In this unique exploration of world mythology, discover how ancient tales across cultures have influenced today's pop culture, from Beyonce to Game of Thrones.
Among the broad spectrum of ancient Egyptian religious literature, the Book of the Dead is the most representative of ancient Egyptian mortuary religion and of the magical and ritual practices belonging to it.
Mani or Manichaios was a major religious figure in early Sasanian Mesopotamia (third century CE) renowned as a healer, a visionary, an artist, and a public sage.
Wedding, Gender, and Performance in Ancient Greece traces the wedding song tradition, its imagery, and its tropes as a genre that became crystallized throughout the ages.
Wedding, Gender, and Performance in Ancient Greece traces the wedding song tradition, its imagery, and its tropes as a genre that became crystallized throughout the ages.
Style and Assemblage in Roman Archaeology proposes a rethinking of the way in which objects, styles, concepts, and people relate in archaeological interpretation, using Egyptian and Egyptian-styled objects from the houses of Roman Pompeii as a case study.
Style and Assemblage in Roman Archaeology proposes a rethinking of the way in which objects, styles, concepts, and people relate in archaeological interpretation, using Egyptian and Egyptian-styled objects from the houses of Roman Pompeii as a case study.
Eine faszinierende Reise zu den dunklen Seiten der WeihnachtszeitWenn der Winter kommt und die Dunkelheit das Licht verdrangt, sehnen wir uns nach Warme, gutem Essen und lauschigen Abenden in Gesellschaft.
Anglican priest and author Sabine Baring-Goulds The Book of Were-Wolves has long prowled the edges of horror lore and been whispered about by devoted fans, but now, after decades, this ancient work reemerges in a stunning hardcover edition, introduced by modern horror master Stephen Graham Jones.
The most faithful and lyrical translation of Works and Days, Theogony, and more In Works of Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns, highly acclaimed poet and translator Daryl Hine brings to life the words of Hesiod and the world of Archaic Greece.
The most faithful and lyrical translation of Works and Days, Theogony, and more In Works of Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns, highly acclaimed poet and translator Daryl Hine brings to life the words of Hesiod and the world of Archaic Greece.
Explores the syncretism of Gaelic and Norse cultures and the spirituality that flourished while the Vikings were settled in Ireland Examines the roots of Norse and Irish heathenism, including ancestor veneration and a relationship with household and nature spirits Reveals the Gaelic involvement in Icelands settlement, including Irish incantations in Icelandic grimoires and Norse-Gaelic ghosts that appear in Icelandic literatureDyflin, now modern Dublin, was founded by the Vikings in the 9th century.
Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.
THE SEARING ROMANTIC FANTASY PHENOMENON CONTINUES Revenge is a fire that burns bright in the epic finale of the Celtic-inspired romantasy duology that began with A Fate Forged in Fire, an instant Sunday Times bestseller Aemyra Daercathian is a queen on the run.
Explores the use of love magic since prehistoric times, throughout the ancient cultures of Babylon, Greece, and Rome, as well as among medieval European alchemists Presents methods for using Magicis Materiae of active botanicals, minerals, magic soil, and animal products, as well as incantations, periapts, amulets, and poppets Describes the rites and rituals of love magic and practices to protect oneself from love spells and counter the effects of aphrodisiacsLove Philtres is a practical guide to one of the most ancient and widely used magical practices in the worldthe use of devices and potions to find and keep love.
"e;The Incredible Story of How the Papacy Became Infallible Under Pius IX and XII"e; delves into a pivotal transformation within the Catholic Church, revealing how two of its most influential Popes reshaped its doctrines and authority.
In this book, philosopher Paul Brunton (1898-1981) encounters the mysteries and magic of Egypt in the 1930s, including an eerie yet illuminating night spent alone inside the Great Pyramid.
The wrath of Achilles, the fall of heroes and the will of the gods - The Iliad is Homer's towering epic of the Trojan War, published here in Alexander Pope's celebrated verse translation.
The unmissable new YA Greek myth re-imagining from Bea Fitzgerald, TikTok superstar and triple-Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen, The End Crowns All, and A Beautiful Evil.
The Odyssey is Homer's epic of homecoming - the ten-year voyage of Odysseus back from Troy, through monsters, gods and the lure of the sea - published here in Alexander Pope's celebrated verse translation.
THE IRISH BESTSELLER'A dazzling modern mythology of our oldest stories, richly imagined by the very best of Irish writers' DOIREANN N GHR OFA, author of A Ghost in the Throat'Enthralling .
Obra extraordinaria, además de por su contenido, por las extraordinarias circunstancias que la rodean, las "Fábulas mitológicas" son, junto con la "Biblioteca mitológica" de Apolodoro, uno de los compendios fundamentales de mitos de la Antigüedad grecorromana.
Todo el mundo conoce, ha oído alguna vez o tal vez incluso ha difundido historias que normalmente se engloban dentro de lo que conocemos como "leyendas urbanas", de carácter más o menos terrorífico o inquietante, o también burlón o humorístico: la chica de la curva, los animales amenazantes que surgen del inodoro, conspiraciones de toda laya.
