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Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft
Witchcraft has proven an important, if difficult, historical subject to investigate and interpret over the last four decades or so. Modern historical research into witchcraft began …
Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches
As its name implies, the Reformed tradition grew out of the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Reformed churches consider themselves to be the Catholic Church reformed. The …
Historical Dictionary of Utopianism
This Dictionary contains more than 600 dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present. The text not only covers …
Historical Dictionary of Leibniz's Philosophy
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was one of the first Modern philosophers, and as such, one of the most significant. His contributions were often pathbreaking and his imprint …
Historical Dictionary of Buddhism
In the early 21st century, Buddhism has become ubiquitous in America and other western nations, moving beyond the original bodhi tree in India to become a major global religion. …
Historical Dictionary of Hegelian Philosophy
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel evoked passionate discipleship, as well as equally passionate opposition. He was praised by the likes of Karl Marx and John Dewey but scorned by Karl …
Historical Dictionary of Calvinism
Calvinism is named after 16th century Reformer, John Calvin whose overall theology is contained in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559). Calvin's theology and …
Historical Dictionary of New Age Movements
The decline of institutionalized religion in the increasingly secularized West has been offset by the contemporary spiritual development understood in the form of emerging New Age …
Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor
Organized labor is about the collective efforts of employees to improve their economic, social, and political position. It can be studied from many different points of …
Historical Dictionary of Feminist Philosophy
Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism-and women more generally-while …
Historical Dictionary of Metaphysics
Metaphysics is what Aristotle described as "the First Philosophy" or "first science," a comprehensive inquiry into the ultimate nature of reality. As such, metaphysics consists of …
Historical Dictionary of the Holiness Movement
It is much harder to define a religious movement than it is to define a religion or denomination. That applies especially when that movement almost defies definition as the …