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Author: Nikos Panou Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199394865 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 265
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Evil Lords uses the prism of bad rule or tyranny to enhance our understanding of political discourse from the ancient world to the Renaissance, elucidating premodern notions of sovereignty as well as the relation between ethics and politics, the individual and society, power, and propaganda. Eleven chapters present case studies exploring Hebrew, Graeco-Roman, Byzantine, early, high and late medieval, and Renaissance conceptions and representations of bad or tyrannical government. Since bad rule is always a perversion of the norm, its shifting conceptualizations shed light on historically specific assessments of what constitutes acceptable and legitimate political behavior. Meanwhile, political debate also reflects specific power structures, authorial intent, and audience expectations. Each of the essays, therefore, examines bad rule and its agents within the ideological frameworks and societal patterns of the respective periods, thereby painting a picture of historical and intellectual change. Despite these often profound variations, however, the volume also shows that it is meaningful to think of a Western tradition of tyranny in the premodern world that derived from shared roots in Classical and biblical thought and was further defined by ongoing cross-fertilization spanning two millennia. Thus, Evil Lords offers scholars and students of Western political theory, history, and literature a critical framework through which to revisit the longue durée of premodern political reflection.
Author: Nikos Panou Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199394865 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 265
Book Description
Evil Lords uses the prism of bad rule or tyranny to enhance our understanding of political discourse from the ancient world to the Renaissance, elucidating premodern notions of sovereignty as well as the relation between ethics and politics, the individual and society, power, and propaganda. Eleven chapters present case studies exploring Hebrew, Graeco-Roman, Byzantine, early, high and late medieval, and Renaissance conceptions and representations of bad or tyrannical government. Since bad rule is always a perversion of the norm, its shifting conceptualizations shed light on historically specific assessments of what constitutes acceptable and legitimate political behavior. Meanwhile, political debate also reflects specific power structures, authorial intent, and audience expectations. Each of the essays, therefore, examines bad rule and its agents within the ideological frameworks and societal patterns of the respective periods, thereby painting a picture of historical and intellectual change. Despite these often profound variations, however, the volume also shows that it is meaningful to think of a Western tradition of tyranny in the premodern world that derived from shared roots in Classical and biblical thought and was further defined by ongoing cross-fertilization spanning two millennia. Thus, Evil Lords offers scholars and students of Western political theory, history, and literature a critical framework through which to revisit the longue durée of premodern political reflection.
Author: S. M. Doll Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 1662463715 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 353
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Daniel Manslayer didn't know why he felt compelled to travel to the Westward and the Lands of Chaos. He only knew that he needed respite from Count Valkar and all the other prize-seekers that were looking to cash in on the bounty placed on his head. He had been told that the Lands of Chaos had no ruler, and he thought that was a perfect place to be. Little did he realize that his fate was not in his hands and the light was drawing together the pieces of destiny that were prophesied three hundred years in the past. Having been an orphan growing up with strangers, Daniel knew no family and found little desire for lasting relationships. He preferred to be alone and to trust only in himself. He greatly detested involvement with two distinct groups of people. In his mind rulers were to be avoided at all times and female companionship was meant to be uncomplicated and short--the shorter, the better. The light saw it differently, and not only were females in the plan, but these females were also the triumvirate matriarchal rulers of the Three Sisters, the most powerful nation in the Westward. They and the unholy monsters created by the dark lords were on an unexpected collision in the Lands of Chaos.
Author: B.T. Harris Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1514459744 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 251
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In a mystical land called Aufterra, destiny awaits. A magician who is challenged to find a mystical blade to gain glory, a scientist who is hired to figure out the motives of a criminal organization, and a mutant teenager who only wishes to be normal come together not only to stop the summoning of an apocalyptic demon but also the heir of the dark lords, who is destined to bring forth that prophecy. They call themselves the Gathering of Power, and they will seek aid from a legendary magician who existed a thousand years before.
Author: Jeff Mach Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 288
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We like to tell ourselves that the world hasn't gone really mad, that this is a comforting illusion. But for The Dark Lord Alice, there seems to be no doubt that insanity has spread like a brutal and irresistible kiss, all throughout civilized lands (assuming that any of them was particularly civilized to begin with, which we have a certain reason to doubt; for example, they keep doing ridiculous things which ought to destroy some or all of their kingdoms, towns, hamlets, homes, and each other.......and it works, and they still do it. And now they're sending a human puppy mill of Chosen Ones to stop her.Something got to give. Alice doesn't know what it is, but she's fighting to make sure she's not Ground Zero for the Scapegoat of Insanity.Things are about to get weird, dark, sorcerous, and very complicated, and all we have is a sense of humor, a strange plot, and unlikely assortment of oddly-recruited Chosen Ones......and the knowledge that, most likely, we're all gonna die...or worse...and not even the mightiest keep is proof against a world gone utterly stark-raving, dangerously nutter.
Author: Diana Wynne Jones Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062244566 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 532
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Mr. Chesney operates Pilgrim Parties, a tour group that takes paying participants into an outer realm where the inhabitants play frightening and foreboding roles. The time has come to end the staged madness . . . but can it really be stopped? Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones serves up twists and turns, introduces Querida, Derk, Blade, and Shona and a remarkable cast of wizards, soldiers, kings, dragons, and griffins, and mixes in a lively dash of humor. With all the ingredients of high fantasy, this unforgettable novel will delight fans old and new.
Author: Sarah Jean Horwitz Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers ISBN: 1616208945 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 337
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The new face of big evil is a little . . . small. Dastardly deeds aren’t exactly the first things that come to mind when one hears the name “Clementine,” but as the sole heir of the infamous Dark Lord Elithor, twelve-year-old Clementine Morcerous has been groomed since birth to be the best (worst?) Evil Overlord she can be. But everything changes the day her father is cursed by a mysterious rival. Now, Clementine must not only search for a way to break the curse, but also take on the full responsibilities of the Dark Lord. But when it’s time for her to perform dastardly deeds against the townspeople—including her brand-new friends—she begins to question her father’s code of good and evil. What if the Dark Lord Clementine doesn’t want to be a dark lord after all?
Author: The Dark Lords Publisher: ISBN: 9781644676448 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 172
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This is the full color paperback edition of the fourth book from Sith Academy, a Dark Side school founded by the first real Sith Order on this planet. In this book we discuss the key ideas and thinkers that have guided our path to the Dark Side. It is based on years of experience, research, reflections and revelations as power-seekers and Dark Lords. We publish these thoughts for Acolytes on the path to Sith Mastery, so they may learn of philosophies not taught in any mundane, Light Side school, and in so doing arm themselves with explosive thought-bombs and gain unlimited intellectual power. Dark Side Philosophy contains our philosophies of power, politics, evil, war, death, magick, metaphysics, empire, history, the cosmos, and more. It discusses the nature of the Dark Side, the Force and the philosophy of Sithism. It also contains the nine Challenges that the Sith Acolyte must complete to advance to the next level of Sith training. Every Dark Lord must must develop a philosophy that can withstand any attack and become a mighty weapon of conquest. This book is written to give the Sith Acolyte the tools to do just that. Are you ready to begin? --The Dark Lords, Imperial Year 8, Month 1 (September 2018)
Author: David Colbert Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780425207901 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 180
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Presents the fantasy world created by author Philip Pullman in His Dark Materials novels, examining the sources and meanings of the philosophy and themes behind the stories, as well as the characters, myths, and plots.
Author: Tony Evans Publisher: Moody Publishers ISBN: 0802480284 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 385
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Do you want to be challenged to deepen your understanding of the characteristics and requirements of Almighty God? The Understanding God Series contains the bulk of Pastor Tony Evans' compelling and hard-hitting resources on the essentials about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, and prophecy. Now available in paperback, readers will not want to be without a single book in the series by this popular and powerful speaker and author.Just because many of us ignore spiritual warfare does not mean we're not in an intense battle. Tony Evans tackles this difficult and theologically complex issue with the intensity, skill, and biblical foundation readers have come to expect. He systematically reveals Satan's strategies and helps readers fight back.
Author: Nikos Panou
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