Zao's Tales
Zao's Tales

Author: J. A. Sommer

Publisher:

Published: 2022-05-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780998845494

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"A story so real?it was."What would it be like to enter the world of our story books? This is a question many children have dreamed about, but have you ever considered what would happen if the characters in story books entered our world?Author J.A. Sommer and Illustrator John Neiner bring to life the story of Zao's Tales-no ordinary collection of fairy tales-and the adventure it brings Carey, Ella, and Lili when they unintentionally release an evil villain into the world.

The Wizard of Zao
The Wizard of Zao

Author: Lin Carter

Publisher: Wildside Press

Published: 2024-08-04

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13:

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The Wizard of Zao is a fantasy novel by Lin Carter, first published in 1978. The story is set in a mythical world and follows the adventures of a wizard named Zao and his companions. Zao embarks on a quest involving ancient powers and mystical realms, with Carter's signature blend of humor and adventure. The book is part of Carter's larger body of work known for drawing inspiration from classic fantasy tropes and his homage to authors like Robert E. Howard, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Lord Dunsany.

Music and Messaging in the African Political Arena
Music and Messaging in the African Political Arena

Author: Onyebadi, Uche T.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1522572961

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Political campaigning affects numerous realms under the communication umbrella with each channel seeking to influence as many individuals as possible. In higher education, there is a growing scholarly interest in communication issues and subjects, especially on the role of music, in the political arena. Music and Messaging in the African Political Arena provides innovative insights into providing music and songs as an integral part of sending political messages to a broader spectrum of audiences, especially during political campaigns. The content within this publication covers such topics as framing theory, national identity, and ethnic politics, and is designed for politicians, campaign managers, political communication scholars, researchers, and students.

Defining Shugendo
Defining Shugendo

Author: Andrea Castiglioni

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-11-12

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 135017940X

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Defining Shugendo brings together leading international experts on Japanese mountain asceticism to discuss what has been an essential component of Japanese religions for more than a thousand years. Contributors explore how mountains have been abodes of deities, a resting place for the dead, sources of natural bounty and calamities, places of religious activities, and a vast repository of symbols. The book shows that many peoples have chosen them as sites for ascetic practices, claiming the potential to attain supernatural powers there. This book discusses the history of scholarship on Shugendo, the development process of mountain worship, and the religious and philosophical features of devotion at specific sacred mountains. Moreover, it reveals the rich material and visual culture associated with Shugendo, from statues and steles, to talismans and written oaths.

Dictionary of the Ben cao gang mu, Volume 1
Dictionary of the Ben cao gang mu, Volume 1

Author: Zhibin Zhang

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2014-12-12

Total Pages: 769

ISBN-13: 0520959655

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The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518–1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1,900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The Ben cao gang mu dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This first book in a three-volume series analyzes the meaning of 4,500 historical illness terms.

Saraphina
Saraphina

Author: Jaimie Landry

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1503568644

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Up until her sixteenth birthday, Saraphina had a very normal life. That all changed the day after she received a peculiar gift from her aunt and uncle. From then on, Saraphina found herself raising something she had never dreamt that even existed: a golden-brown dragon. In order to understand more about the creature, she must travel across the country to her aunt's to get an explanation. But nothing goes as planned. As tragedy strikes close to home, Saraphina truly learns what it means to be brave. Now she must make the biggest decision of her lifewhether or not to grab her destiny.