IN the first volume of this series an attempt was made to set before the reader a statement of the ideas and beliefs which the ancient Egyptians held in respect of God, the "e;gods,"e; the Judgment, the Resurrection, and Immortality; in short, to sketch in brief outline much of what was beautiful, and noble, and sublime in their religion.
From Ignatius to Augustine, from persecutions to conflicts within the church, this book appears to be one the best introduction to the history of the early church, and an informative guide to the history of the first four centuries of the Christian Church.
*** Illustrated Premium Edition ***Since the Greeks and Romans were not among those who received the divine story of creation, they were forced to devise a theory to explain their own existence and account for the origin of all things.
Atheists are a growing but marginalized group in the American religious patchwork and they have been the target of ridicule and discrimination throughout the nation's history.
Atheists are a growing but marginalized group in the American religious patchwork and they have been the target of ridicule and discrimination throughout the nation's history.
This book provides a substantive, reliable, and accessible comparison of the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis 1-11, investigating their presentation of humanistic themes such as wisdom, power, and the 'good life.
This book provides a substantive, reliable, and accessible comparison of the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis 1-11, investigating their presentation of humanistic themes such as wisdom, power, and the 'good life.
Divination and Human Nature casts a new perspective on the rich tradition of ancient divination-the reading of divine signs in oracles, omens, and dreams.
Der deutsche Historiker Wilhelm Drumann setzt sich in diesem Werk philologisch wie kulturwissenschaftlich mit dem 1798 entdeckten Stein von Rosette auseinander, der eine Inschrift in drei Sprachen enthält: Oben Hieroglyphen, unten Altgriechisch, in der Mitte eine damals unbekannte Schrift, das Demotische.
Las Runas es uno de los oráculos más antiguos que existe, son realistas y precisas, la interpretación no depende del interprete, las respuestas son claras.
"e;The posthumous confessions of the half-man, half-bull of Crete, as offered to an audience of recently-deceased, 21st century fellow souls in Hades' domain"e;--Back cover.
In an introduction to the tarot unlike any other, join storyteller, tarot reader and teacher, Alison Davies, and read 78 unforgettable tales behind all the cards in the modern tarot deck.
The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ATALANTA (UK, Sunday Times, April 2023) ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021).
Employing frameworks of lived religion and materiality, this book provides the first full-length study of personal religious experience in the Greek Archaic and Classical periods.
Employing frameworks of lived religion and materiality, this book provides the first full-length study of personal religious experience in the Greek Archaic and Classical periods.
En un fascinante viaje en compañía de los héroes de Grecia y Roma en su paso por la pantalla, este libro invita a conocer cómo fueron transformados los personajes míticos e históricos, en un camino de los mitos cinematográfico.
With 1,001 spreads for every possible need, this guidewritten by a master tarot reader and bestselling authoris the be-all and end-all sourcebook on tarot card layouts!
Questions about how to negotiate belief and non-belief in social and public spheres are attracting an increasing amount of attention from academics in a range of disciplines, and from concerned members of the public.
Questions about how to negotiate belief and non-belief in social and public spheres are attracting an increasing amount of attention from academics in a range of disciplines, and from concerned members of the public.
A study of the Greek mythological wars between Olympians, Titans, giants, centaurs, lapiths and humans, and their significant influence on later cultures.
