Author: Ethan StarbornePublisher: MoreAudiobooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1467
Book Description
Mage's Odyssey 10
Author: Ethan StarbornePublisher: MoreAudiobooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1467
Book Description
Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes
Author: Douglas E. CowanPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520967275
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic vision—for stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can’t possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today.
American Machinist & Automated Manufacturing
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Category : Mechanical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
The Magic of Linen
Author: Linda HeinrichPublisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Magic and Ritual in Tibet
Author: Stephan BeyerPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120804899
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
The real history of man is the history of religion. The truth of the famous dictum of Max Muller, the father of the History of Religions, is nowhere so obvious as in Tibet. Western students have observed that religion and magic pervade not only the forms of Tibetan art, politics, and society but also every detail of ordinary human existence. And what is the all-pervading religion of Tibet? Buddhism of that country has been described to us, of course, but that does not mean the question has been answered. The unique importance of Stephan BeyerÍs work is that it presents the vital material ignored or slighted by others: the living ritual of Tibetan Buddhists. The reader is made a witness to cultic proceedings through which the author guides him carefully. He does not force one to accept easy explanations nor does he direct one's attention only to aspects that can be counted on to please. He leads one step by step, without omitting anything, through entire rituals, and interprets whenever necessary without being unduly obtrusive. Oftentimes, as in the case of the many hymns to the goddess Tara, the superb translations speak directly to the reader, and it is indeed as if the reader himself were present at the ritual.
Machine Design
Author: Railway and Locomotive Engineering
Author: Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way
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Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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