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Author : Eric Burns
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592134823
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Smoke of the Gods written by Eric Burns and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Spirits of America, an energetic history of tobacco use.
Author : F. S. Naiden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190232714
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book Smoke Signals for the Gods written by F. S. Naiden and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal sacrifice has been critical to the study of ancient Mediterranean religions since the 18th century. Two leading views on sacrifice have dominated the subject: the psychological approach of Walter Burkert and the sociological one by Jean-Pierre Vernant and Marcel Detienne. These two perspectives have argued that the main feature of sacrifice is allaying feelings of guilt at the slaughter of sacrificial animals. Naiden redresses the omission of these salient features to show that animal sacrifice is an attempt to make contact with a divine being, and that it is so important for the worshippers that it becomes subject to regulations of unequaled extent and complexity.
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Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Amos Dorsey
Publisher : Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Download or read book Traditions of the Arikara written by George Amos Dorsey and published by Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington. This book was released on 1904 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William D. Westervelt
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462901360
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods written by William D. Westervelt and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “…Of special value to all who are concerned with the study of comparative folklore… an entertaining dip into Hawaiian mythology…For all who enjoy or who study folklore, the republication of these books will be welcomed.” —South China Morning Post Hawaiian Legends of Ghost and Ghost-Gods is a series of richly entertaining Hawaiian folk tales. The legends of the Hawaiian Islands are as diverse as those of any there region in the world. At the same time, although Hawaiian mythology follows the laws upon which all myths are constructed; these legends are entirely distinct in form and thought from those of European origin. Often, of course, there historical foundation that has been dealt with fancifully and enlarged to miraculous proportions. In addition to creating an abundance of attractive nature myths and cycle of legends recounting the exploits of the wonder-working demigod a magically entertaining series of tales about ghost and ghost-gods, and it was from this group of legends that W.D. Westervelt collected and translated the ones that make up the present volume.
Author : W. D. Westervelt
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513297392
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods written by W. D. Westervelt and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods (1915) is a collection of Hawaiian folktales and myths by W. D. Westervelt. Connecting the origin story of Hawaii to the traditions of other Polynesian cultures, Westervelt provides an invaluable resource for understanding the historical and geographical scope of Hawaiian culture. Drawing on the work of David Malo, Samuel Kamakau, and Abraham Fornander, Westervelt, originally from Ohio, became a leading authority on the Hawaiian Islands, publishing extensively on their legends, religious beliefs, and folk tales. “The legends of the Hawaiian Islands are as diverse as those of any country in the world. They are also entirely distinct in form and thought from the fairy-tales which excite the interest and wonder of the English and German children. The mythology of Hawaii follows the laws upon which all myths are constructed.” Part ethnography, part geological description, Westervelt’s work is a powerful celebration of the cultural traditions of the Hawaiian Islands. In these legends, ghosts and gods interact with the environment and the daily lives of islanders, shaping human society and the land itself. Highlights include the story of the Wauhaula heiau, or temple, the legend of the enraged Hau-pu and the Rock of Kauai, and the tale of Nanaue, the shark-man of Waipio Valley. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. D. Westervelt’s Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods is a classic of Hawaiian literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)
Download or read book Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) written by William Drake Westervelt and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Gods of Pegana written by Lord Dunsany and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: "Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine." Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI—none knoweth.
Author : Roland J. Green
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812514148
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Download or read book Conan and the Gods of the Mountain written by Roland J. Green and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-05-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fleeing the sorcerous destruction of Xuchotl, Conan and the voluptuous pirate Valeria plunge into danger as spies and assassins pursue them. They land on the shores of the Lake of Death, where Spirit Seekers battle with the God-Men. Even a sword powered by barbarian might is of little use against such beings.
Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513223976
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Gods of Pegāna written by Lord Dunsany and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gods of Pegāna (1905) is a short story collection by Lord Dunsany. Published at the beginning of his career, The Gods of Pegāna would influence such writers as J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and H. P. Lovecraft. Recognized as a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction, Dunsany is a man whose work, in the words of Lovecraft, remains “unexcelled in the sorcery of crystalline singing prose, and supreme in the creation of a gorgeous and languorous world of incandescently exotic vision.” “Whether the season be winter or whether it be summer, whether it be morning among the worlds or whether it be night, Skarl still beateth his drum, for the purposes of the gods are not yet fulfilled.” The Gods of Pegāna, Dunsany’s debut collection of stories, contains some of his finest tales of fantasy and adventure. The Mana-Yood-Sushai created the gods of Pegāna before falling asleep in the middle of Time. The only thing keeping him from creating new gods and worlds is the drummer Skarl, who can never cease his playing. In their creator’s absence, dozens of small gods and a thousand local deities have free reign to create the worlds and realities they want. As they compete to outdo one another, the order and peace of Pegāna hangs in the balance. Humorous and inventive, Dunsany’s tales of high fantasy continue to delight over a century after they first appeared in print. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Lord Dunsany’s The Gods of Pegāna is a classic of Irish fantasy fiction reimagined for modern readers.
