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Author : Robert Eisler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Orpheus-the Fisher: Comparative Studies in Orphic and Early Christian Cult Symbolism written by Robert Eisler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Eisler
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Orpheus--The Fisher written by Robert Eisler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Eisler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Orpheus--The Fisher written by Robert Eisler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ann Wroe
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1468301810
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Orpheus written by Ann Wroe and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] startlingly original history that traces the obscure origins and tangled relationships of the Orpheus myth from ancient times through today” (Library Journal). For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing everything that hears it: animals, trees, water, stones, and men. In this extraordinary work, Ann Wroe goes in search of Orpheus, tracing the man and the power he represents through the myriad versions of a fantastical life: his birth in Thrace, his studies in Egypt, his voyage with the Argonauts to fetch the Golden Fleece, his love for Eurydice and the journey to Hades, and his terrible death. We see him tantalizing Cicero and Plato, and breathing new music into Gluck and Monteverdi; occupying the mind of Jung and the surreal dreams of Cocteau; scandalizing the fathers of the early Church, and filling Rilke with poems like a whirlwind. He emerges as not simply another mythical figure but the force of creation itself, singing the song of light out of darkness and life out of death. “Did Orpheus exist? Wroe thinks he did, and still does, and dedicates this lyrical biography to doubters.” —The New Yorker “This insightful and visionary study, treading a perfect line between imagination and scholarship, is as readable and necessary as a fine novel. Ted Hughes, another mythographer, would have loved it.” —The Independent “A book to make readers laugh, sing and weep.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “[Orpheus] will leave you dancing.” —New Statesman
Author : Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135951772
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Understanding Early Christian Art written by Robin M. Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Early Christian Art is designed for students of both religion and of art history. It makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students of religion, to help them understand better the visual representations of Christianity. It will also aid art historians in comprehending the complex theology, history and context of Christian art. This interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach will enable students in several fields to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era. Understanding Early Christian Art contains over fifty images with parallel text.
Author : Christian H. Bull
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004212078
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices written by Christian H. Bull and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide array of sources, this anthology sets out to analyze the concepts of mystery and secrecy that occur in the ritual and rhetoric of antique Mediterranean religion, with an emphasis on Gnosticism, Christianity, and Paganism.
Author : Jaroslav Stetkevych
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226773353
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (733 download)
Download or read book The Zephyrs of Najd written by Jaroslav Stetkevych and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-12-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arabs have traditionally considered classical Arabic poetry, together with the Qur'an, as one of their supreme cultural accomplishments. Taking a comparatist approach, Jaroslav Stetkevych attempts in this book to integrate the classical Arabic lyric into an enlarged understanding of lyric poetry as a genre. Stetkevych concentrates on the "places of lost bliss" that furnish the dominant motif in the lyric-elegiac opening section (nasib) of the classic Arab code, or qusidah. In defining the Arabic lyrical genre, he shows how pre-Islamic lamentations over abandoned campsites evolved, in Arabo-Islamic mystical poetry, into expressions of spiritual nostalgia. Stetkevych also draws intriguing parallels between the highlands of Najd in Arabic poetry and Arcadia in the European tradition. He concludes by exploring the degree to which the pastoral-paradisiacal archetype of the nasib pervades Arabic literary perception, from the pre-Islamic ode through the Thousand and One Nights and later texts. Enhanced by Stetkevych's sensitive translations of all the Arabic texts discussed, The Zephyrs of Najd brings the classical Arabic ode fully into the purview of contemporary literary and critical discourse.
Author : Roy MacLeod
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857714384
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book The Library of Alexandria written by Roy MacLeod and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2005-01-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This book demonstrates that Alexandria became - through the contemporary reputation of its library - a point of confluence for Greek, Roman, Jewish and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. It also explores the histories of Alexander the Great and of Alexandria itself, the greatest city of the ancient world. This new paperback edition offers general readers an accessible introduction to the history of this magnificent yet still mysterious institution from the time of its foundation up to its tragic destruction.
Author : John Michael Greer
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738759686
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book The Ceremony of the Grail written by John Michael Greer and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into Ancient Mysteries with Some of Freemasonry's Most Guarded Secrets The Holy Grail. The medieval stories of Merlin. The ancient Greek Mysteries. Discover the connection between them all with this phenomenal book by 32nd-degree Freemason and celebrated author John Michael Greer. He uses careful research to fit together seemingly unrelated traditions and topics, drawing on translated texts and published documents that, until recently, were jealously guarded. A must-read for anyone interested in occult Freemasonry and the Grail mysteries, this book provides answers that have eluded seekers for centuries. Using the earliest surviving Masonic ritual texts as well as pioneering insights and writings by Jessie Weston, William Morris, and other renowned scholars, this book reconstructs the Grail ritual and provides guidelines for performing it. Greer also presents Freemasonry's origins, full translations of pivotal essays, and fascinating history from megalithic to modern times. The Ceremony of the Grail pieces together a puzzle that has captivated practitioners throughout the ages.
Author : Keith Sagar
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719007804
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (78 download)
Download or read book A D.H. Lawrence Handbook written by Keith Sagar and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes information on author and playwright D.H. Lawrence such as a chronology of his life, a chronology of his writings, a checklist of his reading, calendar and maps of his travel, bibliography, filmography, and discography.
Author : John Nolland
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802823890
Total Pages : 1580 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Gospel of Matthew written by John Nolland and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 1580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction. The authorship of the Gospel ; The Gospel's sources ; How the author handled his sources ; From eyewitnesses to Matthew's sources ; The date of the Gospel of Matthew ; The provenance of the Gospel of Matthew ; What kind of document did Matthew think he was writing? ; The state of the Gospel text ; Elements of Matthew's narrative technique ; Matthew's use of the OT ; Matthew's use of other Jewish tradition -- Commentary. The stock from which Jesus comes, and its history (1:1-17) ; Infancy (1:18-2:23) ; John proclaiming in the wilderness (3:1-12) ; Preparation (3:13-4:12) ; Establishing his ministry (4:13-25) ; Sermon on the Mount (5:1-8:1) ; Jesus on the move in ministry (8:[1]2-9:34) ; Workers for the harvest (9:35-11:1) ; Seeing clearly and relating rightly to God's present agenda (11:2-30) ; Conflict with the Pharisees (12:1-50) ; Parables of the kingdom (13:1-53) ; Jesus interpreted, but also rejected (13:53[54]-16:20) ; Anticipating a future through suffering and beyond (16:1-17:20) ; Status and behaviour in the 'royal family' (17:22-18:35) -- Family and possessions in view of the kingdom (19:1-20:16) ; Redefining greatness, Jesus goes to Jerusalem to die : Jericho, Bethphage, entry into Jerusalem (20:17-21:11) ; Provocative ministry in Jerusalem (21:12-46) ; Jesus silences the leaders who are his opponents (22:1-46) ; Jesus criticises the scribes and Pharisees (23:1-39) ; The shape of the future (24:1-25:46) ; The Passion account (26:1-27:66) ; Resurrection and commissioning (28:1-20).
Author : Ithamar Gruenwald
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161459962
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (599 download)
Download or read book Messiah and Christos written by Ithamar Gruenwald and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 1992 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400852897
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period written by Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the most important portions of Erwin Goodenough's classic thirteen-volume work, a magisterial attempt to encompass human spiritual history in general through the study of Jewish symbols in particular. Revealing that the Jewish religion of the period was much more varied and complex than the extant Talmudic literature would lead us to believe, Goodenough offered evidence for the existence of a Hellenistic-Jewish mystic mythology far closer to the Qabbalah than to rabbinical Judaism. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : B.H. Blackwell Ltd
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book B.H. Blackwell written by B.H. Blackwell Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Reasoner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521633345
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (333 download)
Download or read book The Strong and the Weak written by Mark Reasoner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-02-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1999 book situates Romans 14.1-15.13 in the context of first-century Roman thought, using the lenses of asceticism (especially vegetarianism), superstition and obligation. It also seeks to situate this section of Romans within the letter as a whole, and concludes by arguing that the section illustrates the theme, or primary topos, of the letter: that Paul, his gospel, and those who follow it are not shameful. Contributions to Romans research surface where this book examines the terms 'strong' and 'weak' in light of their use within Roman social discourse; identifies the Roman social value of obligation throughout the letter as a key element both within Paul's self-understanding and in his ethical teaching; raises previously unrecognized implications of the letter's occasional nature for how we read and use Romans; and traces the topos of not being ashamed through the letter and back to its roots in the LXX.
Author : Brian Collins
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030612295
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Robert Eisler and the Magic of the Combinatory Mind written by Brian Collins and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Eisler, the polymathic Jewish Austrian scholar and Holocaust survivor, faded into obscurity after his death in 1949. A contemporary and associate of Walter Benjamin, Aby Warburg, and Gershom Scholem, Eisler spent his early years in fin-de-siècle Vienna and trained as an art historian and economist. In this book, the first in English devoted to Eisler’s life and thought, Brian Collins takes us through the development of Eisler’s ideas about the philosophy of values, comparative mythology, Christianity, psychoanalysis, monetary policy, and anthropology. Collins also explores the bizarre and sometimes tragic events that defined Eisler’s life, including his arrest for art theft in 1907, his controversial reconstruction of a physical description of Jesus, and the fifteen months he spent in Dachau and Buchenwald, the inspiration for his final book, Man into Wolf: An Anthropological Interpretation of Sadism, Masochism, and Lycanthropy.
