A fresh look at the role of astrology and alchemy in Renaissance thinking and everyday life.

This intriguing book examines popular religion, traditional medicine, witchcraft, apparitions, demonology, and magic in nineteenth-century rural France. Devlin demonstrates that many of the impulses and mental processes now considered superstitious constituted a wholly reasonable response to the pressures of a harsh and impoverished life. Far from the product of a primitive mentality, many of these beliefs have survived in modern culture and can even illuminate the nature of modern mass politics.

The End of French Rule in Cameroon is a study of the decolonization movement in Cameroon. It analyzes the reforms introduced by France in Cameroon after World War II, the circumstances surrounding the unsuccessful attempt of the UPC to seize independence by force, and the subsequent eradication of this party by an alliance of Franco-Cameroonian forces. The book shows the length that the French were prepared to go in order to leave Cameroon in the hands of a government that would be sympathetic to their interests. The research is based upon documents found in Cameroon, France, and the United States. It will expand the existing limited literature in English on the historiography of Cameroon and will also be useful for instructors teaching courses related to modern and contemporary Africa in general and decolonization in (French) black Africa in particular, as well as all interested in these subjects.

Le livre contient une série de 45 articles brefs portant sur l'exégèse biblique de l'Ancien et du Nouveau Testament, l'archéologie, l'épigraphie, la géographie et l'histoire de l'ancien Israël. Cette collection d'articles traite de sujets variés : vues générales sur les discussions présentes autour de la Bible et de la Terre Sainte, contribution à la compréhension de passages précis de l'Ancien et du Nouveau Testament, études sur des inscriptions anciennes pour éclairer notre compréhension du texte biblique, recherches portant sur le Judaïsme et sur le Christianisme anciens. Ce livre entend faire découvrir la diversité des domaines qui sont liés à la compréhension de la Bible et à faire le point sur la recherche à partir de différents sujets liés à ces domaines d'étude.