Myths And Mysteries Of New York

Author : Fran Capo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762768975
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Mysteries of New York written by Fran Capo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of our new and growing Myths and Mysteries series, Myths and Mysteries of New York explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in New York’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New York history.

Author : Fran Capo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493039857
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Myths and Legends written by Fran Capo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are there alligators under New York City? Did the military take the lessons learned in the so-called “Philadelphia Experiment” of 1943 and apply the same technology at Montauk—to develop a weapon that would literally drive the enemy insane? Just who was the homeless man who walked a 365-mile route every thirty-four days, dressed in heavy leather? From the Lake Champlain monster to the friendly ghost hostess of Skene Manor, New York Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Empire State’s most fascinating stories.

Author : E. Lynne Wright
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762791047
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Mysteries of Florida written by E. Lynne Wright and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths and Mysteries of Florida reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Sunshine State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Florida's unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.

Author : Julia Leslie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136778810
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth and Mythmaking written by Julia Leslie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.

Author : Jack Finegan
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth and Mystery written by Jack Finegan and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clever insights are a distinguishing mark of this excellent, concise overview of ancient religions that existed during the formative years of Judaism and Christianity.

Author : Fran Capo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762767464
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Mysteries of New Jersey written by Fran Capo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of our new and growing Mysteries and Legends series, Mysteries and Legends of New Jersey explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in New Jersey's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Jersey history. Read about the mysterious Blue Hole. Question if the New Jersey Devil is real or not. Visit the Phareloch Castle, the friendliest haunted castle in New Jersey.

Author : Tamra Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195136772
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Nature Myths written by Tamra Andrews and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.

Author : David Adams Leeming
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195121538
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mythology written by David Adams Leeming and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-05-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leeming illustrates the various rites of passage of the mythic universal hero, from birth to childhood, through trial and quest, death, descent, rebirth, and ascension. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "The Descent to the Underworld" and "Resurrection and Rebirth" strip mythic characters of their national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures, including Jesus and Mohammed, are also included to underline the theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. This updated edition includes additional myths, as well as Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, and African tales.

Author : Mark P. O. Morford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195143386
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Mythology written by Mark P. O. Morford and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Mythology, Sixth Edition, continues to build on its best-selling tradition of focusing on the literary tradition of Greek and Roman mythology through extensive translations of original mythological sources. Its coverage of comparative and interpretative approaches as well as evidencefrom art and archeology is expanded in this edition. Morford and Lenardon's insightful and accessible discussion of classical myths in their historical and cultural settings, as well as their survival in literature, art, music, and film, remains unparalleled: This comprehensive introduction toclassical mythology features new translations, expanded critical coverage, an expanded art program, and a new web site.

Author : Mary Aswell Doll
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9460914454
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The More of Myth written by Mary Aswell Doll and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses a nine-year experience of teaching world mythology to art students in order to discuss why and how such ancient stories provide significance today. Myth’s weird images and metaphors recall Wyrd (Word), the goddess of the cauldron. Students can be guided into the cauldron of mythic language to feel the stirring of new awareness of what it really means to be human. Psychologically, myth offers insights into family relations, memory, imagination, and otherness. Ecological insights from myth teach the connection among human-animal-plant relations and the organicism of all life forms. Cosmological insights from myth surprisingly echo findings in new science, with its emphasis on quantum mechanics, force fields, black holes, subatomic particles, chaos, and the possibilities of time travel. Two areas often considered completely opposite -- myth and science—actually reflect one another, since both propose theories, albeit in different ways. Myth cannot be laughed away as “mere” fabula, since, like science and psychology, it has long explored adventures into unseen, unknown worlds that yield necessary knowledge about the place of humans in the scheme of things big and small. The “more” of myth will be of interest to teachers and students of curriculum studies, to those seeking to go beyond Oedipus and Gutenberg, and to readers who know that all forms of life (including fingernails and rocks) are wondrous, diverse, alive, capable, purposive, and necessary.