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Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history. The witch came to prominence - and often a painful death - in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from the ancient world to the early modern state.

En una época en la que aún no existía la filosofía en la antigua Grecia, sus habitantes necesitaban una interpretación consistente a su realidad inmediata y, aunque sus respuestas no podían comprobarse, sirvieron para darle sentido a sus vidas, por momentos sumergidas en la ignorancia y el misterio. ¿Quieres conocer los orígenes de esta civilización siempre explicados a través de mitos y leyendas protagonizadas por dioses profundamente humanizados?

This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of "basic stories" in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient myths and folk tales via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it reveals that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling.

Al acercarnos al estudio del imaginario popular sudamericano hallaremos la riqueza simbólica propia de la voz popular mestiza y heterogénea transmitida de generación en generación, voz edificadora de saberes que, bajo la estructura narrativa de mitos y leyendas, busca dar alguna explicación a lo insondable del universo. Este volumen reúne una colección de relatos representativa de construcciones colectivas, comunes dentro de la región.

Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok — many of the places we encounter these and other names, places, and events from Norse mythology in daily life and pop culture are connected to the medieval sources in name only.

Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Eastern Europe's rich tapestry of folklore with Slavic Mythology for Beginners: Baba Yaga, Domovoi, and the Forest Spirits of Eastern Europe. This immersive audiobook delves deep into the enchanting world of Slavic myths, unraveling tales that have been whispered through generations, shaping the cultural and spiritual landscape of nations.

These two works together form the philosophical foundation of many Renaissance and modern esoteric traditions. Whether you're drawn to their spiritual cosmology or the mystery of Atlantis, Plato’s dialogues offer a timeless journey into human origins, political virtue, and metaphysical truth.

Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of Japanese mythology with Japanese Mythology for Beginners: Amaterasu, Susanoo, and the Kami of Shinto Legend. This audiobook offers an accessible and engaging exploration of Japan's rich mythological tapestry, delving into the stories and deities that have shaped its cultural and spiritual landscape for centuries.

Plato’s Critias is the foundational source of one of the most enduring mysteries in human history: the lost civilization of Atlantis. In this unfinished dialogue, Plato unveils a majestic tale passed down through Solon from ancient Egyptian priests—of a powerful empire beyond the Pillars of Heracles, rich in technology, beauty, and ambition.

Numerous individuals identify folklore and legends just like the Greeks and Romans. Those two civic establishments have provided the most renowned fantasies and divine beings ever told. Notwithstanding, nearly all societies in all areas of the world have their exceptional legends. This holds on an epic scale for the elegant Mayan and Aztec human elevations created in Mesoamerica.

Ad oggi la raccolta di fiabe abruzzesi più completa e autentica, storie raccolte dal Ciampoli nel corso dei suoi peregrinaggi in lungo e in largo per l’Abruzzo a cavallo tra la fine dell’800 e l’inizio del ‘900, questo volume getta luce sulle tradizioni e sul folklore di una tra le regione più suggestive d’Italia. Domenico Ciampoli (Atessa, 23 agosto 1852 – Roma, 21 marzo 1929) è stato uno scrittore, bibliotecario e slavista italiano.FEAT DESC

Il sud misterico per scoprire la religiosità, la magia e le superstizioni di questa parte d'Italia. Dal culto dei benefici Santi Medici, Cosma e Damiano, i Diòscuri cristiani al giorno di Santo Marco o della festa della fertilità, che sconfinava in un'orgiastica esaltazione della sensualità; alla festa di San Giovanni e dei riti del solstizio d'estate. Queste e moltissime altre usanze, in alcune zone ancora vive e attuali, popolano questo viaggio nel magico e leggendario del sud Italia.

महाकवि भास संस्कृत साहित्य के मूर्धन्य कवि हैं। उन्होंने अपने जिन तेरह नाटकों से संस्कृत साहित्य को समृद्ध किया उनमें स्वप्नवासवदत्ता और प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायण विशेष लोकप्रिय हैं। नाटकों की भाषा बहुत ही सरस और बोध्गम्य है। अभिनय की दृष्टि से भी भास के नाटक सर्वथा उपयुक्त हैं।

This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction audiobook goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical mythology. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the listener from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from Arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the Bible, and New Age spiritualism.

Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company, in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial best-seller in its various available formats. Mythology succeeds like no other audiobook in bringing to life for the modern listener the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths and legends that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.

The Mythology Book explores the compelling worlds and characters depicted in myths and legends. Delve into each myth and discover the meanings behind these stories, getting to the heart of their significance to different cultures worldwide. More than just stories, myths are testament to the amazing creativity of humans striving to explain and make sense of the world around them.

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" child within us all. Spiced with Dr. Estes' wonderful storytelling, Warming the Stone Child is a unique listening experience with a practical edge.

In Liturgies of the Wild, acclaimed mythographer, storyteller, and Christian thinker Martin Shaw proposes that we look to the “ancient technologies” the myths and initiatory rites for help achieving maturity and wholeness. Drawing on his experience as a guide for wilderness rites of passage, Shaw teaches you to read a myth the way it wants to be read; provides vivid retellings of tales powerful enough to carry you through life’s travails; and shows you how to gather and reshape your own thrown-away stories.

In Unveiling Tartaria, explore the forgotten world of an enigmatic civilization that once spanned continents. This book delves into ancient maps, architectural anomalies, and suppressed historical accounts to uncover clues about Tartaria’s true nature. Could the Great Mud Flood have buried its cities? Did advanced knowledge and technology vanish along with it? Why do mainstream narratives seem to overlook this part of history?

Mythopedia is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken kingdoms and lost cities, accursed mountains and treacherous terrains, and lethal lakes and singing sand dunes, explaining the historical background and latest science underlying each tale.