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...of "twenty-foot" creatures, standing in a circle and chanting, as if in a religious ritual. One of them was beating a hollow tree trunk, as a drum; on their f ..."Nyalmo". The Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates. Anomalist Books.

"Eliphas Lévi," the name under which he published his books, was his attempt to translate or transliterate his given names "Alphonse Lo ...fell in love, and left without being ordained. He wrote a number of minor religious works: ''Des Moeurs et des Doctrines du Rationalisme en France'' ("Of the M

...some to be a 'grey' area, perhaps larger than any other in the realm of [[Religious|religion]]. It can deal with subjects ranging from talismans, magic(altern ...odern age, it is important for the student to question the validity of all books and to cross reference numerous times with other authors on the same subjec

==== Religious etymology ==== ...rlatanism. As a result, the superstitio became synonymous with "despisable religious beliefs", as antithetic with 'religio', the accepted official or traditiona

...e="summerswerejaguartiger">Summers, Montague. ''The Werewolf'' (University Books; 1966) p21</ref> The word "werecat" was not coined until the late 19th cent ...<ref name="hamelwitchwerecats">Hamel, Frank. ''Human Animals'' (University Books; 1969) pp7, 103–109</ref> During the witch trials, official Church doctri

...born October 4th 1941) is a best-selling American author of horror/fantasy books. She was born '''Howard Allen O'Brien'''. Best known for her [[Vampire Chro ...storic themes into the dense pattern of her books. To her admirers, Rice's books are among the best in modern popular fiction, possessing those elements tha

'''Yazidis''' are an ethnical group and a religious sect of Krudistan in the Mosul region of northern Iraq, accused of being de In their religious beliefs the Yezidis consider Christ to be an angel in human form, and Moham

...ill, (best known as "Tuella") who channeled messages and wrote a series of books on the subject in the 1970s and 1980s. Despite Tuella's influences, several *Lewis, James R (2004), ''The Oxford handbook of new religious movements'', Oxford, ISBN 9780195149869

...mingling, elements of various [[Jew]]ish, [[Christian]], and European folk religious and magical practices have also found their way into hoodoo. ...reatment of disease, employment, and [[necromancy]]. As in many other folk religious, magical, and medical practices, extensive use is made of herbs, minerals,

...e world, and might to some extent still be found within Neo- spiritual and religious movements such as "Druidry" and Ásatrú. The belief in spiritual beings, p *In the Artemis Fowl series of books, Chix Verbil is a sprite that is wounded and rendered unable to fly by that

...presents an ensemble of mythic elements coming from different cultural and religious situations. ...anslation based on the recently discovered Ma-wang-tui manuscripts. Bantam Books.

*[[Leviathan]]: attacks Christian religious beliefs; adversary, St. Peter ...ation of demons by month seems to have astrological implications more than religious ones.

...aknesses. These have included firearms with silver ammunition, appropriate religious symbols, crossbows that fire all wood bolts and waterguns filled with bless ...of ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'' and Blade of the ''[[Blade]]'' series of comic books and movies.

...aterial for these manuals is apparently derived from scholarly magical and religious texts from a variety of sources in many languages, it is easy to conclude t == Books and articles==

...e=Dictionary of English Folklore| year=2000| pages= 254}}</ref>. Not every religious narrative is a myth however; unless it is deeply rooted in tradition, it m ...ll as most [[Neopaganism|Neopagan]]s, have no problem characterizing their religious texts as mythical.

...era, when it appeared as a decorative motif in and on many buildings, both religious and secular. American architects took up the motif around the same time. *Hicks, Clive ''The Green Man: A Field Guide'', Compass Books (August 2000) ISBN 0-95170-382-X

In this entire body of myth and legend, which includes books, folktales, and plays, the souls described can be roughly divided into thre ...complete an important task, to fulfil a promise, or to perform a Mitzva (a religious duty) that can only be accomplished in the flesh.

...k is represented by Father Gabriele Amorth who has written two instructive books on his personal experiences as an exorcist for the Vatican: An Exorcist Tel ...d Lauren Stratford whose stories have subsequently influenced many popular books about spiritual warfare and the occult. Bill Ellis' work Raising the Devil

...Latin, but also in every major European language. It was one of the first books William Caxton printed in the English language; Caxton's version appeared i [[Category:Religious books]]

...books, which feature Lestat prominently, are especially popular; the later books have been criticized as having lost some of the sparkle and vitality of the ==Books in the series==

...s in the supernatural domain are closely related to concepts in [[religion|religious]] [[spirituality]], [[metaphysics]] and [[Schizotypy]]. ...y humans should not discredit modern science, the simplistic and erroneous religious understandings of early humans should not discredit modern religion.

There is another religious hymn recited on the festival of Shavuot (celebrating the giving of the Tora ...mankind in opposition to God, claiming that it and beasts mentioned in the books of Daniel and Revelation should be interpreted as metaphors. The word Levia

...ent of '''Eclectic''' or '''Solitary Wiccans''' who claim to belong to the religious movement, but do not believe any doctrine or traditional initiation is nece ...vary, both between individuals and between traditions. Typically the main religious principles, ethics and ritual structures are shared, since they are key ele

...context to determine the specific reasons for this connotation, and varied religious speculations have run the gamut. It is generally unknown whether and to wha In Books of Kings 1.2&ndash;3,6,16, King Ahaziah of Israel, after seriously injuring

''Ryūjin shinkō'' 竜神信仰 "dragon god faith" is a form of Shinto religious belief that worships dragons as water ''[[kami]]''. It is connected with ag *Gould, Charles. 1896. [http://books.google.com/books?id=YKEAAAAAMAAJ&dq=mythical+monsters|''Mythical Monsters"]. W. H. Allen & C

Revelation is considered one of the most controversial and difficult books of the Bible, with many diverse interpretations of the meanings of the vari ...century, it was included with the ''Apocalypse of Peter'' among "disputed" books in the ''Stichometry'' of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople. In t

...side of a mainstream [[religion]], but related-to or based in a mainstream religious doctrine. For example, [[Kabballah]] is the dominant mystical sect of [[Jud Mystical doctrines typically refer to religious texts that are non-canonical to the major branches as well as more mainstre

During his time of freedom (beginning 1790), he published several of his books anonymously. He met Marie-Constance Quesnet, a former actress and mother of ...d their philosophy on a purposeful flouting of moral norms and a hatred of religious ethics. In nature, they say, the strong win and the weak lose; therefore al

...illain. Jason Voorhees has also been represented in numerous novels, comic books, and a cross-over film with another horror legend, [[Freddy Krueger]]. ...n to Earth in ''Friday the 13th: Hell Lake''. In ''Hate-Kill-Repeat'', two religious serial killers attempt to find Jason at Crystal Lake, believing that the th

...he term 'magic' is typically outdated, although in the direct quotation of religious scripture it may have some limited usage in modern times. ...e to magic by undermining belief in the sort of [[ritual]]ism that allowed religious rites to be re-purposed towards earthly, magical ends. Scientism, more tha

...e Lairre was, according to the Planchette story, a French nun who left her religious order, married, and came to live in England. The groom was supposedly none Further books on the Rectory hauntings have appeared over the years, including a collabor

...rom the real causes. A scapegoat may be a child, employee, peer, ethnic or religious group, or country. ...rke first coined and described the expression "scapegoat mechanism" in his books ''Permanence and Change'' (1935), and ''A Grammar of Motives'' (1945). Thes

...]. By the next year, he began reading books by alchemists and mystics, and books on [[magic]]. Biographer Sutin describes the pivotal New Year's event as a ...nce in 1904, while on vacation in Cairo, Egypt, led to his founding of the religious philosophy known as Thelema. Aleister's wife Rose started to behave in an o

...n in blank verse. A second edition followed in 1674, redivided into twelve books (mimicking the division of Virgil's ''Aeneid'') with minor revisions throug ...el's conversation in Book VIII, and Adam's visions presented by Michael in Books XI and XII. Eve does not feel it is her place to seek knowledge independent

...a West African ancestor-based [[Spiritism|spiritist]]-[[Animism|animist]] religious tradition. ...ignificant evidence that the model for such syncretis] can be found in the religious practices of the Kongo Empire.

...cenna]], [[Al-Ghazali]], and [[Averroes]], were intercommunicative. These religious traditions took on questions about the relation of man to God. The philoso ...hilosopher who drew substantially from religious ideas. Other influential religious thinkers of the time include [[Blaise Pascal]], [[Joseph Butler]], and [[Jo

:*Many who attach religious significance to the phenomena apply more credit to the demonic explanation. ===Books===

...blished.{{Citation needed}} Today most written science fiction appears in books although there is still a significant amount published in magazines and now ...nd Flash both had their own comic book reprints. As soon as original comic books began to appear, science fiction was a major genre. ''Planet Stories'' had

...and yet in some sense distinct from him, illustrates a tendency of Jewish religious thought to distinguish persons within the unity of the deity. Christians th ...ot on the rank, classes and names of angels; and such works as the various books of [[Enoch]] and the [[Ascension of Isaiah]] supply much information on thi

...It is possible that the story represents the subordination of a pre-Greek religious infrastructure by new Greek superstructures able to attribute the power of ...gons have been popularized in modern times by the fantasy genre such as in books, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Although not as well known as

...ent-men have been spoken of since ancient times. In one of the apocryphal books purporting to be the lost Book of Jasher, a serpent race is described. ...modern ufology because it's a knee-jerk reaction to the image that western religious authorities have conditioned us to fear and distrust.

...among some modern peoples. This view is echoed among some of the medieval religious rationalists such as [[Maimonides]]. ==Comic books==

..., to whom he gave his rights, privileges, and powers, to administer in his religious duties who took on the name of the Deity, to show that the power had been g ...', meaning "lord of the star of the dawn." He was known as the inventor of books and the calendar, the giver of maize corn to mankind, and sometimes as a sy

...s sometimes found in non-religious music of the time, it was never used in religious music until the existing system of keys came into use. ...early Church and the Synagogue to be the legitimate heir of ancient Hebrew religious tradition. She discusses how Satan becomes a figure that reflects our own h

...dually added over time. In many tales the Golem is inscribed with magic or religious words that keep it animated. Writing one of the [[Names of God in Judaism|n ===Books, films and TV===

...Cremers. Author and historian Melvin Harris argued in his two most recent books that Stephenson was a leading suspect. ...rs and for its dramatic nature, Gull shows up as the Ripper in a number of books and films (including a 1988 TV film ''Jack the Ripper'' starring Michael Ca

...most significant and long-lasting of the ažis of the Avesta, the earliest religious texts of Zoroastrianism. He is described as a monster with three mouths, si ...of immortals featured in "The Everlasting", a series of Role Playing Game books published originally by Visionary Entertainment. In this context, the name

...most significant and long-lasting of the ažis of the Avesta, the earliest religious texts of Zoroastrianism. He is described as a monster with three mouths, si ...of immortals featured in "The Everlasting", a series of Role Playing Game books published originally by Visionary Entertainment. In this context, the name

Many classic books and plays feature demons, such as the [[The Divine Comedy|Divine Comedy]], ...e culture of children's animated television series; they are used in comic books as powerful adversaries in the [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[fantasy]] and [

...er. The trio left Florida and eventually settled in Stoneburg, Texas, at a religious commune called "The House of Prayer." Ruben Moore, the commune owner and mi ...us to believe that some officials 'cleared cases' just to get them off the books."

...ture that taught it to be evil. Likewise, the film takes a moralising and religious tone that was more or less absent in the original novel. ...nopedia.com/franken1.htm Toonopedia] entry on the early Frankenstein comic books.

...tact with the deceased. With the introduction of Christianity however, the religious elite sought to demonize the pagan cult, and denounced the forefathers as e In the ''Discworld'' books by Terry Pratchett, trolls (Discworld)|trolls are large creatures who are c

...orshipped as beneficial kami (gods or revered spirits) in various Japanese religious cults. For example, the tengu Saburō of Izuna is worshipped on that mounta ...The Tengu] by M. W. de Visser, courtesy of [http://books.google.com Google Books].

...East End that the killings were the work of a Jew dubbed "Leather Apron". Religious tensions were already high, and there had already been many near-riots. Arn ...ave developed from a revengeful or brooding condition of the mind, or that religious mania may have been the original disease"''.

...he conflict between the world of the past; full of folklore, myth, legend, religious piety and the emerging modern world of technology, logical positivism, and ...icitor, Jonathan is concerned “with facts ; bare meagre facts, verified by books and figures, and of which there can be no doubt”. All of Jonathan’s rat

* Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a series of books depicting his character John Carter on Mars. In his novels, he refers to Ma ...Mars returns to Earth and creates chaos. Concerned with philosophical and religious subjects.

...4'' begins with the dissolution of Umbrella Corporation. The focus is on a religious cult known as the ''Los Illuminados'' that uses a breed of ancient parasite ==Books==

...Age]] movement. Even some physicists have played with alchemical ideas in books such as ''The Tao of Physics'' and ''The Dancing Wu Li Masters''. ...likely lost when the emperor Diocletian ordered the burning of alchemical books after suppressing a revolt in Alexandria (292), which had been a center of

...from arranging, cleansing, and avoidance compulsions related to intrusive religious and sexual fears. ...'Stop Obsessing! How To Overcome Your Obsessions And Compulsions'', Bantam Books, 1st Edition, 2001]

...ipulation and mutation of human genetic material by the Dalek Emperor were religious fanatics that worshipped their Emperor as their god. The four Daleks that h The Daleks' popularity extended to books, stage shows and television programmes. They have also become a common popu