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Book Synopsis The Golden Anklet by : Beverly Hansford
Download or read book The Golden Anklet written by Beverly Hansford and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beverley Hansford delivers his third romantic novel, shot through with suspense and intrigue. The Golden Anklet is full of dark secrets and suspense that will keep readers enthralled until the last page.
Book Synopsis The Golden Anklet by : Catherine Macbeth
Download or read book The Golden Anklet written by Catherine Macbeth and published by FeedARead.com. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimee was the little Chinese girl without a shadow. Adopted by Elaine and Craig Shaw, she has no desire to find her birth mother. Why should she? She is happy, content and secure in her English parents' love. Until she meets Brennon who is married with two daughters and whose marriage has disintegrated. Until her mother Elaine hands her the golden anklet.
Book Synopsis Anklet for a Princess by : Lila Mehta
Download or read book Anklet for a Princess written by Lila Mehta and published by Cinderella. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cinduri, hungry and ragged, is befriended by Godfather Snake, who feeds her delicacies and dresses her in gold cloth and anklets with bells and diamonds, to meet the prince.
Download or read book The Arabian Nights written by and published by Armadillo. This book was released on 2018-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of the enthralling stories by a renowned folklorist, including Aladdin and Ali Baba, with evocative illustrations
Book Synopsis The Tale of an Anklet by : Iḷaṅkōvaṭikaḷ
Download or read book The Tale of an Anklet written by Iḷaṅkōvaṭikaḷ and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originating in Tamil mythology, Cilappatikaram is the love story of Kannaki and Kovalan. Kannaki wears a circular anklet representing the power, strength and dignity of the goddess Pattini. Goddess status is bestowed upon Kannaki as her life undergoes the same fate as the anklet that is stolen and used as a weapon.
Download or read book The Golden Lake written by Carlton Dawe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Lake is a sci-fi adventure novel by Carlton Dawe. Two explorers, Dick Hardwicke and Archibald Martesque, use a map donated by a dying traveler, in order to locate a golden lake concealed in the Australian interior.
Download or read book Maṇimēkalai written by Lakshmi Holmstrom and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a rendering in English of the Tamil epics Silappadikaram and Manimekalai written by renowned Tamil poets. Silappadikaram is the story of Kovalan and Kannagi and of how Kannagi avenges the wrong done to her husband. Manimekalai is meant to be a sequel to Silappadikaram, being the story of Kovalan s daughter s renunciation. There are strong spiritual undertones in the story that give an insight into the religious influence of those times. The illustrations are by A V Illango who is a well-known name in the Indian art scene. His areas of interest are Tamil folklore and the mythology and temple architecture of Tamil Nadu.
Book Synopsis The Golden Town, and Other Tales from Soma-Deva's "Ocean of Romance-rivers," by : Somadeva Bhaṭṭa
Download or read book The Golden Town, and Other Tales from Soma-Deva's "Ocean of Romance-rivers," written by Somadeva Bhaṭṭa and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bouncer written by Abdelrahim Kamal and published by دار تويا للنشر و التوزيع. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Upper Egypt, there is that always-told story about patience. This story was told to me by women, advanced in years, about an infertile mother who wished to give birth to a beautiful baby girl and to put two anklets in her legs; one anklet made of silver and another made of gold. Her dream came true and she named her girl " 'Agab ". 'Agab faced grave adversity when she saw the sheikh of the Kuttab (1) eating a little child. She went ripping by. When she got stuck in a ring-like object on the ground while running away, the golden anklet dropped. However, 'Agab kept running and hid in a greenfield belonging to a prince. The prince caught 'Agab. He tested and married her. Whenever 'Agab gave birth to a baby boy, the sheikh of the Kuttab would show up and take the baby away. He would put blood on their mouths and vanish into thin air. Three boys had disappeared and blood was seen on 'Agab's mouth. The prince divorced 'Agab, thinking that she had gone crazy eating his little children. He threw her in a place for breeding pigeons and geese and prepared himself to marry another. The prince, on his wedding night, asked 'Agab to ask him to bring her something as a present. 'Agab asked the prince to get her the "Urn of Patience". After looking for one for some time, the prince came to 'Agab with an "Urn of Patience" and left it beside her. He went to take care of his wedding ceremonies. (1) Kuttab or Kuttāb, (Arabic: “school”), Muslim elementary school. Until the 20th century, boys were instructed in Qur'an recitation, reading, writing, and grammar in maktabs, which were the only means of mass education. 'Agab sat next to the "Urn of Patience" and told it her tragic story. The "Urn of Patience" shook and boiled over. When done telling her story, the Urn of Patience exploded and the sheikh of the Kuttab came out with the three children alive in one hand - the three children became young boys – and the golden anklet in his other hand. So, that sheikh was a test of patience and silence for 'Agab. – "What did you see, 'Agab, when you took the silver anklet and left the golden one?" The sheikh smilingly asked her. She replied with sorrow and sincerity: "I saw a teacher putting the children on the right track." The sheikh then said: "If you told the secret, 'Agab, I would have shown you the strangest things." The sheikh left 'Agab with her children who became polite and educated young boys. 'Agab took them to their father who was getting ready for his wedding night. The father embraced his children and believed 'Agab's story. As far as we can see, this is one story about patience; it is to be patient with what appears to be painful, believing that there is mercy in it. It is exactly like the story of Moses and Al Khedr told in the Chapter of "The Cave" in the Qur'an. Where there is no "'Agab", it is a meaningless story.
Book Synopsis Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary by : Vanessa R. Sasson
Download or read book Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary written by Vanessa R. Sasson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewels—along with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deities—shape the literature and the material reality of the tradition. They decorate temples, fill reliquaries, are used as metaphors, and sprout out of imagined Buddha fields. Moreover, jewels reflect a particular type of currency often used to make the Buddhist world go round: merit in exchange for wealth. Regardless of whether the Buddhist community has theoretically transcended the need for them or not, jewels—and the paradox they represent—are everywhere. Scholarship has often looked past this splendor, favoring the theory of renunciation instead, but in this volume, scholars from a wide range of disciplines consider the role jewels play in the Buddhist imaginary, putting them front and center for the first time. Following an introduction that relates the colorful story of the Emerald Buddha, one of the most famous jewels in the world, chapters explore the function of jewels as personal identifiers in Buddhist and other Indian religious traditions; Buddhaghosa’s commentary on the Jewel Sutta; the paradox of the Buddha’s bejeweled status before and after renunciation; and the connection in early Buddhism between jewels, magnificence, and virtue. The Newars of Nepal are the focus of a chapter that looks at their gemology and associations between gems and celestial deities. Contributors analyze the Fifth Dalai Lama’s reliquary, known as the “sole ornament of the world”; the transformation of relic jewels into precious substances and their connection to the Piprahwa stupa in Northern India and the Nanjing Porcelain Pagoda. Final chapters offer detailed studies of ritual engagement with the deity known as Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Avalokiteśvara and its role in the new Japanese lay Buddhist religious movement Shinnyo-en. Engaging and accessible, Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary will provide readers with an opportunity to look beyond a common misconception about Buddhism and bring its lived tradition into wider discussion.
Book Synopsis Enchanted Jewelry Of Egypt : The Traditional Art and Craft by : Azza Fahmy
Download or read book Enchanted Jewelry Of Egypt : The Traditional Art and Craft written by Azza Fahmy and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of jewelry in modern Egypt, from the end of the nineteenth century to the fusion of modern and traditional
Download or read book Summer's End written by Lyn Cote and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Kirsi Royston finds much more than she bargained for when she arrives in Steadfast, Wisconsin.
Book Synopsis Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney by : Jack Zipes
Download or read book Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney written by Jack Zipes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fairy tale has become one of the dominant cultural forms and genres internationally, thanks in large part to its many manifestations on screen. Yet the history and relevance of the fairy-tale film have largely been neglected. In this follow-up to Jack Zipes’s award-winning book The Enchanted Screen (2011), Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney offers the first book-length multinational, multidisciplinary exploration of fairy-tale cinema. Bringing together twenty-three of the world’s top fairy-tale scholars to analyze the enormous scope of these films, Zipes and colleagues Pauline Greenhill and Kendra Magnus-Johnston present perspectives on film from every part of the globe, from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, to Jan Švankmajer’s Alice, to the transnational adaptations of 1001 Nights and Hans Christian Andersen. Contributors explore filmic traditions in each area not only from their different cultural backgrounds, but from a range of academic fields, including criminal justice studies, education, film studies, folkloristics, gender studies, and literary studies. Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney offers readers an opportunity to explore the intersections, disparities, historical and national contexts of its subject, and to further appreciate what has become an undeniably global phenomenon.
Book Synopsis The Iliad of the East by : Frederika Macdonald
Download or read book The Iliad of the East written by Frederika Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Temple of Muktēśvara at Cauḍadānapura by : Vasundhara Filliozat
Download or read book The Temple of Muktēśvara at Cauḍadānapura written by Vasundhara Filliozat and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Northern Part Of Karnataka Is One Of The Richest Areas Of India In Monuments Of Great Artistic Value. It Was Subjected To The Rule Of Several Royal Families, Calukyas Of Kalyana, Kalacuris And Seunas In The 10Th, 11Th, 12Th And 13Th Centuries A.D. Which Has Been A Period Of Great Cultural Refinement. It Was The Time Of The Greatest Expansion Of The Kalamukha-Lakulasaiva Movements, And Of The Rise Of Virasaivism. The Temple Of Muktesvara At Caudadanapura (Dharwar District) Is A Beautiful Representative Of The Style And The High Culture Of That Time. Its History Is Known To Us Thanks To A Set Of Seven Long Inscriptions, Composed In Literary Medieval Kannada, Engraved With Great Care On Large Steles. They Provide Informations On The Local Rulers, Kings Of Guttala Who Claimed A Gupta Ascendancy, On Some Constructions In The Temple Complex, On Diverse Donations To The Deity, And Very Interesting Details On A Few Prominent Religious Leaders. It Introduces To Us Muktajiyar, A Lakulasaiva Saint, And Sivadeva, A Virasaiva Saint, Who Entered The Place On The 19 Th Of August 1225 And Led There A Long Life Of Renunciation, Asceticism And Spiritual Elevation. The Legacy Of This Age Of Intense Saivite Faith Is A Jewel Of Architecture And Sculpture. It Is A Single Cella Temple In What Is Popularly Known As Jakkanacari Style, Sometimes Called Kalyana-Calukyan Style, Which Is Not Appropriate, As Many Temples Of The Same Style Have Also Been Built Under The Patronage Of Kalacuri Or Seuna Dynasties. The Present Study Contains A Historical Introduction, The Complete Edition, Translation And Interpretation Of The Inscriptions, An Architectural Description, With A Graphic Survey, And An Iconographical Analysis.
Book Synopsis The Ring of Truth by : Wendy Doniger
Download or read book The Ring of Truth written by Wendy Doniger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are sex and jewelry, particularly rings, so often connected? Why do rings continually appear in stories about marriage and adultery, love and betrayal, loss and recovery, identity and masquerade? What is the mythology that makes finger rings symbols of true (or, as the case may be, untrue) love? The cross-cultural distribution of the mythology of sexual rings is impressive--from ancient India and Greece through the Arab world to Shakespeare, Marie Antoinette, Wagner, nineteenth-century novels, Hollywood, and the De Beers advertising campaign that gave us the expression, "A Diamond is Forever." Each chapter of The Ring of Truth, like a charm on a charm bracelet, considers a different constellation of stories: stories about rings lost and found in fish; forgetful husbands and clever wives; treacherous royal necklaces; fake jewelry and real women; modern women's revolt against the hegemony of jewelry; and the clash between common sense and conventional narratives about rings. Herein lie signet rings, betrothal rings, and magic rings of invisibility or memory. The stories are linked by a common set of meanings, such as love symbolized by the circular and unbroken shape of the ring: infinite, constant, eternal--a meaning that the stories often prove tragically false. While most of the rings in the stories originally belonged to men, or were given to women by men, Wendy Doniger shows that it is the women who are important in these stories, as they are the ones who put the jewelry to work in the plots.
Book Synopsis For the Lord of the Animals-Poems from The Telugu by : Hank Heifetz
Download or read book For the Lord of the Animals-Poems from The Telugu written by Hank Heifetz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987.
