Combining themes from multicultural stories with her own clinical work, the author of this book shows women how to tap into the healing and creative energies of the "wild" woman - the wise and ageless presence in the feminine psyche.
A collection of Greek and Roman myths arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, the Trojan war, and a brief section on Norse mythology.
Featuring extensive, clear, and faithful translations of original sources, Classical Mythology, 7/e retells the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style. Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, it incorporates a dynamic combination of poetic narratives and enlightening commentary to make classical ...
This is a reproduction of the diary of Lady Angelica Cottington, which features pressed garden fairies. Or rather the psychic images of the fairies, who quickly turned it into a game, where they leapt between the closing pages in an effort to outdo each other to produce the most outrageous poses. The book claims to be the facsimile edition of the ...
In Pathways to Bliss, Joseph Campbell once again draws on his masterful gift of storytelling to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and transformation. Looking at the more personal, psychological side of myth, he begins to dwell on life's more important questions - those that are often submerged beneath the frantic ...
Joseph Campbell's classic cross-cultural study of the hero's journey has inspired millions and opened up new areas of research and exploration. Originally published in 1949 the book hit the New York Times Best-Seller List in 1988 when it became the subject of The Power of Myth, a PBS television special. Now, this legendary volume, re-released in ...
Comprehensive and scholarly, this well-designed text presents Greek and Roman myths in a lively and easy-to-read manner. The material has been rearranged to make it easier to find and the new edition has been streamlined. It features fresh translations, numerous illustrations (ancient and modern) of classical myths and legends, and commentary ...
This text is intended for introductory-level, interdisciplinary courses offered in a variety of departments such as humanities, philosophy, art, English, music and education. Arranged topically by art forms, from painting, sculpture, photography and architecture to literature, music, theatre, film and dance, this illustrated work helps students ...
Hyde traces the role of the Trickster, who appears in the myths of many cultures as Coyote, Hermes, Loki, Eshu, Raven, Krishna, etc. In the modern world, he finds the Trickster in the work of its artists who show society the truth about itself. Among others, he chooses Picasso, John Cage, Allen Ginsberg, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Robert ...
Gathering together 44 tales from around the world, from the 5th century on, this critical edition examines the genre, its cultural implications and its critical history. She has focused on six different tale types, and includes multicultural variants and literary rescriptings.
A retelling of Greek myths is combined here with a comprehensive account of the world in which the myths developed - their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape.
A study of all things vampire-related, this book includes a filmography, articles about vampires both "real" and fictional, the history of vampires, and a look at the differences in vampire legend in many different parts of the world. Illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished photographs, drawings, and paintings.
A work first published in 1948 in which Graves argues that the language of poetic myth current in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe was a magical language bound up with popular religious ceremonies in honour of the Moon-goddess, or Muse - some dating from the Old Stone Age.
The unvarying essential meanings of around 1,000 symbols and symbolic themes commonly found in the art, literature and thought of all cultures through the ages are clarified.
The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece. Edith Hamilton is also the author of "The Roman Way".
Through her startling rendering of an old tale, which transforms it from one that hurts the heart to one that helps to mend it, the internationally recognized author of Women Who Run with the Wolves tells about that most precious thing in all of life: the essence that can never die. Illustrations.
A new verse rendering of the great epic of ancient Mesopotamia, one of the oldest works in Western Literature. Ferry makes "Gilgamesh" available in the kind of energetic and readable translation that Robert Fitzgerald and Richard Lattimore have provided for.
How would you like to increase the power of your magick? Now you can, with the help of real Louisiana Hoodoo. In "Charms, Spells & Formulas, "you'll find rituals and recipes for incenses, oils, powders and washes that you can use to make changes in your life. But that's just the beginning. You'll learn the secrets of how to make gris-gris bag ...
Completed in 1136, "The History of the Kings of Britain" traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is ...
Certain plants are prized by ritualists for the range of magical energies they possess. Magical herbalism unites the powers of plants and man to produce and direct change in accord with will and desire. This presents the magic of amulets, charms, sachets, incenses, oils, simples, infusions, and anointments. Includes full instructions, recipes, and ...
Sir James George Frazer's comparative study of anthropology, folklore, and myth has been an influential work for writers and a standard text for scholars since its original publication, in several volumes, in the early part of the 20th century. Frazer was a professor of social anthropology and a classicist.
A seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. It argues that our myths are remnants of an ancient astronomy suppressed by the Greeks and Romans and later forgotten. On the way it challenges basic assumptions of Western science and our theories of how ancient knowledge was passed along.
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