Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages, Stephen Knight
Автор: Jos? Luis Sanz Название: Starring T. Rex!: Dinosaur Mythology and Popular Culture ISBN: 0253215501 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253215505 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 2744.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In some cases, scientific research into the space-time continuum may have [unexpected] consequences . . . as occurs in Isaac Asimov's short story "'A Statue for Daddy.' In this tale . . . two scientists . . . recover 14 dinosaur eggs. The eggs are carefully incubated, and they hatch bipedal dinosaurs about the same size as a medium-sized dog. One of them is accidentally electrocuted, and the scientists discover that their meat is truly exquisite. They become fabulously rich rearing and marketing dinosaur meat under the name of 'dinochicken.'" Ever since the discovery of the first fossil remains in the 19th century, dinosaurs have captured the imaginations of scientists and inspired writers, artists, and filmmakers. Dinosaurs, and legends about them are firmly entrenched in popular culture, where scientific information and our interest in the life of the past most often meet. Starring T. Rex! considers dinosaurs as a cultural phenomenon, seen as the interaction of three factors—paleontological discoveries, the cultural interest these discoveries awaken, and the possibilities they offer for commercial exploitation. Jos? Luis Sanz explains that the knowledge generated by paleontologists enters popular culture at a mythological level and that the mass communication media (for example, science fiction literature, comic books, television, and movies) are the vehicles that link science and its reflection in culture. Sanz first analyzes the historical origins of the dinosaur myth in modern society. He then considers the manner in which information drawn from scientific study enters popular consciousness, discussing, among other things, the coexistence of men and dinosaurs, what dinosaurs looked like, extinction, the presence of dinosaurs in fantasy stories, and the relationship between dinosaurs and dragons.
Описание: A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries B.C.E., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine. The text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient Chinese. Richard Strassberg brings the Guideways to life for modern readers by weaving together translations from the work itself with information from other texts and recent archaeological finds to create a lavishly illustrated guide to the imaginative world of early China.
Unlike the bestiaries of the late medieval period in Europe, the Guideways was not interpreted allegorically; the strange creatures described in it were regarded as actual entities found throughout the landscape. The work was originally used as a sacred geography, as a guidebook for travelers, and as a book of omens. Today, it is regarded as the richest repository of ancient Chinese mythology and shamanistic wisdom. The Guideways may have been illustrated from the start, but the earliest surviving illustrations are woodblock engravings from a rare 1597 edition. Seventy-six of those plates are reproduced here for the first time, and they provide a fine example of the Chinese engraver's art during the late Ming dynasty.
This beautiful volume, compiled by a well-known specialist in the field, provides a fascinating window on the thoughts and beliefs of an ancient people, and will delight specialists and general readers alike.
Описание: The original Star Wars trilogy follows Joseph Campbell`s model for the hero`s journey, making Luke Skywalker`s story the new hero quest for a modern age. With the film saga complete, new story patterns have emerged as the hero`s journey is imagined over and over. This book tracks the journeys of over 20 characters throughout the franchise.
Автор: Johnson Huff Mary Elizabeth, King Carole Ann Название: Alabama Quilts: Wilderness Through World War II, 1682-1950 ISBN: 149683139X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496831392 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8593.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Provides a look at the quilts of Alabama from before the state was part of the Mississippi Territory to the Second World War - a period of 268 years. The quilts are examined for their cultural context - that is, within the community and time in which they were made, the lives of the makers, and the events for which they were made.
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A beginner's introduction and a guide book to the world of Wiccan magic and modern age witchcraft
Are you interested in learning Wiccan magic? Do you have an interest in the arts of witchcraft?
Look no further than this revolutionary guide It has all the answers that you're looking for
Created solely for individuals interested in living a magical life, Wicca For Beginners will take the reader through the wonders of what Wiccan magic, Wiccan spells, magic crystals, and modern-day witchcraft, has to offer. Thereby providing anyone genuinely interested in the arts, with an educational experience and an excellent read, that will guarantee the reader becoming enlightened and well-versed by the end of this book.
The spells that you will learn are essentially spells that will grant you the opportunity to live a life filled with protection and prosperity, although there is also a lesson about casting love spells and the likes. When it comes to the arts of using crystal magic, you can expect lessons that center around finding inner peace and healing oneself with the help of meditation. These and many more contents that aims to turn your life around into a path full of happiness and life.
This book includes:
Wiccan religion and beliefs
Tools and spells
Wiccan magic and rituals
Healing with meditation
Finding inner peace
And so much more
Aside from this, you will also be introduced to shamanism, the usage of magic candles, herbs, and essential oils, from contents such as how to make and grow a magical garden yourself, to the harvesting of said herbs and how you can use their magical functions for your own interest.
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A beginner's introduction and a guide book to the world of Wiccan magic and modern age witchcraft
Are you interested in learning Wiccan magic? Do you have an interest in the arts of witchcraft?
Look no further than this revolutionary guide It has all the answers that you're looking for
Created solely for individuals interested in living a magical life, Wicca For Beginners will take the reader through the wonders of what Wiccan magic, Wiccan spells, magic crystals, and modern-day witchcraft, has to offer. Thereby providing anyone genuinely interested in the arts, with an educational experience and an excellent read, that will guarantee the reader becoming enlightened and well-versed by the end of this book.
The spells that you will learn are essentially spells that will grant you the opportunity to live a life filled with protection and prosperity, although there is also a lesson about casting love spells and the likes. When it comes to the arts of using crystal magic, you can expect lessons that center around finding inner peace and healing oneself with the help of meditation. These and many more contents that aims to turn your life around into a path full of happiness and life.
This book includes:
Wiccan religion and beliefs
Tools and spells
Wiccan magic and rituals
Healing with meditation
Finding inner peace
And so much more
Aside from this, you will also be introduced to shamanism, the usage of magic candles, herbs, and essential oils, from contents such as how to make and grow a magical garden yourself, to the harvesting of said herbs and how you can use their magical functions for your own interest.
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Автор: Gao Название: Saving the nation through culture ISBN: 0774838396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780774838399 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Modern Chinese Folklore Movement coalesced at National Peking University between 1918 and 1926. A group of academics, inspired by Western thought, tried to revitalize the study of folklore to stave off postwar disillusionment with Chinese elite culture. By documenting this phenomenon’s origins and evolution, Jie Gao opens a new chapter in the world history of the Folklore Movement. Largely unknown in the West and underappreciated in China, the Chinese branch failed to achieve its goal of reinvigorating the nation. But it helped establish a modern discipline, promoting a spirit of academic independence that continues to influence Chinese intellectuals today.
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Автор: Stephen Knight Название: Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages ISBN: 1501705695 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501705694 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 2633.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Merlin, the wizard of Arthurian legend, has been a source of enduring fascination for centuries. In this authoritative, entertaining, and generously illustrated book, Stephen Knight traces the myth of Merlin back to its earliest roots in the early Welsh figure of Myrddin. He then follows Merlin as he is imagined and reimagined through centuries of literature and art, beginning with Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose immensely popular History of the Kings of Britain (1138) transmitted the story of Merlin to Europe at large. He covers French and German as well as Anglophone elements of the myth and brings the story up to the present with discussions of a globalized Merlin who finds his way into popular literature, film, television, and New Age philosophy.
Knight argues that Merlin in all his guises represents a conflict basic to Western societies-the clash between knowledge and power. While the Merlin story varies over time, the underlying structural tension remains the same whether it takes the form of bard versus lord, magician versus monarch, scientist versus capitalist, or academic versus politician. As Knight sees it, Merlin embodies the contentious duality inherent to organized societies. In tracing the applied meanings of knowledge in a range of social contexts, Knight reveals the four main stages of the Merlin myth: Wisdom (early Celtic British), Advice (medieval European), Cleverness (early modern English), and Education (worldwide since the nineteenth century). If a wizard can be captured within the pages of a book, Knight has accomplished the feat.
Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga offers thirty-one previously published essays by Tom?s ? Cathasaigh, which together constitute a magisterial survey of early Irish narrative literature in the vernacular.
? Cathasaigh has been called “the father of early Irish literary criticism,” with writings among the most influential in the field. He pioneered the analysis of the classic early Irish tales as literary texts, a breakthrough at a time when they were valued mainly as repositories of grammatical forms, historical data, and mythological debris. All four of the Mythological, Ulster, King, and Finn Cycles are represented here in readings of richness, complexity, and sophistication, supported by absolute philological rigor and yet easy for the non-specialist to follow. The book covers key terms, important characters, recurring themes, rhetorical strategies, and the narrative logic of this literature. It also surveys the work of the many others whose explorations were launched by ? Cathasaigh's first encounters with the literature.
As the most authoritative single volume on the essential texts and themes of early Irish saga, this collection will be an indispensable resource for established scholars, and an ideal introduction for newcomers to one of the richest and most under-studied literatures of medieval Europe.
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