Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes]
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598841750
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598841750
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.
A Dictionary of Creation Myths
Author: David Adams Leeming
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195102758
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195102758
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism
Author: Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738748145
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism—the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly expanded over one hundred other entries, incorporating more knowledge and passages from primary sources. This comprehensive treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from sources spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and other esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched yet easy to use. It includes over one thousand alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with extensive cross-references to related topics and new illustrations throughout. Drawn from the well of a great spiritual tradition, the secret wisdom within these pages will enlighten and empower you. Praise: "An erudite and lively compendium of Jewish magical beliefs, practices, texts, and individuals...This superb, comprehensive encyclopedia belongs in every serious library."—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish Studies Program, University of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition "Rabbi Dennis has performed a tremendously important service for both the scholar and the novice in composing a work of concise information about aspects of Judaism unbeknownst to most, and intriguing to all."—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738748145
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 563
Book Description
Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism—the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly expanded over one hundred other entries, incorporating more knowledge and passages from primary sources. This comprehensive treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from sources spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and other esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched yet easy to use. It includes over one thousand alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with extensive cross-references to related topics and new illustrations throughout. Drawn from the well of a great spiritual tradition, the secret wisdom within these pages will enlighten and empower you. Praise: "An erudite and lively compendium of Jewish magical beliefs, practices, texts, and individuals...This superb, comprehensive encyclopedia belongs in every serious library."—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish Studies Program, University of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition "Rabbi Dennis has performed a tremendously important service for both the scholar and the novice in composing a work of concise information about aspects of Judaism unbeknownst to most, and intriguing to all."—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
Storytelling Encyclopedia
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Mahabharata, maiden, Mali storytelling, marriage, masks and masquerade, Mayan storytelling, Mende storytelling, Mexican storytelling, Midrashim, Minotaur, miraculous birth, Monkey King, Moon, morality tale, Moses, motifs, Muhammad, myth, native North American storytelling, Navajo storytelling, Nigerian storytelling, Norse storytelling, number symbolism (zero, one, two three, four, seven, ten, twelve, forty) numbers, nursery rhymes, Odysseus, Oedipus, Oglala Sioux storytelling, origin stories, Penobscot storytelling, Persephone, Persian storytelling, Phoenix, plays, plot, poems, Polynesian storytelling, psychoanalysis, psychology, quest Brer Rabbit, rainbow serpent, raven, rebirth, Red Riding Hood, Rhiannon, riddles, romance, Scandinavian storytelling, serpent, William Shakespeare, Sioux storytelling, Song of Roland, Spanish storytelling, spell, wicked stepmother, Swedish storytelling, symbolism, tall tales, Thai storytelling, Thousand One Nights, Tibetan storytelling, tortoise, trees, trickster, trolls, troubadour, Troy, Uncle Remus, Valhalla, Valmiki, vampire, verse story, Virgin Mary, virginity, water Welsh storytelling, witch, women, Yahweh, Yiddish storytelling, Yoruba storytelling, Zeus, etc.
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Mahabharata, maiden, Mali storytelling, marriage, masks and masquerade, Mayan storytelling, Mende storytelling, Mexican storytelling, Midrashim, Minotaur, miraculous birth, Monkey King, Moon, morality tale, Moses, motifs, Muhammad, myth, native North American storytelling, Navajo storytelling, Nigerian storytelling, Norse storytelling, number symbolism (zero, one, two three, four, seven, ten, twelve, forty) numbers, nursery rhymes, Odysseus, Oedipus, Oglala Sioux storytelling, origin stories, Penobscot storytelling, Persephone, Persian storytelling, Phoenix, plays, plot, poems, Polynesian storytelling, psychoanalysis, psychology, quest Brer Rabbit, rainbow serpent, raven, rebirth, Red Riding Hood, Rhiannon, riddles, romance, Scandinavian storytelling, serpent, William Shakespeare, Sioux storytelling, Song of Roland, Spanish storytelling, spell, wicked stepmother, Swedish storytelling, symbolism, tall tales, Thai storytelling, Thousand One Nights, Tibetan storytelling, tortoise, trees, trickster, trolls, troubadour, Troy, Uncle Remus, Valhalla, Valmiki, vampire, verse story, Virgin Mary, virginity, water Welsh storytelling, witch, women, Yahweh, Yiddish storytelling, Yoruba storytelling, Zeus, etc.
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
Author: Isabel Greenberg
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316225827
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated book of imaginary fables about Earth's early -- and lost -- history. Before our history began, another -- now forgotten -- civilization thrived. The people who roamed Early Earth were much like us: curious, emotional, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable. In this series of illustrated and linked tales, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch. As intricate and richly imagined as the work of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark! A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's debut will be a welcome addition to the thriving graphic novel genre.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316225827
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
A beautifully illustrated book of imaginary fables about Earth's early -- and lost -- history. Before our history began, another -- now forgotten -- civilization thrived. The people who roamed Early Earth were much like us: curious, emotional, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable. In this series of illustrated and linked tales, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch. As intricate and richly imagined as the work of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark! A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's debut will be a welcome addition to the thriving graphic novel genre.
The Illustrated Book of Myths
Author:
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756622237
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of myths from many cultures.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756622237
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of myths from many cultures.
Creation Stories in Greek Mythology
Author: Don Nardo
Publisher: Referencepoint Press
ISBN: 9781601529589
Category : Cosmogony, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Like peoples throughout history, the ancient Greeks maintained largely fanciful stories about how the world, animals, and humans came to be. At the core of those tales were descriptions of the origins of the gods. Unlike many societies, which envisioned gods fashioning the universe, the Greeks held that the universe came first and gave birth to the gods.
Publisher: Referencepoint Press
ISBN: 9781601529589
Category : Cosmogony, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Like peoples throughout history, the ancient Greeks maintained largely fanciful stories about how the world, animals, and humans came to be. At the core of those tales were descriptions of the origins of the gods. Unlike many societies, which envisioned gods fashioning the universe, the Greeks held that the universe came first and gave birth to the gods.
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A–Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic
Author: John Matthews
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007365055
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
From unicorns and trolls to werewolves and griffins, this comprehensive guide is the key to discovering every magical creature from myth, folklore and legend around the world.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007365055
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
From unicorns and trolls to werewolves and griffins, this comprehensive guide is the key to discovering every magical creature from myth, folklore and legend around the world.
In the Beginning
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152387426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152387426
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.