Far from being the province of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery, indigenous understanding of contagious disease in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world very often parallels western concepts of germ theory, according to the author.
Far from being the province of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery, indigenous understanding of contagious disease in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world very often parallels western concepts of germ theory, according to the author.
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.
**Business Book Awards 2024: Diversity, Inclusion & Equality Book of the Year** **The People's Book Prize 2023/24 Shortlisted Title** There's one group consistently ignored in most companies' diversity strategies, but which could be your business's secret weapon.
This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar.
This book takes us from the beginning of time to the present day to show the ways in which bees and beekeeping, honey and wax, are a part of the culture, mythology, theology and folklore of every people in the world.
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.
With entries that range from specific works to authors, folklore, and popular culture (including music, film, television, urban legend, and gaming), this book provides a single-volume resource on all things ghostly in the United States and in other countries.
In Conspiracy: Legends, David Gardner delves into the world of celebrity to investigate legendary stories that continue to fascinate and intrigue to this day.
Explore storytelling as an art form that has existed for centuries, from the first spoken and sung stories to those that are drawn and performed today.
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.
A must-have revised and expanded edition of The Disinformation Company's classic anthology, You Are STILL Being Lied To contains more than a dozen all-new essays from contributors like Norman Solomon, Graham Hancock, Alex Jones, John Major Jenkins, Robert Bauval, Richard DeGrandpre, Alexandra Bruce, John Hogue, Gregory Davis, and Scott Creighton on topics ranging from the misleading marketing of antidepressants to the truth about the North American Union, from media consolidation to the New Thought movement.
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.
Tarot für Dich - Selfcare und Empowerment mit den "magischen" KartenZieh eine Karte und lass dich in ihren Bann ziehen: Tarotkarten sind einfach magisch!
Folklore and folktales belong to the oral tradition of narrative literature Folktales includes legends, fables, fairy stories, ghost stories, stories of giant sand saints, devils and spirits, husband and wife tales, short humorous tales mostly relating to local characters As such folktales is a narrative literature, having supernatural, superstitions, high imagery, glorification and many more elements.
