Author: Paul Benjamin
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
ISBN: 1427865140
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Danger looms when the gods of the world send their kids to high school in this manga series debut that “entertains with intelligence and humor” (Publishers Weekly). Welcome to a modern-day world where the deities of all religions coexist. Norse Gods roam Asgard, Greek Gods rule Mount Olympus, Egyptian Gods orbit around Ra, Japanese Gods bestow luck and wisdom . . . and their demigod children all attend the same private high school in Los Angeles! The students of Pantheon High aren’t your typical bunch. Grace wonders is she’ll ever understand her father Tyr, the Norse god of war. Griffin, child of Hades, is having a hell of a time adjusting. Yukio, son of Benten, gets by on his endless luck, while Aziza, daughter of Ra, has the heat of the sun at her fingertips. But when evil gods from across the globe band together, these mythical teens are the only ones who can stop them from plunging the world into darkness!
Pantheon High, Volume 1
Author: Paul Benjamin
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
ISBN: 1427865140
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Danger looms when the gods of the world send their kids to high school in this manga series debut that “entertains with intelligence and humor” (Publishers Weekly). Welcome to a modern-day world where the deities of all religions coexist. Norse Gods roam Asgard, Greek Gods rule Mount Olympus, Egyptian Gods orbit around Ra, Japanese Gods bestow luck and wisdom . . . and their demigod children all attend the same private high school in Los Angeles! The students of Pantheon High aren’t your typical bunch. Grace wonders is she’ll ever understand her father Tyr, the Norse god of war. Griffin, child of Hades, is having a hell of a time adjusting. Yukio, son of Benten, gets by on his endless luck, while Aziza, daughter of Ra, has the heat of the sun at her fingertips. But when evil gods from across the globe band together, these mythical teens are the only ones who can stop them from plunging the world into darkness!
Publisher: TOKYOPOP
ISBN: 1427865140
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Danger looms when the gods of the world send their kids to high school in this manga series debut that “entertains with intelligence and humor” (Publishers Weekly). Welcome to a modern-day world where the deities of all religions coexist. Norse Gods roam Asgard, Greek Gods rule Mount Olympus, Egyptian Gods orbit around Ra, Japanese Gods bestow luck and wisdom . . . and their demigod children all attend the same private high school in Los Angeles! The students of Pantheon High aren’t your typical bunch. Grace wonders is she’ll ever understand her father Tyr, the Norse god of war. Griffin, child of Hades, is having a hell of a time adjusting. Yukio, son of Benten, gets by on his endless luck, while Aziza, daughter of Ra, has the heat of the sun at her fingertips. But when evil gods from across the globe band together, these mythical teens are the only ones who can stop them from plunging the world into darkness!
The Fluid Pantheon
Author: Bernard Faure
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 082485702X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a milestone in our understanding of the mythico-ritual system of esoteric Buddhism—specifically the nature and roles of deities in the religious world of medieval Japan and beyond. Bernard Faure introduces readers to medieval Japanese religiosity and shows the centrality of the gods in religious discourse and ritual; in doing so he moves away from the usual textual, historical, and sociological approaches that constitute the “method” of current religious studies. The approach considers the gods (including buddhas and demons) as meaningful and powerful interlocutors and not merely as cyphers for social groups or projections of the human mind. Throughout he engages insights drawn from structuralism, post-structuralism, and Actor-network theory to retrieve the “implicit pantheon” (as opposed to the “explicit orthodox pantheon”) of esoteric Japanese Buddhism (Mikkyō). Through a number of case studies, Faure describes and analyzes the impressive mythological and ritual efflorescence that marked the medieval period, not only in the religious domain, but also in the political, artistic, and literary spheres. He displays vast knowledge of his subject and presents his research—much of it in largely unstudied material—with theoretical sophistication. His arguments and analyses assume the centrality of the iconographic record, and so he has brought together in this volume a rich and rare collection of more than 180 color and black-and-white images. This emphasis on iconography and the ways in which it complements, supplements, or deconstructs textual orthodoxy is critical to a fuller comprehension of a set of medieval Japanese beliefs and practices. It also offers a corrective to the traditional division of the field into religious studies, which typically ignores the images, and art history, which oftentimes overlooks their ritual and religious meaning. The Fluid Pantheon and its companion volumes should persuade readers that the gods constituted a central part of medieval Japanese religion and that the latter cannot be reduced to a simplistic confrontation, parallelism, or complementarity between some monolithic teachings known as “Buddhism” and “Shinto.” Once these reductionist labels and categories are discarded, a new and fascinating religious landscape begins to unfold.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 082485702X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a milestone in our understanding of the mythico-ritual system of esoteric Buddhism—specifically the nature and roles of deities in the religious world of medieval Japan and beyond. Bernard Faure introduces readers to medieval Japanese religiosity and shows the centrality of the gods in religious discourse and ritual; in doing so he moves away from the usual textual, historical, and sociological approaches that constitute the “method” of current religious studies. The approach considers the gods (including buddhas and demons) as meaningful and powerful interlocutors and not merely as cyphers for social groups or projections of the human mind. Throughout he engages insights drawn from structuralism, post-structuralism, and Actor-network theory to retrieve the “implicit pantheon” (as opposed to the “explicit orthodox pantheon”) of esoteric Japanese Buddhism (Mikkyō). Through a number of case studies, Faure describes and analyzes the impressive mythological and ritual efflorescence that marked the medieval period, not only in the religious domain, but also in the political, artistic, and literary spheres. He displays vast knowledge of his subject and presents his research—much of it in largely unstudied material—with theoretical sophistication. His arguments and analyses assume the centrality of the iconographic record, and so he has brought together in this volume a rich and rare collection of more than 180 color and black-and-white images. This emphasis on iconography and the ways in which it complements, supplements, or deconstructs textual orthodoxy is critical to a fuller comprehension of a set of medieval Japanese beliefs and practices. It also offers a corrective to the traditional division of the field into religious studies, which typically ignores the images, and art history, which oftentimes overlooks their ritual and religious meaning. The Fluid Pantheon and its companion volumes should persuade readers that the gods constituted a central part of medieval Japanese religion and that the latter cannot be reduced to a simplistic confrontation, parallelism, or complementarity between some monolithic teachings known as “Buddhism” and “Shinto.” Once these reductionist labels and categories are discarded, a new and fascinating religious landscape begins to unfold.
Pantheon High Volume 1
Author: Paul Benjamin
Publisher: TokyoPop
ISBN: 9781598167344
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Follows the adventures of the demigod children of various deities, who all go to the same private high school in Los Angeles.
Publisher: TokyoPop
ISBN: 9781598167344
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Follows the adventures of the demigod children of various deities, who all go to the same private high school in Los Angeles.
Age of Voodoo
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849974845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high. Dove doesn’t discover just how high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrifi c fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft. As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849974845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high. Dove doesn’t discover just how high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrifi c fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft. As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.
The Complete Pantheon Series Volume 1
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849976880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1321
Book Description
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849976880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1321
Book Description
Absolute Power (The Pantheon Saga)
Author: C C Ekeke
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Does power truly corrupt? Or attract the already corrupted? Three months since his debut, Aegis aka Hugo Malalou is becoming one of America's most popular superheroes. But between protecting the city of San Miguel, surviving high school and maintaining some degree of a social life-he's stretched very thin. Worse, monstrous new threats and old enemies attack Aegis from all corners. Can he rise to the challenge? Or will the Shield of Justice be broken? On the other side of the country, Greyson Hirsch remains committed to destroying this new generation of heroes. And his latest target, a young team of idealistic crusaders, is blind to the storm hurtling their way. All the while, Greyson's obsession with a certain superhero from San Miguel deepens. Aegis and Greyson's paths are on a collision course that will alter the fate of the world. Choose your side in Absolute Power, Book 5 of the best-selling Pantheon Saga. WARNING: This novel contains swearwords, sea monsters and nail-biting superhero action. If you're demanding for swearwords, sea monsters or nail-biting superhero action to be cancelled, this novel might not be for you.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Does power truly corrupt? Or attract the already corrupted? Three months since his debut, Aegis aka Hugo Malalou is becoming one of America's most popular superheroes. But between protecting the city of San Miguel, surviving high school and maintaining some degree of a social life-he's stretched very thin. Worse, monstrous new threats and old enemies attack Aegis from all corners. Can he rise to the challenge? Or will the Shield of Justice be broken? On the other side of the country, Greyson Hirsch remains committed to destroying this new generation of heroes. And his latest target, a young team of idealistic crusaders, is blind to the storm hurtling their way. All the while, Greyson's obsession with a certain superhero from San Miguel deepens. Aegis and Greyson's paths are on a collision course that will alter the fate of the world. Choose your side in Absolute Power, Book 5 of the best-selling Pantheon Saga. WARNING: This novel contains swearwords, sea monsters and nail-biting superhero action. If you're demanding for swearwords, sea monsters or nail-biting superhero action to be cancelled, this novel might not be for you.
Good Luck Volume 1
Author: E-Jin Kang
Publisher: TokyoPop
ISBN: 9781598167610
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Shi-Hyun has a reputation for being bad luck, which keeps her isolated and alone from her peers, but when she transfers to a new school, her new classmates have the opportunity to make her life better--or worse.
Publisher: TokyoPop
ISBN: 9781598167610
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Shi-Hyun has a reputation for being bad luck, which keeps her isolated and alone from her peers, but when she transfers to a new school, her new classmates have the opportunity to make her life better--or worse.
Cultures of the Jews, Volume 1
Author: David Biale
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805212000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Scattered over much of the world throughout most of their history, are the Jews one people or many? How do they resemble and how do they differ from Jews in other places and times? What have their relationships been to the cultures of their neighbors? To address these and similar questions, some of the finest scholars of our day have contributed their insights to Cultures of the Jews, a winner of the National Jewish Book Award upon its hardcover publication in 2002. Constructing their essays around specific cultural artifacts that were created in the period and locale under study, the contributors describe the cultural interactions among different Jews–from rabbis and scholars to non-elite groups, including women–as well as between Jews and the surrounding non-Jewish world. What they conclude is that although Jews have always had their own autonomous traditions, Jewish identity cannot be considered the fixed product of either ancient ethnic or religious origins. Rather, it has shifted and assumed new forms in response to the cultural environment in which the Jews have lived. Mediterranean Origins, the first volume in Cultures of the Jews, describes the concept of the “People” or “Nation” of Israel that emerges in the Hebrew Bible and the culture of the Israelites in relation to that of neighboring Canaanite groups. It also discusses Jewish cultures in Babylonia, in Palestine during the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods, and in Arabia during the formative years of Islam.
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805212000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Scattered over much of the world throughout most of their history, are the Jews one people or many? How do they resemble and how do they differ from Jews in other places and times? What have their relationships been to the cultures of their neighbors? To address these and similar questions, some of the finest scholars of our day have contributed their insights to Cultures of the Jews, a winner of the National Jewish Book Award upon its hardcover publication in 2002. Constructing their essays around specific cultural artifacts that were created in the period and locale under study, the contributors describe the cultural interactions among different Jews–from rabbis and scholars to non-elite groups, including women–as well as between Jews and the surrounding non-Jewish world. What they conclude is that although Jews have always had their own autonomous traditions, Jewish identity cannot be considered the fixed product of either ancient ethnic or religious origins. Rather, it has shifted and assumed new forms in response to the cultural environment in which the Jews have lived. Mediterranean Origins, the first volume in Cultures of the Jews, describes the concept of the “People” or “Nation” of Israel that emerges in the Hebrew Bible and the culture of the Israelites in relation to that of neighboring Canaanite groups. It also discusses Jewish cultures in Babylonia, in Palestine during the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods, and in Arabia during the formative years of Islam.
Black Hammer Volume 1: Secret Origins
Author: Jeff Lemire
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616557869
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Once they were heroes, but the age of heroes has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City--Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien--now lead simple lives in an idyllic, timeless farming village from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure! Collects Black Hammer #1-#6. The first chapter in Jeff Lemire (The Underwater Welder, The Complete Essex County, Animal Man) and Dean Ormston's (Lucifer) acclaimed series! “I don’t read many comics these days, and I can’t remember the last time I read a superhero comic, but I’m loving Black Hammer.” – Mike Mignola “Black Hammer is easily one of Lemire’s best creations.” – Scott Snyder “Amazing. Just flat-out amazing.” – Patton Oswalt
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616557869
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Once they were heroes, but the age of heroes has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City--Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien--now lead simple lives in an idyllic, timeless farming village from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure! Collects Black Hammer #1-#6. The first chapter in Jeff Lemire (The Underwater Welder, The Complete Essex County, Animal Man) and Dean Ormston's (Lucifer) acclaimed series! “I don’t read many comics these days, and I can’t remember the last time I read a superhero comic, but I’m loving Black Hammer.” – Mike Mignola “Black Hammer is easily one of Lemire’s best creations.” – Scott Snyder “Amazing. Just flat-out amazing.” – Patton Oswalt
Reborn (The Awakening Volume 1)
Author: Dean Murray
Publisher: Fir'shan Publishing
ISBN: 1939363381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
True love never dies. In just a few days a new arrival at Selene's high school will turn her entire world upside down. She's never met anyone so attractive—or so mysterious—before this, but Jace's unyielding insistence that they've known each other for decades can't be denied—not given how familiar he feels to her. In the hidden world of gods and fairies what you don't know can get you killed faster than anything else and only those you love have any chance of saving you. Publisher's Note: Reborn is a YA Paranormal Romance book, and is the first novel in The Awakening a series of clean books featuring fairies and demigods, which have been written so that they can be safely enjoyed by both teens and adults. Dean Murray is the successful author of multiple clean young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and epic fantasy series which collectively have more than half a million copies in circulation. Keywords: Young Adult, Romance, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, YA, Shape shifters, Teen, Mythology, Demigods, Fairies, Clean
Publisher: Fir'shan Publishing
ISBN: 1939363381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
True love never dies. In just a few days a new arrival at Selene's high school will turn her entire world upside down. She's never met anyone so attractive—or so mysterious—before this, but Jace's unyielding insistence that they've known each other for decades can't be denied—not given how familiar he feels to her. In the hidden world of gods and fairies what you don't know can get you killed faster than anything else and only those you love have any chance of saving you. Publisher's Note: Reborn is a YA Paranormal Romance book, and is the first novel in The Awakening a series of clean books featuring fairies and demigods, which have been written so that they can be safely enjoyed by both teens and adults. Dean Murray is the successful author of multiple clean young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and epic fantasy series which collectively have more than half a million copies in circulation. Keywords: Young Adult, Romance, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, YA, Shape shifters, Teen, Mythology, Demigods, Fairies, Clean