Book Description
A distinguished scholar offers a comprehensive view of the most compelling metamorphosis stories throughout history. These gripping tales of transformation include accounts from both folklore and occultism.
Author : Frank Hamel
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,59 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : 9780486460543
A distinguished scholar offers a comprehensive view of the most compelling metamorphosis stories throughout history. These gripping tales of transformation include accounts from both folklore and occultism.
Author : Frank Hamel
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Animals
ISBN :
Author : George W.M. Reynolds
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 33,96 MB
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486799298
The first important fictional treatment of the werewolf theme in English literature, this Victorian thriller traces Wagner's blood-soaked trail through 16th-century Italy in a gothic feast of murder and intrigue.
Author : Sax Rohmer
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 35,19 MB
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0486802981
An intriguing tour of the dark arts throughout the ages introduces such luminaries as Nostradamus, Dr. John Dee, Cagliostro, and Madame Blavatsky. Engaging and informative history, encompassing astrology, alchemy, witchcraft, and demonology.
Author : Frank Hamel
Publisher : Lyle Stuart
Page : pages
File Size : 48,91 MB
Release : 1979-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780821600924
Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0486810534
Irreverent and ironic, this 1726 satire by the author of Robinson Crusoe examines the evolution of evil and the rise of the historical force known as "the devil." Daniel Defoe's passionate and perceptive survey starts with Satan's origins, chronicling the devil's presence in the Bible and his growing sway over humanity. An overview of satanic influences on eighteenth-century life follows, focusing on monarchs and tyrants as well as common folk. Defoe supports his arguments not only with extensive quotes from scripture but also with citations from other sources, including Milton's Paradise Lost. Written at the dawn of the Enlightenment, this treatise recaptures a moment in time when widespread certainty of the devil's existence was dwindling. Defoe, a firm believer, posits that the devil reacted to the changing times by shifting his influence from the supernatural realm of witches and wizards to the ordinary world of "beaus, beauties, wits, and fools." This intriguing view of politics and society during the 1700s offers a vivid contemporary portrait of a culture torn between theology and reason.
Author : Charles Fort
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 1148 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 048631779X
The Book of the Damned, Lo!, Wild Talents, New Lands. Greatest compilation of data: flying saucers, strange disappearances, inexplicable data not recognized by science. Painstakingly documented.
Author : Rachel S. McCoppin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 32,47 MB
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1476662002
This examination of myths from around the world focuses on the role nature plays within mythology. Creation myths from myriad cultures recognized that life arose from natural elements, inextricably connecting human life to the natural world. Nature as portrayed in myth is unpredictable and destructive but also redemptive, providing solace and wisdom. Mythology relates the human life cycle to the seasons, with spring, summer, fall and winter as metaphors for birth, adulthood, old age and death. The author identifies divinities who were direct representations of natural phenomena. The transition of mythic representations from the Paleolithic to Neolithic period is discussed.
Author : Frank Hamel
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781479337927
This is book is told in a non fiction historical context. It explains the real history and origins of animal shapeshifters throughout human history and amongst all human cultures.
Author : David S. Noss
Publisher :
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN :