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Mind and Body; or, Mental States and Physical Conditions (Hardcover): William Walker Atkinson Mind and Body; or, Mental States and Physical Conditions (Hardcover)
William Walker Atkinson
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sepher Yosippon - A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel (Hardcover): Steven B. Bowman Sepher Yosippon - A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel (Hardcover)
Steven B. Bowman
R3,003 Discovery Miles 30 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The seminal medieval history of the Second Commonwealth period of ancient Jewish history. Sepher Yosippon was written in Hebrew by a medieval historian and noted by modern scholars for its eloquent style. This is the first known chronicle of Jewish history and legend-from Adam to the destruction of the Second Temple-since the canonical histories written by Flavius Josephus in Greek and later translated by Christian scholars into Latin. Sepher Yosippon has been cited and referred to by scholars, poets, and authors as the authentic source for ancient Israel for over a millennium, until overshadowed by the twentiethcentury Hebrew translations of Josephus. It is based on Pseudo Hegesippus's fourth-century anti-Jewish summary of Josephus's Jewish War. However, the anonymous author (a.k.a. Joseph ben Gurion Hacohen) also consulted with the Latin versions of Josephus's works available to him. At the same time, he included a wealth of Second Temple literature as well as Roman and Christian sources. This book contains Steven Bowman's translation of the complete text of David Flusser's standard Hebrew edition of Sepher Yosippon, which includes the later medieval interpolations referring to Jesus. The present English edition also contains the translator's introduction as well as a preface by the fifteenth-century publisher of the book. The anonymous author of this text remains unique for his approach to history, his use of sources, and his almost secular attitude, which challenges the modern picture of medieval Jews living in a religious age. In his influential novel, A Guest for the Night, the Nobel Laureate author Shmuel Yosef Agnon emphasized the importance of Sepher Yosippon as a valuable reading to understand human nature. Bowman's translation of Flusser's notes, as well as his own scholarship, offers a well-wrought story for scholars and students interested in Jewish legend and history in the medieval period, Jewish studies, medieval literature, and folklore studies.

The Pre-and Proto-historic Finns - Both Eastern and Western, With the Magic Songs of the West Finns (Hardcover): John... The Pre-and Proto-historic Finns - Both Eastern and Western, With the Magic Songs of the West Finns (Hardcover)
John Abercromby Baron Abercromby
R1,041 Discovery Miles 10 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition (Hardcover): Ulrich Marzolph 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition (Hardcover)
Ulrich Marzolph
R2,936 Discovery Miles 29 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Against the methodological backdrop of historical and comparative folk narrative research, 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition surveys the history, dissemination, and characteristics of over one hundred narratives transmitted to Western tradition from or by the Middle Eastern Muslim literatures (i.e., authored written works in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish). For a tale to be included, Ulrich Marzolph considered two criteria: that the tale originates from or at least was transmitted by a Middle Eastern source, and that it was recorded from a Western narrator's oral performance in the course of the nineteenth or twentieth century. The rationale behind these restrictive definitions is predicated on Marzolph's main concern with the long-lasting effect that some of the "Oriental" narratives exercised in Western popular tradition-those tales that have withstood the test of time. Marzolph focuses on the originally "Oriental" tales that became part and parcel of modern Western oral tradition. Since antiquity, the "Orient" constitutes the quintessential Other vis-a-vis the European cultures. While delineation against this Other served to define and reassure the Self, the "Orient" also constituted a constant source of fascination, attraction, and inspiration. Through oral retellings, numerous tales from Muslim tradition became an integral part of European oral and written tradition in the form of learned treatises, medieval sermons, late medieval fabliaux, early modern chapbooks, contemporary magazines, and more. In present times, when national narcissisms often acquire the status of strongholds delineating the Us against the Other, it is imperative to distinguish, document, visualize, and discuss the extent to which the West is not only indebted to the Muslim world but also shares common features with Muslim narrative tradition. 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition is an important contribution to this debate and a vital work for scholars, students, and readers of folklore and fairy tales.

Memory Making in Folk Epics of China (Hardcover): A.E. Mclaren Memory Making in Folk Epics of China (Hardcover)
A.E. Mclaren
R2,826 Discovery Miles 28 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indian Legends of the White Mountains (Hardcover): J S English Indian Legends of the White Mountains (Hardcover)
J S English
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ancient Legends of Ireland - Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland with Sketches of the Irish Past (Hardcover): Lady Jane... Ancient Legends of Ireland - Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland with Sketches of the Irish Past (Hardcover)
Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde
R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Household Tales With Other Traditional Remains - Collection in the Counties of York, Lincoln, Derby, and Nottingham... Household Tales With Other Traditional Remains - Collection in the Counties of York, Lincoln, Derby, and Nottingham (Hardcover)
Sidney Oldall 1848-1933 Addy
R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Divine Pymander (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Hermes Trismegistus The Divine Pymander (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Hermes Trismegistus; Translated by John Everard
R544 Discovery Miles 5 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Greek Mythology - Captivating Greek Myths of Greek Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Heroes (Hardcover): Matt Clayton Greek Mythology - Captivating Greek Myths of Greek Gods, Goddesses, Monsters and Heroes (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R553 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Theory of Everything Else (Paperback): Dan Schreiber The Theory of Everything Else (Paperback)
Dan Schreiber
R380 R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Save R58 (15%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This is not a book of facts; it's a book of 'facts'. Should you finish it believing we became the planet's dominant species because predators found us too smelly to eat; or that the living bloodline of Christ is a family of Japanese garlic farmers - well, that's on you. Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin after a badly tidied-up picnic? Was it just an iceberg that sank the Titanic? Are authors stealing their plotlines from the future? Will we ever talk to animals? And why, when you're in the shower, does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? We don't know the answers to any of these questions. But don't worry, no matter what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf. From the sports stars who use cosmic energy to office plants investigating murders, The Theory of Everything Else will act as a handbook for those who want to think differently.

Hamlet in Iceland - being the Icelandic romantic Ambales saga (Hardcover): Israel Gollancz Hamlet in Iceland - being the Icelandic romantic Ambales saga (Hardcover)
Israel Gollancz
R1,018 R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Save R95 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Collected Writings of Murray Stein - Volume 2: Myth and Psychology (Hardcover, Collected Writings of Murray Stein ed.):... The Collected Writings of Murray Stein - Volume 2: Myth and Psychology (Hardcover, Collected Writings of Murray Stein ed.)
Murray Stein
R1,201 Discovery Miles 12 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Folk-tales of Hindustan (Hardcover): Srisa Chandra 1861-1918? Vasu Folk-tales of Hindustan (Hardcover)
Srisa Chandra 1861-1918? Vasu
R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Oldest Stories in the World (Hardcover): Theodor H. Gaster Oldest Stories in the World (Hardcover)
Theodor H. Gaster; Translated by Theodor H. Gaster
R850 R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Secret Mars - The Alien Connection (Hardcover, Revised and Expanded ed.): M.J. Craig Secret Mars - The Alien Connection (Hardcover, Revised and Expanded ed.)
M.J. Craig
R824 R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Save R94 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Myths and Folklore of Ireland (Hardcover): Jeremiah Curtin Myths and Folklore of Ireland (Hardcover)
Jeremiah Curtin
R893 Discovery Miles 8 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Egyptian Mythology - Captivating Egyptian Myths of Egyptian Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures (Hardcover): Matt Clayton Egyptian Mythology - Captivating Egyptian Myths of Egyptian Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R680 R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Save R73 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Under the Sphinx - the Search for the Hieroglyphic Key to the Real Hall of Records. (Hardcover): Manu Seyfzadeh Under the Sphinx - the Search for the Hieroglyphic Key to the Real Hall of Records. (Hardcover)
Manu Seyfzadeh; Foreword by Graham Hancock
R1,077 Discovery Miles 10 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail - With especial reference to the hypothesis of its Celtic origin (Hardcover): Alfred... Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail - With especial reference to the hypothesis of its Celtic origin (Hardcover)
Alfred Nutt
R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Just So Stories (Royal Collector's Edition) (Illustrated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Rudyard... Just So Stories (Royal Collector's Edition) (Illustrated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Rudyard Kipling; Illustrated by Joseph Michael Gleeson
R964 Discovery Miles 9 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Incan Anatomy of the Soul (Hardcover): Marc Torra Incan Anatomy of the Soul (Hardcover)
Marc Torra; Translated by Jarita Acosta
R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Tragic Beauty - The Dark Side of Venus Aphrodite and the Loss and Regeneration of Soul (Hardcover): Arlene Diane Landau Tragic Beauty - The Dark Side of Venus Aphrodite and the Loss and Regeneration of Soul (Hardcover)
Arlene Diane Landau
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches (Hardcover): Charles G. Leland Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches (Hardcover)
Charles G. Leland
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Odin's Wife - Mother Earth in Germanic Mythology (Hardcover): William P. Reaves Odin's Wife - Mother Earth in Germanic Mythology (Hardcover)
William P. Reaves
R721 Discovery Miles 7 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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