Author: Antoine Bandele
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 1951905148
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The first collection in the ongoing series compiling fantasy tales from the world of Esowon. Inside, you'll find dastardly beasts, tortured monks, and unexpected lovers in a set of tales that'll transport you to lands lost to time. The collection includes: Last of My Kind When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us. Then it was just me and Father. Now it's just me. A Servant's Work Amana has a special gift to see into the future. But one day something goes horribly wrong, something he never foresaw. Hearts in the Dark She's a princess. He's a demon. They couldn't be any more wrong for each other. But when they find themselves stuck in a cave together they discover an undeniable connection. Delve into these companion novellas to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
Demons, Monks, and Lovers
Author: Antoine Bandele
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 1951905148
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The first collection in the ongoing series compiling fantasy tales from the world of Esowon. Inside, you'll find dastardly beasts, tortured monks, and unexpected lovers in a set of tales that'll transport you to lands lost to time. The collection includes: Last of My Kind When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us. Then it was just me and Father. Now it's just me. A Servant's Work Amana has a special gift to see into the future. But one day something goes horribly wrong, something he never foresaw. Hearts in the Dark She's a princess. He's a demon. They couldn't be any more wrong for each other. But when they find themselves stuck in a cave together they discover an undeniable connection. Delve into these companion novellas to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 1951905148
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The first collection in the ongoing series compiling fantasy tales from the world of Esowon. Inside, you'll find dastardly beasts, tortured monks, and unexpected lovers in a set of tales that'll transport you to lands lost to time. The collection includes: Last of My Kind When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us. Then it was just me and Father. Now it's just me. A Servant's Work Amana has a special gift to see into the future. But one day something goes horribly wrong, something he never foresaw. Hearts in the Dark She's a princess. He's a demon. They couldn't be any more wrong for each other. But when they find themselves stuck in a cave together they discover an undeniable connection. Delve into these companion novellas to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
Demons, Monks, and Lovers
Author: Antoine Bandele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951905408
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first collection in the ongoing series of fantasy stories from the world of Esowon. Inside, you'll find dastardly beasts, tortured monks, and unexpected lovers in a set of tales that'll transport you to lands lost to time. The collection includes: Last of My Kind When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us. Then it was just me and Father. Now it's just me. A Servant's Work Amana has a special gift to see into the future. But one day something goes horribly wrong, something he never foresaw. Hearts in the Dark She's a princess. He's a demon. They couldn't be any more wrong for each other. But when they find themselves stuck in a cave together they discover an undeniable connection. Delve into these companion novellas to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951905408
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first collection in the ongoing series of fantasy stories from the world of Esowon. Inside, you'll find dastardly beasts, tortured monks, and unexpected lovers in a set of tales that'll transport you to lands lost to time. The collection includes: Last of My Kind When the war with the humans started, there were hundreds of us. Then it was just me and Father. Now it's just me. A Servant's Work Amana has a special gift to see into the future. But one day something goes horribly wrong, something he never foresaw. Hearts in the Dark She's a princess. He's a demon. They couldn't be any more wrong for each other. But when they find themselves stuck in a cave together they discover an undeniable connection. Delve into these companion novellas to The Kishi, an African fantasy based on Angola folklore.
The Kishi
Author: Antoine Bandele
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 0999848305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
A pacifist monk. A threatening darkness. An innocent village hanging in the balance. Hoping to escape his dark past, Amana travels to the great village of Bajok in search of redemption. The day he arrives, a young woman is slain and the locals point their fingers at the new arrival. Amana must overcome the village's trepidation. A demon is on the loose and he fears more will die. The solution is obvious—a swift and brutal counterattack. But his vow of peace is the last virtue that remains in his tattered soul. Is his personal peace more valuable than the lives of the innocent, or will Amana be swallowed by the darkness that has hounded him his entire life? Delve into an African fantasy inspired by Angola folklore, where Amana will face mystical villains, ancient secrets, and the demons that smolder within himself.
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 0999848305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
A pacifist monk. A threatening darkness. An innocent village hanging in the balance. Hoping to escape his dark past, Amana travels to the great village of Bajok in search of redemption. The day he arrives, a young woman is slain and the locals point their fingers at the new arrival. Amana must overcome the village's trepidation. A demon is on the loose and he fears more will die. The solution is obvious—a swift and brutal counterattack. But his vow of peace is the last virtue that remains in his tattered soul. Is his personal peace more valuable than the lives of the innocent, or will Amana be swallowed by the darkness that has hounded him his entire life? Delve into an African fantasy inspired by Angola folklore, where Amana will face mystical villains, ancient secrets, and the demons that smolder within himself.
Conversations with Angels
Author: J. Raymond
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230316972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230316972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations.
Will of the Mischief Maker
Author: Antoine Bandele
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 1951905083
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
What happens when a deity needs a human body? They go to the source, of course. Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago. It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm. What’s worse, Eshu hasn’t visited the heavens for several centuries. Would his former comrade even be the same? How can Eshu persuade someone he barely knows anymore? Find out in this prequel short story to The Gatekeeper’s Staff, a young adult fantasy based on the West African mythology of the Orishas.
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 1951905083
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
What happens when a deity needs a human body? They go to the source, of course. Eshu the Trickster needs a mortal form for his mischievous plans, but the only other Orisha who can help him swore off the practice ages ago. It will take careful scheming to convince the Original Architect to come out of retirement. Any misstep and Eshu will be thrown from the Sky Realm. What’s worse, Eshu hasn’t visited the heavens for several centuries. Would his former comrade even be the same? How can Eshu persuade someone he barely knows anymore? Find out in this prequel short story to The Gatekeeper’s Staff, a young adult fantasy based on the West African mythology of the Orishas.
Demons and the Making of the Monk
Author: David BRAKKE
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674028651
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk as a holy and virtuous being was shaped by the combative encounter with demons. Drawing on biographies of exceptional monks, collections of monastic sayings and stories, letters from ascetic teachers to their disciples, sermons, and community rules, Brakke crafts a compelling picture of the embattled religious celibate.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674028651
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk as a holy and virtuous being was shaped by the combative encounter with demons. Drawing on biographies of exceptional monks, collections of monastic sayings and stories, letters from ascetic teachers to their disciples, sermons, and community rules, Brakke crafts a compelling picture of the embattled religious celibate.
By Sea & Sky
Author: Antoine Bandele
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 0999848399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The sickness was severe… …and there was one known potion that could save him. Was piracy the only chance they had? Zala wasn’t skilled with a sword. She wasn’t blessed with magic. But she knew the Sapphire Seas well. Plundering and raiding was an art of its own, and she got by on her wits. Yet she was running out of time. She needed the big score to save her husband. What was her next move? Before she even knew it… …the game changed. High above them, off the coast of the Ibabi Isles, a strange airship was headed their way. Zala had never seen anything like it. The battle was imminent. And she was going to need more than her bag of tricks. You’ll love this adventure inspired by the West Indies, The Swahili Coast, and Arabia, because Zala will encounter ruthless raiders, arrogant aristocrats, and imperial secrets. It will keep you turning the pages.
Publisher: Bandele Books
ISBN: 0999848399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The sickness was severe… …and there was one known potion that could save him. Was piracy the only chance they had? Zala wasn’t skilled with a sword. She wasn’t blessed with magic. But she knew the Sapphire Seas well. Plundering and raiding was an art of its own, and she got by on her wits. Yet she was running out of time. She needed the big score to save her husband. What was her next move? Before she even knew it… …the game changed. High above them, off the coast of the Ibabi Isles, a strange airship was headed their way. Zala had never seen anything like it. The battle was imminent. And she was going to need more than her bag of tricks. You’ll love this adventure inspired by the West Indies, The Swahili Coast, and Arabia, because Zala will encounter ruthless raiders, arrogant aristocrats, and imperial secrets. It will keep you turning the pages.
Fallen Bodies
Author: Dyan Elliott
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 081220073X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Medieval clerics believed that original sin had rendered their "fallen bodies" vulnerable to corrupting impulses—particularly those of a sexual nature. They feared that their corporeal frailty left them susceptible to demonic forces bent on penetrating and polluting their bodies and souls. Drawing on a variety of canonical and other sources, Fallen Bodies examines a wide-ranging set of issues generated by fears of pollution, sexuality, and demonology. To maintain their purity, celibate clerics combated the stain of nocturnal emissions; married clerics expelled their wives onto the streets and out of the historical record; an exemplum depicting a married couple having sex in church was told and retold; and the specter of the demonic lover further stigmatized women's sexuality. Over time, the clergy's conceptions of womanhood became radically polarized: the Virgin Mary was accorded ever greater honor, while real, corporeal women were progressively denigrated. When church doctrine definitively denied the physicality of demons, the female body remained as the prime material presence of sin. Dyan Elliott contends that the Western clergy's efforts to contain sexual instincts—and often the very thought and image of woman—precipitated uncanny returns of the repressed. She shows how this dynamic ultimately resulted in the progressive conflation of the female and the demonic, setting the stage for the future persecution of witches.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 081220073X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Medieval clerics believed that original sin had rendered their "fallen bodies" vulnerable to corrupting impulses—particularly those of a sexual nature. They feared that their corporeal frailty left them susceptible to demonic forces bent on penetrating and polluting their bodies and souls. Drawing on a variety of canonical and other sources, Fallen Bodies examines a wide-ranging set of issues generated by fears of pollution, sexuality, and demonology. To maintain their purity, celibate clerics combated the stain of nocturnal emissions; married clerics expelled their wives onto the streets and out of the historical record; an exemplum depicting a married couple having sex in church was told and retold; and the specter of the demonic lover further stigmatized women's sexuality. Over time, the clergy's conceptions of womanhood became radically polarized: the Virgin Mary was accorded ever greater honor, while real, corporeal women were progressively denigrated. When church doctrine definitively denied the physicality of demons, the female body remained as the prime material presence of sin. Dyan Elliott contends that the Western clergy's efforts to contain sexual instincts—and often the very thought and image of woman—precipitated uncanny returns of the repressed. She shows how this dynamic ultimately resulted in the progressive conflation of the female and the demonic, setting the stage for the future persecution of witches.
The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America
Author: Brian P. Levack
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199578168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199578168
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas.
Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276
Author: Jacques Gernet
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804707206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Describes the occupations, pleasures, clothes, food, art, and social and civic life of the people in the city of Hangchow.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804707206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Describes the occupations, pleasures, clothes, food, art, and social and civic life of the people in the city of Hangchow.