Myth, Ritual and Religion (Vols. I & II) is Andrew Langs farranging inquiry into the origins and transformations of sacred narrative. Marrying classical learning to the new comparative anthropology, he tests the "solar myth" and evolutionary schools against folktale corpora, travelers reports, and ritual practice from Australia and the Americas to Greece and Scandinavia. Urbane, precise, and wry, his style combines scrupulous citation with close motif analysis and attention to totemism, taboo, and early "high gods." A Scottish classicist, folklorist, and journalist, Lang studied at St Andrews and Oxford and popularized ballads and fairy tales while engaging London learned societies. His distaste for armchair philology and his respect for ethnographic evidence inform his revisions: that moralized supreme beings may precede priesthoods and that myth resists reduction to a single physical allegory. Scholars and students of religion, folklore, and classical reception will find these volumes indispensable: a methodological primer and an encyclopedic archive in one. Read it to see Victorian debate at its sharpest, to sharpen your own comparative practice, and to encounter sacred stories with humane skepticism and durable curiosity.Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the authors voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readabledistilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

Thor se adentra en Jötunheim, la tierra de los gigantes, acompañado por Loki y los jóvenes Thialfi y Roskva. Su misión: descubrir si los gigantes dominan la magia, una amenaza que podría alterar el e

En los Nueve Mundos conviven dos estirpes divinas: los ases, liderados por Odín, y los vanes, ligados a las fuerzas de la naturaleza. Desde Asgard, Odín vigila las señales del Ragnarök, pero descubre

Tras la primera gran guerra entre los ases y los vanes, las murallas de Asgard siguen en ruinas. En medio de esta vulnerabilidad, llega un nuevo huésped: Loki, hijo de los odiados gigantes, a quien Odin decide proteger por razones que guarda en secreto.Cuando un misterioso constructor ofrece reconstruir las defensas del reino, impone un precio desorbitado: el sol, la luna y la mano de la diosa Freya. Es la oportunidad que Loki esperaba para ganarse la confianza de los dioses, pero sus planes se complican y pronto debera recurrir a su astucia y poderes unicos para evitar un desastre que amenaza a todo Asgard.Una historia epica inspirada en la mitologia nordica, llena de intriga, magia y giros inesperados, ideal para los amantes de la fantasia heroica y las leyendas vikingas.

La creación, según la mitología nórdica, surge del choque eterno entre el fuego y el hielo, fuerzas primordiales de las que nace todo lo existente. Cuando Odín descubre el poder de su linaje divino, asume el liderazgo para imponer el orden frente al caos.En su lucha, se enfrenta a colosos ancestrales como Ymir y los gigantes de hielo, y asigna a cada estirpe un mundo para habitar. Pero esta empresa titanica exige sacrificios y lo conduce a un conocimiento terrible: la profecia que anuncia el destino final de todo lo creado.Una historia epica que combina accion, mitologia y reflexion sobre el origen y el fin del universo, ideal para los amantes de las sagas nordicas y la fantasia heroica.

Thor, hijo de Odín, está destinado a convertirse en el gran guerrero que lidere la lucha contra las fuerzas del caos. Pero su carácter orgulloso y temperamental despierta las dudas del padre de los dioses.Cuando Loki, el astuto dios del engaño, comete una afrenta contra Sif, la prometida de Thor, se desencadena una cadena de acontecimientos que cambiara el destino de Asgard. Para reparar el daño, Odin envia a Loki al mundo de los enanos, donde consigue un arma legendaria: Mjolnir, el martillo capaz de dominar el rayo.¿Sera suficiente para que Thor venza su naturaleza impetuosa y se convierta en el campeon que dioses y humanos necesitan? Una historia epica inspirada en la mitologia nordica, llena de accion, magia y personajes inolvidables.

Una obra que seduce y perturba, perfecta para almas nocturnas, amantes de lo gótico y buscadores de belleza en la oscuridad.Vampiros, de la aclamada autora Elia Barceló, es una invitación hipnótica a sumergirse en las profundidades de un mito tan oscuro como fascinante. Mucho mas que un compendio de leyendas, este album ilustrado es una exploracion inedita del universo vampirico, donde lo sobrenatural, lo historico y lo literario se entrelazan con una elegancia inquietante.Desde las sombras del folclore ancestral hasta las recreaciones mas contemporaneas, Barcelo considerada una de las voces mas versatiles y prestigiosas del panorama narrativo español desvela la evolucion de estas criaturas nocturnas: su magnetismo, sus reglas ocultas, sus metamorfosis a lo largo de los siglos y su inquebrantable vinculo con el deseo, la muerte y la eternidad.Pero esta obra va mas alla del analisis o la recopilacion: tres relatos ineditos, firmados por la autora, atraviesan el libro como colmillos literarios, abriendo grietas en la realidad y permitiendo que el lector experimente, en carne viva, el escalofrio de lo imposible.Una obra imprescindible para amantes de lo fantastico, coleccionistas de lo bello y espiritus valientes dispuestos a mirar a los ojos a la noche.¿Te atreves a cruzar el umbral?

"Adão no Divã – A Queda que funda o Desejo" é uma obra provocativa e instigante de Fernando César Gregorio, que explora a essência da subjetividade humana, combinando psicanálise, filosofia, mitologi

Poems to make your blood run cold. Poems to make your heart beat faster. Poems to sink your teeth into... Three centuries of vampiric verse.Seductively sinister, both frightening and alluring, the undead have always been the perfect vessel for humanitys fears and desires. The poems in this collection of dark delights range across centuries and languages; poems that tell stories, offer warnings, and imagine life in the shadows, by writers such as Lord Byron, Emily Dickinson, Charles Baudelaire, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Ishmael Reed, and many more.With an introduction by Claire Kohda, author of Woman, Eating.Contents include:Chilling Tales - poems by Gottfried August Burger, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Robert Southey, Anne Bannerman, John Stagg, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Rafael CampoDire Warnings - poems by Heinrich August Ossenfelder, John Keats, Henry Thomas Liddell, James Clerk Maxwell, Charles Baudelaire, Christina Rossetti, Madison Julius Cawein, Rudyard Kipling, Conrad Aiken, Edna St Vincent Millay, James Weldon JohnsonThe Vampire Within - poems by Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Emily Bronte, Emily Dickinson, Walter Pater, Delmira Agustini, William Butler Yeats, Ishmael Reed, Dorothy Barresi, John Yau

O chamado da Terra está mais forte do que nunca... Você está pronta para ouvir?Em tempos de incerteza, ansiedade e desconexão, cada vez mais pessoas sentem o impulso de voltar às raízes. De buscar re

In Stranger Than Fiction, Arthur Conan Doyle presents a collection of remarkable, real-life accounts that defy logic and traditional explanations. Through these articles and essays, he shares anecdotes involving spiritualism, paranormal encounters, and psychic phenomenastories that, while true in his belief, often rival the most imaginative tales. Its an intriguing blend of reportage and belief that reflects Doyles unwavering dedication to the unseen.

In The Mediumship of Florence Cook, Arthur Conan Doyle revisits the life and séances of one of Victorian Englands most controversial spirit mediums. He offers a compelling defense of Cooks authenticity, citing testimonies, photographs, and his personal convictions. This piece provides valuable context to the spiritualist movement and showcases Doyles continued advocacy for what he saw as misunderstood truth.

In Scotlands Sacred Goddess: Hidden in Plain Sight, Stuart McHardy delves into the rich tapestry of pre-Christian Scottish beliefs, uncovering the enduring presence of ancient mythologies in todays landscape. Long before the arrival of Christian monks, the Scots revered a pantheon of deities, with the Cailleach Goddess at its heart. McHardy skillfully weaves together ancient oral traditions, place names, local folklore and the shapes of the land itself to reveal the lingering echoes of these ancient beliefs. He traces how the stories of witches, the Devil and other supernatural beings are rooted in these early mythologies, highlighting a powerful feminine force central to creation and understanding the world.This book explores how ancient stories, though transformed over millennia, continue to influence Scotlands cultural and physical landscape, offering a fresh perspective on how ancient myths and the sacred feminine still influence the modern world. McHardys work is a profound testament to the enduring legacy of Scotlands sacred goddess.

Vila do Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, meados de 1800. Em trilha de mata fechada, juntamente com uma caravana, dois moços, após passarem por situações de grande perigo, resolvem descansar com os fiéis t

HARTWIG ALTENMULLER: Auferstehungsritual und Geburtsmythos.PETER BEYLAGE: pr(j)=f hr s3=f versus pr(j)(.w) jm =f d(j)(.w) r t3. Eine weitere Bemerkung zu den koniglichen Schietexten der 18. Dynastie.JOHN COLEMAN DARNELL: The Apotropaic Goddess in the Eye.BENEDICT G. DAVIES: Two many Butehamuns? Additional observations on their identity.BENEDICT G. DAVIES / JAANA TOIVARI: Misuse of a maidservants services at Deir el-Medina (O.CGC 25237, recto).KARL JANSEN-WINKELN: Zu den Koregenzen der 12. Dynastie. JOCHEM KAHL: Zur Datierung der fruhen Grabplatten mit Opfertischszene.PIERRE P. KOEMOTH: La plante s(3)r(.t) et la crue du Nil.LUDWIG D. MORENZ: (Magische) Sprache der "geheimen Kunst".SCOTT MORSCHAUSER: Approbation or Disapproval? The Conclusion of the Letter of Amenophis II to User-Satet, Viceroy of Kush (Urk. IV, 1344.10-20).JOACHIM FRIEDRICH QUACK: Zwiebel und Keule.THOMAS SCHNEIDER: Das Schriftzeichen "Rosette" und die Gottin Seschat.ANTHONY SPALINGER: Drama in History: Exemplars from Mid Dynasty XVIII.JOACHIM STEPHAN: Uberlegungen zur Ausbildung der Arzte im alten Agypten.SUSANNE VOSS: Die heliopolitanische Neunheit als Schlussel zum Dekorationsprogramm im Altarhof Sethos I. in Qurna.

O livro "Naruto e a Mitologia" propõe uma leitura do anime Naruto Shippuden à luz da História e dos estudos mitológicos, com foco nas imagens de Kaguya, dos irmãos Hagoromo e Hamura, da Árvore Divina

Una mirada inteligente y bien elaborada sobre algunas de las más conocidas diosas griegas. Un análisis sobre su influencia en la cultura, el arte, la música y el cine de la actualidad. Natalie Haynes regresa a la no ficcion en este libro, que toca la historia de varias diosas griegas populares, explorando sus origenes y contrastandolos con otros mitos que se conocen de ellas. Si bien sigue el formato de La jarra de pandora, en esta ocasion se enfoca mucho mas en intentar que el lector empatice con las diosas y pueda sentirse identificado con ellas. Por ejemplo, la autora logra mostrarnos otro enfoque sobre Hera y Demeter, a pesar de que la cultura popular a veces nos las muestra de manera negativa, o destacar la importancia de Hestia.

When ancient Egypt is mentioned, images often come to mind of tombs covered in hieroglyphs being opened by Victorian-era explorers, revealing "wonderful things"as Howard Carter famously described upon first glimpsing the treasures of Tutankhamun. But how did Egyptology become the preserve of wealthy Europeans? And what can be done today to restore agency and rightful ownership to the country where this field was born?

What is justice? What is the best way to live? Can an ideal society exist?In The Republic, the philosopher Plato presents a powerful conversation between Socrates and his disciples as they explore the meaning of justice, the role of education, the nature of reality, and the qualities of an ideal ruler. Written around 375 BC, this dialogue remains one of the most influential works of political theory, ethics, and metaphysics.Whether youre a student, thinker, or seeker, this book challenges you to reexamine the principles that govern our livesand imagine a better society shaped by reason and virtue."The Republic is not just a bookits a blueprint for philosophical thought and civil governance." Why It Belongs in Every Thinkers Library:Essential reading in philosophy, political science, and classical studiesEngages with timeless questions about morality, power, education, and truthIdeal for fans of Aristotle, Machiavelli, Seneca, and Karl Marx Start the Conversation That Shaped Western Thought.Buy The Republic today and dive into the dialogue that continues to inspire debate and discovery.

Before Dante. Before Tolkien. There was Milton.Paradise Lost is John Miltons monumental retelling of the biblical fall of Adam and Eve, set against the cosmic war between Heaven and Hell. With stunning poetic language and intellectual depth, Milton crafts a story where Satan, cast from Heaven, becomes one of literatures most complex and compelling characters.At once a tale of divine justice and tragic rebellion, Paradise Lost explores free will, temptation, pride, and the cost of disobedience in some of the most powerful verses ever written in English literature."One of the greatest epics ever writtena dazzling, daunting, and deeply human exploration of paradise and its loss." Why Youll Be Captivated:Features Satan as a tragic antihero in a groundbreaking literary formA brilliant blend of mythology, religion, and Renaissance philosophyPerfect for fans of The Divine Comedy, The Brothers Karamazov, and Dantes Inferno Rediscover the Epic That Shaped English Literature.Buy Paradise Lost today and experience Miltons vision of Heaven, Hell, and humanitys eternal struggle.