Craig's Illustrated Dictionary

Craig's Illustrated Dictionary PDF Author: John Craig
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Craig's Illustrated Dictionary

Craig's Illustrated Dictionary PDF Author: John Craig
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Magic Words

Magic Words PDF Author: Craig Conley
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1609250508
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Magic Words: A Dictionary is a oneofakind resource for armchair linguists, popculture enthusiasts, Pagans, Wiccans, magicians, and trivia nuts alike. Brimming with the most intriguing magic words and phrases from around the world and illustrated throughout with magical symbols and icons, Magic Words is a dictionary like no other. More than sevenhundred essay style entries describe the origins of magical words as well as historical and popular variations and fascinating trivia. With sources ranging from ancient Medieval alchemists to modern stage magicians, necromancers, and wizards of legend to miracle workers throughout time, Magic Words is a must have for any scholar of magic, language, history, and culture.

Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology

Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology PDF Author: Robert Dean Craig
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313069468
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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Prior to 1500 A.D. the Polynesians were the most widely spread people on earth, having settled an area of the Pacific, the Polynesian Triangle, twice the size of the United States. In this first reference guide to the mythology of these Vikings of the Pacific, Craig reviews Polynesian legends, stories, gods, goddesses, and heroes in hundreds of alphabetical entries that succinctly describe both characters and events. His wide-ranging and thorough introduction sets the subject in its geographic, historical, anthropological, and linguistic contexts, offering an illuminating overview of the origin of the Polynesians as a distinct people and tracing their voyages and settlements from Indonesia to Malaysia, Tonga, Samoa, the Marquesas, the various islands of eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. The introduction presents fascinating information on Polynesian navigational skills and the voyages themselves, as well as a chart that details the evolution of the thirty Polynesian languages and compares cognates from several of these languages. A simplified pronunciation guide and a selected list of Polynesian dictionaries and/or grammars are provided for those interested in pursuing the richness of the Polynesian languages. This introductory survey gives readers the necessary background to understand the origin, development, and dispersion of the myths throughout the Pacific basin. The Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology is the result of many years of research. The individual entries were gleaned from nearly 300 sources in English, German, French, and Polynesian languages with the majority extracted from a number of primary sources that date generally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The printed source materials for this volume are fully described and listed by geographical group, including Maori, Cook Islands, Tahitian, Marquesan, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan. General collections that retell the Polynesian stories are also surveyed. The entries are alphabetically arranged by major mythological figure; lesser characters can be located in the index. Short bibliographical citations--author, date, and page number--are included at the end of each main entry to direct readers to fuller information contained in the printed sources. An appendix provides valuable supplemental information on Polynesian gods and goddesses. This dictionary is sure to become a basic reference tool for libraries, students, and scholars of Pacific history and culture, as well as for courses in mythology, religion, and philosophy.

Craig's Dictionary

Craig's Dictionary PDF Author: Charles H. Craig
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Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Children's Illustrated Dictionary

Children's Illustrated Dictionary PDF Author:
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ISBN: 9781843226291
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Illustrated Dictionary of Religions

Illustrated Dictionary of Religions PDF Author: Philip Wilkinson
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789447111
Category : Religions
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In an easy-to-follow, accessible reference format, this book uses over 700 full-color illustrations and clear text to explain, identify, and compare the major religions of the world from Zoroastrianism and ancient Egyptian rituals to Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

An Illustrated Dictionary

An Illustrated Dictionary PDF Author: W. L. Darley
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ISBN: 9780721704555
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Illustrated Dictionary

Illustrated Dictionary PDF Author: Andy Everitt-Stewart
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ISBN: 9781445458618
Category : Dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 221

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The Hidden Meaning of Dreams

The Hidden Meaning of Dreams PDF Author: Craig Hamilton-Parker
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806977737
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Psychological and mystical meanings of symbols in dreams.

The Simon & Schuster Young Readers' Illustrated Dictionary

The Simon & Schuster Young Readers' Illustrated Dictionary PDF Author: John Grisewood
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671508210
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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A dictionary with approximately 5000 definitions and introductory material on how to use it.