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The Western Tradition From The Renaissance To The Present
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Book Synopsis The Occult Tradition by : David S. Katz
Download or read book The Occult Tradition written by David S. Katz and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the universe alive? Are there hidden connections within it, revealed in history and in sacred texts? Can we understand or even learn to control these secrets? Have we neglected an entirely separate science that works according to a different set of principles? Certainly by the time of the Renaissance in Europe, there were many thinkers who answered in the affirmative to all of these questions. Despite the growth of modern science and a general disenchantment of the world, the 'occult' or 'esoteric' tradition has evolved in the West, manifesting itself in such diverse groups as the Freemasons, the Mormons, Christian Scientists, the Theosophists, New Ageists and American Fundamentalism. Paradoxically, the turn to science and the triumph of evolution in the nineteenth century produced an explosion of occultism, increasing its power as a kind of super-science. Gothic, fantastic, and supernatural fiction flourished, while Spiritualism emerged as a serious inquiry into the possibility of contacting the dead. After all, if you could communicate with the living at great distances, why should a similar teletechnology not be possible to the other world? Disciplines had not yet hardened, and the borders were as yet undefined between parapsychology and psychology, between mythology and anthropology. Mesmerism became hypnotism, and the subconscious came to be recognized as more than a medium's stomping ground. This book describes the growth and meandering path of the occult tradition over the past five hundred years, and shows how the esoteric world view fits together.
Book Synopsis The Humanities in the Western Tradition by : Marvin Perry
Download or read book The Humanities in the Western Tradition written by Marvin Perry and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the historical component of the Humanities course, with an emphasis on intellectual history. It pays close attention to the lives of individuals, highlighting the human aspect of great artists and thinkers. An abundance of biographical information allows students to see these figures as real people with concrete motivations for creating great historical works. The text contains a number of pedagogical features, which are especially helpful for students who have no background in humanities.
Book Synopsis Sources of the Western Tradition: From the Renaissance to the present by : Marvin Perry
Download or read book Sources of the Western Tradition: From the Renaissance to the present written by Marvin Perry and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This successful two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the history of ideas. Each of its 300 sources is accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions.
Book Synopsis The Western Tradition: From the ancient world to Louis XIV by : Eugen Weber
Download or read book The Western Tradition: From the ancient world to Louis XIV written by Eugen Weber and published by D.C. Heath. This book was released on 1990 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sources of the Western Tradition, Volume II by : Perry
Download or read book Sources of the Western Tradition, Volume II written by Perry and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Art by : Horst Woldemar Janson
Download or read book History of Art written by Horst Woldemar Janson and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1986 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic book uses an exceptional art program, featuring impeccable accurate five-color illustrations, to introduce readers to the vast world of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, and the minor arts. With its effectively written, balanced, and interesting narrative, this book presents art as a succession of styles--from Prehistory through the 20th century--and enlarges the readers' capacity to appreciate works of art individually. Written more than 40 years ago, this text has been constantly reworked to respond to the needs of this ever-changing field. A reference work suitable for those employed in all art media, including painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects.
Book Synopsis Technology in the Western Political Tradition by : Arthur M. Melzer
Download or read book Technology in the Western Political Tradition written by Arthur M. Melzer and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-integrated group of thirteen papers addresses the intriguing and perplexing issue of whether modern government can handle the problem of technology.
Book Synopsis Art of the Western World by : Bruce Cole
Download or read book Art of the Western World written by Bruce Cole and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1991-12-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With fresh insight into what the great works meant when they were created and why they appeal to us now, here is a vivid tour of painting, sculpture, and architecture, past and present. "Illuminating . . . a notable accomplishment".--The New York Times. Illustrated.
Book Synopsis The Classical Tradition by : Anthony Grafton
Download or read book The Classical Tradition written by Anthony Grafton and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 1188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legacy of ancient Greece and Rome has been imitated, resisted, misunderstood, and reworked by every culture that followed. In this volume, some five hundred articles by a wide range of scholars investigate the afterlife of this rich heritage in the fields of literature, philosophy, art, architecture, history, politics, religion, and science.
Book Synopsis Roots of the Western Tradition by : Charles Warren Hollister
Download or read book Roots of the Western Tradition written by Charles Warren Hollister and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Renaissance Argument by : Peter MacK
Download or read book Renaissance Argument written by Peter MacK and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1993 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the contributions of Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457) and Rudolph Agricola (1444-1485) to rhetoric and dialectic. It analyses their influence on sixteenth century education, and on Erasmus, Vives, Melanchthon and Ramus. It provides an introduction to the renaissance use of language.
Book Synopsis The Western Classical Tradition in Linguistics by : Keith Allan
Download or read book The Western Classical Tradition in Linguistics written by Keith Allan and published by Equinox Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Western Classical Tradition in Linguistics examines ancient, medieval, post-renaissance and modern conceptions of linguistics (i.e. the study of language and languages). It identifies a classical tradition extending from Ancient Greece to the twenty-first century which has spread from Europe to the other four inhabited continents. It is a story of successive stages of language study, each building upon, or reacting against, the preceding period."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis A History of Modern Europe by : John M. Merriman
Download or read book A History of Modern Europe written by John M. Merriman and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, the first of a two-volume set, covers the history of Europe since the Renaissance. It emphasizes not only cultural and social history, but also examines important political and diplomatic events.
Book Synopsis From Plato to Postmodernism by : Christopher Watkin
Download or read book From Plato to Postmodernism written by Christopher Watkin and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Plato to Postmodernism presents the cultural history of the West in one concise volume. Nearly four thousand years of Western history are woven together into an unfolding story in which we see how movements and individuals contributed to the philosophy, literature and art that have shaped today's world. The story begins with the West's Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian origins, moving through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment and Romanticism to twenty-first century postmodernity. The author covers key figures such as Moses, Michelangelo, Mozart and Marx, setting them in context and highlighting their main contributions. Illustrations and a comprehensive glossary help explain important terms such as ‘gothic', ‘baroque', ‘stream of consciousness' and ‘the death of God', and clarify movements such as Neoplatonism, Renaissance humanism and existentialism. For students, this book bridges the gap between what is taught in schools and the cultural knowledge required at university, providing an indispensible grounding in the story of Western culture. For all readers, it offers an invitation to take an enjoyable tour through the fascinating history of Western thought, literature and art.
Book Synopsis Sources of the Western Tradition Volume II: From the Renaissance to the Present by : Marvin Perry
Download or read book Sources of the Western Tradition Volume II: From the Renaissance to the Present written by Marvin Perry and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a collection of over 400 sources, each accompanied by an introductory essay and review questions, this two-volume primary source reader emphasizes the intellectual history and values of the Western tradition. Sources are grouped around important themes in European history, including developments in intellectual and religious thought, warfare, revolution, and socio-economic change. The tenth edition includes more than 80 new documents and features completely revised chapters on the Middle Ages, the two world wars, totalitarianism, and Europe after World War II. To assure that this edition is as current as possible, the editors present essays -- updated just before publication -- on the European Union, ISIS, and Muslim immigration in Europe. There are also more sources on women, and the introductions and review questions are updated. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Book Synopsis Janson's History of Art by : Penelope J. E. Davies
Download or read book Janson's History of Art written by Penelope J. E. Davies and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Renaissance Thought by : Paul Oskar Kristeller
Download or read book Renaissance Thought written by Paul Oskar Kristeller and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
