Shamanism. Prologue ; What is shamanism? ; Shamanism and altered states of consciousness ; Spirit-possession and shamanism ; Siberian and Inner Asian shamanism ; Inuit shamanism ; Neo-shamanism ; comparative studies ; The interpretation of shamanism
Buddhism and spirit-cults. Prologue ; The Buddhist dharma ; Buddhism and Nat cults in Burma ; Buddhism and spirit-cults in Thailand ; Religious change in Sri Lanka ; Buddhism and folk religion in Tibet ; Buddhism and the state
Islam and popular religion. Prologue ; The Islamic tradition ; Zar cults in northern Somalia ; Zar cults in the Sudan ; The saints and scholars of Islam ; The Hamadsha : a Sufi brotherhood in Morocco ; Religion and politics in Morocco
Hinduism and new religious movements. Prologue ; Sanskritic Hinduism ; Popular Hinduism ; Cult of the goddess ; Bhakti cults ; Gurus and Hindu nationalism
Christianity and religion in Africa. The Christian tradition ; Prologue on African religion ; The world of Kongo belief ; Prophetic movements in Lower Zaire ; Religious change in Zambia ; Religious movements in Zambia ; Tshidi Barolong cosmology ; Zionist churches in South Africa
African-American religions. Prologue ; Vodou in Haiti ; Vodou rituals ; Religions of Jamaica ; The Rastafari movement ; Rastafari beliefs and practices ; Religions of Brazil
Religions in Melanesia. Prologue ; Kwaio religion ; Religion and ecology ; Millenarian movements in Melanesia ; Road belong cargo ; The interpretation of millenarian movements
Neopaganism and the New Age Movement. Prologue ; The contemporary Neopagan revival ; The roots of Neopagan witchcraft ; Pagan pathways ; The Western Mystery tradition ; Contemporary ritual magic ; New Age spirituality