Mind Over Mind explores the phenomenon of spirit possession from both anthropological and psychological perspectives. Spirit possession is ritually important in many cultures from India to Brazil to Madagascar, but has tended to be narrowly regarded from modern American and European perspectives as a psychopathological problem of multiple personality disorder. This book proposes an integration of anthropological and psychological approaches, concluding with a new analytical framework for u...

This innovative introduction to the anthropological study of religion challenges traditional categories and assumptions, arguing that too many of them reflect ethnocentric perspectives long discarded by contemporary anthropologists. The continued use of such terms as supernatural" and cult" inescapably communicates that what is under study is not as real or true as the beliefs of the observer. This conflict between the axioms of science and Western scholarship and those of the belief syste...

This book focuses on anthropological questions and methods, and is offered as a supplement to textbooks on the anthropology of religion. It is designed to help students collecting and interpreting their own fieldwork or archival data and relating their findings to the work of others.

1950s Science Fiction 12 is a powerhouse collection of 23 classic short stories from the golden age of sci-fi. Journey through first contacts, time paradoxes, alien invasions, ethical dilemmas, and cosmic wonder in tales by Arthur C. Clarke, Fritz Leiber, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, and more. From chilling inevitability to dark satire and hard science, these unforgettable stories capture the imagination, anxiety, and boundless creativity that defined 1950s science fi...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories – Volume 10Step into the golden age of imagination — where rockets roar, aliens scheme, and brave explorers push past the edge of the known universe.This collection brings together 50 incredible science fiction tales from the writers who shaped the genre. From eerie cosmic mysteries to bold space adventures, from strange encounters on forgotten worlds to unsettling visions of Earth’s future — every story is a...

1950s Science Fiction 12 is a powerhouse collection of 23 classic short stories from the golden age of sci-fi. Journey through first contacts, time paradoxes, alien invasions, ethical dilemmas, and cosmic wonder in tales by Arthur C. Clarke, Fritz Leiber, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, and more. From chilling inevitability to dark satire and hard science, these unforgettable stories capture the imagination, anxiety, and boundless creativity that defined 1950s science fi...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 10: More Than 25 Hours of Classic Science FictionStep into the golden age of imagination with 50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 10. Featuring more than 25 hours of classic science fiction, this extraordinary collection brings together fifty unforgettable tales from the visionary authors who helped shape one of the world’s most beloved genres.Blast off on daring space missions, encounter mysterious alien civiliz...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories – Volume 10Step into the golden age of imagination — where rockets roar, aliens scheme, and brave explorers push past the edge of the known universe.This collection brings together 50 incredible science fiction tales from the writers who shaped the genre. From eerie cosmic mysteries to bold space adventures, from strange encounters on forgotten worlds to unsettling visions of Earth’s future — every story is a...

The Vintage Science Fiction Collection 23More Than 12 Hours of Classic Science FictionThe greatest science fiction never grows old. The Vintage Science Fiction Collection 23 gathers twenty-one unforgettable stories from the pioneers who transformed impossible ideas into timeless adventures. Across more than twelve hours of expertly narrated fiction, you’ll encounter alien worlds, strange inventions, cosmic mysteries, an...

Encounters From Beyond 5: Classic Tales of Alien Contact presents seventeen unforgettable adventures where humanity reaches beyond the familiar and discovers a universe filled with astonishing life, impossible mysteries, and unexpected dangers. From alien visitors arriving on Earth to explorers venturing onto distant worlds, these timeless stories celebrate the wonder, suspense, and imagination that made classic science fiction a lasting treasure.This remarkable co...

Encounters From Beyond 5: Classic Tales of Alien Contact presents seventeen unforgettable adventures where humanity reaches beyond the familiar and discovers a universe filled with astonishing life, impossible mysteries, and unexpected dangers. From alien visitors arriving on Earth to explorers venturing onto distant worlds, these timeless stories celebrate the wonder, suspense, and imagination that made classic science fiction a lasting treasure.This remarkable co...

Day Of Reckoning by Morton Klass opens on the moment Earth has waited almost half a century to see: the alien Roggs defeated, their former slaves now the masters of their own world. An aging resistance leader sits across from Guja Hi, the Rogg administrator who once ordered his whipping, and calmly lays out the terms—every alien must leave Earth with nothing but the cloak on their back. As the negotiations unfold, Klass reveals the hidden history of how scattered slaves became a united spe...