Author: G. A. Rosso
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838633762
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This work is a compilation of twelve essays on romantic literature by practitioners of a resurgent historical criticism sharing the common assumption that no aspect of the object of literary study escapes the conditioning power of historical change.
Spirits of Fire
Author: G. A. Rosso
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838633762
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This work is a compilation of twelve essays on romantic literature by practitioners of a resurgent historical criticism sharing the common assumption that no aspect of the object of literary study escapes the conditioning power of historical change.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838633762
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This work is a compilation of twelve essays on romantic literature by practitioners of a resurgent historical criticism sharing the common assumption that no aspect of the object of literary study escapes the conditioning power of historical change.
Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits
Author: Robin McKinley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133856
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire. In McKinley?s ?First Flight,? a boy and his pet foogit unexpectedly take a dangerous ride on a dragon, and her ?Hellhound? stars a mysterious dog as a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. Dickinson introduces a young man who must defeat the creature threatening his clan in ?Fireworm,? a slave who saves his village with a fiery magic spell in ?Salamander Man,? and a girl whose new friend, the guardian of a mystical bird, is much older than he appears in ?Phoenix.? With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors? longtime fans and newcomers alike.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133856
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson, the team behind Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits, collaborate again to create five captivating tales incorporating the element of fire. In McKinley?s ?First Flight,? a boy and his pet foogit unexpectedly take a dangerous ride on a dragon, and her ?Hellhound? stars a mysterious dog as a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. Dickinson introduces a young man who must defeat the creature threatening his clan in ?Fireworm,? a slave who saves his village with a fiery magic spell in ?Salamander Man,? and a girl whose new friend, the guardian of a mystical bird, is much older than he appears in ?Phoenix.? With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors? longtime fans and newcomers alike.
Legends of the Fire Spirits
Author: Robert Lebling
Publisher: Tauris Parke
ISBN: 9780755642052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A magnificent and indispensable portrayal of the rich folklore of the Islamic world. According to Islamic tradition, Allah created three types of beings: angels, made of light; humans, made of earth; and jinn, made of smokeless fire. Supernatural, shape-shifting, intelligent and blessed with free will and remarkable powers, jinn have over the ages been given many names - demon, spirit, ghoul, genie, ifrit and shaitan. Believed in by hundreds of millions of people throughout the world and from all faiths, jinn have played a particularly central role in the literature, culture and belief systems of the Middle East and the Islamic world. Legends of the Fire Spirits explores through time and across nations the enduring phenomenon of the jinn. From North Africa to Central Asia, from the Mediterranean to sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, this riveting, often chilling, yet reasoned book draws on ancient testimonies, medieval histories, colonial records, anthropologist's reports and traveller's tales to explore the different types of jinn, their behaviour, society, culture and long history of contact with humankind. It documents their links with famous figures in history such as King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and illustrates the varied and vivid portrayals of jinn in world literature. In essence, Legends of the Fire Spirits demonstrates the colourful diversity of human culture and the durability of faith and is a magnificent and indispensable portrayal of the rich folklore of the Islamic world.
Publisher: Tauris Parke
ISBN: 9780755642052
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A magnificent and indispensable portrayal of the rich folklore of the Islamic world. According to Islamic tradition, Allah created three types of beings: angels, made of light; humans, made of earth; and jinn, made of smokeless fire. Supernatural, shape-shifting, intelligent and blessed with free will and remarkable powers, jinn have over the ages been given many names - demon, spirit, ghoul, genie, ifrit and shaitan. Believed in by hundreds of millions of people throughout the world and from all faiths, jinn have played a particularly central role in the literature, culture and belief systems of the Middle East and the Islamic world. Legends of the Fire Spirits explores through time and across nations the enduring phenomenon of the jinn. From North Africa to Central Asia, from the Mediterranean to sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, this riveting, often chilling, yet reasoned book draws on ancient testimonies, medieval histories, colonial records, anthropologist's reports and traveller's tales to explore the different types of jinn, their behaviour, society, culture and long history of contact with humankind. It documents their links with famous figures in history such as King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and illustrates the varied and vivid portrayals of jinn in world literature. In essence, Legends of the Fire Spirits demonstrates the colourful diversity of human culture and the durability of faith and is a magnificent and indispensable portrayal of the rich folklore of the Islamic world.
Holy Spirit of Fire
Author: Tim Henry
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490824294
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Holy Spirit of Fire is a scripturally based book of the how, when, and where of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit of Fire brings the realization of the Holy Spirit from the time of Jesus walk on this earth, the meaning of the Cross of Calvary for a believer, the day of Pentecost, and what we now have available for us today through the promises of Jesus Christ shown in the Holy Bible.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490824294
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Holy Spirit of Fire is a scripturally based book of the how, when, and where of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit of Fire brings the realization of the Holy Spirit from the time of Jesus walk on this earth, the meaning of the Cross of Calvary for a believer, the day of Pentecost, and what we now have available for us today through the promises of Jesus Christ shown in the Holy Bible.
Spirit of Fire (eBook)
Author: Tamryn Klintworth
Publisher: Struik Christian Media
ISBN: 1415337934
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
God desires that we labor together with the Holy Spirit to win the lost and set the captives free. The Spirit wants to do His part – but are you doing yours? As believers, our primary purpose and calling is to shine forth the matchless message of redemption, so that all eyes may be opened to the glorious reality that Jesus saves! Have you ever wondered whether there is more you can do to win souls for the Kingdom of Heaven? Do you brood over whether you have fulfilled your God-given purpose in this world? Is it your heart’s desire to be used by Him to heal the broken in body and spirit? Now is the time for you to step out of your lukewarm rut and be used by the Holy Spirit to shake this world for Him. In SPIRIT OF FIRE, author and evangelist Tamryn Klintworth shows you that when you work together with the Holy Spirit, salvation, healing and deliverance can become ordinary, everyday occurrences. She explains how to work with the Spirit in a sincere and straightforward manner, equipping you to step out and shake your world for Jesus. Tamryn squashes misconceptions and voids excuses, teaching from personal experience and heartfelt conviction. Her writing will set you ablaze for soul-winning action, taking you from closet Christian to red-hot witness!
Publisher: Struik Christian Media
ISBN: 1415337934
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
God desires that we labor together with the Holy Spirit to win the lost and set the captives free. The Spirit wants to do His part – but are you doing yours? As believers, our primary purpose and calling is to shine forth the matchless message of redemption, so that all eyes may be opened to the glorious reality that Jesus saves! Have you ever wondered whether there is more you can do to win souls for the Kingdom of Heaven? Do you brood over whether you have fulfilled your God-given purpose in this world? Is it your heart’s desire to be used by Him to heal the broken in body and spirit? Now is the time for you to step out of your lukewarm rut and be used by the Holy Spirit to shake this world for Him. In SPIRIT OF FIRE, author and evangelist Tamryn Klintworth shows you that when you work together with the Holy Spirit, salvation, healing and deliverance can become ordinary, everyday occurrences. She explains how to work with the Spirit in a sincere and straightforward manner, equipping you to step out and shake your world for Jesus. Tamryn squashes misconceptions and voids excuses, teaching from personal experience and heartfelt conviction. Her writing will set you ablaze for soul-winning action, taking you from closet Christian to red-hot witness!
Women of Fire and Spirit
Author: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195356969
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, is a charismatic and prophetic movement that arose in the Luo region of western Kenya. This movement has fascinated students of history and religion for more than sixty years, but surprisingly has not been extensively studied. This book fills that lacuna. In Women of Fire and Spirit, Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton uses the extensive oral histories and life narratives of active participants in the faith, giving them full voice in constructing the history of their Church. In doing so, she counter-balances the existing historical literature, which draws heavily on colonial records. Hoehler-Fatton's sources call into question the paradigm of "schism" that has dominated the discussion of African independent Christianity. Faith, rather than schism or politics, emerges here as the hallmark of Roho religion. Hoehler-Fatton's book is doubly unusual in foregrounding the role of women in the evolution and expansion of their Church. She traces the gradual transformation of women's involvement from the early years when--drawing on indigenous models of female spirit possession--women acted as soldiers, headed congregations, and served as pastors, to the present condition of Western-style institutionalization and exclusion for women. Despite this marginalization, women members continue to be inspired by the defiance of past heroines.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195356969
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The African Christian Roho religion, or Holy Spirit movement, is a charismatic and prophetic movement that arose in the Luo region of western Kenya. This movement has fascinated students of history and religion for more than sixty years, but surprisingly has not been extensively studied. This book fills that lacuna. In Women of Fire and Spirit, Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton uses the extensive oral histories and life narratives of active participants in the faith, giving them full voice in constructing the history of their Church. In doing so, she counter-balances the existing historical literature, which draws heavily on colonial records. Hoehler-Fatton's sources call into question the paradigm of "schism" that has dominated the discussion of African independent Christianity. Faith, rather than schism or politics, emerges here as the hallmark of Roho religion. Hoehler-Fatton's book is doubly unusual in foregrounding the role of women in the evolution and expansion of their Church. She traces the gradual transformation of women's involvement from the early years when--drawing on indigenous models of female spirit possession--women acted as soldiers, headed congregations, and served as pastors, to the present condition of Western-style institutionalization and exclusion for women. Despite this marginalization, women members continue to be inspired by the defiance of past heroines.
The Spirit and the Lake of Fire
Author: Rustin Umstattd
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532615434
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The Holy Spirit and the Lake of Fire! What does the Spirit have to do with God's final judgment? The Holy Spirit and God's judgment upon sin are not two topics that are often connected, but to understand the full work of the Spirit, they need to be. It is not enough to view judgment as the work of just the Father and the Son, but in full Trinitarian fashion, it must be understood as the work of all three persons of the Trinity. In The Spirit and the Lake of Fire Rustin Umstattd establishes the Spirit's role in judgment by connecting several symbols that are used for both the Spirit and judgment, such as fire, God's breath, and God's arm. Furthermore, by examining Augustine's position that the Spirit is the mutual-love of the Father and the Son, and Luther's position that God's wrath is the underside of his love, Umstattd demonstrates how one comes to the conclusion that the Spirit is operative in God's judgment upon sin.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532615434
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The Holy Spirit and the Lake of Fire! What does the Spirit have to do with God's final judgment? The Holy Spirit and God's judgment upon sin are not two topics that are often connected, but to understand the full work of the Spirit, they need to be. It is not enough to view judgment as the work of just the Father and the Son, but in full Trinitarian fashion, it must be understood as the work of all three persons of the Trinity. In The Spirit and the Lake of Fire Rustin Umstattd establishes the Spirit's role in judgment by connecting several symbols that are used for both the Spirit and judgment, such as fire, God's breath, and God's arm. Furthermore, by examining Augustine's position that the Spirit is the mutual-love of the Father and the Son, and Luther's position that God's wrath is the underside of his love, Umstattd demonstrates how one comes to the conclusion that the Spirit is operative in God's judgment upon sin.
The Spirit of God as Fire; the Globe Within the Sun Our Heaven
Author: D. Mortimore
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Spirit of God as Fire; the Globe Within the Sun Our Heaven is a philosophical book by D. Mortimore that ties together the concepts of spirituality, religion and astronomy with a view to forming a greater view about existence. Excerpt: "Now you will remember that the heathen, in ancient times—and even so with them at the present day—were always dismayed and frightened at the recurrence of an eclipse of the Sun, and imagined the time of the world had come to an end. But the science of astronomy has comprehended the laws of nature, and has revealed the true causes of these seeming phenomena to the enlightenment of the world, and many years previous to their occurrence. Astronomers can foretell the day, the hour, and even the very moment when they will appear, or be visible in any part of the world, as, also, when they will disappear. But we see, however, that God himself has spoken of such eclipses as "signs in the heaven," and yet they are eclipses of the Sun."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
The Spirit of God as Fire; the Globe Within the Sun Our Heaven is a philosophical book by D. Mortimore that ties together the concepts of spirituality, religion and astronomy with a view to forming a greater view about existence. Excerpt: "Now you will remember that the heathen, in ancient times—and even so with them at the present day—were always dismayed and frightened at the recurrence of an eclipse of the Sun, and imagined the time of the world had come to an end. But the science of astronomy has comprehended the laws of nature, and has revealed the true causes of these seeming phenomena to the enlightenment of the world, and many years previous to their occurrence. Astronomers can foretell the day, the hour, and even the very moment when they will appear, or be visible in any part of the world, as, also, when they will disappear. But we see, however, that God himself has spoken of such eclipses as "signs in the heaven," and yet they are eclipses of the Sun."
Seven Spirits Burning
Author: John Crowder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977082629
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977082629
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire
Author: Brenda Hillman
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819574155
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Winner of the Griffin Poetry Trust's International Poetry Prize (2014) Runner-up for the Northern California Book Reviewers Northern California Book Award (2014) Fire— its physical, symbolic, political, and spiritual forms—is the fourth and final subject in Brenda Hillman's masterful series on the elements. Her previous volumes—Cascadia, Pieces of Air in the Epic, Practical Water—have addressed earth, air, and water. Here, Hillman evokes fire as metaphor and as event to chart subtle changes of seasons during financial breakdown, environmental crisis, and street movements for social justice; she gathers factual data, earthly rhythms, chants to the dead, journal entries, and lyric fragments in the service of a radical animism. In the polyphony of Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire, the poet fuses the visionary, the political, and the personal to summon music and fire at once, calling the reader to be alive to the senses and to re-imagine a common life. This is major work by one of our most important writers. Check for the online reader's companion at brendahillman.site.wesleyan.edu.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819574155
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Winner of the Griffin Poetry Trust's International Poetry Prize (2014) Runner-up for the Northern California Book Reviewers Northern California Book Award (2014) Fire— its physical, symbolic, political, and spiritual forms—is the fourth and final subject in Brenda Hillman's masterful series on the elements. Her previous volumes—Cascadia, Pieces of Air in the Epic, Practical Water—have addressed earth, air, and water. Here, Hillman evokes fire as metaphor and as event to chart subtle changes of seasons during financial breakdown, environmental crisis, and street movements for social justice; she gathers factual data, earthly rhythms, chants to the dead, journal entries, and lyric fragments in the service of a radical animism. In the polyphony of Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire, the poet fuses the visionary, the political, and the personal to summon music and fire at once, calling the reader to be alive to the senses and to re-imagine a common life. This is major work by one of our most important writers. Check for the online reader's companion at brendahillman.site.wesleyan.edu.