Mytologi

" This work contains a collection of the customs, usages, and ceremonies current among gypsies, as regards fortune-telling, witch doctoring, love philtering, and other sorcery, illustrated by many anecdotes and instances, taken either from works as yet very little known to the English reader or from personal experiences. Within a very few years, since Ethnology and Archæology have received a great inspiration, and much enlarged their scope through Folklore, everything relating to such subjects is studied with far greater interest and to much greater profit than was the case when they were cultivated in a languid, half-believing, half-sceptical spirit which was in reality rather one of mere romance than reason. Now that we seek with resolution to find the whole truth, be it based on materialism, spiritualism, or their identity, we are amazed to find that the realm of marvel and mystery, of wonder and poetry, connected with what we vaguely call "magic," far from being explained away or exploded, enlarges before us as we proceed, and that not into a mere cloudland, gorgeous land, but into a country of reality in which men of science who would once have disdained the mere thought thereof are beginning to stray. Hypnotism has really revealed far greater wonders than were ever established by the fascinatores of old or by mesmerists of more modern times. Memory, the basis of thought according to PLATO, which was once held to be a determined quantity, has been proved, (the word is not too bold), by recent physiology, to be practically infinite, and its perfect development to be identical with that of intellect, so that we now see plainly before us the power to perform much which was once regarded as miraculous...."

Le Sur-moi ou le DandysmeMode ou Philosophie ?Qui êtes-vous vraiment ? De quoi êtes-vous capable chaque jour ?Serez-vous le ou la même, dans quelques minutes ?Si l'on vous demandait de changer ? le feriez-vous ?Ce livre va vous permettre de passer ailleurs, de devenir un ou une autre. Laisseriez-vous tenter en vous disant : ' pourquoi pas ? '

I will haunt Baneswood until it spits out those I love. This I swear, if it costs me everything. Rune is a boy on the edge of manhood when a sorcerer arrives in his small village in the woods. When the sorcerer bewitches his sister, Aurora, forcing her into marriage against her will, Rune and his three brothers vow to do anything it takes to rescue her. But young Rune never could have imagined the price they must pay to get her back.Grim Brothers is a grimdark novella containing swearing and violence. It is an origin story in the Cursed Woods series of dark fairy tales. It can be read as a standalone, but is best read after The Woods, as it contains minor spoilers.

An around-the-world tour of ancient Christmas celebrations, Pagan Solstice customs, and magical seasonal plants.

Explores our intertwined spiritual history with cats.

"Edith Hamilton (1867-1963), famed popularizer of the classics, whose books include Mythology and The Greek Way, introduced millions-literally millions-of general readers and young adults to the myths and culture of the Greco-Roman world. In the middle of the 20th century, she was arguably the most visible and widely read person on classics and mythology. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and then a successful teacher and administrator at the Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Hamilton became well known to the public only when she was in her sixties. Her writings, written with a middle-American audience in mind, were intended to introduce general readers to a world of antiquity previously thought to be only the purview of those with knowledge of ancient languages. Her most successful book, Mythology, remains the most popular book of its kind and, like The Greek Way and The Roman Way, has never gone out of print. Houseman recounts Hamilton's life of ninety-five years, beginning with her childhood introduction to the study of Latin and Greek under her father's tutelage. Houseman explores the intellectual influences upon her, emphasizing in particular the nineteenth-century British thinkers whose work she encountered during her years as a student at Bryn Mawr, including Matthew Arnold and Edward Caird. It also tells the story of the two romantic relationships that shaped her life. The first was with Lucy Martin Donnelly, an English professor whose intellectual and aesthetic tastes made a profound impact upon Hamilton. The second, and more enduring, was with Doris Fielding Reid, with whom Hamilton lived for over forty years and with whom she raised a family composed of Reid's nephews and nieces. The biography also describes Hamilton's friendships with writers such as Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound, as well as with Senator Ralph E. Flanders, who led the movement in the Senate to censure Joseph McCarthy and inspired Hamilton's depiction of Demosthenes in her final book, The Echo of Greece. Houseman also situates Edith Hamilton's writing in relation to contemporary events such as the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, American involvement in the Second World War, the dropping of the atomic bombs, and American foreign policy during the Cold War, among others. She argues that Hamilton's writing and themes were often a response to these events. Even Mythology, intended as a modern version of Bulfinch's Mythology, was partly written during the fascist Italian invasion of Greece and makes many arguments for the special claims of Greece in Western history. Her work has influenced generations of readers as well, and was even said to have been a favorite of Robert Kennedy's, who drew on The Greek Way for inspiration in drafting speeches. This will be the first biography of Hamilton apart from one written by her partner Doris Fielding which was a mix of memoir and biography. This will also be the first to draw on Hamilton's letters and other primary sources"--

A Book of The Month Club pick In this beautiful dive into the world of J. M. Barrie’s classic, one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan—who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be—to save her daughter’s life. . . . Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy—yes, that Wendy. That is, until she gets a call that her daughter, Eden, who has been in a coma for nearly a decade, has gone missing from the estate where she’s been long tucked away. And, worst of all, Holly knows who must be responsible: Peter Pan, who is not only very real, but very dangerous.   Holly is desperate to find Eden and protect her son, Jack, from a terrible web of family secrets before she loses both her children. And yet she has no one to turn to—her mother, Jane, is the only other person in the world who knows that Peter is more than a story, but she refuses to accept that he is not the hero she’s always imagined.   Darling Girl brings all the magic of the classic Peter Pan story to the present, while also exploring the dark underpinnings of fairy tales, grief, aging, sacrifice, motherhood, and just how far we will go to protect those we love.

Eberhard Schrader (1836 - 1908), Alttestamentler, Orientalist und Begründer der Assyriologie in Deutschland, und der Mitbegründer der Altorientalistik Heinrich Zimmern (1862 - 1931), der den zweiten Band verfasste, beleuchten den Zusammenhang altorientalischer Weltanschauung mit dem Alten Testament: "Wie tief einschnei­dend aber die Kenntnis dieser alten Weltanschauung und ihrer Systeme für eine Beurteilung der alten Geschichtsüberlieferung wird, das wird uns die Betrachtung der israelitischen Geschichte zeigen. Dass die Erzählungen, welche jede Überlieferung an die Anfänge ihrer Geschichte stellt, Märchen und Legenden sind, lehrt die ein­fachste Kenntnis vom wirklichen Handeln und den natürlichen Entwicklungsbedingungen der Menschheit. Dass all die volkstümlichen Anekdoten, die von einem David erzählt werden, die Städtegründung eines Romulus, die Gesetzgebung eines Lykurg, die Wundertaten eines Moses und die Einzelheiten des Lebens eines Muhammed nicht Geschichte sind, das einzusehen bedarf es nur des gesunden Men­schenverstandes; die Tatsache, warum sie erzählt werden, die Erklä­rung des oft scheinbar ungereimten Zeuges gibt der Einblick in die altorientalische Weltanschauuug und Wissenschaft." (Einleitung zum ersten Band)Nachdruck der dritten Auflage aus dem Jahr 1903.

Mina never thought anyone would come rescue her - much less a cursed king of the Fae with no memory of who he is! Locked up in the palace tower, sick and expecting to die, Mina never thought her life would end like this.She'd been a princess with a bright future waiting for her, some prince to sweep her off her feet, marry and find true love - but then, one small mistake - a walk through a forest where the fairies dance -put an end to her dreams.She is alone, scared and lonely, put away to avoid the contagion spreading in the palace. She has been forgotten.Until a handsome man climbs the tower and comes into her room. He says his name is Wolf and that he's hiding. She couldn't have guessed that this man climbing is a Fae, much less a king - only that he could just as well rescue her or take her life.Instead, Wolf rescues her and tells her that the only way to reverse the spell and cure her, saving her life, is to cross over to the land of Faerie. He can take her there.But why can't Wolf remember who he is and why he's been stranded in the human world for so long? What is the spell holding his memory prisoner - and can Mina help him in her turn?She's falling in love with him, and that's never a good idea between a human and a cursed Fae… *NOTE: this book is standalone full-length NA romance fantasy novel, featuring mature situations with some dark themes and adult language. The romance is slow burn but leads to steamy scenes. A combination retelling of Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel, laden with forbidden romance, spice and heat.*

Andersen's Märchen - Edited with notes and vocabulary is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The Penance of John Logan - and two other tales is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Dans le royaume des cieux a lieu une assemblée de bébésanges dont la tâche est de faire régner la paix sur la Terre.Chacun d¿entre eux sera investi d¿un pouvoir conféré par le granddivin, puis instruit par un ange formateur dans le but de mettre en¿uvre un « Miracle » en faveur des humains.Ange Joshua devra, en tant qüange Cupidon, l¿ange de l¿amourdivin, réunir deux âmes s¿urs qui se sont perdues de vue,séparées par les événements de la vie. Ces deux personnesdoivent absolument se retrouver pour s¿accomplir pleinement etréaliser la vie à laquelle elles sont destinées sur Terre.Le petit Joshua réussira-t-il cette mission cruciale ?

Voulez-vous rêver et vous évader ?Alors plongez dans ces sept histoires pour y découvrir le mystère de chacune.Suivez les pas d'Alice, rencontrez le peuple de Zorg et découvrez d'autres aventures.Ces histoires, pour petits et grands, à la lecture facile, un peu semblables à des contes, vous emmèneront vers des intrigues nimbées de fantastique. En route !Un voyage, vous attend pour un périple qui vous transportera aux confins de la réalité vers l'imaginaire.

Henry Shoemaker compiled these legendary tales set in the Juniata Valley of central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker's tales recall the transition of the landscape from forest to industrial logging and the decline of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals.Old DanThe Rede The Snow Image The Shadow Man The Wolf Tribe Candlemas The Warlock Shaney John The Hart's Horn Nita-Nee The Original Lost Creek Valley The Old Tree The Girl and the Panther The Standing StoneWarrior's Ridge Warrior's Mark Wild Ducks A Story of Black Jack Tom Fausett Aaron Hall Hallowe'enAll Souls' Night Merithew Green GapThe Rob Roy

Scarabeus - The Story of an African Beetle is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

INTRODUCCION Esta antología es una vista panorámica de todos mis cuentos infantiles escritos en diferentes épocas y sobre diferentes temas y géneros. Entre los temas, hay una amplia gama de cuentos sobre el amor, la muerte, la vida, la vida después de la muerte, el valor, la inocencia, la envidia, etc. Entre los géneros, hay cuentos de corte realista, surrealista, fantásticos, populares, etc. Algunos de estos cuentos se ajustan muy bien a la técnica narrativa del realismo mágico; otros, se basan en el folclor, en las creencias y supersticiones, y en los mitos y creencias religiosas. Hay cuentos alegóricos y sobre ficción histórica. Algunos de estos cuentos fueron tomados y adaptados de mi libro de cuentos para adultos. Pero, en su gran mayoría, estos cuentos se basan en mi propia experiencia, en eventos y situaciones que he observado a lo largo de mi vida, al hallarme en diferentes lugares y circunstancias. Debo mencionar aquí, que algunos de estos cuentos tienen su origen en algún sueño o revelación que tuve desde muy joven. Por ejemplo, "el niño que se convirtió en ángel," revela la fuerte emoción que sentí y la preocupación de tener que revelar a mi familia y, a otras personas, cuando me empezaron a salir las alas, y de cómo tenía que esconder o disimular con mis ropas los promontorios de las alas cuando me empezaron a crecer. Por otro lado, es notable el marcado realismo de alguna historia como en "La mamá gallina," producto de mi experiencia como campesino mientras vivía con mis padres; y el relato sobre, "La pobreza," que expresa la dureza de la vida del campo, especialmente en tiempos de sequía, de hambruna y de precariedad económica; pero también, debo decir que estos fueron los mejores momentos de mi vida mientras vivía con mis padres. Todas éstas fueron experiencias reales y vividas.

The Continuing Parody of humoristic fantasy, the Saga of the Knights of the Provincial Order, Residing in the Magic Dream Realm have done it again, for now even more harrowing chaos and evil dastardly doings to surmount and encounter have entered their paths. Young Squire Galahad, a Chosen half of a Divine love-bonded couple that gives their Realm and ours its existence has now entered the Honah Lee Academy as a Squire and returned to the Magic Dimension Realm, having to leave his beloved best friend Dinny Sapphire behind who abides within our Earthly dimension of life. Galahad has pledged a heart-wrenching vow to somehow find a way to transport Dinny Sapphire to the Magic realm by her coming-of-age 18th Birthday, yet he needs the aid and support of his newly acquired Bunkmates at the Academy: Squire Perci, the epitome of Divine Otherworldly chastity, and Squire Bors, his valiant, strong, humorous partner in Dynamic duo, and the anomalistic B-pyxis Finnimbrun, the twin of a magically borne male/female pair of oddly symbiotic twins, or... 'just plain Finn' as his male half would put it; Finn, Borne of pure magic and actually of 11yrs of age while birthed (go figure that out read the tale!) He is confronted by his own inborn curse the night he is born, and befriended by a twee tiny little light globe who sprinkles sparkling healing dust and smooches him every night to help subdue the debilitating hex upon him and devotedly follows him everywhere he goes since his birthnight. The new Quad Squad of Squires vow an inter-dimensional retrieval plan to find a way to aid their brother Galahad while learning of their mystic and physical esoteric studies...but a newly arrived and Mysterious Sister Apa, a hypnotic, bewitching young beauty enters the Academy and bunks right next door to them with her Triplet suitemates and seems to have other plans to thwart this...most of it all targeted in oddly obsessive amour...towards Squire Finn, who alike Perci and Bors had pledged a vow of chastity and clear intent just to aid Galahad, for he was borne for just that purpose. When Finn is besieged by Sister Apa's wiles and wild rebellion...which she surely takes too far...he also is astounded and stunned to find out through a strange missive adventure that he himself is also Divinely Chosen, has a Sacred Chosen Love bonded partner, a hexed and Cursed adopted Fae Princess Calliope, who was also born in the Other Tyme like Dinny Sapphire but now resides in their Magic Dimension, only placed under a horrible vile spell by the posthumous Villainess Empress Shar; This debacle of distortion of Finn Sandwiched between a quandary of two females is disrupting the trajectory of what Finn knows he was born to do, find a way Galahad can be with his Love Dinny Sapphire physically...which also involves a 'heavenly intervention', for Dinny Sapphire is founded to also be of...Otherworldly Alien lineage, one not seen nor heard of in a long, long time...and this brings other Villians into the mix, a Mr. Krunk Jr lurking about Dinny Sapphire's every move to oust her otherworldly secrets and finally get the revenge he so craves, with the help of even another Twin...who is tied to the alluring sister Apa, the Mordacious Warlock Wizard Momos, who has her in his partnership of tyrannic take down to set her torrid trap into motion; Will Galahad, with his best Mate Finn and the Dynamic duo of Bors and Perci, be able to get through their trials and tribulations and reach their goals of Knighthood and Chivalric Quest to aid Dinny Sapphire and Galahad's Chosen Love bond? Or will it all end in infamy and disgrace? Read on, valiant ones, and find out...

A collection of three novellas and two short stories, Longevity and Other Stories, is an eclectic sample of John Saye's style. Learn how warped and confusing it might be to live forever. Follow a twisted tale of deep-dwelling aliens set against the backdrop of a London populated with rats and frogs in waistcoats and top hats. Find out what it's like to run away with the monster you love. Contained are: LongevityShadow StreetThe Monster of Blueberry FallsShort stories The Black Hole and The Psychic Piranha

Votre enfant compte les jours avant le réveillon de Noël ? Redécouvrez la magie des contes d'hiver en lisant au coin du feu ou bien au chaud dans le lit.Ce livre de contes de Noël est parfait pour être partagé en famille pendant les fêtes de fin d'année. Plongez dans un recueil incontournable regroupant des histoires classiques de Noël écrites par des auteurs prestigieux : Charles Dickens, Josephine Marchand, Alphonse Daudet, Hans Christian Andersen, Guy de Maupassant et E.T.A. Hoffmann.Chaque récit promet de faire vivre la joie de Noël et la magie des contes et légendes aux petits comme aux grands. Un cadeau idéal pour créer des souvenirs inoubliables en famille pendant la période des fêtes !

Bertha Pappenheim: Maasse-Buch. Buch der Sagen und Legenden aus Talmud und Midrasch nebst Volkserzählungen in jüdisch-deutscher SpracheLesefreundlicher Großdruck in 16-pt-SchriftGroßformat, 210 x 297 mmBerliner Ausgabe, 2023Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor BorkenTextgrundlage ist die Ausgabe:Allerlei Geschichten. Maasse-Buch, Buch der Sagen und Legenden aus Talmud und Midrasch nebst Volkserzählungen in jüdisch-deutscher Sprache. Nach der Ausgabe des Maasse-Buches, Amsterdam 1723, bearbeitet von Bertha Pappenheim, Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann Verlag, 1929.Die Paginierung obiger Ausgabe wird in dieser Neuausgabe als Marginalie zeilengenau mitgeführt.Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Gustav Bauernfeind, Juden an der Klagemauer, o.J..Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 16 pt.Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH

Kleinhans - Eine Ohio Geschichte ist ein unveränderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1892.Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen, Kochen und Ernährung, Medizin und weiteren Genres. Der Schwerpunkt des Verlages liegt auf dem Erhalt historischer Literatur. Viele Werke historischer Schriftsteller und Wissenschaftler sind heute nur noch als Antiquitäten erhältlich. Hansebooks verlegt diese Bücher neu und trägt damit zum Erhalt selten gewordener Literatur und historischem Wissen auch für die Zukunft bei.

Midsummer midnight: the endless white night of the far north.Malyuta, slave and hunter, names his first born son 'Ambrosi' because it means 'Immortal.'Then comes Kuzma, the bear-shaman, who claims the baby as his apprentice. He promises Malyuta riches or even the return of his youth, if he will give up his new-born son.Malyuta refuses, throughout the long night. The bear-shaman leaves, at last, declaring that keeping the baby will bring Malyuta nothing but misery.It is never wise to anger a shaman. Kuzma watches as Ambrosi grows...Can Ambrosi escape the bear-shaman? Can he protect his father from the Kuzma's revenge?Book Two of the Ghost World sequence, which began with Ghost Drum and continues with Ghost Dance.