The Spindle Hearth A Sourcebook For Goddess Centered Living

Author : D. Kate Dooley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0974156248

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The Spindle Hearth by D. Kate Dooley Pdf

Author : D. Kate Dooley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781411694057

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The Spindle Hearth ~A Sourcebook for Goddess-Centered Living~ by D. Kate Dooley Pdf

Magic is practical: the air you breathe, the fire of your will, your strong emotions, all coming together into form. This book is a window into methods used by one hearth keeper to enhance her own life and those of her kindred and family through the use of magic. It's a homespun treasury of skills: divination, prayers, meditations, and rites that will enable you to build your inner fire for the practical purpose of making daily life better. The exercises given within this book are centered on the energies of the Twelve Powers embodied by the Goddesses known as Handmaidens to Frgga: Syn, Fulla, Gna, Var, Lofn, Eir, Sjofn, Hlin, Saga, Gefjon, Snotra and Vor; twelve powers who give fire to the center, to All-Mother, the Goddess of the Hearth. Learn about daily rites, needfire, and ways to keep Frigga's sacred day and how to apply this knowledge to your own life from this sourcebook born of the need to engage the magic of All-Mother.

Author : Galina Krasskova,Raven Kaldera
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781601639547

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Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner by Galina Krasskova,Raven Kaldera Pdf

An essential guide to expand your spiritual practices for followers of Norse Paganism, Heathenry, Asatru, and other Northern Traditions. Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner is a groundbreaking look at devotional work in religions from Theodism to Asatru to Norse Paganism, all of which comprise the umbrella of the Northern Tradition. Although interest in devotional and experiential work within these traditions has been growing rapidly in the past few years, this is the first book to show the diverse scope of such practices as a living, modern-day religion. It features an in-depth exploration of altar work, prayer, prayer beads, ritual work, sacred images, and lore, and a thorough examination of common cosmology that forms the foundation of belief for Northern Tradition communities and related Heathen practices. Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner is not denomination-specific: rather, it seeks to provide an entry into interior practice for anyone involved in a branch of this broad family of traditions of the ancient Norse, Germanic, and Saxon peoples, using material suitable for the solitary, independent practitioner. Those outside of the Northern Tradition who wish to deepen their own devotional practice will find this book helpful in their own work, as well.

Author : Adrian Frutiger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X004260170

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Signs and Symbols by Adrian Frutiger Pdf

Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.

Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226452326

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The Sumerians by Samuel Noah Kramer Pdf

The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. "There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation."—American Journal of Archaeology "An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity."—Library Journal

Author : Alexandra Croom
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781445612447

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Roman Clothing and Fashion by Alexandra Croom Pdf

A detailed, finely researched and profusely illustrated history of clothing and fashion in the Roman Empire.

Author : Katharina Rebay-Salisbury
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351998727

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The Human Body in Early Iron Age Central Europe by Katharina Rebay-Salisbury Pdf

Identities and social relations are fundamental elements of societies. To approach these topics from a new and different angle, this study takes the human body as the focal point of investigation. It tracks changing identities of early Iron Age people in central Europe through body-related practices: the treatment of the body after death and human representations in art. The human remains themselves provide information on biological parameters of life, such as sex, biological age, and health status. Objects associated with the body in the grave and funerary practices give further insights on how people of the early Iron Age understood life and death, themselves, and their place in the world. Representations of the human body appear in a variety of different materials, forms, and contexts, ranging from ceramic figurines to images on bronze buckets. Rather than focussing on their narrative content, human images are here interpreted as visualising and mediating identity. The analysis of how image elements were connected reveals networks of social relations that connect central Europe to the Mediterranean. Body ideals, nudity, sex and gender, aging, and many other aspects of women’s and men’s lives feature in this book. Archaeological evidence for marriage and motherhood, war, and everyday life is brought together to paint a vivid picture of the past.

Author : Marten Stol
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501500213

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Women in the Ancient Near East by Marten Stol Pdf

Women in the Ancient Near East offers a lucid account of the daily life of women in Mesopotamia from the third millennium BCE until the beginning of the Hellenistic period. The book systematically presents the lives of women emerging from the available cuneiform material and discusses modern scholarly opinion. Stol’s book is the first full-scale treatment of the history of women in the Ancient Near East.

Author : M. Rigoglioso
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780230620919

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The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece by M. Rigoglioso Pdf

Greek religion is filled with strange sexual artifacts - stories of mortal women's couplings with gods; rituals like the basilinna's "marriage" to Dionysus; beliefs in the impregnating power of snakes and deities; the unusual birth stories of Pythagoras, Plato, and Alexander; and more. In this provocative study, Marguerite Rigoglioso suggests such details are remnants of an early Greek cult of divine birth, not unlike that of Egypt. Scouring myth, legend, and history from a female-oriented perspective, she argues that many in the highest echelons of Greek civilization believed non-ordinary conception was the only means possible of bringing forth individuals who could serve as leaders, and that special cadres of virgin priestesses were dedicated to this practice. Her book adds a unique perspective to our understanding of antiquity, and has significant implications for the study of Christianity and other religions in which divine birth claims are central. The book's stunning insights provide fascinating reading for those interested in female-inclusive approaches to ancient religion.

Author : Philostratus (the Athenian)
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004127011

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On Heroes by Philostratus (the Athenian) Pdf

This English translation, with introduction and notes, an extensive glossary, maps, and topical bibliographies, explores religious authority and revealed knowledge and is indispensable for the study of Homer, heroes, literature, religion, and culture in the Roman Empire and Late Antiquity. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

Author : Richard Pett,Kelly Pawlik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1950789063

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Southlands City of Cats for 5th Edition by Richard Pett,Kelly Pawlik Pdf

In this companion volume to the Southlands Worldbook for 5E, players will find two adventures set in this continent's storied City of Cats, where a mercurial feline goddess walks among her chosen people. Included in this volume are fan-favorite adventures Cat and Mouse and Grimalkin, both by celebrated author Richard Pett and fully compatible with the 5th Edition of the world's oldest roleplaying game.

Author : Alexandra Livarda,Richard Madgwick,Santiago Riera Mora
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781785708299

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The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion by Alexandra Livarda,Richard Madgwick,Santiago Riera Mora Pdf

The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion is the first volume dedicated to exploring ritual and religious practice in past societies from a variety of ‘environmental’ remains. Building on recent debates surrounding, for instance, performance, materiality and the false dichotomy between ritualistic and secular behavior, this book investigates notions of ritual and religion through the lens of perishable material culture. Research centering on bioarchaeological evidence and drawing on methods from archaeological science has traditionally focused on functional questions surrounding environment and economy. However, recent years have seen an increased recognition of the under-exploited potential for scientific data to provide detailed information relating to ritual and religious practice. This volume explores the diverse roles of plant, animal, and other organic remains in ritual and religion, as foods, offerings, sensory or healing mediums, grave goods, and worked artifacts. It also provides insights into how archaeological science can shed light on the reconstruction of ritual processes and the framing of rituals. The 14 papers showcase current and new approaches in the investigation of bioarchaeological evidence for elucidating complex social issues and worldviews. The case studies are intentionally broad, encompassing a range of sub-disciplines of bioarchaeology including archaeobotany, anthracology, palynology, micromorphology, geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology (including avian and worked bone studies), archaeomalacology, and organic residue analysis. The temporal and geographical coverage is equally wide, extending across Europe from the Mediterranean and Aegean to the Baltic and North Atlantic regions, and from the Mesolithic to the medieval period. The volume also includes a discursive paper by Prof. Brian Hayden, who suggests a different interpretative framework of archaeological contexts and rituals.

Author : Stephanie Lynn Budin,Megan Cifarelli,Agnès Garcia-Ventura,Adelina Millet Albà
Publisher : Edicions Universitat Barcelona
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788491680734

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Gender and methodology in the ancient Near East: Approaches from Assyriology and beyond by Stephanie Lynn Budin,Megan Cifarelli,Agnès Garcia-Ventura,Adelina Millet Albà Pdf

This collection of 23 essays, presented in three sections, aims to discuss women’s studies as well as methodological and theoretical approaches to gender within the broad framework of ancient Near Eastern studies. The first section, comprising most of the contributions, is devoted to Assyriology and ancient Near Eastern archaeology. The second and third sections are devoted to Egyptology and to ancient Israel and biblical studies respectively, neighbouring fields of research included in the volume to enrich the debate and facilitate academic exchange. Altogether these essays offer a variety of sources and perspectives, from the textual to the archaeological, from bodies and sexuality to onomastics, to name just a few, making this a useful resource for all those interested in the study of women and gender in the past.

Author : William Shurtleff,Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 4016 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : Soyfoods
ISBN : 9781928914556

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History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013) by William Shurtleff,Akiko Aoyagi Pdf

Author : Marshall T. Poe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139495578

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A History of Communications by Marshall T. Poe Pdf

A History of Communications advances a theory of media that explains the origins and impact of different forms of communication - speech, writing, print, electronic devices and the Internet - on human history in the long term. New media are 'pulled' into widespread use by broad historical trends and these media, once in widespread use, 'push' social institutions and beliefs in predictable directions. This view allows us to see for the first time what is truly new about the Internet, what is not, and where it is taking us.