Roger Beck, a world authority on Mithraism, brings together his major writings on the Mysteries of Mithras in the context of the culture and religions of imperial Rome. In these studies he opens new vistas on myth making, ritual, symbolism, the role of astrology in the cult, recently discovered Mithraic monuments and artefacts, and the emergence of Mithraism and Christianity concurrently in the first century. Beck offers new introductions to his thematically framed groups of writings and a...

"Espero que este libro sea una inspiración para muchas personas que recorren sus caminos espirituales."Su Santidad, el 14.º Dalái LamaLas personas comunes experimentan lo extraordinario cuando se comprometen con una vida de práctica espiritual profunda y auténtica. Leena Banerjee Brown da vida a este mensaje a través de las prácticas y los principios profundos de Sukyo Mahikari. Da una cálida bienvenida a personas de todas las creencias para que se conviert...

The Roman Mithras Cult: A Cognitive Approach is the first full cognitive history of an ancient religion. In this groundbreaking book on one of the most intriguing and mysterious ancient religions, Roger Beck and Olympia Panagiotidou show how cognitive historiography can supplement our historical knowledge and deepen our understanding of past cultural phenomenon.The cult of the sun god Mithras, which spread widely across the Greco-Roman world at the same time as other 'myst...

"I hope that this book will be an inspiration to the many who make their way along their spiritual paths." His Holiness, the 14****th Dalai LamaOrdinary people experience the extraordinary when they commit to a life of deep, authentic spiritual practice. Leena Banerjee Brown brings this message to life, not only in the beautiful stories of inner and outer transformation she recounts, but by inviting others to share their own stories. This book is a...

Historians bound by their singular stories and archaeologists bound by their material evidence donOt typically seek out broad comparative theories of religion. But recently Harvey WhitehouseOs Omodes of religiosityO theory has been attracting many scholars of past religions. Based upon universal features of human cognition, WhitehouseOs theory can provide useful comparisons across cultures and historical periods even when limited cultural data is present. In this groundbreaking volume scho...

Aircraft Control AllocationAn authoritative work on aircraft control allocation by its pioneersAircraft Control Allocation addresses the problem of allocating redundant flight controls. It provides introductory material on flight dynamics and control to provide the context, and then describes in detail the geometry of the problem. The book includes a large section on solution methods, including ‘Banks’ method’, a previously unpubli...

South Africa's history stretches back to the beginnings of human existence. This book provides an overview to South Africa's multiple millennia of history, covering its long and often troubled past to its current status in the 21st century.A newly revised and thoroughly updated version of a popular Greenwood publication, The History of South Africa: Second Edition provides readers with readable, accessible information on the nation's prehistory, early hist...

Comprehensive review of the effectiveness of particular agroforestry practices, from riparian forest buffers and filter strips, windbreaks and contour buffers to alley cropping, silvopasture and forest farmingSummarises current research on ecosystem services delivered by agroforestry, from promoting biodiversity and soil health to water quality and managementAssesses research on best practice in tree planting and management as well as optimising agroforestry produ...

Im Dunkeln sitzend und mit stiller Aufmerksamkeit folgen wir heute dem Operngeschehen auf der Bühne. Das war nicht immer so. Wer wissen möchte, was die Oper einst war, wie sie sich bis heute entwickelt hat, wer sie prägte und welche Werke Maßstäbe setzten – kurzum, wer grundlegendes Wissen über die Oper sucht und zugleich eine unterhaltsame Lektüre, dem sei dieses einzigartige Buch empfohlen! Dieses Buch - seit langem die erste einbändige und zugleich umfassende Gesamtdarstellung zu diesem...

Die Oper ist die unglaublichste aller künstlerischen Ausdrucksformen – und dieses Buch der unglaublichste aller Versuche, sie zu beschreiben! Es ist ein Meisterwerk an Anschaulichkeit, Informationsfülle, Unterhaltung und Nützlichkeit. Eine einbändige Geschichte der Oper zu schreiben, die seit ihren Anfängen vor 400 Jahren die Menschen bis heute fasziniert, ist ein ungemein mutiges Unternehmen. Sie muss Meistern wie Monteverdi, Händel, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Strauss und Puccini gerecht we...

Return to the era when science fiction magazines introduced readers to impossible planets, experimental machines, and heroes facing problems no one had imagined before. This volume delivers twenty more rediscovered stories filled with daring explorers, clever schemers, unexpected encounters, and mysteries hidden in the vastness of space.Some tales plunge into the dangers of alien environments while others follow quiet characters who suddenly find themselves facing extraordinary sit...

Rheinland-Pfalz – eine Idylle? Das kommt ganz auf den Standpunkt an. Dass in der Eifel das Verbrechen zuhause ist, ist hinreichend bekannt. Aber auch in anderen Gegenden unseres beschaulichen Bundeslandes treiben Schreibtischtäter ihr Unwesen. Tatorte finden sich überall: Das Ahrufer birgt manch tödliches Geheimnis, Touren durch den Westerwald oder den Hunsrück können sich als höchstgefährlich erweisen und auch die Pfalz beherbergt allerlei finstere Gestalten. Für die vorliegende Sammlung ...