Author: Dan Wylie
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780231237
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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“Tick, tock, tick, tock.” Thanks to Peter Pan, this sound, if heard near water, means run: a hungry crocodile is on its way. J. M. Barrie isn’t fully to blame for spreading the word that crocodiles are our enemies, or at least the enemies of one-handed pirates—innumerable songs, stories, and legends have characterized these reptiles as a symbol of pitiless predation and insatiable appetite. Tracking twenty-three crocodilian species from India and Egypt to Africa, Australia, and beyond, Crocodile advocates that we do a complete one-eighty in our views of these magnificent creatures. Dan Wylie traces the crocodile in myth, art, and literature, demonstrating that though we commonly associate the reptiles with ferocity and deceit, they have also often been respected and revered in human history. Discussing how crocodiles were all but wiped out in the middle of the twentieth century by hunters and skin traders and are now making a comeback, he reveals that, as apex predators, they are today an increasingly important indicator of the health of an ecosystem and may outlive humans like they did dinosaurs. Presenting a concise, cogent case for why we should respect these fearsome animals, this beautifully illustrated volume is a tribute to one of the world’s ultimate survivors.
Author: Norman Catherine
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ISBN: 9781858811420
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Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Issues for Nov. 1957- include section: Accessions. Aanwinste, Sept. 1957-
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ISBN: 9780912509099
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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The story of King Solomon, as told by his court historian.
Author: John Lash
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 193149892X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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"Fully revised and with a new preface by the author, this timely update is perfect for readers of The Immortality Key. Since its initial release to wide acclaim in 2006, Not in His Image has transformed the lives of readers around the world by presenting the living presence of the Wisdom Goddess as never before revealed, illustrating that the truth of an impactful Gnostic message cannot be hidden or destroyed. With clarity, author John Lamb Lash explains how a little-known messianic sect propelled itself into a dominant world power, systematically wiping out the great Gnostic spiritual teachers, the Druid priests, and the shamanistic healers of Europe and North Africa. Early Christians burned libraries and destroyed temples in an attempt to silence the ancient truth-tellers and keep their own secrets. Not in His Image delves deeply into ancient Gnostic writings to reconstruct the story early Christians tried to scrub from the pages of history, exploring the richness of the ancient European Pagan spirituality-the Pagan Mysteries, the Great Goddess, Gnosis, the myths of Sophia and Gaia. In the 15th Anniversary Edition, Lash doubles down on his original argument against redemptive ideology and authoritarian deceit. He shows how the Gnostics clearly foresaw the current program of salvation by syringe, and places the Sophianic vision of life centrally in the battle to expose and oppose the evil agenda of transhumanism, making this well-timed update more relevant than ever"--Publisher's description.
Author: Josiah Blackmore
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816648328
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Delving into the Portuguese imperial experience, 'Moorings' enriches our understanding of historical and literary imagination during a significant period of Western expansion.
Author: Gerald Massey
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1602060827
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 517
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Containing an attempt to recover and reconstitute the lost origins of the myths and mysteries, types and symbols, religion and language, with Egypt for the mouthpiece and Africa as the birthplace.
Author: Scott G. Brown
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 0889209235
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 361
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Did the evangelist Mark write two versions of his gospel? According to a letter ascribed to Clement of Alexandria, Mark created a second, more spiritual edition of his gospel for theologically advanced Christians in Alexandria. Clement’s letter contains two excerpts from this lost gospel, including a remarkably different account of the raising of Lazarus. Forty-five years of cursory investigation have yielded five mutually exclusive paradigms, abundant confusion, and rumours of forgery. Strangely, one of the few things upon which most investigators agree is that the letter’s own explanation of the origin and purpose of this longer gospel need not be taken seriously. Mark’s Other Gospel: Rethinking Morton Smith’s Controversial Discovery calls this pervasive bias into question. After thoroughly critiquing the five main paradigms, Scott G. Brown demonstrates that the gospel excerpts not only sound like Mark, but also employ Mark’s distinctive literary techniques, deepening this gospels theology and elucidating puzzling aspects of its narrative. This mystic gospel represents Mark’s own response to the Alexandrian predilection to discover the essential truths of a philosophy beneath the literal level of revered texts.
Author: Will Hindmarch
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
ISBN: 9781588462572
Category : Fantasy games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Providing settings, antagonists, and story seeds for Storytellers, this new covenant guide is designed for use with the "World of Darkness( Rulebook" and "Vampire: The Requiem." Suggested for mature readers.
Author: Jean-Louis de Biasi
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738720860
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 189
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A true symbolic synthesis of the Western Initiatic Tradition, the Tarot is a remarkable tool for connecting to the divine powers of the Hermetic and Ogdoadic Tradition of the Ordo Aurum Solis. Grandmaster Jean-Louis de Biasi offers this innovative system of high magic to help you attain higher states of consciousness and an evolved inner self. Pairing the symbolic components of the Hermetic macrocosm--including the five elements, the seven ancient planets, and the twelve zodiac signs--with corresponding deities of the Greek pantheon, de Biasi shows you step-by-step how to channel cosmic energies. This is the ultimate system, reconciling magicians, Tarot deck readers, and astrologers. Using original Hermetic Tarot images as talismans, you will invoke and internalize the unique energies of each card through powerful practices and rituals. Work with the Hermetic Tree of Life Discover astral practice Perform meditations and visualizations Explore Tarot's earliest Greek Qabalistic symbols and other associations As you progress further on this initiatic path, you will deepen your inner experience of the divine Arcana, and ultimately bring about a profound transformation in all levels and aspects of your being.
