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Author : Carl Ficken
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015010358904
Author : Nick Laird
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008257347
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A powerful, thought-provoking novel about two sisters who must reclaim themselves after their lives are dramatically upended from one of our finest authors
Author : Marie Phillips
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307371270
A highly entertaining novel set in North London, where the Greek gods have been living in obscurity since the seventeenth century. Being immortal isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Life’s hard for a Greek god in the twenty-first century: nobody believes in you any more, even your own family doesn’t respect you, and you’re stuck in a dilapidated hovel in North London with too many siblings and not enough hot water. But for Artemis (goddess of hunting, professional dog walker), Aphrodite (goddess of beauty, telephone sex operator) and Apollo (god of the sun, TV psychic) there’s no way out... until a meek cleaner and her would-be boyfriend come into their lives and turn the world upside down. Gods Behaving Badly is that rare thing, a charming, funny, utterly original novel that satisfies the head and the heart.
Author : Anna Della Subin
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250296887
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE, THE IRISH TIMES AND THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT A provocative history of men who were worshipped as gods that illuminates the connection between power and religion and the role of divinity in a secular age Ever since 1492, when Christopher Columbus made landfall in the New World and was hailed as a heavenly being, the accidental god has haunted the modern age. From Haile Selassie, acclaimed as the Living God in Jamaica, to Britain’s Prince Philip, who became the unlikely center of a new religion on a South Pacific island, men made divine—always men—have appeared on every continent. And because these deifications always emerge at moments of turbulence—civil wars, imperial conquest, revolutions—they have much to teach us. In a revelatory history spanning five centuries, a cast of surprising deities helps to shed light on the thorny questions of how our modern concept of “religion” was invented; why religion and politics are perpetually entangled in our supposedly secular age; and how the power to call someone divine has been used and abused by both oppressors and the oppressed. From nationalist uprisings in India to Nigerien spirit possession cults, Anna Della Subin explores how deification has been a means of defiance for colonized peoples. Conversely, we see how Columbus, Cortés, and other white explorers amplified stories of their godhood to justify their dominion over native peoples, setting into motion the currents of racism and exclusion that have plagued the New World ever since they touched its shores. At once deeply learned and delightfully antic, Accidental Gods offers an unusual keyhole through which to observe the creation of our modern world. It is that rare thing: a lyrical, entertaining work of ideas, one that marks the debut of a remarkable literary career.
Author : Standard Publishing
Publisher : Standard Pub
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0784723982
The Bible appears to be a book of many great stories, but it is actually one story--the divinely woven account of God's plan for humankind. "Discovering God's Story" is an approachable, illustrated Bible handbook written in chronological order.
Author : Roberto Calasso
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780307537737
Brilliant, inspired, and gloriously erudite, Literature and the Gods is the culmination of Roberto Calasso’s lifelong study of the gods in the human imagination. By uncovering the divine whisper that lies behind the best poetry and prose from across the centuries, Calasso gives us a renewed sense of the mystery and enchantment of great literature. From the banishment of the classical divinities during the Age of Reason to their emancipation by the Romantics and their place in the literature of our own time, the history of the gods can also be read as a ciphered and splendid history of literary inspiration. Rewriting that story, Calasso carves out a sacred space for literature where the presence of the gods is discernible. His inquiry into the nature of “absolute literature” transports us to the realms of Dionysus and Orpheus, Baudelaire and Mallarmé, and prompts a lucid and impassioned defense of poetic form, even when apparently severed from any social function. Lyrical and assured, Literature and the Gods is an intensely engaging work of literary affirmation that deserves to be read alongside the masterpieces it celebrates.
Author : Elizabeth F. Caldwell,Carol A Wehrheim
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781611648294
Help nurture the faith of the children in your life with Growing in Gods Love: A Story Bible. This engaging resource features 150 popular Bible stories that are organized by 13 themes, including Strong Women and Men; Listening for God; Parables; Healings and Miracles; and more. Each story is built on the latest in biblical scholarship and learning theory and helps children begin to understand the Bible and apply its teachings to the world around them. Growing in Gods Love features diverse artwork from more than twenty artists to appeal to a variety of ages and learning styles. Three reflection questionsHear, See, Actare included at the end of each story to help children further ponder the message of the story. Growing in Gods Love: A Story Bible is ideal for children ages 4-8, and it is perfect for Sunday school classrooms, childrens sermons, vacation Bible school, and gift-giving at baptism or other milestones.
Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755379927
AN ACCLAIMED, EMMY-NOMINATED TV SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO WINNER OF THE HUGO, LOCUS AND BRAM STOKER AWARDS 'To give him his full title: Neil Gaiman, Architect of Worlds, Svengali of Plot, Shaman of Character, Exploder of Cliché, Master Craftsman of Style, Dreamer Laureate of the Republic of Letters' DAVID MITCHELL 'Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 'Brilliant and unique' GUARDIAN --- 'This is about the soul of America, the idea that everyone came here from somewhere' NEIL GAIMAN --- After three years in prison, Shadow Moon is free to go home. But hours before his release, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Numbly, he boards a plane where he meets an enigmatic stranger who seems to know Shadow and claims to be an ancient god - and king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. But all around them a storm of unnatural proportions is gathering. War is coming, an epic struggle for the very soul of America. And Shadow is standing squarely in its path. NEIL GAIMAN. WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.
Author : Brandy Williams
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780738749778
Follow the Footsteps of History and Discover the Path to the Gods For the Love of the Gods tells the epic story of theurgy, from its roots in ancient Egypt to its modern day practice. The lives and passions of the early Pagan philosophers come alive in these pages, immersing you in the bustling cities and diverse cultures that spawned theurgy as we know it today. Theurgy is best understood when it is deeply experienced. The stories presented here re-create the experience of these ancient practices and show how they were passed down through generations of teachers and students of differing ethnicities, genders, and ages. It's commonly believed that ancient Pagan theurgy traditions were erased from the earth and replaced by monotheistic religions—but this is a myth. The way to the gods was never lost. For the Love of the Gods shares step-by-step instructions for theurgic rituals, so that you can create relationships with the gods and love them as the ancients did. Discover how to offer devotionals, create living statues, invoke into yourself and others, and achieve personal communion so that you, too, may dwell in the happy presence of the divine.
Author : Paul Robichaud
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1789146909
From ancient myth to contemporary art and literature, a beguiling look at the many incarnations of the mischievous—and culturally immortal—god Pan, now in paperback. Pan—he of the cloven hoof and lustful grin, beckoning through the trees. From classical myth to modern literature, film, and music, the god Pan has long fascinated and terrified the western imagination. “Panic” is the name given to the peculiar feeling we experience in his presence. Still, the ways in which Pan has been imagined have varied wildly—fitting for a god whose very name the ancients confused with the Greek word meaning “all.” Part-goat, part-man, Pan bridges the divide between the human and animal worlds. In exquisite prose, Paul Robichaud explores how Pan has been imagined in mythology, art, literature, music, spirituality, and popular culture through the centuries. At times, Pan is a dangerous, destabilizing force; sometimes, a source of fertility and renewal. His portrayals reveal shifting anxieties about our own animal impulses and our relationship to nature. Always the outsider, he has been the god of choice for gay writers, occult practitioners, and New Age mystics. And although ancient sources announced his death, he has lived on through the work of Arthur Machen, Gustav Mahler, Kenneth Grahame, D. H. Lawrence, and countless others. Pan: The Great God’s Modern Return traces his intoxicating dance.
Author : David M. E. Roskies
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765600323
A collection of 18 stories, most published in the 1980s, selected for their portrayal of the distinctive and complex lives of Indonesians and for their pure entertainment value. Addressed to general readers with an interest in exotic cultures or Indonesia in particular. Notes and comments in the back matter provide information about the authors and some background to events and conditions in the stories. Includes a glossary of Indonesian terms, without pronunciation guides. Paper edition (0033-1), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Joanne Harris
Publisher : Random House
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781446452059
The squabbling Norse gods and goddesses of Runemarks are back! And there's a feisty new heroine on the scene: Maggie, a girl the same age as Maddy but brought up a world apart - literally, in World's End, the focus of the Order in which Maddy was raised. Now the Order is destroyed, Chaos is filling the vacuum left behind... and is breaching the everyday world. A chilling prophecy from the Oracle. A conflict between two girls. And with just twelve days to stave off the Apocalypse, carnage is about to be unleashed . . .
Author : Anne Graham Lotz
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418555016
God has told us His story. Do we know it? Anne Graham Lotz leads you through the first eleven chapters of Genesis, unlocking hidden messages in the familiar stories of Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the ark, the Tower of Babel, and others. She thoughtfully illuminates each moment of Creation with inspiring insights and probing reflections to better reveal God, the Creator of us all. In God's Story you will thrill to the beauty, majesty, and tenderness of God's personal involvement in creating the world, and you will come to recognize the Creator's infinite power at work in your life as well.
Author : Arthur St John Adcock
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9791041989041
"Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors" by Arthur St. John Adcock offers a fascinating glimpse into the literary world of the early 20th century. Through a series of insightful essays, Adcock provides vivid portraits of notable writers of his time, offering readers a window into their lives, works, and literary influences. From established luminaries to up-and-coming talents, Adcock's keen observations shed light on the personalities and motivations that drive these literary figures. With wit and discernment, he navigates topics ranging from literary trends and artistic movements to the societal and cultural forces shaping the literary landscape. "Gods of Modern Grub Street" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the writers and thinkers who shaped the literary canon of the early 20th century, providing a nuanced and illuminating perspective on the era's literary giants.
Author : C.W. Ceram
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307814272
C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Smith when he found the ancient clay tablets that contained the records of the Biblical Flood. We rediscover the ruined splendors of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient wold; of Chichen Itza, the abandoned pyramids of the Maya: and the legendary Labyrinth of tile Minotaur in Crete. Here is much of the history of civilization and the stories of the men who rediscovered it. Illustrated with drawings, maps, and photographs