Living By The Sword

Author : Kristen Brooke Neuschel
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501752148

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Living by the Sword by Kristen Brooke Neuschel Pdf

Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. Living by the Sword reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before the introduction of gunpowder weapons transformed the battlefield. Neuschel argues that objects have agency and that decoding their meaning involves seeing them in motion: bought, sold, exchanged, refurbished, written about, displayed, and used in ceremony. Drawing on evidence about swords (from wills, inventories, records of armories, and treasuries) in the possession of nobles and royalty, she explores the meanings people attached to them from the contexts in which they appeared. These environments included other prestige goods such as tapestries, jewels, and tableware—all used to construct and display status. Living by the Sword draws on an exciting diversity of sources from archaeology, military and social history, literature, and material culture studies to inspire students and educated lay readers (including collectors and reenactors) to stretch the boundaries of what they know as the "war and culture" genre.

Author : Pemry Janes
Publisher : Pemry Janes
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Living Sword by Pemry Janes Pdf

Eurik was found adrift by the san and raised by them. Though he had read much about the outside world, he'd never considered leaving home. Not until his teacher revealed what he had inherited from his parents: a living sword, a sentient blade of rare power . . . and with it, the names of his father and mother. Reluctant to go, yet curious, Eurik sets out to discover who they were, and what happened to them. But is he ready for all the attention his heritage will earn him? Can he survive in a world he has only read about?

Author : John C. McLoughlin
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : 0385173121

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The Helix and the Sword by John C. McLoughlin Pdf

Six thousand years in the future, Dyson Tessier and Pantalog, his computer lodged in the body of a cheetah, undertake a journey back to Earth, the poisoned planet which all had fled following the protein wars.

Author : Yagyu Munenori,D. Tarver
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780595279982

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The Way of the Living Sword by Yagyu Munenori,D. Tarver Pdf

The Way of the Living Sword is the final installment in D.E. Tarver's popular Warrior Series. It stands beside The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi as one of the greatest writings of the warrior mind. In The Way of the Living Sword, Munenori gives an in-depth explanation of the connection between physical martial arts and the mental process of Zen. While Munenori and Musashi were both avid students of Zen, Munenori was more fascinated by the academic aspects of the philosophy. Munenori stretches the consciousness of even the most enlightened martial artist. Martial arts devotees will experience many flashes of revelation as Tarver explores the various aspects of Munenori's approach. Read and grow!

Author : Mercedes Lackey
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1991-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101127261

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By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey Pdf

Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother's untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, and when his bride became the lady of the keep, Kerowyn could return to her true enjoyments - training horses and hunting. But all Kerowyn's hopes and plans were shattered when her anscestral home was attacked, her father slain, her brother wounded, and his fiancee kidnapped. Drive by desperation and the knowledge that a scorcerer had led the journey which would prove but he first step on the road to the fulfillment of her destiny.

Author : Michael Root,James J. Buckley
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802862716

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Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword by Michael Root,James J. Buckley Pdf

"Keen insight for preaching and teaching scripture fills these pages. Several respected scholars here discuss how to read and live the Bible theologically in our contemporary context. Editors Michael Root and James Buckley maintain that these essays, though varied, share at least three assumptions: (1) The word of God (not necessarily human preaching and teaching) is "sharper than any two-edged sword." (2) Preaching, teaching, and living the Bible are firmly yet delicately intertwined in the communion of saints. (3) There are distinctive ministries of preaching and teaching in the church as well as other liturgical and diaconal ministries." "With its complementary reflections from theologians, exegetes, and preachers, Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword will appeal to clergy or laypeople who find themselves uncertain about how to relevantly preach, teach, and live the Bible today."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Kristen Brooke Neuschel
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501752131

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Living by the Sword by Kristen Brooke Neuschel Pdf

Sharpen your knowledge of swords with Kristen B. Neuschel as she takes you through a captivating 1,000 years of French and English history. Living by the Sword reveals that warrior culture, with the sword as its ultimate symbol, was deeply rooted in ritual long before the introduction of gunpowder weapons transformed the battlefield. Neuschel argues that objects have agency and that decoding their meaning involves seeing them in motion: bought, sold, exchanged, refurbished, written about, displayed, and used in ceremony. Drawing on evidence about swords (from wills, inventories, records of armories, and treasuries) in the possession of nobles and royalty, she explores the meanings people attached to them from the contexts in which they appeared. These environments included other prestige goods such as tapestries, jewels, and tableware—all used to construct and display status. Living by the Sword draws on an exciting diversity of sources from archaeology, military and social history, literature, and material culture studies to inspire students and educated lay readers (including collectors and reenactors) to stretch the boundaries of what they know as the "war and culture" genre.

Author : Stephen Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : UOM:39076000704358

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Living by the Sword by Stephen Green Pdf

Author : Aldo Nadi,Lance C. Lobo,William M. Gaugler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1884528201

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The Living Sword by Aldo Nadi,Lance C. Lobo,William M. Gaugler Pdf

Author : Pemry Janes
Publisher : Pemry Janes
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Living Sword 2 by Pemry Janes Pdf

Eurik & Leraine have escaped the land of the necromancers, but still face a long journey. Eurik is looking for answers about who his parents were and how they ended up adrift at sea. Leraine must carry the news of her teacher’s death back home, yet also has a debt to Eurik for helping her to avenge Irelith. Together, they’ll have to traverse the Neisham Hills, where lone travelers are snatched in the night and even numbers don’t guarantee safety. And beyond the hills, all along the long Inza Road, the drums of war beat louder and louder. But the greatest threat may not be goblins, elves, or bandits. It may be the people they’ve chosen to travel with.

Author : Scott Appleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1950677028

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Key of Living Fire by Scott Appleton Pdf

The battle in the land of the giants has been won, and Oganna is safely home in the Hemmed Land, but the peace is meaningless to Ilfedo.As strange weather patterns spread the desert sands into the Hemmed Land, the white dragon comes to Ilfedo and assigns him a task. He must journey into Resgeria, to the land of Vectra the megatrath, and enter the Tomb of the Ancients. For beyond the tomb lies a place that the prophets long ago hid from the world.Meanwhile, Specter follows the traitor Auron, praying that the man's intent has changed. But Auron's heart is soon revealed to be as vile as that of Letrias, and Specter must become the Angel of Death before his former apprentice can take on the mantle of the Grim Reaper.The heroes' paths point to the Hidden Realm, and they face a battle that neither of them can win.

Author : Yagyu Muenori
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988-06-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0879512563

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The Sword and the Mind by Yagyu Muenori Pdf

Three Japanese swordsmen recorded their philosophy, experiences and ideas during their lifetime in the 16th and 17th centuries. Hiroaki Sato's translation of their work is an illuminating and revealing book on the basic elements of strategy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Canongate U.S.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0802136168

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The Gospel According to Matthew by Anonim Pdf

The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062098559

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Laying Down the Sword by Philip Jenkins Pdf

Commands to kill, to commit ethnic cleansing, to institutionalize segregation, to hate and fear other races and religions—all are in the Bible, and all occur with a far greater frequency than in the Qur’an. But fanaticism is no more hard-wired in Christianity than it is in Islam. In Laying Down the Sword, “one of America’s best scholars of religion” (The Economist) explores how religions grow past their bloody origins, and delivers a fearless examination of the most violent verses of the Bible and an urgent call to read them anew in pursuit of a richer, more genuine faith. Christians cannot engage with neighbors and critics of other traditions—nor enjoy the deepest, most mature embodiment of their own faith—until they confront the texts of terror in their heritage. Philip Jenkins identifies the “holy amnesia” that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible’s most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation. Laying Down the Sword presents a vital framework for understanding both the Bible and the Qur’an, gives Westerners a credible basis for interaction and dialogue with Islam, and delivers a powerful model for how a faith can grow from terror to mercy.

Author : Robert G. Clouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015019871402

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War by Robert G. Clouse Pdf

Robert G. Clouse presents four different viewpoints on the Christian's involvement in war: Herman A. Hoyt on biblical nonresistance, Myron S. Augsburger on Christian pacifism, Arthur F. Holmes on just war and Harold O. J. Brown on preventive war.