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The mediaeval witch was a complex figure shaped by religion, society, and culture. Using the rich context of Mediaeval England, this book explores the evolution of witch beliefs and their impact on society to provide a deeper understanding of this enduring archetype.
This book examines the mediaeval witch as a complex and multifaceted figure whose image has been shaped by a variety of factors, including religion, society, and culture. The history of England in the Middle Ages provides a particularly rich context for exploring the evolution of witch beliefs and their impact on society. By examining the historical and cultural forces that shaped the perception of witches, it is hoped that this book will provide a deeper understanding of this enduring archetype and its significance in Western culture.
This history documents the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eastern Europe. It compares their survival under different political systems, from dictatorships to modern Russia, where a renewed ban has returned Soviet-era conditions of repression.
They are Third Culture Kids. While their global lifestyle offers an expanded worldview, it brings recurring losses. In this collection, writers from around the world explore the search for identity, belonging, and a place to call “home.”
Under the guise of protection, Britain overran, plundered and disempowered the kingdom of Buganda. Based on newly de-classified records, this book reconstructs the machinations of British rule in Uganda, demonstrating how its colonial past shapes its future.
Highlighting pioneering and ground-breaking Egyptian women that the media have overlooked and ignored, this collection shatters the monolithic and unflattering stereotype of contemporary Egyptian women as victims, uneducated and uncivilized, dominated by men.
Selahattin Ülkümen, a Turkish diplomat, is the only Muslim designated “Righteous among the Nations” for saving 42 Jews from the Nazis at his own risk. The remarkable story of this hero is an important but little-known aspect of Holocaust history. This book fills that void.
This book combines the history of religions with Byzantine studies to analyze kings, symbols, and cities. It demonstrates how the ancient pagan ruler cult was gradually replaced by the ruler becoming subordinate to Christ, the ‘Master of All’ (Pantokrator).
This anthology examines artwork and sites in East and Southeast Asia through the lens of eco–art history, exploring the mutual impact of artistic expression and local environments. Case studies range from the Little Ice Age to contemporary responses to climate change.
This book examines the Pioneer Health Centre, a world-renowned experiment in health-creation. Forced to close in 1950, its ideas continue to inspire. It investigates why such initiatives struggle against a culture that values cure more than prevention.
This book frees women from the margins of Nigeria’s history, chronicling their resistance movements. From protests against colonial taxation to contemporary struggles against oil exploitation and mass abductions, it highlights the voice and agency of Nigerian women.
This book is an examination of the pivotal alliance between Taoiseach Eamon de Valera and Archbishop Daniel Mannix. It explores how their bond aided Ireland’s push for independence and why Mannix, once revered, became an isolated figure after 1925.
While many books cover the Templars’ persecution, this short book focuses solely on the Templar Grand Masters. It discusses their activities and influence in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the peak of their power, adding to an important element of their history.
This book examines the connection between mediaeval mystery plays and masonic traditions. It explores how both use symbolic characters, archetypes, stories, and rituals to convey moral and spiritual teachings, a link rooted in the stonemasons’ guilds that performed these dramas.
This book gives an overview of the effects of The Black Death on the politics, culture, social structures, and economies of England, using both original commentaries and recent scholarship to document the impact of the 1348 Plague on the country’s development.
Wallace examines the social, technical and educational implications of a society where hyper-reality, artificial intelligence and robotics may be at the centre of the new online spaces that will surely further shape us into an unknown future.
This book compares children’s in-school and out-of-school internet use. At home, learning is self-motivated and purposeful, often assisted by peers. As home and school practices diverge, school use may become increasingly irrelevant to children’s lives.
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