Author : Lynn N. Austin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 0739450107
Gods & Kings
Lynn N. Austin
Gods And Kings
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Gods and Kings
Dana Thomas
Author : Dana Thomas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101617953
Gods and Kings by Dana Thomas Pdf
More than two decades ago, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen arrived on the fashions scene when the business was in an artistic and economic rut. Both wanted to revolutionize fashion in a way no one had in decades. They shook the establishment out of its bourgeois, minimalist stupor with daring, sexy designs. They turned out landmark collections in mesmerizing, theatrical shows that retailers and critics still gush about and designers continue to reference. Their approach to fashion was wildly different—Galliano began as an illustrator, McQueen as a Savile Row tailor. Galliano led the way with his sensual bias-cut gowns and his voluptuous hourglass tailoring, which he presented in romantic storybook-like settings. McQueen, though nearly ten years younger than Galliano, was a brilliant technician and a visionary artist who brought a new reality to fashion, as well as an otherworldly beauty. For his first official collection at the tender age of twenty-three, McQueen did what few in fashion ever achieve: he invented a new silhouette, the Bumster. They had similar backgrounds: sensitive, shy gay men raised in tough London neighborhoods, their love of fashion nurtured by their doting mothers. Both struggled to get their businesses off the ground, despite early critical success. But by 1997, each had landed a job as creative director for couture houses owned by French tycoon Bernard Arnault, chairman of LVMH. Galliano’s and McQueen’s work for Dior and Givenchy and beyond not only influenced fashion; their distinct styles were also reflected across the media landscape. With their help, luxury fashion evolved from a clutch of small, family-owned businesses into a $280 billion-a-year global corporate industry. Executives pushed the designers to meet increasingly rapid deadlines. For both Galliano and McQueen, the pace was unsustainable. In 2010, McQueen took his own life three weeks before his womens' wear show. The same week that Galliano was fired, Forbes named Arnault the fourth richest man in the world. Two months later, Kate Middleton wore a McQueen wedding gown, instantly making the house the world’s most famous fashion brand, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened a wildly successful McQueen retrospective, cosponsored by the corporate owners of the McQueen brand. The corporations had won and the artists had lost. In her groundbreaking work Gods and Kings, acclaimed journalist Dana Thomas tells the true story of McQueen and Galliano. In so doing, she reveals the revolution in high fashion in the last two decades—and the price it demanded of the very ones who saved it.
Of Gods, Angels and Kings
Aaron Sheppard
Author : Aaron Sheppard
Publisher : Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1625104332
Of Gods, Angels and Kings by Aaron Sheppard Pdf
This is that story as told through the eyes of a boy raised in the faith of God, yet-through drug and alcohol use, along with a wayward rock and roll dream-falls away from the man he wanted to be. When a tragic loss strikes, he loses himself and his sanity. Eventually, the legal system condemns him as a man not fit to be among others. As he hits bottom, he wants it back: his sanity, his life, his dreams, and his faith in a God to which he still clings. Of Gods, Angels, and Kings is a story of a man who emerges from substance abuse issues and an incurable mental illness. At long last, he perceives God's hand in his life and that-as long as he continues to challenge himself to improve daily and grow in the Spirit-his life will bear the fruits.
Black Gods and Kings
Robert Farris Thompson
Author : Robert Farris Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Art, Yoruba
ISBN : UCSD:31822032627366
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Gods, Sags and Kings
David, Frawley
Author : David, Frawley
Publisher : Lotus Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781608690473
Gods, Sags and Kings by David, Frawley Pdf
"Gods, Sages and Kings presents a remarkable accumulation of evidence pointing to the existence of a common spiritual culture in the ancient world from which present civilization may be more of a decline than an advance. The book is based upon new interpretation of the ancient Vedic teachings of India, and brings out many new insights from this unique source often neglected and misinterpreted in the West. In addition, it dicussses recent archaeological discoveries in India whose implications are now only beginning to emerge."--Publisher.
Gods, Heroes, & Kings
Christopher R. Fee
Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 019803878X
Gods, Heroes, & Kings by Christopher R. Fee Pdf
The islands of Britain have been a crossroads of gods, heroes, and kings-those of flesh as well as those of myth-for thousands of years. Successive waves of invasion brought distinctive legends, rites, and beliefs. The ancient Celts displaced earlier indigenous peoples, only to find themselves displaced in turn by the Romans, who then abandoned the islands to Germanic tribes, a people themselves nearly overcome in time by an influx of Scandinavians. With each wave of invaders came a battle for the mythic mind of the Isles as the newcomer's belief system met with the existing systems of gods, legends, and myths. In Gods, Heroes, and Kings, medievalist Christopher Fee and veteran myth scholar David Leeming unearth the layers of the British Isles' unique folkloric tradition to discover how this body of seemingly disparate tales developed. The authors find a virtual battlefield of myths in which pagan and Judeo-Christian beliefs fought for dominance, and classical, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, and Celtic narrative threads became tangled together. The resulting body of legends became a strange but coherent hybrid, so that by the time Chaucer wrote "The Wife of Bath's Tale" in the fourteenth century, a Christian theme of redemption fought for prominence with a tripartite Celtic goddess and the Arthurian legends of Sir Gawain-itself a hybrid mythology. Without a guide, the corpus of British mythology can seem impenetrable. Taking advantage of the latest research, Fee and Leeming employ a unique comparative approach to map the origins and development of one of the richest folkloric traditions. Copiously illustrated with excerpts in translation from the original sources,Gods, Heroes, and Kings provides a fascinating and accessible new perspective on the history of British mythology.
Faith of My Fathers (Chronicles of the Kings Book #4)
Lynn Austin
Author : Lynn Austin
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441203001
Faith of My Fathers (Chronicles of the Kings Book #4) by Lynn Austin Pdf
Memorable Bible-Era Fiction From Award-Winning Author King Manaseh and his friend Joshua were nurtured together in the faith of their godly fathers. but anger toward God smolders in Manasseh's heart after his father's unexpected death, and his insecurity makes him easy prey for the false claims of sorcery and divination. When Joshua stands up for the truth, the battle lines are drawn, and Joshua must flee his life of privilege. Unable to understand why his boyhood friend has turned against him, and why he must stand alone in the face of such opposition, Joshua comes perilously close to losing his faith. Can Joshua rescue the faithful remnant from Manasseh's persecution? Has it all gone too far..or will he rediscover his father's God? Faith of My Fathers is a riveting story of intrigue, deception, danger, and suspense.
India's Immortal Comic Books
Karline McLain
Author : Karline McLain
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780253220523
India's Immortal Comic Books by Karline McLain Pdf
Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.
Actors, Pilgrims, Kings and Gods
Anuradha Kapur
Author : Anuradha Kapur
Publisher : Berg Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Drama
ISBN : IND:30000111192120
Actors, Pilgrims, Kings and Gods by Anuradha Kapur Pdf
"Readers are plunged into the rich and lively experience of the Ramlila with its svarupas, effigies, masks, Ramayanis, Vyasas, gods, goddesses, demons and monkeys; with its theatrical gimmickry and spectacle and marvels; with its thronging, surging crowds. Performers and spectators are part of a seamless ceremony; and the readers re-live this whole experience through the vivid pages of Anuradha Kapur's diaries." "The work documents and recreates an event; provides a rare insight into an Indian community's negotiation with religious lore; unravels and explores a unique theatrical tradition; and above all offers us a piece of life - earthy, rumbustious, and sacred."--Jacket.
Among the Gods (Chronicles of the Kings Book #5)
Lynn Austin
Author : Lynn Austin
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781585584246
Among the Gods (Chronicles of the Kings Book #5) by Lynn Austin Pdf
Fleeing King Manasseh's tyranny, Joshua leads the faithful remnant to their new home in Egypt. But as years pass, Joshua's desire for vengeance becomes an obsession. Blinded by hatred, he makes rash decisions, placing his loved ones in jeopardy. Amid Joshua's turmoil comes an unexpected awakening of love--a love that burns so intensely it draws him from the dark inner seclusion where he often retreats. But what will it take for him to grasp the great love his Heavenly Father has for him...and for the chosen people of Judah? (Chronicles of the King Book 5)
1 and 2 Kings
Carolyn Nystrom
Author : Carolyn Nystrom
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830863013
1 and 2 Kings by Carolyn Nystrom Pdf
Some chose to follow God. Others followed only fame and fortune. They lived through times of difficulty and times of triumph, through political and emotional turmoil, through popularity and through discontent. This ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study focuses on the character of the kings of the Old Testament and what we can learn from them. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 120 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.
Of Gods, Kings, and Men
T. S. Maxwell,Jaroslav Poncar
Author : T. S. Maxwell,Jaroslav Poncar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSC:32106019149050
Of Gods, Kings, and Men by T. S. Maxwell,Jaroslav Poncar Pdf
The rich and evocative bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat have captured the imagination of travelers, artists, and scholars for centuries. Built for the Khmer king Suryavarman II in the twelfth century, the enormous temple complex consists of an outer enclosure surrounded by a moat, with three further concentric rectangular enclosures inside it. The bas-reliefs featured in this book are carved on the walls of the third enclosure. Jaroslav Poncar has brilliantly captured the detail of these huge reliefs, measuring more than two meters in height and five hundred meters in overall length, using the high-precision technique of slit-scan photography. One hundred full-page panoramic photographs bring readers within the very walls of Angkor. Scenes from the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata are expansively explained and interpreted by Angkor expert Thomas S. Maxwell.
Fighting for the King and the Gods
Charlie Trimm
Author : Charlie Trimm
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884142379
Fighting for the King and the Gods by Charlie Trimm Pdf
The most up-to-date sourcebook on warfare in the ancient Near East Fighting for the King and the Gods provides an introduction to the topic of war and the variety of texts concerning many aspects of warfare in the ancient Near East. These texts illustrate various viewpoints of war and show how warfare was an integral part of life. Trimm examines not only the victors and the famous battles, but also the hardship that war brought to many. While several of these texts treated here are well known (i.e., Ramses II's battle against the Hittites at Qadesh), others are known only to specialists. This work will allow a broader audience to access and appreciate these important texts as they relate to the history and ideology of warfare. Features References to recent secondary literature for further study Early Greek and Chinese illustrative texts for comparisons with other cultures Indices to help guide the reader
Kings into Gods
Vittorio Cotesta
Author : Vittorio Cotesta
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004288423
Kings into Gods by Vittorio Cotesta Pdf
Kings into Gods: How Prostration Shaped Eurasian Civilizations investigates the reasons why men prostrate themselves before deities or before powerful men.
The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Robert Alter
Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780393070255
The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel by Robert Alter Pdf
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.