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  • Divining the Self

    A Study in Yoruba Myth and Human Consciousness

    af Velma E. Love ...
    Serier serie Signifying (on) Scriptures
    Divining the Self weaves elements of personal narrative, myth, history, and interpretive analysis into a vibrant tapestry that reflects the textured, embodied, and performative nature of scripture and scripturalizing practices. Velma Love examines the Odu—the Yoruba sacred scriptures—along with the accompanying mythology, philosophy, and ritual technologies engaged by African Americans. Drawing ... Læs mere

    202,73 kr.

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  • The Golden Bough

    The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer. The work was aimed at a wide literate audience raised on tales as told in such publications as Thomas Bulfinch's The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes. Frazer offered a modernist approach to discussing religion, ... Læs mere

    31,99 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Myths of the Norsemen (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. From the Eddas and Sagas: Myths of Creation, Ymir and Audhumla, Odin, Thor, Loki, Valhalla, The Twilight of the Gods

    Myths of the Norsemen gathers the great narrative cycles of Scandinavian tradition: the creation of the world from Ginnungagap, the exploits of Odin, Thor, Loki, and Freyja, the doom-laden grandeur of Ragnarök, and the heroic legends surrounding the Völsungs and Nibelungs. Drawing chiefly on the Eddas and sagas, Guerber writes in a lucid, decorous prose characteristic of late Victorian mythography ... Læs mere

    15,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Great Transformation

    The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah

    The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. But why did Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jeremiah, Lao Tzu and others all emerge in this five-hundred-year span? And why do they have such similar ideas about humanity?In The Great ... Læs mere

    112,38 kr.

  • The Quest For Hermes Trismegistus

    af Gary Lachman ...
    From the sands of Alexandria via the Renaissance palaces of the Medicis, to our own times, this spiritual adventure story traces the profound influence of Hermes Trismegistus -- the 'thrice-great one', as he was often called -- on the western mind. For centuries his name ranked among the most illustrious of the ancient world. Considered by some a contemporary of Moses and a forerunner of Christ, ... Læs mere

    105,24 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Iliad

    af Homer ...
    The Iliad: Join Achilles at the Gates of Troy as he slays Hector to Avenge the death of Patroclus. Here is a story of love and war, hope and despair, and honor and glory. The major motion picture Helen of Troy starring Brad Pitt proves that this epic is as relevant today as it was twenty five hundred years ago when it was first written. So journey back to the Trojan War with Homer and relive the ... Læs mere

    15,96 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Norse Mythology: All about Vikings

    Norse Mythology for Kids

    Serier serie Children's Norse Folk Tales
    How much do you know about Vikings, other than them being a really brave people? Add more facts to your knowledge of them by going over this wonderfully graphic educational book. Composed of images in vibrant colors, this book will make learning a much more personalized experience. The use of pictures is admirable because these are universal languages that facilitate effective learning strategies. ... Læs mere

    40,01 kr.

  • On Greek Religion

    Serier Bog 60 - Cornell Studies in Classical Philology
    "There is something of a paradox about our access to ancient Greek religion. We know too much, and too little. The materials that bear on it far outreach an individual's capacity to assimilate: so many casual allusions in so many literary texts over more than a millennium, so many direct or indirect references in so many inscriptions from so many places in the Greek world, such an overwhelming ... Læs mere

    241,25 kr.

  • The Egyptian Myths

    A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends

    af Garry J. Shaw ...
    This accessible, authoritative guide to Egyptian mythology explores how the ancient Nile-dwellers explained the world around them. It delves into the origins of life, the creation and evolution of the world, and the reigns of the gods on earth, before introducing us to Egypt's deities in the natural environment; the inventive ways in which the Egyptians dealt with the invisible forces all around ... Læs mere

    137,24 kr.

  • Scylla

    Myth, Metaphor, Paradox

    What's in a name? Using the example of a famous monster from Greek myth, this book challenges the dominant view that a mythical symbol denotes a single, clear-cut 'figure' and proposes instead to define the name 'Scylla' as a combination of three concepts – sea, dog and woman – whose articulation changes over time. While archaic and classical Greek versions usually emphasize the metaphorical ... Læs mere

    384,85 kr.

  • Myths in Minutes

    af Neil Philip ...
    Serier serie IN MINUTES
    The world's great fables, sagas and legends dramatically retold.Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, they are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal themes of creation and destruction, fate and cunning, heroism and cruelty, sensuality and war.Retold here are nearly 200 myths - from Prometheus defying Zeus to create man to the destruction of Troy; and ... Læs mere

    128,20 kr.

  • The Romans and Their Many Gods - Ancient Roman Mythology | Children's Greek & Roman Books

    Did you know that myths are more than just stories? They are reflective of the local culture, beliefs and traditions too. By learning mythology, you are adding the element of magic and imagination in the discussion of peoples and societies. This time, let’s read about the Romans and Their Many Gods in this mythology book. Have fun reading! ... Læs mere

    31,99 kr.