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Healing for the “Unmothered Child” The pain of abandonment, both real and metaphorical, can cast a shadow over our entire adult experience. Warming the Stone Child investigates the abandoned child archetype in world myths and cultures to find clues about the process of healing the unmothered...

Step into the Alpine Regions of Austria for a complete introduction to the local traditions, beliefs, and folklore surrounding the dark half of the year. Within these pages you will come face-to-face with the ghostly procession of otherworldly beings called the Wild Hunt, the goddess Percht who...

How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of René Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human interaction. Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, the first part of the book outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity, while the second part traces the emergence of transcendence in collective myths and individual delusions.

Filled with examples of ritual, symbolism and an extensive collection of Artemis myths and folklore, this work is a comprehensive compilation of all things Artemis, and her fundamental role in the communal, political and ritual development of the Greco-Roman world. The goddess of the hunt is more than just a virgin in the woods. Her worship can be traced to a time before the Minoans, and her rituals include all facets of the human experience, starting from birth rituals to rites of passage, to death and beyond.

This groundbreaking analysis transforms Beowulf from ancient epic to psychological roadmap, showing how the hero's journey mirrors our own path to wholeness and integration. Discover how this Old English masterpiece speaks directly to modern struggles with identity, trauma, and the search for meaning.

Mediante amenos relatos, el audiolibro El libro de la mitología aporta una nueva mirada sobre los mitos y su significado para las culturas que los crearon

Embrace the changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated collection of folkore and myths of The North. From joyous tales of renewal and transformation for Spring, to hushed stories for long Winter nights, each season has a particular spirit which is celebrated in folktales from across the...

Author Shane Simmons explores tales of bravery, lore, and bizarre customs within the East Tennessee region. The mountains of East Tennessee are chock full of unique folklore passed down through generations. Locals spin age-old yarns of legends like Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, and Dragging Canoe...

»Alles, was wir über Weihnachten wissen, ist falsch. Eine großartige Lektüre.« Matthew Parris Wer hat den Adventskalender erfunden? Und wer verschickte die erste Weihnachtskarte? Erfolgsautor Mark Forsyth liefert eine launige Geschichtensammlung über die Ursprünge unserer liebsten Weihnachtsbräuche. Humorvoll und kenntnisreich werden wir mit skurrilen und überraschenden Geschichten rund um das Weihnachtsfest beglückt. Obwohl wir jedes Jahr Weihnachten feiern, wissen wir wenig über die Herkunft unserer Festtagstraditionen.

In this cultural and historical guide, award-winning authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau reveal the mysteries behind French culture and answer the question: What makes the French so French? Why must you always say bonjour when entering a store in France? What gives the French people...

‘Shane is the Indiana Jones of the running world’ - Damian Hall, ultra marathon runner Rejuvenate your mindset and unlock your running potential In The Lost Art of Running, Shane Benzie discovered how reconnecting with the human body can revolutionise our running and how we live our lives...

The Real Norse Myths—Simplified, Structured, and Stranger Than You Think. Think Norse mythology is just Thor’s hammer, Valhalla, and horned helmets? That’s the Hollywood version. The real myths are darker. Bloodier. Stranger. And far more unforgettable. Most people encounter Norse mythology in fragments—Marvel movies, random podcasts, half-remembered classroom lectures. The result? A confusing blur of gods, giants, monsters, and names you can’t pronounce. This audiobook fixes that.

The stars have always served as the great canvas upon which humanity paints its deepest fears, highest aspirations, and most complex mythologies. Among these celestial bodies, the planet Jupiter has long held a position of singular prominence.

Following in the tradition of his first collection of ghost stories, Dark Woods, Chill Waters, Marcus LiBrizzi has researched and written a collection of 21 true ghost stories from the Acadia/Mount Desert Island region of Maine. All the stories stand out due to their frightening elements and...

Most guidebooks on Ireland will tell you where to stay and what to see. Ireland—Culture Smart! is written for people who want to know more and go deeper. Here you will find the beliefs and attitudes of the Irish, their rich musical and literary culture, their ancient language and mythology, the values they live by, how they do business, how they enjoy themselves, and the ways they have been molded by their tumultuous history and indeed their geography.

A smart, irreverent, and accessible guide to thinking more deeply about how religion permeates and shapes the world around us –and why you need to understand the work it's doing Religion lurks in the floorboards of our daily lives, whether we want it to or not. A departure from more...

Monstruos modernos, entre los mitos, la ciencia y lo paranormal. Se han contado muchas historias sobre monstruos como el yeti, el bigfoot, el chupacabras o el monstruo del lago Ness, que esa paraciencia llamada criptozoología considera animales reales. En muchos libros se han expuesto los...

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year Hair is always and everywhere freighted with meaning. In nineteenth-century America, however, hair took on decisive new significance as the young nation wrestled with its identity. During the colonial period, hair was usually seen as bodily discharge, even...

You’ve seen the pyramids. You’ve heard of Anubis and mummies. But do you know the epic myths that gave them meaning? Whether you’re new to mythology or curious to go deeper, this guide invites you into a rich, symbolic world shaped by creation, death, resurrection, and cosmic order, a world that influenced over three thousand years of civilization.

Before temples and official rituals, there were places people avoided after sunset. In the hills of ancient Anatolia, long before Rome ruled the Mediterranean, villagers gathered around stones they believed were alive. They were not there to recite prayers. They came because something unsettled them, and gathering together made it bearable. Drums carried across the valleys. Some people swayed, some watched, some stayed at the edge. A presence was felt before anyone gave it a name. Later it would be called Cybele. This book follows the Great Mother through the lives of ordinary people.