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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General

Hellenistische Bildung im Buch der Weisheit (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2016 ed.): Martina Kepper Hellenistische Bildung im Buch der Weisheit (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2016 ed.)
Martina Kepper
R4,215 Discovery Miles 42 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mesopotamische Schoepfungstexte in Ritualen (German, Paperback): Kerstin Maiwald Mesopotamische Schoepfungstexte in Ritualen (German, Paperback)
Kerstin Maiwald
R766 R685 Discovery Miles 6 850 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Die Stadt im Zwoelfprophetenbuch (German, Hardcover): Aaron Schart, Jutta Krispenz Die Stadt im Zwoelfprophetenbuch (German, Hardcover)
Aaron Schart, Jutta Krispenz
R3,478 Discovery Miles 34 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Book of the Twelve Prophets contains an abundance of passages that discuss ancient cities (Samaria, Bet-El, Jerusalem, Ninive, Babel, among others) and their identity. Wide in scope, this volume demonstrates the sensitivity and critical awareness shown by the prophetic tradition which observed processes of urbanization that were very much double-edged. In addition to historical analysis, the essays assembled here offer important perspectives for current theological research on urban studies.

Ka (Paperback): Roberto Calasso Ka (Paperback)
Roberto Calasso 1
R2,563 Discovery Miles 25 630 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'To read Ka is to experience a giddy invasion of stories - brilliant, enigmatic, troubling, outrageous, erotic, beautiful' The New York Times 'Who?' - or 'ka' - is the question that runs through Roberto Calasso's retelling of the stories of the minds and gods of India; the primordial question that continues to haunt human existence. From the Rigveda to the Upanishads, the Mahabharata to the life of Buddha, this book delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature to re-imagine the ancient Indian myths and how they resonate through space and time. 'The very best book about Hindu mythology that anyone has ever written' Wendy Doniger 'Dazzling, complex, utterly original ... Ka is his masterpiece' Sunday Times

Fragmente Einer Grossen Sprache (German, Hardcover): Alexa Sabine Bartelmus Fragmente Einer Grossen Sprache (German, Hardcover)
Alexa Sabine Bartelmus
R5,428 Discovery Miles 54 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Miasma - Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion (Paperback, Reissue): Robert Parker Miasma - Pollution and Purification in Early Greek Religion (Paperback, Reissue)
Robert Parker
R3,760 Discovery Miles 37 600 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Anyone who has sampled even a few of the most commonly read Greek texts will have encountered pollution. The pollution of bloodshed is a frequent theme of tragedy: Orestes is driven mad; Oedipus brings plague upon all Thebes. In historical texts we find cities intervening in the internal affairs of others to `drive out the pollution', or making war on account of it. Political orators represent their opponents as polluting demons. Purity is a constant concern in ritual texts, and any Greek underwent many small purifications in his everyday life. Certain abnormal religious movements of the archaic age made `purification' the path to felicity in the afterlife. First published in hardback in 1983, Miasma is the first work in English to treat this theme in detail.

The Philosophy of the Mozi - The First Consequentialists (Paperback): Chris Fraser The Philosophy of the Mozi - The First Consequentialists (Paperback)
Chris Fraser
R1,221 Discovery Miles 12 210 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Mohism was an ancient Chinese philosophical movement founded in the fifth century BCE by the charismatic artisan Mozi, or "Master Mo." Its practitioners advanced a consequentialist ethics, along with fascinating political, logical, and epistemological theories, that set the terms of philosophical argumentation and reflection in China for generations to come. Mohism faded away in the imperial era, leaving the impression that it was not as vital as other Chinese philosophical traditions, yet a complete understanding of Confucianism or Daoism is impossible without appreciating the seminal contribution of Mohist thought. The Philosophy of the Mozi is an extensive study of Mohism, situating the movement's rise and decline within Chinese history. The book also emphasizes Mohism's relevance to modern systems of thought. Mohism anticipated Western utilitarianism by more than two thousand years. Its political theory is the earliest to outline a just war doctrine and locate the origins of government in a state of nature. Its epistemology, logic, and psychology provide compelling alternatives to contemporary Western mentalism. More than a straightforward account of Mohist principles and practice, this volume immerses readers in the Mohist mindset and clarifies its underpinning of Chinese philosophical discourse.

Babylonian Creation Myths (Hardcover): W. G Lambert Babylonian Creation Myths (Hardcover)
W. G Lambert
R2,501 Discovery Miles 25 010 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

For much of the last half of the twentieth century, W. G. Lambert devoted much of his research energy and effort to the study of Babylonian texts dealing with Mesopotamian ideas regarding creation, including especially Enuma Elish. This volume, which appears almost exactly 2 years after Lambert's death, distills a lifetime of learning by the world's foremost expert on these texts. Lambert provides a full transliteration and translation of the 7 tablets of Enuma Elish, based on the known exemplars, as well as coverage of a number of other texts that bear on, or are thought to bear on, Mesopotamian notions of the origin of the world, mankind, and the gods. New editions of seventeen additional "creation tales" are provided, including "Enmesharra's Defeat," "Enki and Ninmah," "The Slaying of Labbu," and "The Theogony of Dunnu." Lambert pays special attention, of course, to the connection of the main epic, Enuma Elish, with the rise and place of Marduk in the Babylonian pantheon. He traces the development of this deity's origin and rise to prominence and elaborates the relationship of this text, and the others discussed, to the religious and political climate Babylonia. The volume includes 70 plates (primarily hand-copies of the various exemplars of Enuma Elish) and extensive indexes.

Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World (Paperback, Revised): John G. Gager Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World (Paperback, Revised)
John G. Gager
R1,688 Discovery Miles 16 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume makes available for the first time in English translation over a thousand texts written between the fifth century BC, and the fifth century AD, of curses inscribed on stone tablets from North Africa, to England, and Syria to Spain. A substantial introduction supplies the full cultural, social and historical context to the ancient Graeco-Roman practice of cursing enemies and rivals by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. The selected translations, arranged thematically, are fully annotated and accompanied by extensive commentary.

The Saga of the Volsungs - The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer (Paperback, 3 Revised Edition): Jesse L Byock The Saga of the Volsungs - The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer (Paperback, 3 Revised Edition)
Jesse L Byock
R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"The Saga of the Volsungs" is an Icelandic epic of special interest to admirers of Richard Wagner, who drew heavily upon this Norse source in writing his "Ring Cycle" and a primary source for writers of fantasy such as J.R.R. Tolkien and romantics such as William Morris. A trove of traditional lore, it tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. Byock's comprehensive introduction explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed.

Mysterienterminologie bei Platon, Philon und Klemens von Alexandrien (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.): Christoph Riedweg Mysterienterminologie bei Platon, Philon und Klemens von Alexandrien (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2015 ed.)
Christoph Riedweg
R3,340 Discovery Miles 33 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Luna: The Astrological Moon (Paperback): Paul F. Newman Luna: The Astrological Moon (Paperback)
Paul F. Newman
R522 R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Save R50 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Whether as muse, silver goddess, nourishing mother, priestess, maid, siren or witch, the influence of the Moon on our personality and perception is one of the least understood factors in our daily lives. Luna has fascinated, inspired, and frightened us since the dawn of human history yet She of the Three Faces is the clue to our most emotional and instinctive selves. This new work by Paul F. Newman probes the subtle meanings of habit and the irrational that the astrological Moon conveys and how we can comprehend it and make use of it for our benefit and security. The triple aspect of Luna is treated as paramount with examples of the effect of New Moon, Full Moon and Old Moon in the monthly round. There is also a new way of grasping the consequence of New and Full Moons according to their declinational hemisphere, and the difference between summer and winter moons. While all computational aspects of the Moon are covered (phases, cycles, moon mansions, progressed moons, magic squares etc.) along with the meaning of how these things affect us, it is the poetic side of Luna that equally informs our approach. A substantial part of the book also covers the Black Moon Lilith, (the Moon at apogee), with new insights into this lady of noire and her astrological resonance. From the fall of dew to the markings on a cheetah's eyes, there is more to the Moon than we know...

Transzendenz im Plural (German, Paperback): Thomas Erne Transzendenz im Plural (German, Paperback)
Thomas Erne
R600 R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Save R66 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Aber die Zeit furchtet die Pyramiden (German, Paperback): Thomas L. Gertzen Aber die Zeit furchtet die Pyramiden (German, Paperback)
Thomas L. Gertzen
R1,279 R1,057 Discovery Miles 10 570 Save R222 (17%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Die Papyri Herkulaneums im Digitalen Zeitalter (German, Paperback): Kilian Fleischer Die Papyri Herkulaneums im Digitalen Zeitalter (German, Paperback)
Kilian Fleischer
R1,247 R1,025 Discovery Miles 10 250 Save R222 (18%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Gita Sublime - As an English Rhyme: THE BHAGAVAD GITA AS AN ENGLISH POEM WITH RHYMING VERSES (Paperback): Amarnath Annathur Gita Sublime - As an English Rhyme: THE BHAGAVAD GITA AS AN ENGLISH POEM WITH RHYMING VERSES (Paperback)
Amarnath Annathur
R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry (Hardcover): Philip Hardie Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry (Hardcover)
Philip Hardie
R1,444 Discovery Miles 14 440 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

After centuries of near silence, Latin poetry underwent a renaissance in the late fourth and fifth centuries CE evidenced in the works of key figures such as Ausonius, Claudian, Prudentius, and Paulinus of Nola. This period of resurgence marked a milestone in the reception of the classics of late Republican and early imperial poetry. In Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry, Philip Hardie explores the ways in which poets writing on non-Christian and Christian subjects used the classical traditions of Latin poetry to construct their relationship with Rome's imperial past and present, and with the by now not-so-new belief system of the state religion, Christianity. The book pays particular attention to the themes of concord and discord, the "cosmic sense" of late antiquity, novelty and renouatio, paradox and miracle, and allegory. It is also a contribution to the ongoing discussion of whether there is an identifiably late antique poetics and a late antique practice of intertextuality. Not since Michael Robert's classic The Jeweled Style has a single book had so much to teach about the enduring power of Latin poetry in late antiquity.

Eleusis - Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Paperback, New Ed): Carl Kerenyi Eleusis - Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Paperback, New Ed)
Carl Kerenyi; Translated by Ralph Manheim
R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The Sanctuary of Eleusis, near Athens, was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two thousand years and whose initiates came from all parts of the civilized world. Looking at the tendency to "see visions," C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature. Kerenyi holds that the yearly autumnal "mysteries" were based on the ancient myth of Demeter's search for her ravished daughter Persephone--a search that he equates not only with woman's quest for completion but also with every person's pursuit of identity. As he explores what the content of the mysteries may have been for those who experienced them, he draws on the study of archaeology, objects of art, and religious history, and suggests rich parallels from other mythologies.

A Babylon Calendar Treatise: Scholars and Invaders in the Late First Millennium BC - Edited with Introduction, Commentary, and... A Babylon Calendar Treatise: Scholars and Invaders in the Late First Millennium BC - Edited with Introduction, Commentary, and Cuneiform Texts (Hardcover)
Frances Reynolds
R4,437 Discovery Miles 44 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume publishes in full for the first time all known cuneiform manuscripts of an Akkadian calendar treatise that is unified by the theme of Babylonia's invasion. It was composed in the milieu of Marduk's Esagil temple in Babylon, probably in the Hellenistic period before c. 170 BC. Esagil rituals are presented as essential to protect Babylonia, and specifically Marduk's principal cult statue, from foreign attack. The treatise builds the case by drawing on traditional and late Babylonian cuneiform scholarship, including astronomy-astrology, accounts of warfare with Elam and Assyria, battle myths of Marduk and Ninurta, and wordplay. Calendrical sections contain an amalgam of apotropaic ritual against invasion, astrological omens of invasion as ritual triggers, past conflicts as historical precedent, divine combatants representing human foes, and sophisticated exegesis. The work is partially preserved on damaged clay tablets in the British Museum's Babylonian collection and the volume presents hand-drawn cuneiform copies, a composite edition, and a manuscript score. A comprehensive contextualizing introduction provides readers in a range of fields - including Assyriology, classics and ancient history, ancient Iranian studies, Biblical studies, and ancient astronomy and astrology - with a key overview of topics in Mesopotamian scholarship, the manuscripts themselves, and their language and orthography. A detailed commentary explores how the treatise aims to demonstrate the critical importance of the traditional Esagil temple in Babylon for the security of Babylonia and its later imperial rulers.

Peter the Venerable and Islam (Hardcover): James Aloysius Kritzeck Peter the Venerable and Islam (Hardcover)
James Aloysius Kritzeck
R3,462 Discovery Miles 34 620 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

For over four centuries the principal source of Christian European knowledge of Islam stemmed from a project sponsored by Peter the Venerable, ninth abbot of Cluny, in 1142. This consisted of Latin translations of five Arabic works, including the first translation of the Koran in a western language. Known as the Toledan Collection, it was eventually printed in 1543 with an introduction by Martin Luther. The abbot also completed a handbook of Islam beliefs and a major analytical and polemical work, Liber contra sectam Saracenorum; annotated editions of these texts are included in this book. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Das Bundesbuch (Ex 20,22-23,33) (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013 ed.): Ludger Schwienhorst-Schoenberger Das Bundesbuch (Ex 20,22-23,33) (German, Hardcover, Reprint 2013 ed.)
Ludger Schwienhorst-Schoenberger
R5,416 Discovery Miles 54 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Odyssey (Hardcover): Barry B. Powell The Odyssey (Hardcover)
Barry B. Powell
R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Odysseus-soldier, trickster, and everyman-is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's The Odyssey, is the most accessible tale to survive from ancient Greece, and its impact is still felt today across many different cultures. Barry Powell's free verse translation preserves the clarity and simplicity of the original while conveying Odysseus' adventures in an energetic, modern idiom. By avoiding the stylistic formality of earlier translations, and the colloquial and sometimes exaggerated effects of recent attempts, his translation deftly captures the most essential truths of this vital text. Due to his thorough familiarity with the world of Homer and Homeric language, Powell's introduction provides rich historical and literary perspectives on the poem. This translation also includes illustrations from classical artwork, detailed maps, explanatory notes, a timeline, and a glossary. Modern and pleasing to the ear while accurately reflecting the meaning of the Greek, this Odyssey steers a middle path between the most well-known translations and adds something truly unique and contemporary to the canon.

Parables - Of Nathan Coppedge (Paperback): Nathan Coppedge Parables - Of Nathan Coppedge (Paperback)
Nathan Coppedge
R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Iranische Religionen (German, Paperback): Manfred Hutter Iranische Religionen (German, Paperback)
Manfred Hutter
R847 R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Save R117 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Early Greek Myth - A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources (Paperback): Timothy Gantz Early Greek Myth - A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources (Paperback)
Timothy Gantz
R1,158 Discovery Miles 11 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Early Greek Myth" is a much-needed handbook for scholars and others interested in the literary and artistic sources of archaic Greek myths--and the only one of its kind available in English. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear.

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