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Author: Branka Arsic
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Published: 2016-01-04
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780674088474
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBranka Arsi shows that Thoreau developed a theory of vitalism in response to his brother s death. Through grieving, he came to see life as a generative force into which everything dissolves and reemerges. This reinterpretation, based on sources overlooked by critics, explains many of Thoreau s more idiosyncratic habits and obsessions."
Author: Cynthia Jean Hahn
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 0271050780
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A study of reliquaries as a form of representation in medieval art. Explores how reliquaries stage the importance and meaning of relics using a wide range of artistic means from material and ornament to metaphor and symbolism"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Martin Corless-Smith
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781934200384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe final volume in a trilogy of alternate selves and alternate literary histories
Author: Arthur Machen
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2021-11-09
Total Pages: 85
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Fragment of Life is a fantasy novella by Arthur Machen. Machen was an author and mystic known for his prominent paranormal, fantasy, and horror fiction. Excerpt: "So, day after day, he lived in the grey phantasmal world, akin to death, that has, somehow, with most of us, made good its claim to be called life. To Darnell the true life would have seemed madness, and when, now and again, the shadows and vague images reflected from its splendour fell across his path, he was afraid, and took refuge in what he would have called the sane 'reality' of common and usual incidents and interests. His absurdity was, perhaps, the more evident, inasmuch as 'reality' for him was a matter of kitchen ranges, of saving a few shillings; but in truth the folly would have been greater if it had been concerned with racing stables, steam yachts, and the spending of many thousand pounds."
Author: John S. Strong
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2018-06-05
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 0691188114
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuddhism is popularly seen as a religion stressing the truth of impermanence. How, then, to account for the long-standing veneration, in Asian Buddhist communities, of bone fragments, hair, teeth, and other bodily bits said to come from the historic Buddha? Early European and American scholars of religion, influenced by a characteristic Protestant bias against relic worship, declared such practices to be superstitious and fraudulent, and far from the true essence of Buddhism. John Strong's book, by contrast, argues that relic veneration has played a serious and integral role in Buddhist traditions in South and Southeast Asia-and that it is in no way foreign to Buddhism. The book is structured around the life story of the Buddha, starting with traditions about relics of previous buddhas and relics from the past lives of the Buddha Sakyamuni. It then considers the death of the Buddha, the collection of his bodily relics after his cremation, and stories of their spread to different parts of Asia. The book ends with a consideration of the legend of the future parinirvana (extinction) of the relics prior to the advent of the next Buddha, Maitreya. Throughout, the author does not hesitate to explore the many versions of these legends and to relate them to their ritual, doctrinal, artistic, and social contexts.
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Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-10-31
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 0226568709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld-renowned zoologist and photographer Naskrecki leads readers on a time-lapse tour that renders Earth's colossal age comprehensible, visible in creatures and habitats that have persisted, nearly untouched, for hundreds of millions of years.
Author: Israel Zangwill
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Percy Fitzpatrick
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 498
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jamie Grove
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-10-26
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1681885859
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFour billion years in the palm of your hand, Relics: A History of the World Told in 133 Objects is the story of our planet as you’ve never seen it before. The Mini Museum is a collection of treasures gathered from across space and time shared by tens of thousands of people in more than 120 countries. Each item in the collection is a story connected to a childhood dream of sharing all the wonders the universe has to offer while bringing all of us closer together. In this book, the Mini Museum team shares the stories of real objects that have shaped our very existence across billions of years of history. Beginning with the birth of our solar system and the very building blocks of life, you’ll explore our dynamic planet, from the constant shifting of continents to dramatic and violent upheavals, which have changed the course of all life again and again. You'll visit mighty civilizations with cultures spanning millennia, as well as modern symbols of creativity and innovation, and the march of humanity as we reach toward the stars. Every item is photographed and presented in detail. There are also wild tales of adventure as the crew travels the world and prepares one of the most complex collections ever assembled.
Author: Frederick George Aflalo
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 616
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