Myths of Light
Title | Myths of Light PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Campbell |
Publisher | New World Library |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781577314035 |
This previously unpublished title shows Campbell's remarkable mind engaged with a favorite topic, the myths and metaphors of Asian religions. The book collects seven lectures and articles ranging from the ancient Hindu Vedas to Zen koans, Tantric yoga, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Campbell conveys complex insights through warm, accessible storytelling, revealing the intricacies and secrets of his subjects with his typical enthusiasm.--From publisher description.
Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion
Title | Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Menelaos Christopoulos |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2010-09-25 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0739139010 |
Light and Darkness in Ancient Greek Myth and Religion is a ground-breaking volume dedicated to a thorough examination of the well known empirical categories of light and darkness as it relates to modes of thought, beliefs and social behavior in Greek culture. With a systematic and multi-disciplinary approach, the book elucidates the light/darkness dichotomy in color semantics, appearance and concealment of divinities and creatures of darkness, the eye sight and the insight vision, and the role of the mystic or cultic.
Light Myths
Title | Light Myths PDF eBook |
Author | Gillian Spencer Scully |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780962937101 |
In the Light of Myth
Title | In the Light of Myth PDF eBook |
Author | Rannie Belle Baker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Indian mythology |
ISBN |
The Lenâpé and Their Legends
Title | The Lenâpé and Their Legends PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Garrison Brinton |
Publisher | Philadelphia : D.G. Brinton |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Algonquian Indians |
ISBN |
This comprehensive work compiles a brief history of the Lenape people along with their legends, literature, language and various historical sketches of the people native to the Delaware region.
Dictionary of Nature Myths
Title | Dictionary of Nature Myths PDF eBook |
Author | Tamra Andrews |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0195136772 |
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
The Two Hands of God
Title | The Two Hands of God PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Watts |
Publisher | New York : G. Braziller |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Polarity |
ISBN |