Between 300 and 600, Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishop - as the highest Church official in his city - from model Christian to model citizen. Claudia Rapp's exceptionall[...]

This is a harrowing story, "Babylon 5's" Claudia Christian's tailspin descent into alcoholism and her redemption as she overcomes it with The Sinclair Method. When actress Claudia Christian flees a troubled childhood and moves to Hollywood at age 17, she steps through the looking glass into another [...]

The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research SHAMANISM AND TANTRA IN THE HIMALAYAS presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of sham[...]

Second only to the mouse and rat, Zebrafish are the most popular animal model in biomedical research. Rapid embryonic development and transparent organogenesis, give Zebrafish unique advantages in the study of biological pathways, vertebrate development, carcinogenicity, drug development, genomics, [...]

The culmination of more than 30 years of cultural, anthropological and scientific research, this encyclopaedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day.From plants and animal[...]

Weihnachten ist das erfolgreichste Ritual der Welt, jenseits religi?ser und kultureller Grenzen.
Christian R?tsch und Claudia M?ller-Ebeling zeigen uns das grosse christliche Fest in seinen heidnischen Urspr?ngen und tradierten Br?uchen rund um die Pflanzen der Weihnachtszeit. Ihre unkonventione[...]