Gods Men And Ghosts

Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486780716
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, Men and Ghosts written by Lord Dunsany and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, ranks among the twentieth century's great masters of supernatural and science fiction. An outstanding dramatist whose supernatural plays anticipated the theater of the absurd, Dunsany was also a virtuoso writer of short stories and essays. This selection presents the finest of his works, gathered from long-out-of-print sources. Contents include the famous "Three Sailors' Gambit," possibly the best chess story ever written; the remarkable trilogy about Nuth and the Gnoles, Thangobrind the Jeweller, and the Gibbelins; exploits of the Gods, including both "The Gods of Pengana" and adventures from other books; and favorite adventures of Jorkens, prince of liars. Dunsany's spellbinding tales are complemented by the remarkable visions of Sidney H. Sime, whose delicate illustrations form an indispensable complement to the stories.

Author : Avron Boretz
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824860713
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, Ghosts, and Gangsters written by Avron Boretz and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demon warrior puppets, sword-wielding Taoist priests, spirit mediums lacerating their bodies with spikes and blades—these are among the most dramatic images in Chinese religion. Usually linked to the propitiation of plague gods and the worship of popular military deities, such ritual practices have an obvious but previously unexamined kinship with the traditional Chinese martial arts. The long and durable history of martial arts iconography and ritual in Chinese religion suggests something far deeper than mere historical coincidence. Avron Boretz argues that martial arts gestures and movements are so deeply embedded in the ritual repertoire in part because they iconify masculine qualities of violence, aggressivity, and physical prowess, the implicit core of Chinese patriliny and patriarchy. At the same time, for actors and audience alike, martial arts gestures evoke the mythos of the jianghu, a shadowy, often violent realm of vagabonds, outlaws, and masters of martial and magic arts. Through the direct bodily practice of martial arts movement and creative rendering of jianghu narratives, martial ritual practitioners are able to identify and represent themselves, however briefly and incompletely, as men of prowess, a reward otherwise denied those confined to the lower limits of this deeply patriarchal society. Based on fieldwork in China and Taiwan spanning nearly two decades, Gods, Ghosts, and Gangsters offers a thorough and original account of violent ritual and ritual violence in Chinese religion and society. Close-up, sensitive portrayals and the voices of ritual actors themselves—mostly working-class men, many of them members of sworn brotherhoods and gangs—convincingly link martial ritual practice to the lives and desires of men on the margins of Chinese society. This work is a significant contribution to the study of Chinese ritual and religion, the history and sociology of Chinese underworld, the history and anthropology of the martial arts, and the anthropology of masculinity.

Author : Quincy Allen
Publisher : Runewright LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780983278238
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirit Legends written by Quincy Allen and published by Runewright LLC. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What worlds stand beyond the land of the living? In the wide open spaces beyond this existence, there is an infinite number of possible interpretations of ghosts, demigods and gods. It is within such impossible settings that the stories of "Spirit Legends" take place. Picture a Titans of ancient Greek mythology facing down a weary pantheon and try to stop man's destruction at the hands of Zeus. Imagine Aztec gods battling for supremacy in the city streets of your hometown. A Celtic legend will come out of the moonlight and rescue a woman from her murderous husband, and the ghost of a young girl will exact her retribution against the man who murdered her father. This anthology explores that which lies beyond this mortal coil, with a multitude of pantheons represented, including Greek, Incan, Celtic, Christian, Native American and Norse. There are tales of sadness and despair, of retribution and triumph. Mixed into every story is an expression of humanity that often touches or torments the soul. Each one of us must face our own mortality, and we frequently choose to make our way through life connecting with things greater than ourselves to help overcome the travails and challenges of existence. In many respects, that's what "Spirit Legends" is all about. Whether you believe in God, a god or gods, or none of the above, the stories herein will take you to new notions of "the great beyond" and perhaps help you understand your own existence just a little better.

Author : Cynthia D Witherspoon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781034034247
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods And Ghosts (Gods And Ghosts Book 1) written by Cynthia D Witherspoon and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonah Rowe knew that he didn't know everything about his abilities as an 11th Percenter - a human who could access the power of their auras. But he knew enough to not believe in the myths of the Greek Gods. Those were stories for kids. Hollywood. Until the Sibyl came along. Eva McRayne wanted nothing more than to get back to her Hollywood life after a senseless tragedy derailed it. So when she and her film crew went to Rome, North Carolina to film an episode for her show, Grave Messages, she had no idea that she was walking straight into a trap. One that only Jonah Rowe could help her escape from.

Author : Thomas Horn
Publisher : Anomalos Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780983621652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God's Ghostbusters written by Thomas Horn and published by Anomalos Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently some 300 exorcists flocked to Poland for a week-long congress to examine the current fashion for vampirism the world-over and the apparent connection between this fascination and a surge in demonic possession. This comes as the world is experiencing an explosion of ancient occultism combined with wicked fascination for ghosts and all things paranormal. In the United States alone, there are now more than two hundred thousand registered witches and as many as 8 million unregistered practitioners of “the craft.” On college and high school campuses, vampires, werewolves, and other “creatures of the night” are esteemed as objects of desire and idolized by young men and women who view them as cult icons of envious mystical power. Church goers are enchanted by the darkness as well. An April 13, 2011 article “Mysticism Infecting Nazarene Beliefs” was preceded only a few days before by a Telegraph article describing how a “surge in Satanism” inside the church has sparked a “rise in demand for exorcists” within traditional religious settings.” Why is this happening now? God’s Ghostbusters provides shocking answers in this collaborative work by Gary Bates, Chuck Missler, Gary Stearman, Thomas Horn, Nita Horn, Russ Dizdar, Donna Howell, Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert, Michael Hoggard, Noah Hutchings, Terry James, John McTernan, Jeff Patty, Fred DeRuvo, and Douglas Woodward.

Author : Jonathan Lim
Publisher : Spotlight Poets
ISBN 13 : 9789812612045
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between Gods and Ghosts written by Jonathan Lim and published by Spotlight Poets. This book was released on 2005 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : T. H. Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods and Ghosts written by T. H. Morris and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonah Rowe knew that he didn't know everything about his abilities as an 11th Percenter - a human who could access the power of their auras. But he knew enough to not believe in the myths of the Greek Gods. Those were stories for kids. Hollywood. Until the Sibyl came along. Eva McRayne wanted nothing more than to get back to her Hollywood life after a senseless tragedy derailed it. So when she and her film crew went to Rome, North Carolina to film an episode for her show, Grave Messages, she had no idea that she was walking straight into a trap. One that only Jonah Rowe could help her escape from.

Author : Michael Gibson
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
ISBN 13 : 9780856540271
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, Men & Monsters from the Greek Myths written by Michael Gibson and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1977 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of myths relating the exploits and adventures of the gods and heroes of ancient Greece.

Author : Tao Tao Liu Sanders
Publisher : Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN 13 : 9780340266502
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragons, Gods & Spirits from Chinese Mythology written by Tao Tao Liu Sanders and published by Hachette Children's Books Australia. This book was released on 1981 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edith Wharton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368332066
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Men and Ghosts written by Edith Wharton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-01-08 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.