Burnett, David,  1943- <br/><br/>
Unearthly powers :  a Christian's handbook on primal and folk religions / 
David Burnett ; foreword by Machael Griffiths. 
 - Nashville, TN :  Oliver Nelson,  c1992. 
 - 286 p. :  ill. ; pbk ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Contents : Stranger than fiction -- Unearthly powers -- Gods and demons -- The human soul -- Ghosts and ancestors -- Totem -- The pollution of man -- The power of ritual -- Divining the unknown -- Mediators between god and man -- Witchcraft -- Sorcery and black magic -- Spirit possession -- Shamanism -- Mediumship: consulting the spirits -- The mystic experience -- Folk religion -- Prophecy: the word of the Lord -- New religious movements -- Christian worldviews. Appendix: Ministering to the spirit possessed. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0840796129 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91035684  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and other religions--Primitive.<br/>Primal and folk religions.<br/>Religion--Controversial literature.<br/>Missions--Theory.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR128.P75  / B87 1992 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.2/BUR