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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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  • Golden bough

    af J. G. Frazer ...
    WHO does not know Turner’s picture of the Golden Bough? The scene, suffused with the golden glow of imagination in which the divine mind of Turner steeped and transfigured even the fairest natural landscape, is a dream-like vision of the little woodland lake of Nemi— “Diana’s Mirror,” as it was called by the ancients. No one who has seen that calm water, lapped in a green hollow of the Alban hills ... Læs mere

    31,99 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas

    af Helene Adeline Guerber ...
    The prime importance of the rude fragments of poetry preserved in early Icelandic literature will now be disputed by none, but there has been until recent times an extraordinary indifference to the wealth of religious tradition and mythical lore which they contain. The long neglect of these precious records of our heathen ancestors is not the fault of the material in which all that survives of ... Læs mere

    56,04 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Great Transformation

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

    af Karen Armstrong ...
    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 by Homer

    af Andrew Lang ...
    One of the more famous English versions of Homer's Iliad, Andrew Lang collaborated with Ernest Myers and Walter Leaf for this prose translation. It is well known for its charming archaic style.The Iliad is an epic ancient Greek poem set during the Trojan War and tells the tale of the arguments between King Agamemnon and the Hero Achilles. ... Læs mere

    23,97 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Norse Mythology: All about Vikings

    Norse Mythology for Kids

    af Baby Professor ...
    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

    af Robert C.T. Parker ...
    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

    af Professor Marianne Govers Hopman ...
    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

    af Baby Professor ...
    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.