El coneixement sobre els sants Abdó i Senent ('"els Sants de la Pedra" també coneguts, per exemple, com "Sant Nin i Sant Non") permet aplegar a la conclusió que formen part d'u dels elements matriarcals vinculats a la cultura catalana del segle X i que, des dels Pirineus, s'expandí per moltes poblacions de la Corona Catalanoaragonesa.
Un recull de contes tradicionals destinats als adultsContes i llegendes dels arbres aplega trenta-tres històries d'orígens molt diversos: Europa, Sibèria, Àfrica, Orient Mitjà, Àsia, el Pacífic i Sud-amèrica.
Der jährliche Bericht über rechtsextreme Tendenzen in der Rechtsprechung: Die Feinde der Demokratie sind so erfolgreich wie noch nie in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik.
It was in a mist the Tuatha de Danaan, the people of the gods of Dana, or as some called them, the Men of Dea, came through the air and the high air to Ireland.
Während ihre Welt in einen Krieg zu stürzen droht, begeben sich drei junge Helden von verschiedenen Seiten des Konflikts auf eine gefährliche Suche, die alles verändern könnte.
The legends are of a little archipelago which was unknown to the civilized world until the closing years of the last century, and of a people who for many centuries exchanged no word or product with the rest of mankind; who had lost all knowledge, save the little retained by the dreamiest of legends, of the great world beyond their island home; whose origin may be traced to the ancient Cushites of Arabia, and whose legends repeat the story of the Jewish genesis; who developed and passed through an age of chivalry somewhat more barbarous, perhaps, but scarcely less affluent in deeds of enterprise and valor than that which characterized the contemporaneous races of the continental world; whose chiefs and priests claimed kinship with the gods, and step by step told back their lineage not only to him who rode the floods, but to the sinning pair whose re-entrance to the forfeited joys of Paradise was prevented by the large, white bird of Kane ; who fought without shields and went to their death without fear; whose implements of war and industry were of wood, stone and bone, yet who erected great temples to their gods, and constructed barges and canoes which they navigated by the stars; who peopled the elements with spirits, reverenced the priesthood, bowed to the revelations of their prophets, and submitted without complaint to the oppressions of the tabu ; who observed the rite of circumcision, built places of refuge after the manner of the ancient Israelites, and held sacred the religious legends of the priests and chronological meles of the chiefs.
In primeval times, a maiden,Beauteous Daughter of the Ether,Passed for ages her existenceIn the great expanse of heaven,O'er the prairies yet enfolded.
En esta acuciosa investigación Oreste Plath recorre la geografía chilena recogiendo mitos y leyendas de la memoria colectiva en una verdadera incitación a imaginar y soñar con aquello que nos conecta con lo más profundo de nuestras raíces: En esta Geografía se han ordenado mitos pascuenses de la isla chilena etnoarqueológica que proporcionan una gravitación polinésica; mapuches que dan a conocer la genealogía de sus deidades, con la explicación de los atributos peculiares de cada uno de ellos; los chiloenses con personificaciones constituidas con elementos que tienen relación con salud, enfermedad, muerte y animales que conforman un bestiario fantástico; y la cosmogonía de la cultura patagónica con sus espíritus del mal y del bien, con sus sueños y presagios, con sus genios poderosos que maniobran a su arbitrio a los hombres y a los elementos naturales.
Los autores, profundos conocedores de los secretos del arco y la arquería, decidieron embarcarse en una aventura compleja que les requirió mucho tiempo de investigación y recopilación de datos.
La obra propone una aproximacion historica al proceso de construccion del mito la Llorona, con base en una de las profecias que anunciaron la conquista y en torno a las diosas prehispanicas de la fertilidad, nominalmente Cihuacoatl.
The fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life-and even invented real automated machines The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos.
Bobby Kennedy's last campaignan homage to a leader who might have changed history and a reconstruction of the conspiracy to stop him, in a magisterial feat of epic investigative poetry.
De les actes dels processos inquisitorials fins a festes populars com el Ball del Cornut de Cornellà del Terri, de l'obra de poetes com Salvador Espriu a les arrels basques de la cultura ibera, Bilbeny ens embarca en un viatge per l'imaginari cultural català, sempre desvetllant les veritats que s'amaguen més enllà dels relats oficials.
It is not the purpose of this volume to deal to any considerable extent with the history of the Indians, but simply to present some of the legends of the Iroquois.
How a legendary woman from classical antiquity has come to embody the threat of transcendent beauty in movies and TVHelen of Troy in Hollywood examines the figure of the mythic Helen in film and television, showing how storytellers from different Hollywood eras have used Helen to grapple with the problems and dynamics of gender and idealized femininity.
'GAVE ME SERIOUS WRITER ENVY' KIRSTY LOGAN'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE IMAGINATION' IRISH TIMES'I WAS DELICIOUSLY HORRIFIED' JENN ASHWORTHThe belly groan of a face unpeeled.
Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain - this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and 'More Than This'.
Del talón de Aquiles al suplicio de Tántalo; del Can Cerbero al Minotauro y la Quimera; del hilo de Ariadna a la caja de Pandora y el tejedesteje de Penélope; de lo afrodisíaco y lo erótico a las Bacanales y la lluvia dorada; de la Ambrosía al Néctar de los dioses; del Arco Iris y la Aurora Boreal a los signos del Zodiaco; del complejo de Edipo a los de Electra, Diana y Narciso; el Caballo que hizo Arder Troya; de los demonios del Averno a los dioses del Olimpo; de limpiar las cuadras de Augias a empujar la piedra de Sísifo… Ser una Amazona, ponerse hecho una Furia, ser Agraciada, una Casandra, una Esfinge, una Harpía, Musa de alguien, una Ninfa, una Sirena, una Vestal… Son muchas las expresiones que a diario utilizamos cuya base está en la mitología grecolatina.
Unos dicen que proviene de tiempos prehispánicos, otros, que su aparición anunció el término del imperio azteca, otros más, que se trata de una mujer desdichada que sufre un profundo dolor que ni la muerte puede borrar; sin duda, la leyenda de "La Llorona" es la piedra de toque de esta antología.
An in-depth study into the mystery and purpose of angels*; Explains that angels are beings of light consciousness, here to help our individual and planetary cosmic evolution*; Explores angels from Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths, Hinduism and Buddhism, the beliefs of ancient Egypt, Yezidism, and Zoroastrianism as well as what Theosophists, Kabbalists, Sufi masters, Eastern gurus, and modern mystics like Edgar Cayce have recounted about angels*; Examines contemporary angelic encounters, including the author's own interactions with angels, and also looks at the purpose of dark angels and fallen angelsFrom the divine messengers of Western traditions to the devas of Eastern traditions to the meleks and spirit beings found along the Silk Road, angels are one of the unifying themes of theology worldwide.
The cult, magic, reign, and resurrection of the first female ruler in Egypt*; Reveals the achievements of Sobekneferu, the political and religious issues of her age, the temples and ruins associated with her, and her continuing impact on ancient Egypt after her reign*; Discusses Sobekneferu's magical beliefs and practices centered on the crocodile god Sobek, the hippo goddess Neith, and their representation as constellations*; Examines the modern-day resurrection of Sobekneferu among mystics and occultists of Victorian London, including her role in Bram Stoker's shocking gothic novel, The Jewel of the Seven StarsCleopatra.
Interpretationen des Weltgeschehens als Ergebnis einer großen Verschwörung sind nicht neu, aber noch nie zuvor entwickelten sie ein so intensives Eigenleben.
