Lucifer Ascending : The Occult in Folklore and Popular Culture /

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"The success of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series sparked a spirited backlash from America's Christian fundamentalists. Potter may be fiction, these commentators argued, but his occultist practices are dangerous and real - and tempting to impressionable young minds." "This...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Bill, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bijgeloof.
Occultisme.
Duivelverering.
Satanismus
Volkskultur
Okkultismus
Superstition.
Satanism.
Occultism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
Superstitions.
Satanisme.
Superstitions
Occultism
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Wizards vs. muggles: a long-standing debate
  • What were witches really like?
  • Black books and chain letters
  • Satanic bibles
  • Why is a lucky rabbit's foot lucky?
  • Visits to forbidden graveyards
  • Table-setting and mirror-gazing
  • The @#$% &! Ouija board
  • The Welsh revival: Evangelical Christianity meets the occult
  • Learning from Lucifer.

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