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Author: Heinrich Robert Zimmer Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691187525 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 361
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Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings within their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of this assortment of myth.
Author: Lee Battersby Publisher: Watkins Media Limited ISBN: 0857662880 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 362
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Marius dos Hellespont and his apprentice, Gerd, are professional looters of battlefields. When they stumble upon the corpse of the King of Scorby and Gerd is killed, Marius is mistaken for the monarch by one of the dead soldiers, is transported down to the Kingdom of the Dead. The dead need a King--the King is God's representative, and someone needs to remind God where they are. Marius is banished to the surface with one message: if he wants to recover his life he must find the dead a King. Which he fully intends to do. Just as soon as he stops running. File Under: Fantasy [ Royal Prospect | Loot | Keep Running | Living Dead ]
Author: Christine Quigley Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 147661377X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 369
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Throughout the centuries, different cultures have established a variety of procedures for handling and disposing of corpses. Often the methods are directly associated with the deceased's position in life, such as a pharaoh's mummification in Egypt or the cremation of a Buddhist. Treatment by the living of the dead over time and across cultures is the focus of this study. Burial arrangements and preparations are detailed, including embalming, the funeral service, storage and transport of the body, and forms of burial. Autopsies and the investigative process of causes of deliberate death are fully covered. Preservation techniques such as cryonic suspension and mummification are discussed, as well as a look at the "recycling" of the corpse through organ donation, donation to medicine, animal scavengers, cannibalism, and, of course, natural decay and decomposition. Mistreatments of a corpse are also covered.
Author: Nicole Marafioti Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442668709 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 319
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The King’s Body investigates the role of royal bodies, funerals, and graves in English succession debates from the death of Alfred the Great in 899 through the Norman Conquest in 1066. Using contemporary texts and archaeological evidence, Nicole Marafioti reconstructs the political activity that accompanied kings’ burials, to demonstrate that royal bodies were potent political objects which could be used to provide legitimacy to the next generation. In most cases, new rulers celebrated their predecessor’s memory and honored his corpse to emphasize continuity and strengthen their claims to the throne. Those who rose by conquest or regicide, in contrast, often desecrated the bodies of deposed royalty or relegated them to anonymous graves in attempts to brand their predecessors as tyrants unworthy of ruling a Christian nation. By delegitimizing the previous ruler, they justified their own accession. At a time when hereditary succession was not guaranteed and few accessions went unchallenged, the king’s body was a commodity that royal candidates fought to control.
Author: , L宠爱s Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1647967910 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 677
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"He is the most vicious, merciless and merciless king in the entire Zombie King Dynasty.It was said that he needed three concubines to sleep every day and a hundred concubines every three days. The reason why he bathed in the female's blood was because his body was suffering from a hidden disease.It was said that he hated people who were disobedient the most. Anyone that dared to offend him would be sentenced to death and turned into a dried corpse.It was said that he was heartless and without love. He would not be tempted by any woman, and even more so, he would not fall in love with any woman. It was only because he had a heart of stone.However, since the appearance of some unfortunate woman who had accidentally barged into his Bedchamber, taken advantage of him, and kicked him out of bed, it is said that those "rumors" have become legends. "
Author: , L宠爱s Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1647966434 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 554
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"He is the most vicious, merciless and merciless king in the entire Zombie King Dynasty.It was said that he needed three concubines to sleep every day and a hundred concubines every three days. The reason why he bathed in the female's blood was because his body was suffering from a hidden disease.It was said that he hated people who were disobedient the most. Anyone that dared to offend him would be sentenced to death and turned into a dried corpse.It was said that he was heartless and without love. He would not be tempted by any woman, and even more so, he would not fall in love with any woman. It was only because he had a heart of stone.However, since the appearance of some unfortunate woman who had accidentally barged into his Bedchamber, taken advantage of him, and kicked him out of bed, it is said that those "rumors" have become legends. "
Author: Paul Doherty Publisher: Headline ISBN: 0755395859 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 122
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The fate of a king is not always glorious... The dramatic events of Edward II's death are told with masterful skill by acclaimed writer, Paul Doherty, in The Death of a King. Perfect for fans of Michael Jecks and Ellis Peters. England's Edward II so angered his wife, her lover, and his subjects that they revolted, deposed him, and made him prisoner. History records that Edward II was eventually murdered in Berkeley Castle and buried publicly in Gloucester cathedral. But was he? The heir, Edward III, charges Chancery Clerk Edmund Beche with uncovering the truth of the matter. Beche's investigation is torturous, blocked by hidden records, outright lies, unexpected confessions, double crosses, and a high body count. Grave digging, burglary, and soldiering at the bloody battle of Crécy await him. But Edward is a most determined man... What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'Doherty writes well and paints a very believable picture' 'Mr. Doherty's research is only topped by his imagination' 'The intrigue! The intrigue! What can I say? Read it... NOW!'
Author: Radley Balko Publisher: PublicAffairs ISBN: 1610396928 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 319
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A shocking and deeply reported account of the persistent plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science in our criminal justice system, and its devastating effect on innocent lives After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, law enforcement pursued and convicted two innocent men: Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks. Together they spent a combined thirty years in prison before finally being exonerated in 2008. Meanwhile, the real killer remained free. The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist recounts the story of how the criminal justice system allowed this to happen, and of how two men, Dr. Steven Hayne and Dr. Michael West, built successful careers on the back of that structure. For nearly two decades, Hayne, a medical examiner, performed the vast majority of Mississippi's autopsies, while his friend Dr. West, a local dentist, pitched himself as a forensic jack-of-all-trades. Together they became the go-to experts for prosecutors and helped put countless Mississippians in prison. But then some of those convictions began to fall apart. Here, Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington tell the haunting story of how the courts and Mississippi's death investigation system -- a relic of the Jim Crow era -- failed to deliver justice for its citizens. The authors argue that bad forensics, structural racism, and institutional failures are at fault, raising sobering questions about our ability and willingness to address these crucial issues.
Author: Heinrich Zimmer
Author: Heinrich Zimmer
Author: Tim Curran
Author: Heinrich Robert Zimmer
Author: Lee Battersby
Author: Christine Quigley
Author: Nicole Marafioti
Author: , L宠爱s
Author: , L宠爱s
Author: Paul Doherty
Author: Radley Balko