false 2761067 1 Spirits permeate our culture. We flatter a woman by calling her a goddess, a man by calling him an "Adonis." Describe being stuck in an elevator as "hell," and you've just evoked Hel, the Norse guardian of the realm of death. "Nemesis" is named for the Greek goddess of justice and vengeance. An aphrodisiac evokes the power of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and sex. And "frickin'" is not a substitute for a stronger obscenity, it's the name of another Norse goddess spelled Frika.There are spirits in pop culture, too, like Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", "The Ring" series of horror movies, in Bob Dylan's "Isis", Fleetwood Mac's hit "Rhiannon", and Shocking Blue's "Venus in Blue Jeans". Even in prison, inmates tattoo Our Lady of Guadalupe on their backs, because no one would stick a knife into Our Lady, would they? Spirits permeate every corner of our culture, and the "Encyclopedia of Spirits" explains who they are and how we can persuade them to help us land a job, find our true love, conceive a child, protect our distant loved ones, or heal our ailments. 2786776 1 2 2008 Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Saints, Angels, Fairies, Demons, and Ghosts total:11|5:7|4:3|3:1|2:0|1:0| 11 50 26 1 3 0 false false Mon Jan 26 20:25:42 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:25:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 19:09:10 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 19:09:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 01:09:17 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 01:09:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 13:34:33 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 14:40:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 11:12:08 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 11:12:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:06:31 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:12:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:28:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:28:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 10:16:19 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 10:16:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 13:06:59 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 13:06:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 08:35:49 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:35:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 12:37:11 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 12:37:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 17:13:43 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 17:14:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 16:14:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:46:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:14:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 22:55:54 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 22:55:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 18:24:55 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:24:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 14:23:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 14:23:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 23:06:27 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 08:57:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 17:47:11 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:47:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 13 10:40:53 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 10:41:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 14:30:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:30:50 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2761067