Author: Liturgical Press
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Keywords: bishops, ceremonial
Number of Pages: 340
Published: 1989-06
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0814618189
ISBN-13: 9780814618189

The reform of liturgical rites ordered by the Second Vatican Council necessitated a revision of the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, published in 1886. The objective of this ceremonial is to provide a liturgy for bishops that will stand as a model for all other celebrations. The eight divisions of the book cover everything from the Mass through liturgical celebrations in connection with the government of a diocese. This is a valued reference for bishops, masters of ceremonies, diocesan liturgical offices, seminary libraries, etc. Two-color printing to separate text from rubrics.

Author: Alfred W. Bowers
Publisher: Bison Books
Keywords: organization, ceremonial, social, mandan
Number of Pages: 407
Published: 2004-11-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0803262248
ISBN-13: 9780803262249

Generations before the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery wintered in the northern Plains, the Mandan Indians farmed along the banks of rivers. The traditional world of the Mandans comes vividly to life in this classic account by anthropologist Alfred W. Bowers. Based on years of research and conversations with Crows Heart and ten other Mandan men and women, Bowers offers an engaging and detailed reconstruction of their way of life in earlier times. Featured here are overviews of how their households function, the makeup of their clan and moiety systems and kinship network, and a valuable look

Author: Arthur Edward Waite
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Keywords: magic, ceremonial, book
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2007-06-01
List price: $15.50
ISBN-10: 1602066795
ISBN-13: 9781602066793

Culled from the rare and often inaccessible actual manuscripts of magical grimoires from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries, this replica of the 1911 edition of the classic work on magic and its secrets reveals all the modern magician needs to know in order to begin communing with the supernatural and appropriating its power. Waite, a preeminent 19th-century expert in esoterica, here explores: * the difference between white and black magic * the rituals of transcendental magic * the rituals of black magic * the names and offices of evil spirits * the mysteries of Goëtic theurgy * the

Author: Israel Regardie
Publisher: Aeon Books
Keywords: ritual, mechanisms, guide, magic, ceremonial
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-10
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 1904658105
ISBN-13: 9781904658108

The proper working of ritual is at the heart of the Western magical tradition. This book shows exactly how ceremonial techniques can be used to concentrate and harness the enormous psychic and spiritual potential of human consciousness. Israel Regardie’s detailed analysis and description of key rituals are based on his own considerable experience and knowledge of Golden Dawn techniques. In addition to providing practical instructions he also links current occult practice to broader historical precedents. Includes the Opening of the Watchtower Ritual for Self Transformation

Author: Carolyn E. Tate
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Keywords: city, ceremonial, maya, design, yaxchilan
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1992
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0292770413
ISBN-13: 9780292770416

"Art historian Carolyn Tate presents, in a well-organized and amply illustrated two-part format, a holistic treatment of a single archaeological site--the great ancient Maya city of Yaxchilan. . . . This is the most successful attempt to relate [art and architecture] within a Maya site that I have seen." --Ethnohistory

Author: Alfred W. Bowers
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Keywords: bison, book, organization, ceremonial, social, hidatsa
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 1992-10-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0803260989
ISBN-13: 9780803260986

Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization, a study of an important horticultural Plains Indian tribe, synthesizes the rich material Alfred W. Bowers recorded in the early 1930s from the last generation of Hidatsas who lived in the historic village of Like-a-Fishhook. This documentary record of their nineteenth-century lifeways is now a classic in American ethnography. The book is distinguished for its presentation of extensive personal and ritual narratives that allow Hidatsa elders to articulate directly their conceptions of traditional culture. It combines archeological and ethnographic app

Author: David Carrasco
Publisher: Waveland Press
Keywords: religious, traditions, world, centers, ceremonial, mesoamerica, cosmovision, religions
Number of Pages: 174
Published: 1998-04
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1577660064
ISBN-13: 9781577660064

Engaging exploration of religious expression in Mexico! Highly regarded scholar Davd Carrasco provides an overview of the history of Mesoamerican cultures and vividly describes their religious forms, structures, myths, and prevailing "cosmovision"--the Mesoamerican view of time and space and its ritualized representation and enactment. Carrasco details the dynamics of two important cultures--the Aztec and the Maya--and discusses the impact of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of native traditions into the post-Columbian and contemporary eras. Integrating recent archaeological discoveries