This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of witchcraft; sorcery and demonology. The titles in this range include "Sorcery and the Law" "The Devil and Christianity" "The Lancashire Witches" and many more. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment; "The Gohei" contains information on the wooden wands used in Shinto rituals. It is intended to illustrate aspects of the Gohei and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. We are republishing these classic works in affordable; high quality; modern editions; using the original text and artwork.
#1483034 in Books 2013-07-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.33 x .60 x 5.33l; .57 #File Name: 1442605553192 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Slavery shaping the Americas; 1500-1888By GderfThe book well emphasizes the role of slavery in shaping culture and politics of all the Americas from its origins to the end of slavery in Brazil in 1888. In the long era 12.5 million slaves were shipped from Africa; with 10.7 million surviving transportation to be distributed within the Americas to shape the differing societies. It's informative on origins of the slave trade on the African west coast. The book starts with the Portugese explorations on the W coast of Africa under the aegis of Henry the Navigator with Portuguese and Arab traders sending slaves to Europe and the Mid East. That changed with the discovery of America as the Atlantic trade became the primary vehicle facilitating African slaveryIt describes the very different histories of the Caribbean; Brazil; Spanish American Mexico Peru and Cuba and involvements of Portuguese; Dutch; British and French. It covers social status of slaves; servants and masters in each venue and the role of women. There was the primary role of the sugar trade along with coffee; N. American tobacco; indigo; rice and finally cotton in the southern states of N. America. Especially interesting is how different the roles and attitudes of different areas during colonial rule and how little changed after formation of the republics after independence from Britain and Spain. There's interesting social research. I hadn't known that poet William Cowper aided Newton in composed the Olney verses that include Amazing Grace. That's one episode in the author's description of the British fight against slavery. There's a short chapter on the more familiar history of slavery in N. America; including Calhoun's attack on the evils of paid labor. I found the varied pace of the anti-slavery movement in the different American venues very interesting.The book is excellent history and sociology. It does an excellent job of depicting the evils of slavery without devoting space to excessive moralizing. It's super informative for it's small size.
