AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam SangheraWhat makes people believe in conspiracy theories?
The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world.
A landmark work that demystifies the rich tradition of Indian art, Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization analyzes key motifs found in legend, myth, and folklore taken directly from the Sanskrit.
In Quest of the Hero makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's Myth of the Birth of the Hero and the central section of Lord Raglan's The Hero.
In 2011 a 24-year-old man pled guilty to falsifying his application to Harvard University, bilking the world's most prestigious university out of more than $45,000 in prizes and scholarships.
A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions?
Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness.
A treasury of astonishing mythic marvels-and the surprising truths behind themAdrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights-glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth-embedded in myth, legends, and folklore.
Jim Gramon, a native Texas storyteller, introduces you to some of his friends: John Henry Faulk, Cactus Pryor, Allen Damron,Mason Brewer, Mody Boatright, and Ben King Green.
Like a character in a Hitchcock movie, Dave McOmie travels the country breaking into bank vaults, cracking jewelry store safes, and decoding unbreakable codes secured deep in government facilities.
Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the Land of Enchantments history.
In der europäischen Literatur sind die Sagas einzig: nirgendwo als auf Island entstand eine solch spannende, in der Volkssprache abgefasste Prosaliteratur.
Tief verborgen unter den Ruinen einer der ältesten Städte Mesopotamiens liegt ein kultureller Schatz, der jahrtausendelang dem Zugriff der Menschheit entzogen war: die verbotene Bibliothek von Sippar.
Recaptures the magical vitality of the original Orphic Hymns*; Presents literary translations of the teletai that restore important esoteric details and correspondences about the being or deity to which each hymn is addressed*; Includes messages inscribed on golden leaves meant to be passports for the dead as well as a reinvention of a lost hymn to Number that preserves the original mystical intent of the teletai*; Explores the obscure origins and the evolution of the Orpheus myth, revealing a profound influence on countercultures throughout Western historyAs famous Renaissance philosopher Marsilio Ficino wrote, ';No magic is more powerful than that of the Orphic Hymns.
In der europäischen Literatur sind die Sagas einzig: nirgendwo als auf Island entstand eine solch spannende, in der Volkssprache abgefasste Prosaliteratur.
The renowned tale of Amor and Psyche, from Apuleius's second-century Latin novel The Golden Ass, is one of the most charming fragments of classical literature.
The renowned tale of Amor and Psyche, from Apuleius's second-century Latin novel The Golden Ass, is one of the most charming fragments of classical literature.
A scientific exploration of the advanced ancient civilization known as Doggerland or Fairland that disappeared 5,000 years ago*; Looks at the latest archaeological and scientific evidence preserved beneath the North Sea and on the tiny island of Fair Isle*; Examines Doggerland's sophisticated technology, including how its people were able to melt solid rock to create vitrified structures far stronger than concrete*; Shows how the survivors of the destruction of Doggerland sailed to the British Isles and established the megalithic culture that built StonehengeNew marine archaeological evidence has revealed the remains of a large landmass to the north of Britain that hosted an advanced civilization 1,000 years before the recognized ';first' civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, or India.
The latest title in the much-loved Element Encyclopedia series, The Element Encyclopedia of Fairies explores the history, legends, and mythology of these little peoples.
How the politicization of the pandemic endangers our lives-and our democracyCOVID-19 has killed more people than any war or public health crisis in American history, but the scale and grim human toll of the pandemic were not inevitable.
A guide to thriving during the ascension into higher consciousness*; Explores how the infusion of higher dimensional energy is impacting planet Earth and each of us*; Details the forces working to advance our conscious evolution as well as those seeking to block it*; Shares exercises, tools, and techniques to transmute the energies blocking access to your Higher Self and help you participate in the Great AwakeningRight now, a Galactic Super Wave is dramatically raising the vibratory rate of our planet and everyone on it.
A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history"e;The Sorcerer's Apprentice"e; might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter.
A richly nuanced cultural history of an enigmatic and controversial folktalePerhaps the best-known version of the tar baby story was published in 1880 by Joel Chandler Harris in Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, and popularized in Song of the South, the 1946 Disney movie.
In this meticulously researched classic of the JFK conspiracy genre that Library Journal calls "e;sensational,"e; Mark North argues convincingly that President John F.
LBJ aims to prove that Vice President Johnson played an active role in the assassination of President Kennedy and that he began planning his takeover of the U.
In Grimm Legacies, esteemed literary scholar Jack Zipes explores the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in Europe and North America, from the nineteenth century to the present.
The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole.
An international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeare's greatest playsShakespeare knew a good story when he heard one, and he wasn't afraid to borrow from what he heard or read, especially traditional folktales.
'THE MOST FRIGHTENING NOVEL OF THE YEAR' Esquire'OLD-SCHOOL HORROR' Stephen King The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, Boys in the Valley is a chilling folk horror set in a remote orphanage in turn of the century Pennsylvania.
