Medieval Myth
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Dwarfs bind the sleeping heroes Photo Mugs Dwarfs bind the sleeping heroes in a medieval folk tale. …. |
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GGBR2D-00104 Photo Mugs Dragons and other decorations on a medieval Belgian cannon, displayed on the grounds of the Tower of London, England. Digital photograph…. |
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GGBR2D-00103 Photo Mugs Dragons and other decorations on a medieval Belgian cannon, displayed on the grounds of the Tower of London, England. Digital photograph…. |
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Edda – An Icelandic Saga – Myths From Medieval Iceland / Sequentia $5.98 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed…. |
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Edda: Myths from Medieval Iceland $14.49 DDD Recording 1. Myths From Medieval Iceland: Leikr elds ok isa (The Song Of Fire And Ice) 2. Myths From Medieval Iceland: Veit ek at ek hekk (Odinn’s Rune-verses) 3. Myths From Medieval Iceland: Hliods bid ek allar (The Prophecy Of The Seeress) 4. Myths From Medieval Iceland: Vreidr var pa Ving-Porr (The Tale Of Prymr) 5. Myths From Medieval Iceland: Nu erum komnar (The Song Of The Mill) 6. Myths… |
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Myths from Medieval Iceland: Edda $15.49 … |
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Action Animated Collection #1 (3 Pac) Small Soldiers; Hercules & Xena; Gargoyles Movie $74.97 3 big movies of myth, monsters, action! You get Gargolyes the movie–The Heroes Awaken; Hercules & Xena in the Battle for Mount Olympus and Small Soldiers with live and animated characters… |
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The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe $23.84 No Synopsis Available |
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Dante and Medieval Latin Traditions $47.45 In this book, Peter Dronke illustrates how medieval Latin traditions can help us to understand Dantes great poem The Divine Comedy. He first discusses medieval conceptions of allegory and vision, image and metaphor, symbol and myth, as well as some of Dantes own insights into the nature of poetic meaning. Later chapters relate particular moments in the Comedy the giants in Inferno, the apocalyptic showings in Purgatorio, and the solar heaven in Paradiso to Dantes Latin inheritance. All quotations from Italian are accompanied by English translations. Author: Dronke, Peter Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 168 Publication Date: 1989/02/24 Language: English Dimensions: 5.50 x 8.50 x 0.39 inches |
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Myth $22.95 An indispensable overview of the evolution of ‘myth’, from the Greek definitions to those of a range of contemporary thinkers. Coupe also provides an introduction to myth-making. |
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Legends Of Myth And Magic Figurine Collection $29.99 Welcome to an enchanted kingdom rich with myth and magic, where noble unicorns roam and great wizards cast their secret spells! The Legends of Myth and Magic figurine collection creates a fantastic world that unfolds before your very eyes beginning with Issue One, Icy Enchantment. Soon, your spellbinding collection will continue with Issue Two and subsequent issues of collectible wizard and unicorn figurines, each a separate issue to follow.‡Available exclusively from The Hamilton Collection, each handcrafted collectible wizard and unicorn figurine in this collection inspired by medieval lore and embellished with hand-applied accents and a sparkling simulated gem. Their alluring magic is sure to cast a magical glow upon your home, but don’t wait! Unicorn fantasy art is enjoying unprecedented popularity right now, and this fine collectible unicorn figurine collection will also captivate fans of wizard fantasy art. Intense demand is expected, so order now! |
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Women in the Medieval English Countryside $20 Unlike most histories of European women, which have typically focused on the 19th and 20th century elite, this study reconstructs the public lives of peasant women and men during the six decades before the Black Death of 1348-49. Drawing on the extensive records of the forest manor of Brigstock, Judith Bennett challenges the myth of a “golden age” of equality for medieval men and women. Instead, she ably shows that women faced profound political, legal, economic, and social disadvantages in their dealings with men. These disadvantages stemmed more from women’s household status as dependents of their husbands than from any notion of female inferiority; consequently, adolescents and widows participated much more actively than wives in the public life of Brigstock. Women in the Medieval English Countryside demonstrates not only how enduring the subordination of women has been throughout English history, but also how firmly that subordination has been rooted in the conjugal household. |
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Medieval Handgonnes $14.49 Osprey’s new Weapon series provides a highly-detailed yet affordable overview of the development, use, and impact of small arms throughout history—from the sword to the machine gun. Journey back to the time when handguns had no moving parts! Variously called handgonnes, hackbuts, coulevrines, pistolas, schiopettos, tyufyaks, and even bombardelles, the first black powder infantry weapons were extremely crude by today’s standards. In his new book, Sean McLachlan, author of American Civil War Guerilla Tactics, dispels the myth that these weapons were ineffective on the battlefield (beyond their terrifying noise!). Rather, he demonstrates through careful examination of the historical records that the handgonne was a viable weapon from its inception, even as it saw action side-by-side with the cross-bow.Readers will be treated to a lush collection of rare photographs and artwork from such far-flung locales as Danish National Museum and the Bayerisches Armeemuseum. Original artwork from Gerry and Sam Embleton illustrate how these weapons were used on the battlefield and reenactor photos demonstrate step-by-step how they were loaded and fired. |
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Ismailis in Medieval Muslim Societies $68 A comprehensive treatment of Ismaili medieval history in its entirety. It will have great appeal to all scholars of medieval Islam. Farhad Daftary is one of the world's leading authorities on Ismaili history and literature. This important book, by an internationally acknowledged expert in Ismaili studies, introduces Ismaili history and thought in medieval times. Discussing the different phases in Ismaili history, it describes both the early Ismailis as well as the contributions of the later Ismailis to Islamic culture. A number of chapters deal with key Ismaili individuals such as Hasan-i Sabbah. Other chapters contextualise the Ismailis within the early Muslim societies, in addition to investigating the Ismaili-Crusader relations and the resulting legends on the Ismaili secret practices. Over the course of the work, it becomes clear that Ismaili historiography, and the perception of the Ismailis by others (in both Muslim and Christian milieus), have had a fascinating evolution. During their long history the Ismailis have often been accused of various heretical teachings and practices and – at the same time – a multitude of myths and misconceptions have ciculated about them.Farhad Daftary here separates myth from fact, propaganda from actuality, in a work characterised by his customary mastery of the sources and literature. |
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The Renaissance Reform of Medieval Music Theory: Guido of Arezzo Between Myth and History $94.59 No Synopsis Available |
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Reading Myth : Classical Mythology and Its Interpretations in Medieval French Literature $61.38 No Synopsis Available |
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Growing Up in Medieval London $24.99 When Barbara Hanawalt's acclaimed history The Ties That Bound first appeared, it was hailed for its unprecedented research and vivid re-creation of medieval life. David Levine, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called Hanawalt's book "as stimulating for the questions it asks as for the answers it provides" and he concluded that "one comes away from this stimulating book with the same sense of wonder that Thomas Hardy's Angel Clare felt [:] 'The impressionable peasant leads a larger, fuller, more dramatic life than the pachydermatous king.'" Now, in Growing Up in Medieval London, Hanawalt again reveals the larger, fuller, more dramatic life of the common people, in this instance, the lives of children in London. Bringing together a wealth of evidence drawn from court records, literary sources, and books of advice, Hanawalt weaves a rich tapestry of the life of London youth during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Much of what she finds is eye opening. She shows for instance that–contrary to the belief of some historians–medieval adults did recognize and pay close attention to the various stages of childhood and adolescence. For instance, manuals on childrearing, such as "Rhodes's Book of Nurture" or "Seager's School of Virtue," clearly reflect the value parents placed in laying the proper groundwork for a child's future. Likewise, wardship cases reveal that in fact London laws granted orphans greater protection than do our own courts. Hanawalt also breaks ground with her innovative narrative style. To bring medieval childhood to life, she creates composite profiles, based on the experiences of real children, which provide a more vivid portrait than otherwise possible of the trials and tribulations of medieval youths at work and at play. We discover through these portraits that the road to adulthood was fraught with danger. We meet Alison the Bastard Heiress, whose guardians married her off to their apprentice in order to gain control of her inheritance. We learn how Joan Rawlyns of Aldenham thwarted an attempt to sell her into prostitution. And we hear the unfortunate story of William Raynold and Thomas Appleford, two mercer's apprentices who found themselves forgotten by their senile master, and abused by his wife. These composite portraits, and many more, enrich our understanding of the many stages of life in the Middle Ages. Written by a leading historian of the Middle Ages, these pages evoke the color and drama of medieval life. Ranging from birth and baptism, to apprenticeship and adulthood, here is a myth-shattering, innovative work that illuminates the nature of childhood in the Middle Ages. |
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Celtic Myth and Religion $35 This book provides a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief. Topics include the presence of the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants, cosmology and sacred cycles, wisdom texts, mythological symbolism, folklore and legends, and an appreciation of the natural world. Evidence is drawn from the archaeology of sacred sites, ethnographic accounts of the ancient Celts and their beliefs, medieval manuscripts, poetic and visionary literature, and early modern accounts of folk healers and seers. New translations of poems, prayers, inscriptions and songs from the early period (Gaulish, Old Irish and Middle Welsh) as well as the folklore tradition (Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Breton and Manx) complement the text. Information of this kind has never before been collected as a compendium of the indigenous wisdom of the Celtic-speaking peoples, whose traditions have endured in various forms for almost three thousand years. |
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Myth Match $19.99 Myth Match |
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Diet Myth $10.5 Diet Myth |
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The Vegetarian Myth: $13.59 The Vegetarian Myth |
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The Human Myth $10 The Human Myth |
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Time And Myth $13.99 Time And Myth |
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The Myth Of ”the Leader” $7.79 The Myth Of ”the Leader” |
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The Medieval Chastity Belt $85 The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, of an allegedly historical practice has led to erroneous interpretations of alleged control mechanisms used by jealous husbands in the Middle Ages. |
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History of Paradise: The Garden of Eden in Myth and Tradition $14.95 “Delumeau explores the medieval conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location.” |
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Queens Consort: England’s Medieval Queens $7.09 England’s medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the nation. In an age where all politics were family politics dynastic marriages placed English queens at the very centre of power – the king’s bed. From Matilda of Flanders the Conqueror’s queen to Elizabeth of York the first Tudor consort England’s queens fashioned the nature of monarchy and influenced the direction of the state. Occupying a unique position in the mercurial often violent world of medieval state-craft English queens had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. Lisa Hilton’s meticulously researched new book explores the lives of the twenty women who were crowned queen between 1066 and 1503 reconsidering the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine and illuminating the lives of forgotten figures such as Adeliza of Louvain. War adultery witchcraft child abuse murder – and occassionally even love – formed English queenship but so too did patronage learning and fashion. Lisa Hilton considers the evolution of the queenly office alongside intimate portraits of the individual women dispelling the myth that medieval brides were no more than diplomatic pawns. From Eleanor of Castile’s eccentric passion for fruit to Anne of Bohemia’s contribution to the Protestant reformation QUEENS CONSORT is a provocative and dramatic narrative which redefines English history in terms of an exceptional group of women whose personal ambitions triumphs and failures helped to give birth to the modern state.England’s medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the nation. In an age where all politics were family politics dynastic marriages placed English queens at the very centre of power – the king’s bed. From Matilda of Flanders the Conqueror’s queen to Elizabeth of York the first Tudor consort England’s queens fashioned the nature of monarchy and influenced the direction of the state. Occupying a unique position in the mercurial often violent world of medieval state-craft English queens had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. Lisa Hilton’s meticulously researched new book explores the lives of the twenty women who were crowned queen between 1066 and 1503 reconsidering the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine and illuminating the lives of forgotten figures such as Adeliza of Louvain. War adultery witchcraft child abuse murder – and occassionally even love – formed English queenship but so too did patronage learning and fashion. Lisa Hilton considers the evolution of the queenly office alongside intimate portraits of the individual women dispelling the myth that medieval brides were no more than diplomatic pawns. From Eleanor of Castile’s eccentric passion for fruit to Anne of Bohemia’s contribution to the Protestant reformation QUEENS CONSORT is a provocative and dramatic narrative which redefines E |
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Medieval Lord $21.99 Medieval Lord |
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Medieval Queen $24.99 Medieval Queen |
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Medieval Princess $34.99 Medieval Princess |
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Medieval Skull $10 Medieval Skull |
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Medieval Drama $139.99 Medieval Drama |
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Medieval Europe $2.39 Medieval Europe |
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No Myth $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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The Myth $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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Medieval Spanish Epic: Mythic Roots and Ritual Language $49.34 This book takes a new look at the place occupied by medieval Spanish epic within European folk and literary tradition. Thomas Montgomery traces the origins of key parts of most known medieval Spanish epics to an ancient myth. He shows how the myth of the initiation of the young warrior, shown by Georges Dumzil to be fundamental to the belief systems of widely distributed IndoEuropean peoples, was variously adapted to shape the action of texts including the Siete Infantes de Lara, the Mocedades de Rodrigo, and the Poema de Mio Cid, in which it accounts for the peculiar behavior of the Infantes de Carrin. Montgomery also connects the same mythic tradition to works as diverse as Tristan and the Chanson de Roland.In a preliterate society, the oral presentation of this archetypal lore required a special language capable of recreating the ritualized behavior of the epic characters and maintaining the ceremonial tone of the performance. Focusing on the Poema de Mio Cid, Montgomery examines the ways in which the poetic language worked to evoke a feeling of group unity that absorbed the audience and still works its spell upon todays readers. Author: Montgomery, Thomas Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 188 Publication Date: 2008/01/28 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.43 inches |
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A Modern Myth $10 A Modern Myth – 30 Seconds To Mars |
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The Grammar Schools of Medieval England $142.55 Leach struggled to rid his countrymen of the persistent myth that the monks had been the schoolmasters of the preReformation period in England. To accomplish his goal he embarked on a program of research and publication, based on a mass of hitherto unexplored documents, to establish the great antiquity of many of the nations Latin schools and to show that they derived from clerical, but secular, colleges of AngloSaxon times. Showing this would, he hoped, eliminate the persistant belief that monks had been the schoolmasters of preReformation England. Miner argues that previous readings of Leach, which suggest that his main concern is to take issue with the Reformation and argue that this great watershed in history was at least with regard to education a retrograde step rather than a great movement forward, have not taken into account the full range of his publications. The aim of the present study is thus to place both Leachs achievements and his more controversial theses in historical context. A separate chapter devoted to unpublished material from the Charity Commission reveals Leachs method of work and provides an analytic survey of opinions on his work by reviewers and historians. The author supplements Leachs lack of material on the school curriculum through descriptive analysis of grammatical manuscripts from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, showing the presence of an educational Christendom of which Leach was clearly unaware. Author: Miner, John N. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: 1990/01/28 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.00 inches |
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The Forgotten Myth by Gupta, Sukrat [Paperback] $32.33 The novel is fantasy and describes the quest to end the dark rule. In this, Earth is divided into Three Worlds, all of them linked by secret passages and codes. One of the worlds, the magic world, reels under the oppressive dark rule since its birth, until a fierce warrior and the king of the medieval age, who came from the past, overthrows the last dark wizard king and makes the world literally and practically dark. Tired of continuous darkness and torture, the representatives of the six most influencing groups in the magic world create a power to overcome the darkness. The identity of the Chosen One is meddled up between two eighteenyearold bosom friends, Bhimsena and Joseph, who live in the tribal clan in India eighteen years later. As the day of reckoning dawns, an unknown man takes the teenagers to the wizard world where they fight against the Dark Ruler. The battle is won, but the immortal enemy escapes. The world is in chaos over the sudden dawn and the new enemies at the rise. In order to reestablish the world, Joseph takes up the job of the healer and establishes a new castle with the help of goblins, dwarves and elves and establishes an organization to illuminate the young minds of the secrets and powers of magic. But, his problems rise to the height as he fights against the unimaginable enemies and creatures. As the Dark Rulers attacks grow and the dark power starts to find its rhythm, Joseph decides to go for a long campaign to check the growing dark power which ends in a race against time to capture the mystical holy red beads. Author: Gupta, Sukrat Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 372 Publication Date: 2006/08/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.83 inches |
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Medieval Battlefields $4.99 Conquer Europe in Medieval Battlefields! |
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The Shek Kip Mei Myth $65 The Shek Kip Mei Myth |
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The Myth of Neighbourhood Mutual Help $40 The Myth of Neighbourhood Mutual Help |
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Myth Dispelled $1.49 Myth Dispelled Button Green and yellow button with purple writing. |
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The Faust Myth $85 Traces the evolution of the Faust myth from the Sixteenth century to modern times. |
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Medieval Rhetoric $133 This new volume in the Routledge Medieval Casebooks series explores medieval rhetorical practices. |
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Medieval $13.99 Cd Baby:58125 |
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MEDIEVAL $12.68 No Synopsis Available |
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Medieval Romance, Medieval Contexts $90 The popular genre of medieval romance explored in its physical, geographical, and literary contexts. |
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The Medieval Garden $9.99 An interesting and unusual gift for any keen gardener, ‘The Medieval Garden’ offers practical advice on how to create typical medieval features. |
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Medieval Herber (Special Deal) $7.95 Medieval Herber (Special Deal) |
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Medieval Lady Wig $29.99 Medieval Lady Wig |
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Medieval Maiden Wig $19.99 Medieval Maiden Wig |
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Medieval Cuisine Of The Islamic World $16.46 Medieval Cuisine Of The Islamic World |
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Travels With A Medieval Queen $21 Travels With A Medieval Queen |
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HISTORY GREAT BATTLES MEDIEVAL $42.99 HISTORY GREAT BATTLES MEDIEVAL |
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The Medieval City $47 Part of the Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World series Written by a leading scholar of medieval history |
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A Philosophy of Political Myth $30 Chiara Bottici argues for a philosophical understanding of political myth. |
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The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity $26 Dispels the myth of sacred prostitution in the ancient world. |
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Studies in Medieval Trade and Finance $170 Studies in Medieval Trade and Finance |
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Medieval London Widows, 1300-1500 $150 Medieval London Widows, 1300-1500 |
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Functions of the Medieval Parliament of England $180 Functions of the Medieval Parliament of England |
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Images of Medieval Sanctity $188 Images of Medieval Sanctity |
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Medieval Pharmacotherapy – Continuity and Change $293 Medieval Pharmacotherapy – Continuity and Change |
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Encyclopedia of the Medieval World $180 Encyclopedia of the Medieval World |
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Myth Into Art $42.95 Myth into Art is a comparative study of mythological narrative in Greek poetry and the visual arts. Thirty of the major myths are surveyed, focusing on Homer, lyric poetry and Attic tragedy. On the artistic side, the emphasis is on Athenian and South Italian vases. The book offers undergraduate students an introduction both to mythology and to the use of visual sources in the study of Greek myth. |
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Myth (Series) $113.11 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Myth is a series of realtime tactics computer games. The games are: Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth II: Soulblighter, Myth III: The Wolf Age, Myth and Myth II were developed and selfpublished by Bungie Software between 1997 and 1999. As a result of Bungies sale to Microsoft in 2000, the company lost the franchise rights to Take 2 Interactive. Myth III: The Wolf Age was developed by MumboJumbo and released by Take Two in 2001; it received generally good reviews, though many cited a number of bugs in the initial release. The Myth games are categorized as real time tactics, representing a departure from established real time strategy titles such as Warcraft and Command Conquer; resource retrieval and unit construction were entirely removed to focus on squad and soldierlevel tactics. Some have argued that this has given the game a far greater sense of realism than its contemporaries. Reviewers have cited the series (at the time) revolutionary use of 3D environments, its use of weather effects, and its realistic physics engines as reasons for this. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 2010/12/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.44 inches |
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The Myth Of Free Trade: The Pooring Of America $7.39 The Myth Of Free Trade: The Pooring Of America |
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Myth, Ritual, And Religion, Vol 1 $2.39 Myth, Ritual, And Religion, Vol 1 |
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Charisma and Myth $120 This book combines an interdisciplinary examination of myth with the newest developments in the application of charisma theory to history and social life. "Charisma and Myth" combines an interdisciplinary examination of myth with the newest developments in the application of charisma theory to history and social life. Through scores of examples ranging from Inuit myth to Christian theology, from Malinowski to martyrology, "Charisma and Myth" argues definitively that the survival of myth systems mirrors the survival of such charismatic groups as modern street gangs, the Anglo-Saxon comitatus, or Satan's fallen angels in "Paradise Lost". Even the smallest charismatic group generates its own set of myths, and, like larger myth systems, depends on continual revolutionary change – not, as might be expected, on the stability of its myths – to survive and to achieve longevity. As this innovative study shows, group leaders must learn first to foster and then to manage the mild chaos and changing symbols of their myths. "Charisma and Myth" challenges myth theorists from the nineteenth through to the twenty-first century and adds a missing component to our understanding of how and why myths continue to grip our imaginations. |
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Myth of Origins $89.22 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. An origin myth is a myth that purports to describe the origin of some feature of the natural or social world. One type of origin myth is the cosmogonic myth, which describes the creation of the world. However, many cultures have stories set after the cosmogonic myth, which describe the origin of natural phenomena and human institutions within a preexisting universe. According to historian Mircea Eliade, for many traditional cultures nearly every sacred story qualifies as an origin myth. Traditional humans tend to model their behavior after sacred events, seeing their life as an eternal return to the mythical age. Because of this, nearly every sacred story describes events that established a new paradigm for human behavior, and thus nearly every sacred story is a story about a creation. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 18 Publication Date: 2011/04/14 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.04 inches |
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A Complete Illustrated History of the Crusades and the Crusader Knights $7.99 The history, myth and romance of the medieval knight on crusade, with over 400 stunning images of the battles, adventures, sieges, fortresses, triumphs and defeats. |
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The Body Myth $26.95 Clinical psychologist Margo Maine has been successfully helping adult women overcome eating disorders and body image problems for over twenty years. In The Body Myth , she explains the toll these problems can take on women’s lives and provides healing insights and proven techniques for reclaiming readers’ lives from the debilitating belief that a woman’s self-worth and her worth to others are derived from how she looks, how much she weighs, and what she eats–the Body Myth. Using poignant real-life stories, Dr. Maine explores the complex emotional, social, and cultural forces that perpetuate the Body Myth. A unique and invaluable source of information and inspiration, this breakthrough guide equips readers with the knowledge and tools to escape the clutches of the Body Myth and live a more balanced, fulfilling life. |
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Plato and Myth $222 Through the contributions of specialists in the field, this volume addresses the still open question of the role and status of myth in Plato’s dialogues and thereby speaks to the broader problem of the relation between philosophy and poetic discourse. |
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Medieval Archaeology $41.95 Chris Gerrard looks at the people and excavations that have been important in medieval archaeology and the core theory and methodology used, creating an essential text for all medieval archaeologists. |
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Medieval Germany $332 Medieval Germany is an A-Z Encyclopedia covering the political, social, and intellectual history of the Dutch- and German-speaking areas of Europe during the Medieval period (A.D. 500-1500) |
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Creation Myth $127.45 Creation myth. Japanese mythology, Chinese creation myth, Greek mythology, Jainism and non creationism, Sikhism, Creation according to Genesis, Bah Faith and science, Hopi mythology, Navajo mythology, Maya mythology, Inca mythology, Dreamtime, Dreaming (spirituality), Kumulipo, Mui (mythology), Epic of Evolution, Abiogenesis Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 202 Publication Date: 2009/10/08 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.46 inches |
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1979 Medieval England Map $29.95 A map of Medieval England perfect for framing. |
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Medieval Whirls(Pack of 60) $4.5 Medieval Whirls. Size: 3′ 4″. |
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The Myth of the Titanic $166.02 The first critical analysis of the Titanic as a modern myth, this book focuses on the second of the two Titanics. The first was the physical Titanic, the rusting remains of which can still be found twelve thousand feet below the north Atlantic. The second is the mythical Titanic which emerged just as its tangible predecessor slipped from view on April 15, 1912. It is the second of the two Titanics which remains the more interesting and which continues to carry cultural resonances today. The Myth of the Titanic begins with the launching of the unsinkable ship and ends with the outbreak of the war to end all wars. It provides an insight into the particular culture of lateEdwardian Britain and beyond this draws far greater conclusions about the complex relationship between myth, history, popular culture and society as a whole. Author: Howells, Richard Parton Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 1999/07/02 Language: English Dimensions: 8.84 x 5.77 x 0.86 inches |
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Your Own Myth $1.49 Your Own Myth Vinyl Sticker dark blue background with yellow wording. |
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The E-Myth Physician $9.99 E-Myth \ ‘e-,’mith\ n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs 2: the fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work of a business can successfully run a business that does that technical work With The E-Myth Physician, bestselling author Michael Gerber .. |
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Literature, Modernism and Myth $44 A study of the use of myth by modernists, and its relationship to contemporary notions of postmodernity. |
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The Manchurian Myth $15.95 A powerful element in twentieth-century Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan’s seizure of Manchuria in 1931. Investigating the shifting alliances of key players in that event, Rana Mitter traces the development of the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows how it became part of China’s political consciousness, enduring even today. |
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The Myth of Morality $44 In The Myth of Morality, Richard Joyce argues that moral discourse is hopelessly flawed. At the heart of ordinary moral judgments is a notion of moral inescapability, or practical authority, which, upon investigation, cannot be reasonably defended. His innovative book will appeal to all readers interested in moral philosophy. |
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Medieval Lion Claws Crest 1c $14.9 A medieval lion crest. |
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Dreaming the Myth Onwards $42.5 Dreaming The Myth Onwards explores the interplay between myth, and Jungian thought and practice, demonstrating the philosophical and psychological principles that underlie our experience of psyche and world. |
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Myth Man $7.99 A serial killer is on a killing spree of the religious in New York City, and a seasoned police detective is the only one who can stop him. He is a lion, and the religious cattle his prey. A serial killer is focused on severing religion’s stranglehold on humanity in order to cleanse the world of superstitions, religious leaders, and gullible citizens. Myth Man is preparing to unleash an unholy vengeance. Lieutenant Dominick Presto is one of New York City’s finest police detectives. While the obese Presto battles prejudices from within his own department, he matches his wits with one of the most sensationalized killer in the city’s history. But Myth Man fears no one. And the murder spree begins. Hailed as the Son of Satan by the local newspapers, Myth Man uses hidden contacts and disguises as he moves from victim to victim, while Presto attempts to decipher his psychotic mind in order to predict his next move. The serial killer has a plan. And soon the world will come to know him, celebrate him, and perhaps worship him for he is Myth Man. |
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Medieval Lady Blouse – Renaissance Or Medieval Costume Accessories $43.99 Use this blouse for your renaissance or medieval costume. |
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Medieval Lady Skirt – Renaissance Or Medieval Costume Accessories $42.89 This skirt will go great with your renaissance or medieval costume. |
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Medieval Lord Costume – Medieval Costumes $14.81 Medieval Costumes – This Medieval costume includes tunic and hood with cowl. The sword is sold separately. Waist sash not included. Machine wash in cool water on gentle cycle. No bleach. Line dry. Cool iron. |
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Prisoners of Myth $51 Prisoners of Myth is the first comprehensive history of the Tennessee Valley Authority from its creation to the present day. It is also a telling case study of organizational evolution and decline. Building on Philip Selznick’s classic work TVA and the Grass Roots (1949), a seminal text in the theoretical study of bureaucracy, Erwin Hargrove analyzes the organizational culture of the TVA by looking at the actions of its leaders over six decades–from the heroic years of the New Deal and World War II through the postwar period of consolidation and growth to the time of troubles from 1970 onward, when the TVA ran afoul of environmental legislation, built a massive nuclear power program that it could not control, and sought new missions for which there were no constituencies. The founding myth of multipurpose regional development was inappropriately pursued in the 1970s and ’80s by leaders who became “prisoners of myth” in their attempt to keep the TVA heroic. A decentralized organization, which had worked well at the grass roots, was difficult to redirect as the nuclear genii spun out of control. TVA autonomy from Washington, once a virtue, obscured political accountability. This study develops an important new theory about institutional performance in the face of historical change. |
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The Myth of Evil $49.73 The Myth of Evil explores a contradiction: the belief that human beings cannot commit acts of pure evil, that they cannot inflict harm for its own sake, and the evidence that pure evil’ truly is a human capacity. Acts of horror are committed not by inhuman monsters’, but by ordinary human beings. This contradiction is clearest in the apparently extreme’ acts of war criminals, terrorists, serial murderers, sex offenders and children who kill. Phillip Cole delves deep into our two, cosily established approaches to evil. There is the traditional approach where evil is a force which creates monsters in human shape. And there is the enlightened’ perspective where evil is the consequence of the actions of misguided or mentally deranged agents. Cole rejects both approaches. Satan may have played a role in its evolution, but evil is really a myth we have created about ourselves. And to understand it fully, we must acknowledge this. |
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The Meritocracy Myth $27.99 The Meritocracy Myth challenges the widely held American belief in meritocracythat people get out of the system what they put into it based on individual merit. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition includes compelling new case studies, such as the impact of social and cultural capital in the cases of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and new material on current topics such as the impact of the financial and credit crisis, intergenerational mobility, and the impact of racism and sexism. The Meritocracy Myth examines talent, attitude, work ethic, and character as elements of merit and evaluates the effect of non-merit factors such as social status, race, heritage, and wealth on meritocracy. A compelling book on an often-overlooked topic, first edition was highly regarded and proved a useful examination of this classic American ideal. |
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Myth Information $9.99 It’s common knowledge that Eve gave Adam an apple. Everyone knows that George Washington was the first president of the United States. And when your mother told you not to go swimming right after you ate, you took it as a matter of life and death. But you’ve been myth-informed by legend, by history . . . even by your mother! The truth is: * Milk chocolate may actually help prevent tooth decay! * If you "eat like a bird," you may eat up to one-half your body weight every single day! * The largest city in America is not New York or Los Angeles, it’s Jacksonville, Florida! Now you can face the facts — on everything from aphrodisiacs to zip codes — in this alphabetically arranged collection of more than 590 fabulous fallacies and memorable misconceptions. You won’t know what you’re missing until you’ve mastered MYTH INFORMATION. From the Paperback edition. |
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The Bronte Myth $9.29 In a brilliant combination of biography, literary criticism, and history, The Bronté Myth shows how Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronté became cultural icons whose ever-changing reputations reflected the obsessions of various eras. When literary London learned that Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights had been written by young rural spinsters, the Brontés instantly became as famous as their shockingly passionate books. Soon after their deaths, their first biographer spun the sisters into a picturesque myth of family tragedies and Yorkshire moors. Ever since, these enigmatic figures have tempted generations of readers-Victorian, Freudian, feminist-to reinterpret them, casting them as everything from domestic saints to sex-starved hysterics. In her bewitching "metabiography," Lucasta Miller follows the twists and turns of the phenomenon of Bront-mania and rescues these three fiercely original geniuses from the distortions of legend. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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The Sims Medieval $29.95 The Sims go back in time and get medieval! The Sims™ Medieval takes The Sims into the Middle Ages with all new features, new graphics and new ways to play. For the first time, players can create heroes, venture on quests, and build up a kingdom. In an ancient land of adventure, drama and romance, players will be able to get medieval like never before. The Sims Medieval Features |
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Medieval in LA $5.99 Jim Paul muses on Western philosophy and the medieval mind as he makes his way through a harried weekend in Los Angeles. |
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Medieval Warfare $125 This unique bibliography of medieval warfare, is the most comprehensive available. Containing many thousands of references it is the perfect research tool. |
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The Superpower Myth $5.99 Using vivid examples from her years in the White House and at the United Nations, Nancy Soderberg demonstrates why military force alone is not always effective, why allies and consensus-building are crucial, and how the current administration’s faulty worldview has adversely affected policies toward Israel, Iraq, North Korea, Haiti, Africa, and al Qaeda. Powerful, provocative, and persuasive, this timely book demonstrates that the future of America’s security depends on overcoming the superpower myth. |
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The Myth of Multitasking $19.95 In a compelling business fable, The Myth of Multitasking confronts a popular idea that has come to define our hectic, work-a-day world. This simple yet powerful book shows clearly why multitasking is, in fact, a lie that wastes time and costs money. Far from being efficient, multitasking actually damages productivity and relationships at work and at home. |
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The Myth of Individualism $18.99 The Myth of Individualism offers a concise introduction to sociology and sociological thinking. This engaging supplemental text challenges the dominant belief that human behavior is the result of free choices made by autonomous actors. Drawing upon personal stories, historical events and sociological research, Callero shows how powerful social forces shape individual lives in subtle but compelling ways. |
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Beyond the Myth $6.39 With beautiful imagery, inspiring quotes, and insightful words of wisdom, author Maria Holmes takes you beyond the myth and shows you how to live the life you desire using the power of the Law of Attraction. Awaken and see the possibilities in the world around you Understand the Law of Attraction and put it to use in your own life Embrace and harness the principles of Desire, Visualization, Gratitude, Belief, and Faith Find the answer within you |
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The Bismarck Myth $110 Few statesmen in history have inspired the imagination of generations of Germans more than the founder of the Kaiserreich, Otto von Bismarck. The archetype of charismatic leadership, the Iron Chancellor maintained his pre-eminent position in the pantheon of Germany's political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Based on a large selection of primary sources, this book provides an insightful analysis of Bismarck's legacy as a political myth that undermined parliamentary. democracy in Germany and contributed to the rise of Hitler. – ;Few statesmen in history have inspired the imagination of generations of Germans more than the founder of the Kaiserreich, Otto von Bismarck. The archetype of charismatic leadership, the Iron Chancellor maintained his pre-eminent position in the pantheon of Germany's political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Based on a large selection of primary sources, this book provides an insightful analysis of the Bismarck myth's profound impact on Germany's political culture. In particular, it investigates the ways in which that myth was used to undermine parliamentary democracy in Germany after the Great War, paving the way for its replacement by authoritarian rule under an allegedly 'Bismarckian' charismatic leader, Adolf Hitler. As one of the most powerful weapons of nationalist agitation against the Weimar Republic, the Bismarck myth was never contested. The nationalists' ideologically charged interpretation of Bismarck as the father of the German nation-state and model for future political decision-making clashed with rivalling – and thoroughly critical – democratic and communist perceptions of the Iron Chancellor. The quarrel over Bismarck's legacy demonstrates how the clash of ideologies, particularly between 1918. and 1933, resulted in a highly political fight for the 'correct' and universal interpretation of the German past. Essential reading for anyone interested in modern German history, this book sheds new light on the Weimar Republic's struggle for survival and the reasons for its failure. – ;…an astutely conceived and solidly grounded contribution to the historiography of German political culture in the earl twentieth century. – Geoff Eley The English Historical Review;The author deserves credit for filling an important empirical gap with a competent, well-researched and well-written monograph. – Moritz Follmer, Central European History;well-researched, comprehensive and highly readable – Lynn M. Kutch, Lehigh University;Gerwarth's book makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of modern Germany's political culture. – Heinrich August Winkler;Robert Gerwarth's study on Otto von Bismarck and the role of the Bismarck myth in the rise of Hitler sets new standards for the historiography of Weimar Germany (and) improves our understanding of the fatal turn which German history took in 1933. – Hans-Ulrich Wehler, Weltw |
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Deluxe Medieval Lady Costume – Medieval or Renaissance Costumes $80.84 Adult Medieval Lady Costume from The Designer Collection – This Medieval Lady Costume includes the hat with veil and the dress with corded belt. |
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Derrida Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy $22.09 In Derrida Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy Anais N. Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth since myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. Bombarded by narratives that terrorize and repress we may often consider myth to be constrictive dogma or at best something to be readily disregarded as unphilosophical and irrelevant. However such dismissals miss a crucial aspect of myth. Harnessing the insights of Jacques Derridas deconstruction and Mark C. Taylors philosophical reading of complexity theory Derrida Myth and the Impossibility of Philosophy provocatively reframes the pivotal relation of myth to thinking and to philosophy demonstrating that myth's inherent ambiguity engenders vital and inescapable deconstructive propensities. Exploring myth's disruptive presence Spitzer shows that philosophy cannot separate itself from myth. Instead myth is an inevitable condition of the possibility of philosophy. This study provides a nuanced account of myth in the postmodern era not only laying out the deconstructive underpinnings of myth in philosophy and religion but establishing the very necessity of myth in the study of ideas. |
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The Myth of Sanity $12.99 Why does a gifted psychiatrist suddenly begin to torment his own beloved wife? How can a ninety-pound woman carry a massive air conditioner to the second floor of her home, install it in a window unassisted, and then not remember how it got there? Why would a brilliant feminist law student ask her fianc to treat her like a helpless little girl? How can an ordinary, violence-fearing businessman once have been a gun-packing vigilante prowling the crime districts for a fight? A startling new study in human consciousness, The Myth of Sanity is a landmark book about forgotten trauma, dissociated mental states, and multiple personality in everyday life. In its groundbreaking analysis of childhood trauma and dissociation and their far-reaching implications in adult life, it reveals that moderate dissociation is a normal mental reaction to pain and that even the most extreme dissociative reaction-multiple personality-is more common than we think. Through astonishing stories of people whose lives have been shattered by trauma and then remade, The Myth of Sanity shows us how to recognize these altered mental states in friends and family, even in ourselves. “We only think we’re sane, says this Harvard psychologist. . . . The befuddled, normally sane masses can learn a lot from the victims of grave psychological abuse.” ( The Dallas Morning News ) |
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The Protein Myth $9.99 The Protein Myth illustrates how we can avoid the major killer diseases by eliminating animal products from the diet. It challenges the healthcare establishment to stop ignoring the scientific evidence that a diet based on animal protein costs millions of lives. For example, why do the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society turn a blind eye to the scientific facts that avoiding animal protein could prevent many women from getting breast cancer by lowering their oestrogen levels? The book links the Western diet to major problems facing the world such as 1) animal cruelty on factory farms, 2) the pollution of our atmosphere, rivers and streams, 3) obesity in children, 4) the needless vivisection of animals at university laboratories for the purpose of getting billions of tax dollars from the public, 5) the manufacture of drugs to treat counterfeit diseases, and 6) the creation of poverty in the developing world. The Protein Myth makes a compelling case that the way to a healthier life and a better world is to end our abuse and exploitation of animals. |
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The Hippocratic Myth $12.99 When we’re ill, we trust in doctors to put our well-being first. But medicine’s expanding capability and soaring costs are putting this promise at risk. Increasingly, society is calling upon physicians to limit care and to use their skills on behalf of health plan bureaucrats, public officials, national security, and courts of law. And doctors are answering this call. They’re endangering patients, veiling moral choices behind the language of science and, at times, compromising our liberties. In The Hippocratic Myth , Dr. M. Gregg Bloche marshals his expertise in medicine and the law to expose how: *Doctors are pushed into acting both as caregivers and cost-cutters, compromising their fidelity to patients *Politics keeps doctors from giving war veterans the help they need *Insurers and hospital administrators pressure doctors to discontinue life-saving treatment, even when patients and family members object *Medicine has become a weapon in America’s battles over abortion, child custody, criminal responsibility, and the rights of gays and lesbians *The war on terror has exploited clinical psychology to inflict harm Challenging, provocative, and insightful, The Hippocratic Myth breaks the code of silence and issues a powerful warning about the need for doctors to forge a new compact with patients and society. |
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The Purity Myth $16.95 The United States is obsessed with virginity — from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country’s intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging on both extremes — ranging from abstinence curriculum to “Girls Gone Wild” infomercials — place a young woman’s worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. Valenti sheds light on the value — and hypocrisy — around the notion that girls remain virgin until they’re married by putting into context the historical question of purity, modern abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex. The Purity Myth presents a revolutionary argument that girls and women are overly valued for their sexuality, as well as solutions for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity. |
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The Masonic Myth $11.99 The Truth Revealed Freemasons have been connected to the all-seeing eye on the dollar bill, the French Revolution, the Knights Templar, and the pyramids of Egypt. They have been rumored to be everything from a cabal of elite power brokers ruling the world to a covert network of occultists and pagans intent on creating a new world order, to a millennia-old brotherhood perpetuating ancient wisdom through esoteric teachings. Their secret symbols, rituals, and organization have remained shrouded for centuries and spawned theory after theory. The Masonic Myth sets the record straight about the Freemasons and reveals a truth that is far more compelling than the myths. |
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The Me Myth $19.99 Successful businessman and bestselling author Andrew Griffiths has a simple but effective message to share: it’s time to stop analysing our lives and time to start living. Andrew defines ‘The Me Myth’ as the limiting belief that the world revolves around ‘me’. In short chapters he gives advice on how to shift the focus away from ‘me’ and start living a better life through simple actions like mastering empathy, giving generously, inspiring people and having fun. The message is simple, but profound. And, most importantly, Andrew makes the journey fun! |
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The Beauty Myth $10.99 The bestselling classic that redefined our view od the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today’s world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women’s movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as restrictive as the traditional image of homemaker and wife. It’s the beauty myth, an obsession with physical perfection that traps the modern woman in an endless spiral of hope, self-consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society’s impossible definition of “the flawless beauty.” |
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99 Lives: Cats in History, Legend, and Literature $1.13 New – Beautifully illustrated and intriguing to read, “99 Livesoffers something new about the beloved cat–a cultural history in which we meet legendary figures of the feline kingdom through the ages and around the world. Brimming with cat lore, myth, and history, this fascinating ramble through the ages takes the cat’s eye view of such notable times and cultures as ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, and czarist Russia. We learn the stories of 99 particular cats of great distinction and renown-from |
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A Companion To Wagner’s Parsifal $194.97 Richard Wagner’s Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This stage consecration festival play, as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner’s engagement with religion–Buddhist as well as Christian–reaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means to rescue the essence of religion by perceiving its mythical symbols . . . according to their figurative value, enabling us to see their profound, hidden truth through idealized representation. The contributors to this collection break fresh ground in exploring the text, the music, and the reception history of Parsifal. Wagner’s borrowings-and departures-from the medieval sources of the Grail legend, Wolfram’s Parzival and Chritien’s Perceval, are considered in detail, and the tensional relation of the work to Christianity is probed. New perspectives emerge that bear on the long genesis of the text and music, its affinities to Wagner’s earlier works, particularly Tristan und Isolde, and the precise way in which the music was composed. Essays address the work’s bold, modernistic musical language and its unprecedented soundscape involving hidden choruses and other unseen sources of sound. The turbulent, astonishing, and sometimes disturbing history of Parsifal performances from 1882 until 2004 is traced in vivid detail for the first time, demonstrating the abiding fascination exerted by this uniquely challenging work of art. Contributors: Mary A. Cicora, James M. McGlathery, Ulrike Kienzle, Warren Darcy, Roger Allen. William Kinderman and Katherine Syer teach at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, and often lead study seminars during the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, Germany. |
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A Companion to Wagner’s Parsifal $36.28 New – Richard Wagner’s Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This “stage consecration festival play,” as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner’s engagement with religion–Buddhist as well as Christian–reaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means “to rescue the essence of religion by perceiving its mythical symbols …according to their figurat |
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A Companion to Wagner’s Parsifal $36.28 Used – Richard Wagner’s Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This “stage consecration festival play,” as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern music together in a dynamic relationship. Wagner’s engagement with religion–Buddhist as well as Christian–reaches a climax here, as he seeks through artistic means “to rescue the essence of religion by perceiving its mythical symbols …according to their figura |
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A History of the Heart $6.07 My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill. The heart has reason that reason cannot know. The more I get to know President Putin, the more I get to see his heart and soul. The heart not only drives our physical life, but throughout human history it has also been viewed at the seat of our deepest emotions. It has figured hugely–if metaphorically–in nearly every aspect of human civilization and as the unending subject of literature, music, and art. Yet until now there has not been a study of this paramount icon of love. Ole Hoystad ably fills this enormous gap with a fascinating investigation into this locus of grief, joy, and power. Firmly positioning the heart at the metaphorical and literal center of human culture and history, Hoystad weaves history, myth, and science together into a compelling narrative. He combs through religions and philosophies from the beginning of civilization to explore such disparate historical points as the Aztec ritual of removing the still-beating heart from a living sacrificial victim and offering it to the gods; homosexuality and the heart in Greek antiquity; European attempts to employ alchemy in service of the mysteries of love; and the connections between the heart and wisdom in Sufism. Hoystad charts how the heart has signified our essential desires, whether for love and passion in the medieval excesses of troubadour poetry and chivalric idealism, the body-soul dualism propounded by the Enlightenment, or even the modern notions of individualism expressed in the works of such thinkers as Nietzsche, Foucault, and Joseph Campbell. A provocative examination of the deepest vaults of our souls and the efforts of the many lonely hunterswho have tried to unlock its secrets, A History of Heart upends the cliches to reveal a symbol of our fundamental humanity whose beats can be felt in every aspect of our lives. |
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A Knight At The Opera $41.24 A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannhuser played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannhuser evolves from a medieval knight to Peretzs pious Jewish scholar in the Land of Israel. The book also discusses how the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, was so inspired by Wagners opera that he wrote The Jewish State while attending performances of it. A Knight at the Opera uses Tannhuser as a way to examine the changing relationship between Jews and the broader world during the advent of the modern era, and to question if any art, even that of a prominent anti-Semite, should be considered taboo. |
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A Knight at the Opera $39.55 New – A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannhuser played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannhuser evolves from a medieval knight to Peretzs pious Jewi |
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A Knight at the Opera $40.96 Used – A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannhuser played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book analyzes how three of the greatest Jewish thinkers of that era, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Herzl, and I. L. Peretz, used this central myth of Germany to strengthen Jewish culture and to attack anti-Semitism. Readers will see how Tannhuser evolves from a medieval knight to Peretzs pious Jew |
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Abyzou $45.6 Used – In the myth and folklore of the Near East and Europe, Abyzou is the name of a female demon. Abyzou was blamed for miscarriages and infant mortality and was said to be motivated by envy, as she herself was infertile. In the Jewish tradition she is identified with Lilith, in Coptic Egypt with Alabasandria, and in Byzantine culture with Gylou, but in various texts surviving from the syncretic magical practice of antiquity and the early medieval era she is said to have many or virtually innum |
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Abyzou $45.6 New – In the myth and folklore of the Near East and Europe, Abyzou is the name of a female demon. Abyzou was blamed for miscarriages and infant mortality and was said to be motivated by envy, as she herself was infertile. In the Jewish tradition she is identified with Lilith, in Coptic Egypt with Alabasandria, and in Byzantine culture with Gylou, but in various texts surviving from the syncretic magical practice of antiquity and the early medieval era she is said to have many or virtually innume |
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Abyzou $45.6 Used – In the myth and folklore of the Near East and Europe, Abyzou is the name of a female demon. Abyzou was blamed for miscarriages and infant mortality and was said to be motivated by envy, as she herself was infertile. In the Jewish tradition she is identified with Lilith, in Coptic Egypt with Alabasandria, and in Byzantine culture with Gylou, but in various texts surviving from the syncretic magical practice of antiquity and the early medieval era she is said to have many or virtually innum |
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Alexander: Destiny and Myth $51.4 Used – Between becoming king of Macedonia in 336 BC and his death in 323, Alexander the Great conquered not only the Greek city states but also Persia and as far east as the Punjab in India, as far south as Egypt. Claude Mosse describes the progress of Alexander’s career in the first part of her book, while the second examines the effects of his conquests on the history of the ancient, medieval and modern world. Central to the book is the myth of Alexander and how the image of Alexander was crea |
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Alexander: Destiny and Myth $17.23 New – Between becoming king of Macedonia in 336 BC and his death in 323, Alexander the Great conquered not only the Greek city states but also Persia and as far east as the Punjab in India, as far south as Egypt. Claude Mosse describes the progress of Alexander’s career in the first part of her book, while the second examines the effects of his conquests on the history of the ancient, medieval and modern world. Central to the book is the myth of Alexander and how the image of Alexander was creat |
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Alexander: Destiny and Myth $17.23 New – Between becoming king of Macedonia in 336 BC and his death in 323, Alexander the Great conquered not only the Greek city states but also Persia and as far east as the Punjab in India, as far south as Egypt. Claude Mosse describes the progress of Alexander’s career in the first part of her book, while the second examines the effects of his conquests on the history of the ancient, medieval and modern world. Central to the book is the myth of Alexander and how the image of Alexander was creat |
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Alexander: Destiny and Myth $3.25 Few figures from history have aroused as much admiration as Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who, between 334 and 323 B.C., conquered the immense Persian Empire, led his army as far as India, and transformed the known world. Even in antiquity, he was an almost mythical hero, and over the centuries he has been remembered as the paragon of martial brilliance. But for the historian, Alexander presents both a tantalizing subject and a formidable challenge. For all his achievements, there is very little direct evidence of his existence — a few inscriptions, some coins and portraits, and allusions to him in speeches of the day — and the oldest surviving accounts of his life were written three or more centuries after his death. In Alexander: Destiny and Myth, distinguished historian Claude Mossi rigorously and imaginatively draws on a vast array of sources to create an indelible portrait of Alexander as conqueror, man, and legend. Carefully navigating between fact and fable, Mossi offers a compelling new assessment of Alexander and his legacy in five concise sections. From his ascension to the throne of Macedon in 336 B.C. in the wake of his father’s assassination to his stunning conquest of Darius III’s Persian empire, his Indian campaign, and his premature death at age 32, Mossi first reconstructs the major stages of Alexander’s reign. She next explores the perception of Alexander — as a ruler and even a god — among the diverse peoples he governed, paying special attention to the cities he founded. Mossi then turns to the elusive question of Alexander’s character, offering provocative insights on this millennia-old debate. The book’s final two parts concern Alexander’slegacy, both immediate — the fate of his empire and the limits of his accomplishments, particularly his attempt to Hellenize the east — and far reaching — the idea of Alexander as a mythical hero from antiquity to the present by way of ancient, medieval, early modern, and twentieth-centu |
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Allegory $5.8 Used – The National Gallery Pocket Guides series, beautifully illustrated from one of the greatest collections of Old Master paintings in the world, introduces central themes in the history of Western art.Painters in the past and commercial artists in our own day have relied on allegory to create “message pictures”. Once thought to rival literary works or political oratory in influence and prestige, such paintings, with their references to ancient myth, the Bible, or medieval astrology, all too |
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An Illustrated History of the Crusades and Crusader Knights: The History, Myth and Romance of the Medieval Knight on Crusade, with Over 500 $6.35 Used – An unparalleled visual account of the world of the cradles, a movement that re-established trade between the East and the West, had a lasting impact on the social structure of medieval Europe, and bought Arabic learning to the wider world. |
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An Illustrated History of the Crusades and Crusader Knights: The History, Myth and Romance of the Medieval Knight on Crusade, with Over 500 $6.36 New – An unparalleled visual account of the world of the cradles, a movement that re-established trade between the East and the West, had a lasting impact on the social structure of medieval Europe, and bought Arabic learning to the wider world. |
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Antisemitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present $6.32 Used – In this provocative book, Marvin Perry and Frederick M. Schweitzer analyze the lies, misperceptions, and myths about Jews and Judaism that antisemites have propagated throughout the centuries. The book examines ancient and medieval myths central to the history of antisemitism: Jews as “Christ-killers,” instruments of Satan, and ritual murderers of Christian children. It also explores the scapegoating of Jews in the modern world as conspirators bent on world domination; extortionists who m |
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Antisemitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present $37.82 New – In this provocative book, Marvin Perry and Frederick M. Schweitzer analyze the lies, misperceptions, and myths about Jews and Judaism that antisemites have propagated throughout the centuries. The book examines ancient and medieval myths central to the history of antisemitism: Jews as “Christ-killers,” instruments of Satan, and ritual murderers of Christian children. It also explores the scapegoating of Jews in the modern world as conspirators bent on world domination; extortionists who ma |
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Arthurian Romance: A Short Introduction $24.88 New – How did the historical figure of King Arthur and his (totally fictitious) knights come to inspire so many stories? And why does Arthurian myth continue to flourish in films today? This witty and accessible introduction takes readers on a quest through the history of Arthurian romance in order to find the answers. Medieval expert Derek Pearsall traces the fortunes of Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, Gawain, Tristan; and the other knights of the round table at the hands of different writers, art |
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Arthurian Romance: A Short Introduction $13.95 Used – How did the historical figure of King Arthur and his (totally fictitious) knights come to inspire so many stories? And why does Arthurian myth continue to flourish in films today? This witty and accessible introduction takes readers on a quest through the history of Arthurian romance in order to find the answers. Medieval expert Derek Pearsall traces the fortunes of Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, Gawain, Tristan; and the other knights of the round table at the hands of different writers, ar |
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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking $72.08 New – This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved andthe central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myt |
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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking $173.53 New – This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of my |
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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking $72.08 Used – This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of m |
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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking $177.42 This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and features of the divine personality. |
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Book and Verse: A Guide to Middle English Biblical Literature $39.95 Exploding the myth that the Bible was largely unknown to medieval lay folk, Book and Verse presents the first comprehensive catalog of Middle English biblical literature: a body of work that, because of its accessibility and familiarity, was the primary biblical resource of the English Middle Ages.The medieval Bible, much like the Bible today, consists in practical terms not of a set of texts within a canon but of those stories that, because of a combination of liturgical significance and picturesque qualities, form a provisional Bible in the popular imagination. As James Morey explains in his introduction, although the Latin Bible was not accessible to the average English speaker, paraphrases — systematic appropriation and refashioning of biblical texts — served as a medium through which the Bible was promulgated in the vernacular. This explains why biblical allusions, models, and large-scale appropriations of biblical narrative pervade nearly every medieval genre.Book and Verse is an indispensable guide to the variety and extent of biblical literature in England, exclusive of drama and the Wycliffite Bible, that appeared between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries. Entries provide detailed information on how much of what parts of the Bible appear in Middle English and where this biblical material can be found. Comprehensive indexing by name, keyword, and biblical verse allows a researcher to find, for example, all the occurrences of the Flood Story or of the encounter between Elijah and the Widow of Sarephta. |
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Book and Verse: A Guide to Middle English Biblical Literature $25 Used – Exploding the myth that the Bible was largely unknown to medieval lay folk, Book and Verse presents the first comprehensive catalog of Middle English biblical literature: a body of work that, because of its accessibility and familiarity, was the primary biblical resource of the English Middle Ages.The medieval Bible, much like the Bible today, consists in practical terms not of a set of texts within a canon but of those stories that, because of a combination of liturgical significance and |
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C N Annwn $64.06 New – High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In Welsh mythology and folklore, C n Annwn were the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth. They were associated with a form of the Wild Hunt, presided over by Gwynn ap Nudd (rather than Arawn, king of Annwn in the First Branch of the Mabinogi). Christians came to dub these mythical creatures as “The Hounds of Hell” or “Dogs of Hell” and theorised they were therefore owned by Satan. However, the Annwn of medieval Welsh tradition i |
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Campbell J-Power of Myth $47.95 An exhilarating journey into the mind and spirit of a remarkable man, a legendary teacher, and a masterful storyteller, conducted by TV journalist Bill Moyers in the acclaimed PBS series. The Hero’s Adventure: Long before medieval knights charged off to slay dragons, tales of heroic adventures were an integral part of all world cultures. Campbell challenges everyone to see the presence of a heroic journey in his or her life. The Message Of The Myth: Campbell compares the creation story in Genesis with creation stories from around the world. Because the world changes, religion has to be transformed and new mythologies created. People today are stuck with myths that don’t fit their needs. The First Storytellers: Campbell discusses the importance of accepting death as rebirth as in the myth of the buffalo and the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, and the decline of ritual in today’s society. Sacrifice And Bliss: Campbell discusses the role of sacrifice in myth, which symbolizes the necessity for rebirth. He stresses the need for every one of us to find our sacred place in the midst of today’s fast-paced, technological world. Love And The Goddess: Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with the 12th century troubadours, and addresses questions about the image of women–as goddess, virgin, Mother Earth. Masks Of Eternity: Campbell provides challenging insights into the concept of God, religion and eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings and the beliefs of Buddhists, Navajo Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung and others. |
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Castles of the Celtic Lands $4.79 Used – From the Queen’s summer home at Balmoral to dramatic Glamis Castle, inspiration for “Macbeth”; from the Scottish national symbol of Edinburgh Castle, to the battlements of Caernarfon, birthplace of the first Prince of Wales; and from the Tolkienesque fantasy of the Dunluce ruins to Blarney Castle and its magical stone; all of the history, myth and beauty of Scotland, Wales and Ireland is here. Immersed in history, visually imposing and set in stunning locations, medieval castles and cathe |
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Castles of the Celtic Lands $4.27 Used – From the Queen’s summer home at Balmoral to dramatic Glamis Castle, inspiration for “Macbeth”; from the Scottish national symbol of Edinburgh Castle, to the battlements of Caernarfon, birthplace of the first Prince of Wales; and from the Tolkienesque fantasy of the Dunluce ruins to Blarney Castle and its magical stone; all of the history, myth and beauty of Scotland, Wales and Ireland is here. Immersed in history, visually imposing and set in stunning locations, medieval castles and cathe |
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Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel $0.99 Used – An illuminating look at the monumental inventions of the Middle Ages, by the authors “of Life in a Medieval Castle.”"The Gieses here explode the myth of the Dark Ages, showing that the Fall of Rome did not plunge Europe into stagnation and lethargy.” “–Booklist” |
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Celtic Myth & Legend $47.94 New – This splendid compilation of tales offers a perfect introduction to the colorful pageant of Celtic myth. Its wondrous stories range from the oft-told deeds of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table to the less-familiar adventures of the mighty Finn and his Fenians, Ulster’s Champions of the Red Branch, and other heroic figures from the Gaelic pantheon. Tracing the exploits of kings and saints back to their earliest origins, the author reveals the pagan roots beneath medieval Christianit |
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Celtic Myth & Legend $17.53 New – This splendid compilation of tales offers a perfect introduction to the colorful pageant of Celtic myth. Its wondrous stories range from the oft-told deeds of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table to the less-familiar adventures of the mighty Finn and his Fenians, Ulster’s Champions of the Red Branch, and other heroic figures from the Gaelic pantheon. Tracing the exploits of kings and saints back to their earliest origins, the author reveals the pagan roots beneath medieval Christianit |
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Celtic Myth and Religion: A Study of Traditional Belief, with Newly Translated Prayers, Poems and Songs $30.5 New – Here is a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief. Topics covered include the presence of the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants, cosmology and sacred cycles, wisdom texts, mythological symbolism, folklore and legends, and an appreciation of the natural world. Evidence is drawn from the archaeology of sacred sites, ethnographic accounts of the ancient Celts and their beliefs, medieval manuscripts, poetic and visionary l |
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Celtic Myth and Religion: A Study of Traditional Belief, with Newly Translated Prayers, Poems and Songs $30.5 Used – Here is a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief. Topics covered include the presence of the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants, cosmology and sacred cycles, wisdom texts, mythological symbolism, folklore and legends, and an appreciation of the natural world. Evidence is drawn from the archaeology of sacred sites, ethnographic accounts of the ancient Celts and their beliefs, medieval manuscripts, poetic and visionary |
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Charon & the Crossing: Ancient Medieval, & Renaissance Transformations of a Myth $74.72 Used |
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Children’s Book Introduction: Specky Magee, Pet Force, Airman, a History of Us, Mr. Mugs, Piggie Pie, the Knowledge, Berry Town $26.9 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Specky Magee, Pet Force, Airman, A History of US, Mr. Mugs, Piggie Pie, The Knowledge, Berry Town, Rootabaga Stories, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, Sali Mali, Adventures of Cow, The Composer Is Dead, Amelia Bedelia, They Were Strong and Good, Boba Fett: Crossfire, The Ordinary Princess, Myth-o-Mania, A Child’s His |
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Children’s Book Introduction: Specky Magee, Pet Force, Airman, a History of Us, Mr. Mugs, Piggie Pie, the Knowledge, Berry Town $26.9 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Specky Magee, Pet Force, Airman, A History of US, Mr. Mugs, Piggie Pie, The Knowledge, Berry Town, Rootabaga Stories, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, Sali Mali, Adventures of Cow, The Composer Is Dead, Amelia Bedelia, They Were Strong and Good, Boba Fett: Crossfire, The Ordinary Princess, Myth-o-Mania, A Child’s Hi |
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Christenheit Und Christentum Im Mittelalter: Uber Das Verhaltnis Von Religion, Kirche Und Gesellschaft $65.55 Used – Aus dem Niederlandischen von Ad Pistorius. Pressestimme zur englischen Ausgabe: “a deals with medieval Christianity in its relation to Church and society. The broad scope of this work makes it extremely useful in getting a grasp on medieval Christianity which is an era of history so often ignored. Not a few theological schools may study the Early Church and then jump straight into the Reformation period. This may be due to the myth that the Middle Ages were a period of unrelieved spiritua |
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Christenheit Und Christentum Im Mittelalter: Uber Das Verhaltnis Von Religion, Kirche Und Gesellschaft $65.55 New – Aus dem Niederlandischen von Ad Pistorius. Pressestimme zur englischen Ausgabe: “a deals with medieval Christianity in its relation to Church and society. The broad scope of this work makes it extremely useful in getting a grasp on medieval Christianity which is an era of history so often ignored. Not a few theological schools may study the Early Church and then jump straight into the Reformation period. This may be due to the myth that the Middle Ages were a period of unrelieved spiritual |
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Christian Mystery $64.83 New – This is a unique work, a well-documented study which examines mysticism from its pagan origins to Paul and the Church Fathers, as it was understood in medieval times, as well as by Jewish and Buddhist initiates. The book presents a sweeping exegesis of historic and foundational literature and myth, but Bouyer makes sense of it and interprets it in the light of Christian history and theology. |
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Christine De Pizan’s $37.58 Christine de Pizan (1364-?1430) was the first French woman poet to make her living by the pen, and the first female interpreter of classical myths; she held enormous power in the French court and influenced late medieval culture in France and in England in a number of ways. The Letter of Othea to Hector, her most popular work, is a series of a hundred verse texts about a mythological figure or moment, with prose moral glosses explaining how to read the myth in order to improve human character. It is translated here with introduction, notes, and interpretative essay. |
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Christine de Pizan’s Letter of Othea to Hector $46.14 Used – Christine de Pizan (1364-?1430) was the first French woman poet to make her living by the pen, and the first female interpreter of classical myths; she held enormous power in the French court and influenced late medieval culture in France and in England in a number of ways. The Letter of Othea to Hector, her most popular work, is a series of a hundred verse texts about a mythological figure or moment, with prose moral glosses explaining how to read the myth in order to improve human chara |
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Christine de Pizan’s Letter of Othea to Hector $46.14 New – Christine de Pizan (1364-?1430) was the first French woman poet to make her living by the pen, and the first female interpreter of classical myths; she held enormous power in the French court and influenced late medieval culture in France and in England in a number of ways. The Letter of Othea to Hector, her most popular work, is a series of a hundred verse texts about a mythological figure or moment, with prose moral glosses explaining how to read the myth in order to improve human charac |
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Cold Counsel: Women of Old Norse Literature and Mythology $117.47 Cold Counsel: The Women of Old Norse Literature and Myth is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography, and psychoanalysis in order to raise fresh questions about such new subjects as gender, class, sexuality, family structure, and ideology in medieval Iceland. |
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Cold Counsel: Women of Old Norse Literature and Mythology $116.84 Used – “Cold Counsel: The Women of Old Norse Literature and Myth is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography, and psychoanalysis in order to raise fresh questions about such new subjects as gender, class, sexuality, family structure, and ideology in medieval Iceland. |
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Cold Counsel: Women of Old Norse Literature and Mythology $116.84 New – “Cold Counsel: The Women of Old Norse Literature and Myth is the only collection devoted to the place of women in Old Norse literature and culture. It draws upon the disciplines of history, sociology, feminism, ethnography, and psychoanalysis in order to raise fresh questions about such new subjects as gender, class, sexuality, family structure, and ideology in medieval Iceland. |
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Company of Liars $1.99 Used – Maitland has dug into some obscure corners of medieval history to produce an almost parallel universe; a place where myth, magic, and superstition take over as the established order breaks down, but a world that nonetheless rings true–”The Daily Mail” (UK). |
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Company of Liars $6.42 New – Maitland has dug into some obscure corners of medieval history to produce an almost parallel universe; a place where myth, magic, and superstition take over as the established order breaks down, but a world that nonetheless rings true–”The Daily Mail” (UK). |
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Company of Liars $2.01 Maitland has dug into some obscure corners of medieval history to produce an almost parallel universe; a place where myth, magic, and superstition take over as the established order breaks down, but a world that nonetheless rings true– The Daily Mail (UK). |
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Company of Liars $13.02 New – Maitland has dug into some obscure corners of medieval history to produce an almost parallel universe; a place where myth, magic, and superstition take over as the established order breaks down, but a world that nonetheless rings true–”The Daily Mail” (UK). |
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Conversos, Inquisition, and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain $139.29 New – The Jewish community of medieval Spain was the largest and most important in the West for more than a thousand years, participating fully in cultural and political affairs with Muslim and Christian neighbors. This stable situation began to change in the 1390s, and through the next century hundreds of thousands of Jews converted to Christianity. Norman Roth argues here with detailed documentation that, contrary to popular myth, the conversos were sincere converts who hated (and were hated b |
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Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll $8.45 Used – Celebrating the dark origins of our most American music, Country reveals a wild shadowland of history that encompasses blackface minstrels and yodeling cowboys; honky-tonk hell and rockabilly heaven; medieval myth and musical miscegenation; sex, drugs, murder; and rays of fierce illumination on Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others, famous and forgotten, whose demonology is America’s own. Profusely and superbly illustrated, Country stands as one of the most brilliant explorations of American |
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Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll $10.61 New – Celebrating the dark origins of our most American music, Country reveals a wild shadowland of history that encompasses blackface minstrels and yodeling cowboys; honky-tonk hell and rockabilly heaven; medieval myth and musical miscegenation; sex, drugs, murder; and rays of fierce illumination on Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others, famous and forgotten, whose demonology is America’s own. Profusely and superbly illustrated, Country stands as one of the most brilliant explorations of American |
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Cryptozoology $180.79 Some, like the Tasmanian tiger, are considered extinct–yet sightings are still reported. Some, like the giant squid, existed only as rumors until hard evidence finally appeared. And then there are the others, who roam a shadowy realm between myth, hucksterism and science–for example, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Cryptozoology is the quest for unidentified and elusive species, and as such is often treated as a marginalized science more akin to farcical adventure. However, the subject makes for a perfectly fascinating zone of inquiry for contemporary artists interested in the fertile edges of the history of science and museums, taxonomy, myth, spectacle and fraud. Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale mines the theoretical and design terrains of the twenty-first-century graphic novel and the medieval curio cabinet or Wunderkammer, exploring cryptozoology in art and popular culture. Originally exhibited at Maine’s Bates College Museum of Art, it begins with Mark Dion’s installation of a bureaucratic government agency, the Federal Wildlife Commission’s Department of Cryptozoology, Bureau for the Investigation of Paranormal Phenomena and National Institute of Comparative Astrobiology, and features drawings, paintings, dioramas, taxidermy and performative photos by artists Rachel Berwick, Sarina Brewer, Walmor Correa, Ellen Lesperance, Robert Marbury, Jill Miller, Vic Muniz, Jeanine Oleson, Rosamond Purcell, Alexis Rockman, Marc Swanson, Jeffrey Vallance and Jamie Wyeth. |
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Cu Chulainn $140.18 The book tells the life story of an Iron Age hero, providing a history of Iron Age Ulster and its customs. Cu Chulainn was the greatest hero of a heroic age centered on Ulster and North Leinster. He is in the European tradition of heroes, from Ajax to Achilles to King Arthur. He was a demi-god, having both a solar deity, Lug, and Conchobar mac Nessa, King of Ulster, for his father. All that is known of him comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history, myth and biography. Working from his own translations from the Old Irish and from edited manuscript sources, Daragh Smyth has crafted a fascinating and scholarly account of the life of Cu Chulainn and of aspects of social life in Ulster during the Iron Age. The book is divided into eight chapters; each chapter is taken from a printed version of a medieval manuscript and translated into English. It follows Cu Chulainn from his birth to his initiation in arms, his various romances in Ireland and Scotland, and his marr |
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Cu Chulainn: An Iron Age Hero $64.72 The book tells the life story of an Iron Age hero, providing a history of Iron Age Ulster and its customs. Cu Chulainn was the greatest hero of a heroic age centered on Ulster and North Leinster. He is in the European tradition of heroes, from Ajax to Achilles to King Arthur. He was a demi-god, having both a solar deity, Lug, and Conchobar mac Nessa, King of Ulster, for his father. All that is known of him comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history, myth and biography. Working from his own translations from the Old Irish and from edited manuscript sources, Daragh Smyth has crafted a fascinating and scholarly account of the life of Cu Chulainn and of aspects of social life in Ulster during the Iron Age. The book is divided into eight chapters; each chapter is taken from a printed version of a medieval manuscript and translated into English. It follows Cu Chulainn from his birth to his initiation in arms, his various romances in Ireland and Scotland, and his marr |
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Curious Myths of the Middle Ages $2 Used – Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, first published in 1866, is a collection of 24 of the most commonly held superstitions of the Medieval era. For each story, Baring-Gould presents his research into the history and possible inspiration for the myth. Included among these familiar tales are: . The Wandering Jew, the story of the Jewish shoemaker who is doomed to wander the Earth until the Second Coming . William Tell, the Swiss hero who shot an apple off his son’s head . Saint George, a Chri |
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Dante and Medieval Latin Traditions $11.44 Used – In this book, Peter Dronke illustrates how medieval Latin traditions can help us to understand Dante’s great poem ‘The Divine Comedy’. He first discusses medieval conceptions of allegory and vision, image and metaphor, symbol and myth, as well as some of Dante’s own insights into the nature of poetic meaning. Later chapters relate particular moments in the Comedy – the giants in Inferno, the apocalyptic showings in Purgatorio, and the solar heaven in Paradiso – to Dante’s Latin inheritanc |
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Dante and Medieval Latin Traditions $30.87 New – In this book, Peter Dronke illustrates how medieval Latin traditions can help us to understand Dante’s great poem ‘The Divine Comedy’. He first discusses medieval conceptions of allegory and vision, image and metaphor, symbol and myth, as well as some of Dante’s own insights into the nature of poetic meaning. Later chapters relate particular moments in the Comedy – the giants in Inferno, the apocalyptic showings in Purgatorio, and the solar heaven in Paradiso – to Dante’s Latin inheritance |
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Death and Money in the Afternoon: A History of the Spanish Bullfight $63.32 Bullfighting has long been perceived as an antiquated, barbarous legacy from Spain’s medieval past. In fact, many of that country’s best poets, philosophers, and intellectuals have accepted the corrida as the embodiment of Spain’s rejection of the modern world. In his brilliant newinterpretation of bullfighting, Adrian Shubert maintains that this view is both the product of myth and a complete misunderstanding of the real roots of the contemporary bullfight. While references to a form of bullfighting date back to the Poem of the Cid (1040), the modern bullfight did not emerge until the early 18th century. And when it did emerge, it was far from being an archaic remnant of the past–it was a precursor of the 20th-century mass leisure industry. Indeed, before today’s multimillion-dollar athletes with wide-spread commercial appeal, there was Francisco Romero, born in 1700, whose unique form of bullfighting netted him unprecedented fame and wealth, and Manuel Rodriguez Manolete, hailed as Spain’s greatest matador by the New York Times after a fatalgoring in 1947. The bullfight was replete with promoters, agents, journalists, and, of course, hugely-paid bullfighters who were exploited to promote wine, cigarettes, and other products. Shubert analyzes the business of the sport, and explores the bullfighters’ world: their social and geographicorigins, careers, and social status. Here also are surprising revelations about the sport, such as the presence of women bullfighters–and the larger gender issues that this provoked. From the political use of bullfighting in royal and imperial pageants to the nationalistic great patrioticbullfights of the late 19th and early 20thcenturies, this is both a fascinating portrait of bullfighting and a vivid recreation of two centuries of Spanish history. Based on extensive research and engagingly written, Death and Money in the Afternoon vividly examines the evolution of Spanish culture and society through the |
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Death and Money in the Afternoon: A History of the Spanish Bullfight $2.62 Used – Bullfighting has long been perceived as an antiquated, barbarous legacy from Spain’s medieval past. In fact, many of that country’s best poets, philosophers, and intellectuals have accepted the corrida as the embodiment of Spain’s rejection of the modern world. In his brilliant new interpretation of bullfighting, Adrian Shubert maintains that this view is both the product of myth and a complete misunderstanding of the real roots of the contemporary bullfight. While references to a form of |
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Dragon Warriors RPG $112.95 New – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. Rich in atmosphere, magic and detail, it has a wide fan-base around the world. Both of its authors, Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, have gone on to be successful fantasy novelists. This edition has been revised and updated, with new artw |
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Dragon Warriors RPG $76.87 Used – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. Rich in atmosphere, magic and detail, it has a wide fan-base around the world. Both of its authors, Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, have gone on to be successful fantasy novelists. This edition has been revised and updated, with new art |
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Dragon Warriors RPG $219.94 New – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. Rich in atmosphere, magic and detail, it has a wide fan-base around the world. Both of its authors, Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, have gone on to be successful fantasy novelists. This edition has been revised and updated, with new artw |
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Dragon Warriors: Bestiary $144.93 New – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. The Bestiary provides all manner of beasts, monsters and otherworldly enemies to constantly foil and challenge your players. Bringing together all the old Dragon Warriors favourites, along with many new surprises, the Bestiary is a vital |
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Dragon Warriors: Bestiary $96.17 Used – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. The Bestiary provides all manner of beasts, monsters and otherworldly enemies to constantly foil and challenge your players. Bringing together all the old Dragon Warriors favourites, along with many new surprises, the Bestiary is a vita |
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Dragon Warriors: Bestiary $98.94 Used – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. The Bestiary provides all manner of beasts, monsters and otherworldly enemies to constantly foil and challenge your players. Bringing together all the old Dragon Warriors favourites, along with many new surprises, the Bestiary is a vita |
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Dragon Warriors: Bestiary $232.8 New – A smash hit in the 1980s, Dragon Warriors is an easily-grasped and fast-playing RPG of a dark medieval time where roving adventurers must deal with the schemes and power-plays of the feudal world and the terrifying inhabitants of British folklore and myth. The Bestiary provides all manner of beasts, monsters and otherworldly enemies to constantly foil and challenge your players. Bringing together all the old Dragon Warriors favourites, along with many new surprises, the Bestiary is a vital |
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Echo And Reverb $24.95 Echo and Reverb is the first history of acoustically imagined space in popular music recording. The book documents how acoustic effects–reverberation, room ambience, and echo–have been used in recordings since the 1920s to create virtual sonic architectures and landscapes. Author Peter Doyle traces the development of these acoustically-created worlds from the ancient Greek myth of Echo and Narcissus to the dramatic acoustic architectures of the medieval cathedral, the grand concert halls of the 19th century, and those created by the humble parlor phonograph of the early 20th century, and finally, the revolutionary age of rock ‘n’ roll. Citing recordings ranging from Gene Austin’s ‘My Blue Heaven’ to Elvis Presley’s ‘Mystery Train, ‘ Doyle illustrates how non-musical sound constructs, with all their rich and contradictory baggage, became a central feature of recorded music. The book traces various imagined worlds created with synthetic echo and reverb–the heroic landscapes of the cowboy west, the twilight shores of south sea islands, the uncanny alleys of dark cityscapes, the weird mindspaces of horror movies, the private and collective spaces of teen experience, and the funky juke-joints of the mind. |
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Egyptian Legends and Stories $12 New – Ancient Egypt has a rich tradition of stories and proverbs, recorded by scribes. This book raises these stories from the dust, and presents obscure ancient texts in a readable form. The selections date from the Old Kingdom to medieval times, the majority being based on religious themes. There are many surprising new texts here, but some of the themes seem familiar: the creation myth of Memphis theology is similar to the bible while ‘The Capture of Joppa’ is an older version of ‘Ali Baba’. |
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Egyptian Legends and Stories $12 Used – Ancient Egypt has a rich tradition of stories and proverbs, recorded by scribes. This book raises these stories from the dust, and presents obscure ancient texts in a readable form. The selections date from the Old Kingdom to medieval times, the majority being based on religious themes. There are many surprising new texts here, but some of the themes seem familiar: the creation myth of Memphis theology is similar to the bible while ‘The Capture of Joppa’ is an older version of ‘Ali Baba’. |
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Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth $4.99 Used – A study of the worldwide community of fans of “Star Trek” and other genre television series who create and distribute fiction and art based on their favorite series. This community includes people from all walks of life–housewives, librarians, secretaries, and professors of medieval literature. Ninety percent of its members are women |
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Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth $31.15 New – A study of the worldwide community of fans of “Star Trek” and other genre television series who create and distribute fiction and art based on their favorite series. This community includes people from all walks of life–housewives, librarians, secretaries, and professors of medieval literature. Ninety percent of its members are women |
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Essential Russian Mythology $5.55 Used – Enter the mysterious world of Russian myth and legenda world alive with spirits, of wolves that talk, of super-human heroes, magical spells, and strange encounters. Ranging from oral traditions of the first Slavs, who practiced earth-centered spirituality, to medieval stories centered in Orthodox Christian beliefs, this collection includes tales of wood nymphs and female spirits along with the story of Prince Vladimir, victor over ancient pagan gods. |
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Essential Russian Mythology $207.49 New – Enter the mysterious world of Russian myth and legenda world alive with spirits, of wolves that talk, of super-human heroes, magical spells, and strange encounters. Ranging from oral traditions of the first Slavs, who practiced earth-centered spirituality, to medieval stories centered in Orthodox Christian beliefs, this collection includes tales of wood nymphs and female spirits along with the story of Prince Vladimir, victor over ancient pagan gods. |
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Europe’s Inner Demons: The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom $24.88 New – In “Europe’s Inner Demons,” Cohn, author of “The Pursuit of the Millennium” and “Cosmos, Chaos, and the World to Come” continues his exploration of the extraordinary power evoked when myth and paranoid fantasy combine. This time around Cohn has turned his attentions to the delusional beliefs about witches that lay at the heart of the great witch hunts of 16th- and 17th-century Europe. The century-long frenzy resulted in the cruel death by burning of thousands of innocent men and women in a |
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Faery Loves and Faery Lais $17.51 Used – The Breton lai is a short narrative, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France about the middle of the 12th century, carried by travelling musicians and storytellers called jongleurs. What is important about them is that they contain a great deal of faery and supernatural lore deriving from Celtic myth, legend and folktale. This collection of twelve tales focuses on faery lore in the lai tradition. Nine are taken from anonymous medieval jongleur sources; the other three are fr |
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Faery Loves and Faery Lais $17.51 New – The Breton lai is a short narrative, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France about the middle of the 12th century, carried by travelling musicians and storytellers called jongleurs. What is important about them is that they contain a great deal of faery and supernatural lore deriving from Celtic myth, legend and folktale. This collection of twelve tales focuses on faery lore in the lai tradition. Nine are taken from anonymous medieval jongleur sources; the other three are fro |
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Faery Loves and Faery Lais $17.96 Used – The Breton lai is a short narrative, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France about the middle of the 12th century, carried by travelling musicians and storytellers called jongleurs. What is important about them is that they contain a great deal of faery and supernatural lore deriving from Celtic myth, legend and folktale. This collection of twelve tales focuses on faery lore in the lai tradition. Nine are taken from anonymous medieval jongleur sources; the other three are fr |
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Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries $6.49 Used – With an introduction by Carl McColman, this classic study of traditional Celtic spirituality ties ancient Paganism, medieval myth, and traditional Fairy beliefs into a powerful celebration of Celtic wisdom and magic. The author, W. Y. Evans-Wentz, was best known as the translator of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. In the world of Celtic spirituality he made his mark through The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries. This magnificent book is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and legends from all |
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Faust: Icon of Modern Culture $127.95 New – This book explores the growth of the Faust story/myth from its roots in the Bible and medieval legends to today in music, theatre, film, literature and art. Each generation has re-interpreted the stories in the light of its own preoccupations. |
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Faust: Icon of Modern Culture $40 Used – This book explores the growth of the Faust story/myth from its roots in the Bible and medieval legends to today in music, theatre, film, literature and art. Each generation has re-interpreted the stories in the light of its own preoccupations. |
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Fly $19.95 Few creatures are as universally despised as flies. Blamed for pestilence and plagues, they were publicly excommunicated from the medieval church. Beelzebub, the lord of the flies, was said to be the embodiment of evil, and, for centuries, flies were considered the result of spontaneous generation–the unnatural consequence of rotting meat. Fly explores the history of this much-maligned creature and then turns to examine its newfound redemption through science. The secrets of the fly’s versatile powers of flight, Steven Connor reveals, are only beginning to be understood and appreciated. Its eyes and wings, for instance, have evolved so perfectly that they provide inspiration for some of today’s most daring technological and scientific innovations. And the humble fruit fly, Connor demonstrates, stands at the center of revolutionary advances in genetic research. Connor delights in tracking his lowly subject through myth, literature, poetry, painting, film, and biology. Humans live in close and intimate quarters with flies, but Fly is the first book to give these common creatures their due. |
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Fossil Unicorn $17.81 New – Often drawing on folklore and medieval sources, Sally Purcell’s poems are tense yet fluid in rhythm and diction, dramatic, and alive with a sense of the numinous as underlying the world of the senses. “Miss Purcell is masterly in her handling of myth and ancient history”. — Elizabeth Jennings. Sally Purcell (b. 1944) studied French and Provencal at Oxford. She has edited two anthologies and has translated a selection of Provencal Poems. Her previous books are The Holly Queen (1971), Dark |
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From Workshop to Warfare: The Lives of Medieval Women $13.7 New – The popular myth of medieval women at home, working at their tapestry, is challenged through this examination of their day-to-day lives, revealing important and varied roles at all levels of society. |
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From Workshop to Warfare: The Lives of Medieval Women $28.67 New – The popular myth of medieval women at home, working at their tapestry, is challenged through this examination of their day-to-day lives, revealing important and varied roles at all levels of society. |
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Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion $17.95 Myth 2. That the Medieval Christian Church Suppressed the Growth of Science Myth 3. That Medieval Christians Taught That the Earth Was Flat Myth 4. That Medieval Islamic Culture Was Inhospitable to Science Myth 12. That Ren? Descartes Originated the Mind- Body Distinction Myth 16. That Evolution Destroyed Darwin”s Faith in Christianity–Until He Reconverted on His Deathbed Myth 21. That Einstein Believed in a Personal GodMyth 25. That Modern Science Has Secularized Western Culture |
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Gaveston $2.49 Used – A brilliant retelling of a true medieval tale that has entered gay mythology. “What Hunt has done is no less than the finest of literature: creating myth, in its most powerful form, whose vision enriches us” — John Preston “Chris Hunt has carved out a comfortable niche as the author of highly readable historical epics set against a well-researched background” — Gay times, London “First of all, let it be set down that Piers Gaveston was the most beautiful creation on God’s earth, and if |
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Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History $24.12 New – The acclaimed author of The Ties That Bound brings together a wealth of evidence drawn from court records, literary sources, and books of advice to weave a rich tapestry of the life of London youth during the 14th and 15th centuries. A myth-shattering work that illuminates the nature of childhood in the Middle Ages. Halftones. |
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Growing Up in Medieval London: The Experience of Childhood in History $7.5 Used – The acclaimed author of The Ties That Bound brings together a wealth of evidence drawn from court records, literary sources, and books of advice to weave a rich tapestry of the life of London youth during the 14th and 15th centuries. A myth-shattering work that illuminates the nature of childhood in the Middle Ages. Halftones. |
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Hank Reinhardt’s Book of the Sword By Hank Reinhardt $20 The sword is the most revered of all of man’s weapons. Although the club is older, the knife more universal, and the firearm much more efficient, it is to the sword that most decoration, myth, mysticism and reverence has been given. The katana has been called “The Soul of the Samurai,” the Vikings lavished love, care and attached wonderful names to their weapons. The sword has been the symbol of Justice, of Vengeance, and of Mercy. No one artifact has so captured the imagination as has the sword. <P>As our society has grown more and more advanced, and more reliant on technology, there has been an increased interest in the weapons of the past. The romance of the sword is very much alive—but movies, books and fiction of all types have romanticized the past, and particularly the sword, beyond all recognition of the real thing. <P>Drawing on information from grave excavations, illustrations of battle scenes, and many classical and medieval literary sources, this book discusses how contemporaries showed swords were used. Building on Oakeshott and other authoritative writers on the subject, this volume, representing ten years of writing and a lifetime of experience, will add to the body of knowledge of the history of swords by illustrating not only the beauty of the form of the sword, but also their beauty of function. <P> |
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Herakles; The Hero of Thebes and Other Heroes of the Myth – By Mary E. Burt and Zenaide A. Ragozin $20.43 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: C. Scribner”s Sons in 1900 in 186 pages; Subjects: Readers; Mythology, Greek; Mythology, Roman; Drama / Ancient, Classical & Medieval; History / Ancient / Greece; Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Folklore & Mythology; Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman; Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology; |
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History of Paradise: The Garden of Eden in Myth and Tradition $15.95 Used – Delumeau explores the medieval conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location. |
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Homosexuality in history $120.62 New – An exploration of homosexuality and its place in society throughout history. From the ancient world, through medieval times and the Reformation, through the Renaissance and up to modern times, homosexual love has been regarded through a lens of myth and misunderstanding. Spencer’s account of how society has perceived homosexuality takes into consideration the views of the Church and of political figures such as Joseph McCarthy, as well as the Stonewall demonstration. |
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How to Kill a Dragon $42.22 In How to Kill a Dragon Calvert Watkins follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. He uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original commonlanguage. Thus, Watkins reveals the antiquity and tenacity of the Indo-European poetic tradition. Watkins begins this study with an introduction to the field of comparative Indo-European poetics; he explores the Saussurian notions of synchrony and diachrony, and locates the various Indo-European traditions and ideologies of the spoken word. Further, his overview presents case studies on theforms of verbal art, with selected texts drawn from Indic, Iranian, Greek, Latin, Hittite, Armenian, Celtic, and Germanic languages. In the remainder of the book, Watkins examines in detail the structure of the dragon/serpent-slaying myths, which recur in various guises throughout the Indo-European poetic tradition. He finds the signature formula for the myth–the divine hero who slays the serpent or overcomesadversaries–occurs in the same linguistic form in a wide range of sources and over millennia, including Old and Middle Iranian holy books, Greek epic, Celtic and Germanic sagas, down to Armenian oral folk epic of the last century. Watkins argues that this formula is the vehicle for the centraltheme of a proto-text, and a central part of the symbolic culture of speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language: the relation of humans to their universe, the values and expectations of their society. Therefore, he further argues, poetry was a social necessity for Indo- European society, where thepoet could confer on patrons what they and their culture valued above all else: imperishable fame. |
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Images of Savages: Ancient Roots of Modern Prejudice in Western Culture $35.47 New – In “Images of Savages, the distinguished psychologist Gustav Jahoda advances the provocative thesis that racism and the perpetual alienation of a racialized “other” are a central legacy of the Western tradition. Finding the roots of these demonizations deep in the myth and traditions of classical antiquity, he examines how the monstrous humanoid creatures of ancient myth and the fabulous “wild men” of the medieval European woods shaped early modern explorers’ interpretations of the New Wor |
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Images of Savages: Ancients (Sic) Roots of Modern Prejudice in Western Culture $25.18 Used – In Images of Savages, the distinguished psychologist Gustav Jahoda advances the provocative thesis that racism and the perpetual alienation of a racialized ‘other’ are a central leagacy of the Western tradition. Finding the roots of these demonizations deep in the myth and traditions of classical antiquity, he examines how the monstrous humanoid creatures of ancient myth and the fabulous “wild men” of the medieval European woods shaped early modern explorers’ interpretations of the New Wo |
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