Author: Les Roberts
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3038421650
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Deep Mapping" that was published in Humanities
Deep Mapping
Author: Les Roberts
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3038421650
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Deep Mapping" that was published in Humanities
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3038421650
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Deep Mapping" that was published in Humanities
Timpson's Other England
Author: John Timpson
Publisher: Jarrold Publishing
ISBN: 9780711706453
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A collection of the author's anecdotes about England's lesser-known and often quirky past, including over 250 topics on tunnels, mazes, hillside figures, statues and memorials. A sequel to TIMPSON'S ENGLAND.
Publisher: Jarrold Publishing
ISBN: 9780711706453
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A collection of the author's anecdotes about England's lesser-known and often quirky past, including over 250 topics on tunnels, mazes, hillside figures, statues and memorials. A sequel to TIMPSON'S ENGLAND.
The Mythic Forest, the Green Man and the Spirit of Nature
Author: Gary R. Varner
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875864368
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
In this world tour of folklore and ancient art, Varner examines the images we give to the spirit of nature and explores this important aspect of human perception.
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875864368
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
In this world tour of folklore and ancient art, Varner examines the images we give to the spirit of nature and explores this important aspect of human perception.
Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men
Author: Gary R. Varner
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435711424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The symbols and strange images that we find in our cemeteries, religious structures, banks and in our parks are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years. While contemporary man may think that they are simply decorative manifestations of a by-gone era, they represent the fears, dreams, ideas, beliefs and struggles that humankind has endured since we began to walk upright. This book surveys many of these icons and will give a meaning for them both in the context of ancient history and folklore as well as a meaning that is suitable for our contemporary times. Illustrated with dozens of photographs, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in historic preservation, ancient symbolism, the Green Man and the universal application of imagery. Gary R. Varner has written numerous books on ancient traditions, folklore, the environment and contemporary issues. He is a member of the American Folklore Society and the Foundation for Mythological Studies.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435711424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The symbols and strange images that we find in our cemeteries, religious structures, banks and in our parks are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years. While contemporary man may think that they are simply decorative manifestations of a by-gone era, they represent the fears, dreams, ideas, beliefs and struggles that humankind has endured since we began to walk upright. This book surveys many of these icons and will give a meaning for them both in the context of ancient history and folklore as well as a meaning that is suitable for our contemporary times. Illustrated with dozens of photographs, this book will be of interest to anyone interested in historic preservation, ancient symbolism, the Green Man and the universal application of imagery. Gary R. Varner has written numerous books on ancient traditions, folklore, the environment and contemporary issues. He is a member of the American Folklore Society and the Foundation for Mythological Studies.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
Timpson's Leylines
Author: John Timpson
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9781841881195
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
John Timpson's quirky exploration of the ancient phenomenon of leylines. Fascinated by a chance discovery of an ancient stone marker outside a church, Timpson sets off in his inimitable way to hunt leylines (ancient routes said to be energy lines of the earth) all around the country from the Men-an-Tol standing stones in Cornwall to Hadrian's Wall. As well as exploring history and folklore, he discovers fascinating and intriguing things: a holy well, green men carved on fonts, early preaching crosses and burial mounds. Complemented with Derry Brabb's photography, this book should appeal to the armchair leyhunter as well as the enthusiast.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9781841881195
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
John Timpson's quirky exploration of the ancient phenomenon of leylines. Fascinated by a chance discovery of an ancient stone marker outside a church, Timpson sets off in his inimitable way to hunt leylines (ancient routes said to be energy lines of the earth) all around the country from the Men-an-Tol standing stones in Cornwall to Hadrian's Wall. As well as exploring history and folklore, he discovers fascinating and intriguing things: a holy well, green men carved on fonts, early preaching crosses and burial mounds. Complemented with Derry Brabb's photography, this book should appeal to the armchair leyhunter as well as the enthusiast.
People of Today
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 2360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 2360
Book Description
Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film
Author: Chris Desjardins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780755695515
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
"Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film" offers an extraordinary close-up of the hitherto overlooked golden age of Japanese cult, action and exploitation cinema from the early 1950s through to the late 1970s, and up to the present day. Having unique access to the top maverick filmmakers and Japanese genre film icons, Chris D. brings together interviews with, and original writings on, the lives and films of such transgressive directors as Kinji Fukasaku ("Battles Without Honour and Humanity"), Seijun Suzuki ("Branded to Kill") and Koji Wakamatsu ("Ecstasy of the Ange."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780755695515
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
"Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film" offers an extraordinary close-up of the hitherto overlooked golden age of Japanese cult, action and exploitation cinema from the early 1950s through to the late 1970s, and up to the present day. Having unique access to the top maverick filmmakers and Japanese genre film icons, Chris D. brings together interviews with, and original writings on, the lives and films of such transgressive directors as Kinji Fukasaku ("Battles Without Honour and Humanity"), Seijun Suzuki ("Branded to Kill") and Koji Wakamatsu ("Ecstasy of the Ange."
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1384
Book Description
Faces of Nottingham
Author: Peter McConnochie
Publisher: Faces of
ISBN: 9781445673349
Category : Nottingham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Photographer Peter McConnochie captures the essence of Nottingham through his stunning portraits of its inhabitants.
Publisher: Faces of
ISBN: 9781445673349
Category : Nottingham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Photographer Peter McConnochie captures the essence of Nottingham through his stunning portraits of its inhabitants.