Ancient religions & mythologies books

《怪》开宗名义就梳理了中国历代小说中的志怪传统，既厘定了全书研究范畴，又点明了主要素材出处，其严谨性可见一斑。全书共辟四章，以古典文本文献为背景，辅以民间传说故事，从""怪""的定义、特性、类别、人与之的关系等视角，对""怪""本身作了介绍整理，最后一章《怪之韵》则从历时上，对""怪""概念的演化作了爬梳，并从社会学、文学、民俗学角度对怪文化作了剖析和进一步的升华。作者认为怪的信仰根源于万物有灵的原始观念，之后在作为主流的儒家和释道二教的影响下，怪逐渐被异......  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1925, aims to demonstrate the ultimate roots of the many religious ideas of the Hebrews...  Read More >>

In The Shinar Directive, we journeyed down the Luciferian rabbit hole to discover the matrix of darkness that has...  Read More >>

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Making a foundational contribution to Mesoamerican studies, this book explores Aztec painted manuscripts and sculptures,...  Read More >>

The world of early Christians was not a world lived in texts; it was a world saturated with material reality and...  Read More >>

The world of early Christians was not a world lived in texts; it was a world saturated with material reality and...  Read More >>

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In the pages of the Goddess You Journal, you will meet someone very special. A connection will be made to you Inner...  Read More >>

An innovative transnational literary study, Black Prometheus tracks the mythical figure's surprising resonance in...  Read More >>

This work is a comprehensive collection of the Classical sources on ancient Egyptian religion in translation. Eighty...  Read More >>

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Does martyrdom hurt? The obvious answer to this question is ""yes."" In this book, the author examines the original...  Read More >>

So wie wir haben auch die vor uns lebenden Menschen versucht, die physische Welt zu begreifen. Dabei ist in den...  Read More >>

The volume presents studies by the Marburg Old Testament scholar Otto Kaiser on the works of the Jewish religious...  Read More >>

"In almost all the great literature we have which pertains to the spiritual aspect of history; feasting is an important...  Read More >>

Were slavery and social injustice leading to dire poverty in antiquity and late antiquity only regarded as normal,...  Read More >>

《神》系《民间信仰口袋书系列》之一，全套为《鬼》、《神》、《仙》、《妖》、《怪》、《精》。本书以说神-源神-造神-祀神为主线来探析""神""，将""神""定格在中国民间俗神身上，从""神""之概念缘起说开，着重论述其被普通民众及上层统治者""神化""的过程。作为中国传统文化中流传甚广的特殊神圣群体，与神有关的各种故事不仅活跃于各式各样的民间传说中，古籍、史料中也多有记载。人们""创造神""、""信仰神""、""祭祀神""，其实质表达的是一种精神寄托。...  Read More >>

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology is a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the world's richest mythological...  Read More >>

Shamanism is probably the oldest religion in the world. The shaman was an essential clog in the mechanisms of many...  Read More >>

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Après le ""Grand Cataclysme"" qui submergea Ahâ-Men-Ptah, la ""Terre-Aînée-de-Dieu"", engloutissant avec elle des...  Read More >>

Le Grand Cataclysme est la narration de l'histoire des Ancêtres des premiers Pêr-Ahâ (devenu Pharaon en phonétique...  Read More >>