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These Mortal Cells is the life story of an Australian man who was
sexually abused as a child. He suffers enormous trauma and social
exclusion as a result. As a kind of pain killer, when puberty sets
in, he drinks heavily and takes a lot of drugs. He tries to live a
normal life but can't. He goes to university in Brisbane, travels a
lot, does menial work and works as a teacher for ten years in
various non-English speaking countries, but can't escape childhood.
Wherever he goes, abuse goes too. He can never associate sex with
love because of the sexual abuse he suffered. He has long drawn out
obsessions with women that always end in a mess. Subsequently, in
London, he murders a man, a complete stranger, who is a symbol of
the world that he feels has rejected him. He goes on the run in
Poland for 14 months teaching English, but eventually is arrested
by Scotland Yard. He is extradited back to England where he
receives a life sentence for murder. During his 16 years in jail he
becomes a writer and learns how to succeed.
A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient
papyri to pulp paperbacks  Grimoires, textbooks of magic and
occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other
magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a
physical record of magical phenomena, but also to enact magic
through spells and rituals. To understand the history of these
texts is to understand the influence of the major religions, the
development of early science, the cultural influence of print, the
growth of literacy, the social impact of colonialism, and the
expansion of esoteric cultures across the oceans. Â In more
than two hundred color illustrations from ancient times to the
present, renowned scholar Owen Davies examines little-studied
artistic qualities of grimoires, revealing a unique world of design
and imagination. The book takes a global approach, considering
Egyptian and Greek papyri, ancient Chinese bamboo scripts, South
American pulp prints, and Japanese demon encyclopedias, among other
examples. Â This book will enchant readers interested in the
history of magic and science, as well as in book and manuscript
history.
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Sci-fi horror. Scientist Dr Riley (Dee Wallace) launches a rocket
bound for space containing top secret nanobots but disaster strikes
when the craft crash-lands in a zoo and the nanobots find their way
into a 25-foot Australian crocodile, turning it into a
single-minded killing machine. Zookeepers Duffy (Corin Nemec) and
Jane (Lisa McAllister) race against time to stop the croc as its
kill count continues to rise. In their pursuit, they are shocked to
discover the body of the homicidal croc is transforming into metal,
making the cyber reptile an even stronger force to be reckoned
with.
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels
from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain
and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published
debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of
literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels
from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain
and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published
debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of
literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels
from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain
and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published
debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of
literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels
from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain
and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published
debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of
literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels
from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain
and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published
debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of
literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels
from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain
and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published
debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of
literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh
approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and
magic. Telling the story from the dawn of writing in the ancient
world to the globally successful Harry Potter films, the authors
explore a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of
the witch trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch.
The book also focuses on the more recent history of witchcraft and
magic, from the Enlightenment to the present, exploring the rise of
modern magic, the anthropology of magic around the globe, and
finally the cinematic portrayal of witches and magicians, from The
Wizard of Oz to Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
What is a grimoire? The word has a familiar ring to many people,
particularly as a consequence of such popular television dramas as
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. But few people are sure
exactly what it means. Put simply, grimoires are books of spells
that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have
developed and spread across much of the Western Hemisphere and
beyond over the ensuing millennia. At their most benign, they
contain charms and remedies for natural and supernatural ailments
and advice on contacting spirits to help find treasures and protect
from evil. But at their most sinister they provide instructions on
how to manipulate people for corrupt purposes and, worst of all, to
call up and make a pact with the Devil. Both types have proven
remarkably resilient and adaptable and retain much of their
relevance and fascination to this day. But the grimoire represents
much more than just magic. To understand the history of grimoires
is to understand the spread of Christianity, the development of
early science, the cultural influence of the print revolution, the
growth of literacy, the impact of colonialism, and the expansion of
western cultures across the oceans. As this book richly
demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most
important developments in European history over the last two
thousand years.
1952 saw the opening of a new Technical College in Hatfield, built
on land donated by Alan S Butler, Chairman of the de Havilland
Aircraft Company. With its roots in Britain's pioneering
aeronautical industry, the College was soon established as an
innovative force in education. Having been at the forefront of
developing new subjects such as Computer Science, it evolved
continually, being redesignated as Hatfield Polytechnic in 1969 and
becoming the University of Hertfordshire in 1992. The institution
has been forged over time out of its Hertfordshire-wide constituent
colleges and campuses, which were variously founded to offer
training and inspiration in teaching, medicine, the arts, business,
science and the humanities. Now the University of Hertfordshire has
become an internationally recognised leader in both research and
teaching, exemplifying what a university can achieve through
embracing a broad curriculum. This is the history of the University
of Hertfordshire, relating the challenges and achievements of sixty
years in further and higher education. At the same time, through
its focus on a single institution, the book illustrates the
importance of the post-1992 higher education sector in advancing
the knowledge economy and cultural life of the country. The
University has both been shaped by and has informed government
policy as it has developed and it now takes its place in an
international context as part of the global education system.
Founded on principles of widening participation in higher
education, in its sixtieth year the University celebrates the
life-changing experience of education and its great cultural,
social and economic value. Through the stories and memories of
individual students and members of staff, the book also illuminates
the experience of the hundreds of thousands of students who have
graduated, and the contribution of academic and professional staff
in making the College, Polytechnic and University a success. Over
the decades there has been continuous growth and development - and,
always, a vibrant culture of learning. Looking forward, the book
explores how the University of Hertfordshire is drawing upon its
heritage to shape its future.
The nineteenth century was a time of extraordinary scientific
innovation, but with the rise of psychiatry, faiths and popular
beliefs were often seen as signs of a diseased mind. By exploring
the beliefs of asylum patients, we see the nineteenth century in a
new light, with science, faith, and the supernatural deeply
entangled in a fast-changing world. The birth of psychiatry in the
early nineteenth-century fundamentally changed how madness was
categorised and understood. A century on, their conceptions of
mental illness continue to influence our views today. Beliefs and
behaviour were divided up into the pathological and the healthy.
The influence of religion and the supernatural became significant
measures of insanity in individuals, countries, and cultures.
Psychiatrists not only thought they could transform society in the
industrial age but also explain the many strange beliefs expressed
in the distant past. Troubled by Faith explores these ideas about
the supernatural across society through the prism of medical
history. It is a story of how people continued to make sense of the
world in supernatural terms, and how belief came to be a medical
issue. This cannot be done without exploring the lives of those who
found themselves in asylums because of their belief in ghosts,
witches, angels, devils, and fairies, or because they though
themselves in divine communication, or were haunted by modern
technology. The beliefs expressed by asylum patients were not just
an expression of their individual mental health, but also provide a
unique reflection of society at the time - a world still steeped in
the ideas and imagery of folklore and faith in a fast-changing
world.
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