The Universe The Gods And Men

Author : Jean-Pierre Vernant
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780060957506

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The Universe, the Gods, and Men by Jean-Pierre Vernant Pdf

In this enchanting retelling of Greek myth, Jean-Pierre Vernant combines his deep knowledge of the subject with an original storytelling style. Beginning with the creation of Earth out of Chaos, Vernant continues with the castration of Uranus, the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods, the wily ruses of Prometheus and Zeus, and the creation of Pandora, the first woman. His narrative takes readers from the Trojan War to the voyage of Odysseus, from the story of Dionysus to the terrible destiny of Oedipus, to Perseus's confrontation with the Gorgons. Jean-Pierre Vernant has devoted himself to the study of Greek mythology. In recounting these tales, he unravels for us their multiple meanings and brings to life the beloved figures of legend whose narratives lie at the origin of our civilization.

Author : Jean-Pierre Vernant
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Mythology, Greek
ISBN : 1861973993

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The Universe, the Gods, and Mortals by Jean-Pierre Vernant Pdf

In this engrossing retelling of Greek myth, Jean-Pierre Vernant combines his profound knowledge of the subject with brilliant and original story-telling. Beginning with the creation of Earth out of Chaos, Vernant continues with the castration of Uranus, the war between the Titans and the gods of Olympus, the wily ruses of Prometheus and Zeus, and the creation of Pandora, the first woman. His narrative takes us from the Trojan War to the voyage of Odysseus, from the story of Dionysus to the terrible destiny of Oedipus and to Perseus's confrontation with the Gorgons. Jean-Pierre Vernant has devoted himself to the study of Greek mythology. In recounting these tales, he unravels for us their multiple meanings and brings to life cherished figures of legend whose stories lie at the origin of our civilization.

Author : Herbert George Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006489038

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Men Like Gods by Herbert George Wells Pdf

Author : Agathe Thornton
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : 9004045791

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The Living Universe by Agathe Thornton Pdf

Author : Gijs van Hensbergen
Publisher : Harper
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0066210658

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Gaudi by Gijs van Hensbergen Pdf

At the time of his death in 1926, Antonio Gaudi was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture, which were as exotic as they were outrageous. For many, Gaudi's unique architecture is Barcelona. But little is known about the shadowy figure behind the swirling, vivid buildings that inspired the surrealists. A fervent Catholic with an unstinting love for Catalonia, his homeland, an innovator who was profoundly orthodox, and a hermit who chose lifelong celibacy, having been rejected by the woman he loved, Gaudi was both brilliant and eccentric. He was very much the product of his time and place, and this masterful biography brings both man and architect powerfully to life against the changing backdrop of Barcelona and Catalonia. Gijs van Hensbergen leads us through the design and construction of Gaudi's most significant buildings, revealing their innovation and complexity and demonstrating the growing relevance of Gaudi's architecture today. The author captures not only the power and importance of Gaudi's work but the unique spirit of Catalan culture as well. This supreme artist lived by extravagant gestures and a creativity that bordered on madness. Even his legendary death under a tram as he stepped back to admire his cathedral in Barcelona has the hint of absurdity and poetry. In this first critical biography of one of Spain's most celebrated artists and the twentieth century's greatest architect, Gijs van Hensbergen makes a compelling argument for Gaudi's stature as icon of artistic integrity and genius.

Author : Hari Kunzru
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307957498

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Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru Pdf

In the desert, you see, there is everything and nothing . . . It is God without men. —Honoré de Balzac, Une passion dans le désert, 1830 Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a surreal public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a place of strange power, and before Raj reappears inexplicably unharmed—but not unchanged—the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, echoing the stories of all those who have traveled before them. Driven by the energy and cunning of Coyote, the mythic, shape-shifting trickster, Gods Without Men is full of big ideas, but centered on flesh-and-blood characters who converge at an odd, remote town in the shadow of a rock formation called the Pinnacles. Viscerally gripping and intellectually engaging, it is, above all, a heartfelt exploration of the search for pattern and meaning in a chaotic universe. This eBook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Author : Marco Aurelio Carvalho Goncalves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1650172591

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About Gods and Men by Marco Aurelio Carvalho Goncalves Pdf

A secret kept for millennia. A forbidden love between a God and a beautiful woman. A girl fighting alone against the inequality of rights and duties between men and women, between gods and mortals, and love is the ultimate prize of this battle !!!Some discoveries you will make in the book About Gods and Men:1 - The missing force to unify all the others is information, which, despite being something real, is not present in the current physics books, something that will revolutionize quantum physics as we know it today.2 - You will find that you were never alone in the universe.3 - Discover that UFOs are real and that we belong to the same kind of life.That every legend has a truth background, and every truth has a guardian, a secret society, who tries to keep it a secret from everyone.5 - You will find out who you are and why you are on this planet.6 - You will find that communications between gods and men will be reopened.7 - Discover that just as there is a universe of light, there is a universe of darkness, parallel to ours, one trying to dominate the other !!!In short the book "About Gods and Men" will eventually change your beliefs when you thought nothing else could make you change !!!

Author : Françoise Dunand,Christiane Zivie-Coche
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0801488532

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Gods and Men in Egypt by Françoise Dunand,Christiane Zivie-Coche Pdf

In their wide-ranging interpretation of the religion of ancient Egypt, Françoise Dunand and Christiane Zivie-Coche explore how, over a period of roughly 3500 years, the Egyptians conceptualized their relations with the gods. Drawing on the insights of anthropology, the authors discuss such topics as the identities, images, and functions of the gods; rituals and liturgies; personal forms of piety expressing humanity's need to establish a direct relation with the divine; and the afterlife, a central feature of Egyptian religion. That religion, the authors assert, was characterized by the remarkable continuity of its ritual practices and the ideas of which they were an expression.Throughout, Dunand and Zivie-Coche take advantage of the most recent archaeological discoveries and scholarship. Gods and Men in Egypt is unique in its coverage of Egyptian religious expression in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Written with nonspecialist readers in mind, it is largely concerned with the continuation of Egypt's traditional religion in these periods, but it also includes fascinating accounts of Judaism in Egypt and the appearance and spread of Christianity there.

Author : Michael Gibson
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0856540277

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Gods, Men & Monsters from the Greek Myths by Michael Gibson Pdf

A collection of myths relating the exploits and adventures of the gods and heroes of ancient Greece.

Author : Christopher Hopper,J. N. Chaney
Publisher : Ruins of the Earth
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1087945259

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Gods and Men (Ruins of the Earth Series Book 2) by Christopher Hopper,J. N. Chaney Pdf

Humans are herded like sheep for the slaughter. And their only hope for survival lies with a team who just left the planet. Following their successful mission to destroy the slaver ring in New York City, Wic and the members of Phantom Team pass through the Antarctic's origin ring and find themselves deep in the heart of the Androchidan Empire. But as the scope of the alien specie's operation becomes apparent, Phantom Team realizes they can't standby as humanity is culled into submission. Efforts must be made to slow the enemy's progress, if not stop it altogether. Under Wic's leadership, the team devises a plan to infiltrate and neutralize part of the Androchidan's operation. Allies are made, and resources are acquired. But when enemy spies find evidence of collusion, it is only a matter for time before the Phantoms' hopes of thwarting the enemy are dashed. Will Wic and his elite team of warriors succeed in reversing the tide of the Androchidan invasion? Or will they succumb to the unrelenting power of the most notorious slaver operation in the galaxy? Join bestselling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney as the Ruins of the Earth hit series continues with Book 2: Gods and Men. Read what fans call "the best military sci-fi of the year," and "Galaxy's Edge meets Expeditionary Force."

Author : Lordson Atason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798677631863

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The Soul of the Universe by Lordson Atason Pdf

This book also seeks to create room for further thought as well as it calls to question some belief systems which we otherwise must not question. It pries further into subjects we may have in the past believed ourselves to have known thereby breaking some knowledge and thought barriers long set by the devastating effects of misinformation and blind fanaticism. And now, this work seeks to open up our minds, bringing to our notice a certain reality where there is much more to know, much more to think about and much more to debate on.

Author : Michael Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0872269205

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Gods, Men, and Monsters from the Greek Myths by Michael Gibson Pdf

Author : Paolo Zellini
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780241312186

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The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men by Paolo Zellini Pdf

Is mathematics a discovery or an invention? Do numbers truly exist? What sort of reality do formulas describe? The complexity of mathematics - its abstract rules and obscure symbols - can seem very distant from the everyday. There are those things that are real and present, it is supposed, and then there are mathematical concepts: creations of our mind, mysterious tools for those unengaged with the world. Yet, from its most remote history and deepest purpose, mathematics has served not just as a way to understand and order, but also as a foundation for the reality it describes. In this elegant book, mathematician and philosopher Paolo Zellini offers a brief cultural and intellectual history of mathematics, ranging widely from the paradoxes of ancient Greece to the sacred altars of India, from Mesopotamian calculus to our own contemporary obsession with algorithms. Masterful and illuminating, The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men transforms our understanding of mathematical thinking, showing that it is inextricably linked with the philosophical and the religious as well as the mundane - and, indeed, with our own very human experience of the universe.

Author : Akwaeke Emezi
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802165565

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Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Pdf

A National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut Novel Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A New York Times Notable Book The astonishing debut novel from the acclaimed bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, and Pet, Freshwater tells the story of Ada, an unusual child who is a source of deep concern to her southern Nigerian family. Young Ada is troubled, prone to violent fits. Born “with one foot on the other side,” she begins to develop separate selves within her as she grows into adulthood. And when she travels to America for college, a traumatic event on campus crystallizes the selves into something powerful and potentially dangerous, making Ada fade into the background of her own mind as these alters—now protective, now hedonistic—move into control. Written with stylistic brilliance and based in the author’s realities, Freshwater dazzles with ferocious energy and serpentine grace.

Author : James George Frazer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995-12
Category : Magic
ISBN : 9780684826301

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The Golden Bough by James George Frazer Pdf

A world classic. The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values.