Author: Frances Simpson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The Book of the Cat
Author: Frances Simpson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings
Author: Trench H. Johnson
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
'Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings' is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedic work that offers plain statements of facts on the origins of popular phrases and names, alphabetically organized for easy reference. Trench H. Johnson's expertise in the subject matter, acquired through years of omnivorous reading and patient inquiry, has culminated in a comprehensive and fascinating compilation of linguistic curiosities that is sure to satisfy the curiosity of any word lover. From the history of place-names to the evolution of expressions, including a plethora of slang terms and Americanisms, this book offers a wealth of knowledge that opens up the history of peoples and civilizing influences.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
'Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings' is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedic work that offers plain statements of facts on the origins of popular phrases and names, alphabetically organized for easy reference. Trench H. Johnson's expertise in the subject matter, acquired through years of omnivorous reading and patient inquiry, has culminated in a comprehensive and fascinating compilation of linguistic curiosities that is sure to satisfy the curiosity of any word lover. From the history of place-names to the evolution of expressions, including a plethora of slang terms and Americanisms, this book offers a wealth of knowledge that opens up the history of peoples and civilizing influences.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama
Author: E. Cobham Brewer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734093228
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by E. Cobham Brewer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734093228
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by E. Cobham Brewer
The God of the Witches
Author: Margaret Alice Murray
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195012705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This celebrated study of witchcraft in Europe traces the worship of the pre-Christian and prehistoric Horned God from paleolithic times to the medieval period. Murray, the first to turn a scholarly eye on the mysteries of witchcraft, enables us to see its existence in the Middle Ages not as an isolated and terrifying phenomenon, but as the survival of a religion nearly as old as humankind itself, whose devotees held passionately to a view of life threatened by an alien creed. The findings she sets forth, once thought of as provocative and implausible, are now regarded as irrefutable by folklorists and scholars in related fields. Exploring the rites and ceremonies associated with witchcraft, Murray establishes the concept of the "dying god"--the priest-king who was ritually killed to ensure the country and its people a continuity of fertility and strength. In this light, she considers such figures as Thomas a Becket, Joan of Arc, and Gilles de Rais as spiritual leaders whose deaths were ritually imposed. Truly a classic work of anthropology, and written in a clear, accessible style that anyone can enjoy, The God of the Witches forces us to reevaluate our thoughts about an ancient and vital religion.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195012705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This celebrated study of witchcraft in Europe traces the worship of the pre-Christian and prehistoric Horned God from paleolithic times to the medieval period. Murray, the first to turn a scholarly eye on the mysteries of witchcraft, enables us to see its existence in the Middle Ages not as an isolated and terrifying phenomenon, but as the survival of a religion nearly as old as humankind itself, whose devotees held passionately to a view of life threatened by an alien creed. The findings she sets forth, once thought of as provocative and implausible, are now regarded as irrefutable by folklorists and scholars in related fields. Exploring the rites and ceremonies associated with witchcraft, Murray establishes the concept of the "dying god"--the priest-king who was ritually killed to ensure the country and its people a continuity of fertility and strength. In this light, she considers such figures as Thomas a Becket, Joan of Arc, and Gilles de Rais as spiritual leaders whose deaths were ritually imposed. Truly a classic work of anthropology, and written in a clear, accessible style that anyone can enjoy, The God of the Witches forces us to reevaluate our thoughts about an ancient and vital religion.
The Life and Times of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A., Founder of the Methodists
Author: Luke Tyerman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodism
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodism
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Beast and Man in India
Author: John Lockwood Kipling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Letters of John Wesley
Author: John Wesley
Publisher: London, New York [etc.] Hodder and Stoughton
ISBN:
Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Publisher: London, New York [etc.] Hodder and Stoughton
ISBN:
Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Ecclesiastical Sonnets of William Wordsworth
Author: William Wordsworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian biography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian biography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Pictures Every Child Should Know
Author: Dolores Bacon
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734089549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Pictures Every Child Should Know by Dolores Bacon
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734089549
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Pictures Every Child Should Know by Dolores Bacon
Little Journeys to the Homes Of...: Great philosophers
Author: Elbert Hubbard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Each issue is an individual biography, with each year devoted to a special group of biographies.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Each issue is an individual biography, with each year devoted to a special group of biographies.