Book Description
An innovative and multidimensional account of translocal religious practice, this sophisticated study, the first of its kind for Vietnam, blurs disciplinary boundaries and disrupts preconceived images of Vietnamese society.
Author : Philip Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 39,78 MB
Release : 2004-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN :
An innovative and multidimensional account of translocal religious practice, this sophisticated study, the first of its kind for Vietnam, blurs disciplinary boundaries and disrupts preconceived images of Vietnamese society.
Author : E. A. Carter
Publisher :
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2020-01-19
Category :
ISBN : 9781641842754
In a world older than time, a portal stirs from its long slumber. From out of its cerulean mists, the warship of the scion of darkness and destroyer of worlds emerges. With its gods long gone, Elati is a world ripe for the taking. Marduk intends to take it all. Corrupted by Marduk's devices, Sethi succumbs to the grip of evil. A brutal, merciless commander, he oppresses the kingdoms of Elati, his violence awakening a weapon of the deepest darkness. Poisoned by lies and tainted by hate, he thirsts for its power to obliterate the light of the one he once loved beyond all reason. Desperate to reprieve Sethi from his corruption, Istara pursues her last hope, risking everything to retrieve powerful artifacts of Thoth's, her light her only defense against the growing darkness--and the one determined to annihilate her. Bound by love and driven by duty, Urhi-Teshub reaches the threshold of his destiny, where he faces the horrifying price he must pay to protect Istara. And at the heart of an abandoned island of gods, surrounded by an endless storm, an eternal tower awaits. Caught in the crosshairs of a primordial war for supremacy, Sethi and Istara must face each other one final time. Darkness and light. Enemies. Lovers. Gods.
Author : Tracy Pintchman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438416180
This book explores the rise of the Great Goddess by focusing on the development of saakti (creative energy), maya (objective illusion), and prakr(materiality) from Vedic times to the late Puranic period, clarifying how these principles became central to her theology.
Author : Carl Olson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,18 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Goddess religion
ISBN : 9781577662730
"This comprehensive text, highly acclaimed as the premier sourcebook on goddesses, introduces students of religion to the various manifestations and complex nature of the goddess. Often a stranger to contemporary devotees of monotheistic religions, the goddess forces the recognition of female power, which can transform deeply held beliefs. The recent renewed interest in goddesses and the rise of feminist scholarship are addressed in this well-chosen collection of essays, written by an international group of scholars. The book elucidates the diverse religious cultures and periods of history in which goddesses have played an important role by providing examples of ancient and modern goddesses in Eastern and Western religious traditions, in major world and tribal religions, and in living religions and those no longer practiced."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Leonard Shlain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 1999-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780140196016
This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values. Writing drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking and this shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine and ushering in patriarchal rule. Examining the cultures of the Israelites, Greeks, Christians, and Muslims, Shlain reinterprets ancient myths and parables in light of his theory. Provocative and inspiring, this book is a paradigm-shattering work that will transform your view of history and the mind.
Author : ABIOLA. ABRAMS
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2021
Category :
ISBN : 1401963102
Author : Philip G. Davis
Publisher : Spence Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,80 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Feminist spirituality
ISBN : 9780965320894
This book is a critical evaluation by a qualified scholar of the theological, anthropological, and historical claims of the "Goddess" movement, the most influential form of radical feminist spirituality.
Author : Melissa Bowersock
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 2012-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448677733
Civilization as we know it has been destroyed, not through war or asteroid impact, but by a geologic holocaust of planetary proportions. The scattered survivors live simply, primitively, bonded to the earth and the Great Goddess. Their one hope lies in the dream-given prophecy that Greer the Sibling, a female savior, will rise and restore them to greatness. An epic and magical story of one woman's exceptional destiny during exceptional times, Goddess Rising follows Greer's journey from simple obscurity to her prophesied reign. Acknowledged as the face of the Goddess on earth, Greer discovers the rewards of power-and the price-as she struggles through her own labyrinth of fear and desire, sexuality and sacrifice, love and death.
Author : A.L. Hawke
Publisher : A.L Hawke
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 25,95 MB
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1953919030
Abandoned. Imprisoned. Loved. Cora is the goddess Persephone, living in Greece in the fourteenth century B.C. In order to shelter her from prophecy, her mother, Demeter, sends her away to Azure Blue. The young girl is raised and protected by the nymph queen, Nephrea, in a dreamlike crystal palace among azure trees and amethyst fields under a green sun. She's adopted into the Amazon code of honor, bravery, and righteousness. But Cora is not an Amazon nymph. And prophecy holds quite a different fate for her as she grows into adulthood—Hades, Lord of the Underworld. Upon Persephone's fall, Demeter rages and threatens to freeze the entire world under ice and snow forever. Nephrea offers a sacrifice to quell her rage, but down in the fiery world below, it might be more than just the goddess who will need saving.
Author : Tanishka
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 10,65 MB
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1781809046
Ancient civilizations worshipped female deities, and women were the leaders, counsellors and healers of nations. However, through various historical events, such as the arrival of Christianity in many cultures, the worship of the goddess was lost. In this book, author Tanishka shares the long-lost ancient culture of the goddess. This book unveils: • The history of the ancient goddess traditions • The 7 Goddess archetypes and their chakras • A woman's life stages and how to transition into each one • The 3 goddess paths of initiation used by ancient priestesses • Tools for understanding and aligning with the cycles of nature • Rituals and exercises to reconnect with your inner goddess ...and much more!