Books written by Carole M. Cusack

Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements

"The Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements offers a multinational study of Islam, its variants, influences, and neighbouring movements, from a multidisciplinary range of scholars.
The Sacred Tree: Ancient and Medieval Manifestations

Ancient and Medieval Manifestations Carole M. Cusack ... This would strengthen the connection between Christ and his Pagan parallel deity, be it Óðinn, Balder, ... North, Heathen Gods in Old English Literature, 296. North, Heathen Gods ...
Conversion Among the Germanic Peoples

Initially Christianity had little to do with the Germans , for the Western bishops closely associated paganism and barbarism , and efforts were made to convert the barbarians only when their presence threatened ordered civilian life.48 ...
Fiction, Invention and Hyper-reality: From popular culture to religion

His 2013 solo-authored book, Personality Capture and Emulation, outlines methods to give information systems the memories and personality characteristics of specific human beings, and he co-edited the 2013 book Convergence of Knowledge, ...
Invented Religions: Imagination, Fiction and Faith

Utilizing contemporary scholarship on secularization, individualism, and consumer capitalism, this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism, the Church of All Worlds, the Church ...
The Demise of Religion: How Religions End, Die, or Dissipate

Wright, S. A. and S. J. Palmer (2016), Storming Zion: Government Raids on Religious Communities. New York: Oxford University Press. Wright, S. A. and S. J. Palmer (2018), “Countermovement Mobilization and State Raids on Minority ...
Religion and Retributive Logic: Essays in Honour of Professor Garry W. Trompf

Empowering the Past, Confronting the Future, The Duna People of Papua New Guinea. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Trompf, G. W. 2004. Melanesian Religion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. PART TWO ANCIENT WORLD TOWARDS AN ...
Fiction, Invention and Hyper-Reality: From Popular Culture to Religion

This book brings together scholarly treatments of cutting edge religious and spiritual trends, with contributions by representatives of Dudeism, the Church of All Worlds, the Temple of the Jedi Order, and Tolkien spirituality groups.
Anime, Religion and Spirituality: Profane and Sacred Worlds in Contemporary Japan

There have always been anime lovers in the West, but today that number is growing exponentially. This is intriguing as many Japanese anime directors and studios initially created works that were not aimed at a Western audience at all.
The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom: Essays on the Intersection of Religion and Pop Culture

55. the Lovecraftian or Cthulhu Mythos was initiated by Lovecraft, but continued by other authors such as august Derleth. 56. ... See John L. Steadman, H.P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition (San Francisco: Weiser Books, ...
Fiction, Invention and Hyper-reality: From popular culture to religion

This book will simultaneously entertain, shock, challenge and delight scholars of religious studies, as well as those with a wider interest in new religious movements.
Invented Religions: Imagination, Fiction and Faith

Utilizing contemporary scholarship on secularization, individualism, and consumer capitalism, this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism, the Church of All Worlds, the Church ...
Religion, pilgrimage, and tourism: critical concepts in religious studies

Implicit in this statement is the notion that some places are more special (perhaps sacred) than others, and this is the core of the intimate relationship between human beings, place and travel, and religion"--
Religion and Media

Drawing together formative works from across the interrelated disciplines of religion and media, this collection will articulate the field of religion and media.
Religion, pilgrimage, and tourism: critical concepts in religious studies

Implicit in this statement is the notion that some places are more special (perhaps sacred) than others, and this is the core of the intimate relationship between human beings, place and travel, and religion"--