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Science in Medieval Islam: an illustrated introduction
Explores Islamic accomplishments in cosmology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, geography, medicine, natural sciences, alchemy, and optics.
Mystery Cults of the Ancient World
"This is the first book to describe and explain all of the ancient world's major mystery cults -- one of the most intriguing but least understood aspects of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal Mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically…
Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals
Offers a reconsideration of the potential of mind-expanding compounds from a religious point of view.
The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity
"Who was the founder of Christianity? The answer seems obvious--Jesus Christ. Yet for the Talmudic scholar Hyam Maccoby, this answer is wrong. In The Mythmaker--a work of revolutionary import to New Testament scholarship--Maccoby contends that Jesus…
