The Quest for the Primordial
The Quest for the Primordial

Author: Elisa Vitali

Publisher: Sapienza Università Editrice

Published: 2023-07-31

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 8893772833

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Although fifty years passed since the boom of the theories on Japanese national character and considerable academic literature was produced to debunk its ideological tenets, the Nihonjinron still plays a significant role in the mainstream public discourse on Japanese identity. Intellectuals, journalists, policymakers routinely repropose the ever-lasting cliché of Japanese cultural, linguistic, racial uniqueness. In doing so, they adopt a primordialist stance in the narration of Japanese identity, that is a conception of Japanese nation as a primordial entity, located in an original fatherland since immemorial times. Drawing on the writings of Suzuki Takao and Watanabe Shoichi, the book analyses the rhetorical strategies and discursive features supporting essentialist ideas of Japaneseness. At the same time, it highlights the heuristic value of primordialism as an effective descriptor of the nationalist ideology, thus challenging its widespread usage as a category of analysis.

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Lost Mammoth Valley (Quest for the Frozen Flame 2 Of 3)
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Lost Mammoth Valley (Quest for the Frozen Flame 2 Of 3)

Author: Jessica Catalan

Publisher:

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781640783966

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With danger close behind, the Broken Tusks journey through the bountiful but treacherous Lost Mammoth Valley in search of the Primordial Flame. The Tusks' scouts solve the riddles of the primordial valley and recruit a motley league of unlikely followers, all while evading the watchful gaze of the vale's villainous overlords. In order to fulfill their quest, the scouts must ultimately go toe to toe with these vile masters: a vicious white dragon, a sadistic necromancer, and a boarish beast-god. "Lost Mammoth Valley" is a Pathfinder adventure for four 4th-level characters by Jessica Catalan. This adventure continues the Quest for the Frozen Flame Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in which the heroes lead a band of nomadic hunter-gatherers across a brutal primordial landscape. This adventure also includes an examination of megafauna, including advice and rules for creating your own new giant animals; a glossary of Mammoth Lords' depictions of Golarion's most popular deities; and new prehistoric creatures to befriend or bedevil your players. Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

The Quest
The Quest

Author: Mircea Eliade

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2013-11-22

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 022615937X

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In The Quest Mircea Eliade stresses the cultural function that a study of the history of religions can play in a secularized society. He writes for the intelligent general reader in the hope that what he calls a new humanism "will be engendered by a confrontation of modern Western man with unknown or less familiar worlds of meaning." "Each of these essays contains insights which will be fruitful and challenging for professional students of religion, but at the same time they all retain the kind of cultural relevance and clarity of style which makes them accessible to anyone seriously concerned with man and his religious possibilities."—Joseph M. Kitagawa, Religious Education

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Broken Tusk Moon (Quest for the Frozen Flame 1 Of 3)
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Broken Tusk Moon (Quest for the Frozen Flame 1 Of 3)

Author: Ron Lundeen

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781640783935

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For generations, the Broken Tusk following has roamed their small patch of the Realm of the Mammoth Lords in relative peace. Now, to avoid annihilation from a maniacal war horde, they must flee into the unknown. If the Broken Tusks are to survive their flight, a team of their best scouts will need to chart a safe path through an unforgiving wilderness. Along the way, they'll uncover the mysteries of a powerful artifact that promises to change the course of history. "Broken Tusk Moon" is a Pathfinder adventure for four 1st-level characters. This adventure begins the Quest for the Frozen Flame Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in which the heroes lead a band of nomadic hunter-gatherers across a brutal primordial landscape. This adventure also includes a catalog of the characters' band, the Broken Tusks; new spells, feats, and items perfect for trappers and foragers; and new prehistoric creatures to befriend or bedevil your players. Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

The Quest for Lost Ancient Secrets with Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. PDF download
The Quest for Lost Ancient Secrets with Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. PDF download

Author: atlantisrising.com

Publisher: Atlantis Rising magazine

Published: 2022-08-16

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13:

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The Quest for Lost Ancient Secrets with Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. Special Collector’s Edition presented by The Atlantis Rising Research Group Explore the planet’s greatest mysteries with the courageous and renowned geologist who challenged conventional Egyptology with undeniable evidence of water weathering for the Great Sphinx, proving that pre-flood civilization existed thousands of years earlier than once believed. 309 fully indexed pages 21 chapters personally researched and written by Dr. Schoch (previously published exclusively by Atlantis Rising Magazine) 100s of spectacular photographs, personally taken by Dr. Schoch and his wife Catherine Ulissey, and published here in full-size HIGH-RESOLUTION for the first time. —————————————————————————– Chapters include: • Return to the Great Sphinx of Egypt • Easter Island • The Underground Cities of Cappadocia • Gunang Padang • India’s Ajanta Caves • Gobekli Tepe • Nazca • Newgrange • Tiwanaku And many more… Download PDF 309 pages, 8.5 x 11 format Stunning Photography in High-Resolution!

Ancient Greek I
Ancient Greek I

Author: Philip S. Peek

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 1800642571

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In this elementary textbook, Philip S. Peek draws on his twenty-five years of teaching experience to present the ancient Greek language in an imaginative and accessible way that promotes creativity, deep learning, and diversity. The course is built on three pillars: memory, analysis, and logic. Readers memorize the top 250 most frequently occurring ancient Greek words, the essential word endings, the eight parts of speech, and the grammatical concepts they will most frequently encounter when reading authentic ancient texts. Analysis and logic exercises enable the translation and parsing of genuine ancient Greek sentences, with compelling reading selections in English and in Greek offering starting points for contemplation, debate, and reflection. A series of embedded Learning Tips help teachers and students to think in practical and imaginative ways about how they learn. This combination of memory-based learning and concept- and skill-based learning gradually builds the confidence of the reader, teaching them how to learn by guiding them from a familiarity with the basics to proficiency in reading this beautiful language. Ancient Greek I: A 21st-Century Approach is written for high-school and university students, but is an instructive and rewarding text for anyone who wishes to learn ancient Greek.

Pathfinder Adventure Path: Burning Tundra (Quest for the Frozen Flame 3 Of 3)
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Burning Tundra (Quest for the Frozen Flame 3 Of 3)

Author: JASON. TONDRO

Publisher:

Published: 2022-04-12

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781640784062

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The Broken Tusks find sanctuary at last in the settlement of Hillcross, but invading frost giants quickly force the clan's scouts to lead their mighty following's defense against the siege and take on new titles. To put a stop to the slaughter, the newly named Mammoth Lords take the fight to their foes by riding their bestial mounts through the sucking muck of the Tamarnian Tar Forest. At the heart of these black woods, amid the ruins of a half-sunken crusaders' castle, the heroes wield the sacred light of the Primordial Flame to defeat their ancient enemies once and for all. "Burning Tundra" is a Pathfinder adventure for four 8th-level characters. This adventure concludes the Quest for the Frozen Flame Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in which the heroes lead a band of nomadic hunter-gatherers across a brutal primordial landscape. This adventure also includes a gazetteer of the mountain meeting grounds called Hillcross; megafauna animal companions and ancestral gear that complement the new Mammoth Lord character archetype; and new prehistoric creatures to befriend or bedevil your players. Each monthly full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

Galaxies and Cosmology
Galaxies and Cosmology

Author: Francoise COMBES

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-08-11

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9783540419273

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Unique in its breadth of coverage and level of presentation, this revised textbook provides more on the nature of galaxies, extragalactic objects, the large-scale structure of the Universe, and cosmology than is available in general textbooks on astronomy. It remains, however, accessible to advanced undergraduate students. One or more chapters are devoted to each of the following: the classification and morphology of galaxies; the galactic interstellar medium; galactic kinematics; elliptical, spiral, and barred spiral galaxies; the interactions between galaxies; extragalactic radio sources, quasars and their line spectra, and other active galactic nuclei; the formation of galaxies; the Universe as a whole; and cosmology.

Primordial
Primordial

Author: Timothy Valentin

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-02-18

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1479794775

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A young man by the name of Timothy Valentin lives a rough life and abusive, empty life. The story is mainly told through his eyes but occasionally jumps perspectives to another character. One particularly rough night after horrible incident the boy finds himself in an extraordinary circumstance. With new powers, servants and armies at his disposal the boy becomes god like. But he soon learns that with this new opportunity and power comes an exceptional amount of danger and trouble and sets off on a quest to slay his primordial father who is out to destroy him. Through out his journey he is plunged in to a world of magic and mystery. Along the way he encounters many hardships that hed never had thought possible to over come and discovers the true nature of the universe and all its secrets. Even with his new god like self he is just faced with problems even a god can not solve alone. But above all else, with his new powers the boy must determine is he force for good and order. Or force for evil and chaos.

Extension of Ricoeur’s Hermeneutic
Extension of Ricoeur’s Hermeneutic

Author: P.L. Bourgeois

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 9401016615

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The path Husserl entered upon at the beginning of his philosophical writ ings turned out to be the beginning of a long, tedious way. Throughout his life he constantly comes to grips with the fundamental problems which set him upon this path. Beginning with the logical level of meaning, laboring through the idealism of the transcendental phenomenology of the period between Ideas I to the Meditations, in search for the ever more originary, he finally arrived at the level of the Lebenswelt. It was this later focus on the ever more originary, the source, the foundation of meaning which led him finally to the horizon of meaning and the genesis of meaning in the Lebenswelt period. This later period allows for a quasi wedding of his phenomenology with some adaptation of existentialism. But this union called for an adaptation of Husserl's logistic prejudice. The period of the Lebenswelt allows many of the later phenomenologists to speak of the failure of the brackets in their extreme exclusion and to allow for a link between man and his world in the Lebenswelt. This link is at the source of the ontological investigations and theories which arise from the phenomenological movement. However, there is the possibility of many tensions in such an endeavor since the study of being can be most abstract and most concrete.