18 books like Thespis

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Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 Andrew Lang · 1887 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging This volume contains the following Contents: systems of mythology; new system proposed; mental conditions of savages, confusion with nature, totemism, magic, metamorphosis, metaphysic, psychology; nature myths; non-Aryan myths of the origin of the world and of man; Indo-Aryan myths, sources of evidence; Indian myths of the origin of the world and of man; Greek myths of the origin of the world… Shares: Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology

Myth, ritual and religion Andrew Lang · 1906 · 283p · ≈ 9h · Challenging This volume contains the following Contents: systems of mythology; new system proposed; mental conditions of savages, confusion with nature, totemism, magic, metamorphosis, metaphysic, psychology; nature myths; non-Aryan myths of the origin of the world and of man; Indo-Aryan myths, sources of evidence; Indian myths of the origin of the world and of man; Greek myths of the origin of the world… Shares: Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology

Northrop Frye on Myth Ford Russell · 1998 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Nortrop Frye differed from other theorists of myth in tracing all of the major literary genres--romance, comedy, satire, not just tragedy--to myth and ritual. This volume is the most thorough presentation of his thinking on the subject. Shares: Mythos, History and criticism, Religion, Mythology

The Blood Covenant H. Clay Trumbull · 1885 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Rites and ceremonies, Religious aspects, Mythology

Custom and myth Andrew Lang · 1884 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. As a journalist, poet, critic and historian, he soon made a reputation as one of the ablest and most versatile writers of the day. Lang was one of the founders of the study of "Psychical Research," and his… Shares: Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology

The sacred mountains Joel Tyler Headley · 1847 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Shares: Religious aspects, Mythology

Man and the sun Jacquetta Hawkes · 1962 · ★ 4.0 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A study of the relationship between the sun and man, prehistory to the hydrogen bomb. Shares: Religious aspects, Mythology

Cultes, mythes et religions Salomon Reinach · 1905 · 505p · ≈ 16h · Challenging " Il n'y a d'intéressant sur la terre que les religions ", notait Baudelaire dans ses Journaux intimes. Salomon Reinach (1858-1932) fut de son avis, puisqu'il consacra sa vie entière à l'étude des cultes, des mythes, des croyances, des superstitions. De l'Antiquité gréco-latine à la Gaule gallo-romaine, rien n'échappait à sa curiosité. Et si les frères Goncourt avec leurs manies de " bibeloteurs… Shares: Mythos, Mythology

Python Joseph Eddy Fontenrose · 1959 · 616p · ≈ 20h · Moderate If you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book is for you. Readers are assumed to be new to robotics but should have experience with Python. Shares: Mythos, Mythology

Of Water and the Spirit Malidoma Patrice Some · 1994 · ★ 4.3 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Malidoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village. He was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his return to his people and his hard initiation back into those people, which led to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Of Water and the Spirit is… Shares: Rites and ceremonies, Religion

The cat in the mysteries of religion and magic M. Oldfield Howey · 1930 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Challenging From Pegasus and the Trojan horse to the four horses of the Apocalypse, the familiar figure of the horse possesses an age-old mystique. Indeed, many cultures around the world attribute otherworldly qualities to the horse. This volume provides a rich compilation of legend and lore celebrating the sacred and magical symbolism traditionally associated with horses.Derived from classical mythology,… Shares: Religious aspects, Mythology

L' Orlando furioso Lodovico Ariosto · 1545 · ★ 4.7 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Demanding An Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando Furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato. Shares: Religious aspects, History and criticism, Religion

Moon lore Timothy Harley · 1885 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This sweet and erudite work from 19th-century England surveys the history of human fascination with the moon, considering materials from Ancient Egypt to modern Europe, and asking the then-unanswerable question whether anybody lives there. Shares: Religious aspects, Mythology

The religion of ancient Scandinavia William A. Craigie · 1906 · 71p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The ninth and tenth centuries were a period of new development and great changes within the Scandinavian countries. The Viking expeditions brought a large part of the population into direct contact with war and battle, while the former petty kings disappeared, or lost most of their importance, before strong rulers like Gorm in Denmark or Harald in Norway. In the courts of these new sovereigns… Shares: Religion, Mythology

Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1828 · ★ 4.5 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In the last years of his life. Shares: Theater, History and criticism, Drama

Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion Jane Ellen Harrison · 1903 · ★ 5.0 · 682p · ≈ 22h · Challenging Jane Harrison examines the festivals of ancient Greek religion to identify the primitive "substratum" of ritual and its persistence in the realm of classical religious observance and literature. In Harrison's preface to this remarkable book, she writes that J.G. Frazer's work had become part and parcel of her "mental furniture" and that of others studying primitive religion. Today, those who… Shares: Rites and ceremonies, Religion, Mythology

The One Year Bible ESV Tyndale House Publishers · 1408p · ≈ 46h · Challenging Today's #1–Selling Daily Reading BibleMillions of people have benefited from reading through God's Word by using The One Year Bible. This bestselling Bible divides the text into 365 short sections, making it easy for users to read all of Scripture in one unforgettable year—in as little as 15 minutes a day! This edition of The One Year Bible features the full text of the English Standard… Shares: Religion

The One Year Bible NLT Tyndale House Publishers A fresh new look makes this Bible all the more appealing as it guides readersthrough God's Word with daily readings from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Shares: Religion

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