 8: European Magical Community 97 Part 3: Sub-Saharan Africa & Lands of the African Diaspora 107 9: Sub-Saharan Africa 109 10: Lands of the African Diaspora 119 11: Sub-Saharan & African Diasporic Magical Community 133 Part 4: India & Southeast Asia 139 12: Hinduism 141 13: Buddhism 149 14: Indian & Southeast Asian Magical Community 159 Part 5: East Asia 165 15: China 167 16: Mongolia & the Korean Peninsula 183 17: Japan 197 18: East Asian Magical Community 213 Part 6: Oceania 221 19: New Guinea & Aboriginal Australia 223 20: Polynesia 235 21: Oceanic Magical Community 247 Part 7: The Americas 253 22: Latin America 255 23: Native North America 275 24: American Magical Community 289 End of the Line 297 Bibliography 301 Index 335
SynopsisThe Ultimate Book on Macabre Lore & Spiritual Traditions from Yesterday & Today Written with a mix of reverence, approachability, and deadpan wit by a funeral industry insider, Morbid Magic is the first multi-cultural guide to death spirituality and traditions from all over the world and from different historical eras. Tom s Prower presents an impressive array of topics, including each culture's views on the hereafter, mourning periods, the deceased's legacy, handling of remains, and more. Discover the lore and magic of death, both on the physical and spiritual planes. Explore hands-on activities, spells, and prayers that will open your eyes to new practices. Experience personal stories and anecdotes by modern people from various regions and religions. This fascinating book makes death a more approachable topic and helps you understand and utilize the profound wisdom of cultures around the globe. From Judaism in the Middle East to shamanism in East Asia, Morbid Magic presents an amazing, in-depth look at how the world deals with death., The Ultimate Book on Macabre Lore & Spiritual Traditions from Yesterday & Today Written with a mix of reverence, approachability, and deadpan wit by a funeral industry insider, Morbid Magicis the first multi-cultural guide to death spirituality and traditions from all over the world and from different historical eras. Tomás Prower presents an impressive array of topics, including each culture's views on the hereafter, mourning periods, the deceased's legacy, handling of remains, and more. Discover the lore and magic of death, both on the physical and spiritual planes. Explore hands-on activities, spells, and prayers that will open your eyes to new practices. Experience personal stories and anecdotes by modern people from various regions and religions. This fascinating book makes death a more approachable topic and helps you understand and utilize the profound wisdom of cultures around the globe. From Judaism in the Middle East to shamanism in East Asia, Morbid Magicpresents an amazing, in-depth look at how the world deals with death.
LC Classification NumberBL504.P76 2019
