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Author: Brian Branston
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780500273210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the archaeological evidence, the folklore and writings, and the pictures and carvings of ancient Britain, and offers fresh interpretations of early Anglo-Saxon pagan worship and its continuing legacy
Author: Robert Ervin Howard
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 16
ISBN-13: 1465581332
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Abram
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2011-05-05
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1847252478
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn engaging account of the world of the Vikings and their gods.
Author: Michael Pasquier
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2013-02-27
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0253008034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the colonial period to the present, the Mississippi River has impacted religious communities from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Exploring the religious landscape along the 2,530 miles of the largest river system in North America, the essays in Gods of the Mississippi make a compelling case for American religion in motion—not just from east to west, but also from north to south. With discussion of topics such as the religions of the Black Atlantic, religion and empire, antebellum religious movements, the Mormons at Nauvoo, black religion in the delta, Catholicism in the Deep South, and Johnny Cash and religion, this volume contributes to a richer understanding of this diverse, dynamic, and fluid religious world.
Author: Leslie G. Desmangles
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 2000-11-09
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0807861014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVodou, the folk religion of Haiti, is a by-product of the contact between Roman Catholicism and African and Amerindian traditional religions. In this book, Leslie Desmangles analyzes the mythology and rituals of Vodou, focusing particularly on the inclusion of West African and European elements in Vodouisants' beliefs and practices. Desmangles sees Vodou not simply as a grafting of European religious traditions onto African stock, but as a true creole phenomenon, born out of the oppressive conditions of slavery and the necessary adaptation of slaves to a New World environment. Desmangles uses Haitian history to explain this phenomenon, paying particular attention to the role of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century maroon communities in preserving African traditions and the attempts by the Catholic, educated elite to suppress African-based "superstitions." The result is a society in which one religion, Catholicism, is visible and official; the other, Vodou, is unofficial and largely secretive.
Author: Fred Saberhagen
Publisher: JSS Literary Productions, LLC
Published: 2020-09-09
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1937422216
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHaraldur the northman once joined Jason on his fabled quest for the Golden Fleece, but now he wants nothing more to do with gods and adventure. Returning to his homeland for the first time in many years, he hopes only to settle down on a farm of his own—until he comes across an impenetrable wall of eldritch fire and a lovesick youth determined to breach the wall at any cost. Behind the towering flames, he is told, lies a beautiful Valkyrie trapped in an enchanted sleep, as well as, perhaps, a golden treasure beyond mortal reckoning. It is the gold that tempts Hal to agree, against his better judgment, to assist the youth in his quest. But to find a way past the fiery wall, they must first brave gnomes, ghosts, and the wrath of the gods themselves. For a mighty battle is brewing, and Hal soon finds himself caught up in a celestial conflict between Thor the Thunderer, Loki the Trickster, and most powerful of all, Wodan, the merciless Lord of Battles!
Author: Lucy Coats
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Published: 2018-08-09
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 1848127472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: H. R. Ellis Davidson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 1990-12-13
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0140136274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the origins and discusses the significance of the major Scandinavian deities.
Author: Galina Krasskova
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1564147916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an overview of Heathenry, a modern polytheistic religious movement based on the ancient religion of the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples.
Author: Johan Egerkrans
Publisher: B. Wahlströms Bokförlag
Published: 2017-11-01
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9132198159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohan Egerkrans long dreamed of illustrating the Norse mythology, and when he released Norse Gods in Swedish it was an immediate success. Egerkrans re-tells the most exciting and imaginative sagas of the Norse mythology: From the creation myth in which the first giant Ymer is hacked to pieces by Odin and his brothers, to the gods' final destruction in Ragnarök. This is a gorgeously illustrated book in which gods, giants, dwarves, monsters and heroes are presented in all their glory. A book for those who already know and love these stories, as well as for those who have yet to discover Scandinavian mythology. A definitive work for readers of all ages. “It is a pleasure to be enchanted by the suggestive visualizations of Angerboda, Hel, Freya, Utgarda-Loki, Mimer and Surt." Dick Harrison, Svenska Dagbladet
