The Life Giving Myth

Author : A. M. Hocart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136551246

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The Life-Giving Myth by A. M. Hocart Pdf

Myths are the expression of a form of knowledge essential to life. Including mainly previously unpublished work by A.M. Hocart the book examines such issues as: Why a queen should not have been married before; why a guest is sacred; why people are believed to have been turned into stone; how money originated. These issues are considered as part of a socio-religious complex embraced in many parts of the world, both East and West. (There are chapters on the UK, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, Fiji, Egypt, and Ancient Greece).

Author : Arthur Maurice Hocart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:444168153

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The Life-giving Myth and Other Essays by Arthur Maurice Hocart Pdf

Author : Lowell Edmunds
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421414188

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Approaches to Greek Myth by Lowell Edmunds Pdf

Segal, on psychoanalytic interpretations.

Author : Richard T. Hughes
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252050800

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Myths America Lives By by Richard T. Hughes Pdf

Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.

Author : Sarah-Jane Menato
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781785358135

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Ariadne's Thread and The Myth of Happily Ever After by Sarah-Jane Menato Pdf

Women in the western democratic world have gained many freedoms in recent years. But in some respects, are as trapped by our cultural paradigm as ever. Reenlisted in epic and endless repeat versions of “happily ever after”, women have not been well served by the all-pervasive narratives they have been raised with. Part map, part workbook, part friend, Ariadne's Thread and The Myth of Happily Ever After provides an overarching narrative across everything women face when staying true to an inner thread of calling.

Author : Stephen B. McSwain
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Pub
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781573124959

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The Giving Myths by Stephen B. McSwain Pdf

Dr. Steve McSwain makes a compelling case that your highest purpose in life is to give yourself away and generously share your abundance with the world. The life you've always wanted isn't found in career choice, personal achievements, or even the amount of money you may make in a lifetime. Instead, it's found in one of the simplest, yet most challenging principles ever given. If you miss this principle, you'll miss the life you've always wanted. In an age of unprecedented wealth and record charitable giving, this book is as timely as the morning news. Identifying the 7 most common myths about giving that keep people from being generous, Dr. McSwain shares through real-life stories and practical, step-by-step guidance how to find the meaning of life. If you're looking for happiness and significance in life, this book is a "must read." - Publisher.

Author : James L. Conyers
Publisher : VNR AG
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0786402784

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Africana Studies by James L. Conyers Pdf

Known variously as African studies, black studies, African American studies, Afro-American studies, and Africology, the academic study of the African diaspora as a holistic discipline is a relatively new phenomenon. University programs have been created with reference to a disciplinary matrix, retarding the development of appropriate theory and methods throughout Africana studies. Fifteen leaders in the field of Africana studies provide the conceptual framework for establishing the field as a mature discipline. The focus is on four basic areas: administration and organizational structure; disciplinary matrix; Africana womanism; and cultural aesthetics. The work examines both the theory and the method of scholars in African and African-diaspora studies.

Author : Morufu B. Omigbule
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781527569560

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Rituals of Ilé-Ifẹ̀, Nigeria by Morufu B. Omigbule Pdf

This book showcases six prominent ritual festivals of Ile-Ifẹ̀, Nigeria: namely Ọ̀rànfè᷂̣, Ìtàpá, Òrìṣàlásẹ̀, Ọbaresé, Òrìṣàkirè and Ọwálàrẹ́. It reveals the hidden and enduring beauties of Ifẹ̀ ritual festivals, providing rare information about the region, the acclaimed origin place and spiritual capital of Yoruba people. Through profound analysis of each of the festivals, it affords information that is unusual in both depth and breadth. The text also provides pace for the views of the practitioners of culture-specific literary-ethnographic scholarship. It, however, pushes the critical edges of its engagement with the ritual festivals and represents an important record of enduring cultural legacies with the unusual capacity to inform about Ifẹ̀ rituals in a way that serves the interest of Yoruba cultural studies in general.

Author : Terje Oestigaard
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015060992651

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Death and Life-giving Waters by Terje Oestigaard Pdf

In this original work, the author aims to develop a synthetic perspective for enhancing the understanding of the roles death and life-giving waters have in the constitution of society and cosmos in karmic traditions through a material culture study of death and funeral practices as cultural, ritual, and religious processes in parts of Nepal, Bangladesh, India, and the Indus Valley.

Author : Kimberley C. Patton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786725912

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Gemini and the Sacred by Kimberley C. Patton Pdf

Why do twins remain uncanny to those born alone-in other words, most of us? Even with the rise of IVF and an increase in multiple births, why do we still do “a double take” when we encounter twins? Why has this been a near-universal response throughout human history, and how has it played out in religion and myth? Through the work of leading scholars in religion, folklore and mythology, history, anthropology, and archaeology, Gemini and the Sacred explores how twinship has long been imagined, especially in the complex relationship of sacred twin traditions to “twins on the ground” in biology and lived experience. The book considers the multiple ways in which the “doubling” of a human being may be interpreted as auspicious and powerful-or suppressed as unstable and dangerous. Why has this been so and how does it affect living twins today? Treating both famous and lesser-known twins-including supernatural animal twins-in the ancient Near Eastern and classical Mediterranean worlds; early Christianity and Gnosticism; Vedic, Hindu, West African, Black Atlantic, and native American traditions; ancient Mesoamerica, Celtic Roman Britain, and Scandinavia; and in the special, fraught bond shared by all twins, the book offers a variety of perspectives on this topic of great cultural significance.

Author : Albert Camus
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780307827821

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The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays by Albert Camus Pdf

One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.

Author : National Education Association of the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1114 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007912681

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Addresses and Proceedings - National Education Association of the United States by National Education Association of the United States Pdf

Vols. for 1866-70 include Proceedings of the American Normal School Association; 1866-69 include Proceedings of the National Association of School Superintendents; 1870 includes Addresses and journal of proceedings of the Central College Association.

Author : National Education Association of the United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1098 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39076007018372

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Journal of Proceeding and Addresses by National Education Association of the United States Pdf

Vols. for 1866-70 include Proceedings of the American Normal School Association; 1866-69 include Proceedings of the National Association of School Superintendents; 1870 includes Addresses and journal of proceedings of the Central College Association.

Author : National Educational Association (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Education
ISBN : HARVARD:32044030138515

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Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the ... Annual Meeting Held at ... by National Educational Association (U.S.) Pdf

Author : National Educational Association (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Education
ISBN : UIUC:30112039515355

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The Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the National Educational Association by National Educational Association (U.S.) Pdf