Author: John G. Jackson
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806508580
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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Author: Alice Dixon Le Plongeon
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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In justice to the author of "Queen Moo's Talisman", it may be recorded that at the time of its writing, there was no intention of allowing the verses to go into print; they were penned only for the one to whom they are dedicated. The songs introduced have been arranged to the metre of the two or three ancient melodies yet occasionally heard among the natives of Yucatan. The one to the rain gods is a versification (set to the tune even now used in a sun-dance) of an old Maya prayer translated from that language by Dr. Le Plongeon and published in his work "Queen Moo and the Egyptian Sphinx." The melody to which the Love Song is set is not Maya. In connection with the lines touching upon love and pain it may be remarked that in the Maya language there is but one word to express both. In this poem are represented as nearly as possible, the religious ideas of the Mayas, their belief in KU, the Supreme Intelligence; in the immortality of the soul, and in successive lives on earth before returning to the great Source whence all emanate; also their rites and ceremonies as gathered from traditions of the natives of Yucatan, the fresco paintings found at Chichen, and the books of ancient Maya authors.

Author: New York Public Library. Reference Dept
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1090

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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1172

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Author: David Ganz
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110558602
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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According to a longstanding interpretation, book religions are agents of textuality and logocentrism. This volume inverts the traditional perspective: its focus is on the strong dependency between scripture and aesthetics, holy books and material artworks, sacred texts and ritual performances. The contributions, written by a group of international specialists in Western, Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Art, are committed to a comparative and transcultural approach. The authors reflect upon the different strategies of »clothing« sacred texts with precious materials and elaborate forms. They show how the pretypographic cultures of the Middle Ages used book ornaments as media for building a close relation between the divine words and their human audience. By exploring how art shapes the religious practice of books, and how the religious use of books shapes the evolution of artistic practices this book contributes to a new understanding of the deep nexus between sacred scripture and art.

Author: E. A. Wallis Budge
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806513232
Category : Amulets
Languages : en
Pages : 543

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Author: Marcel Mauss
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136896848
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author: Holman Francis Day
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Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Author: Clive Holland
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Category : Tyrol
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Author: Peter J. Denning
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461206855
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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In March 1997, the Association for Computing Machinery celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the electronic computer. Computers are everywhere: in our cars, our homes, our supermarkets, at the office, and at the local hospital. But as the contributors to this volume make clear, the scientific, social and economic impact of computers is only now beginning to be felt. These sixteen invited essays on the future of computing take on a dazzling variety of topics, with opinions from such experts as Gordon Bell, Sherry Turkle, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Paul Abraham, Donald Norman, Franz Alt, and David Gelernter. This brilliantly eclectic collection will fascinate everybody with an interest in computers and where they are leading us.