Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth (Campbell Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth (Campbell Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

The first collection of Joseph Campbell's writings and lectures on the Arthurian romances of the Middle Ages, a central focus of his celebrated scholarship, edited and introduced by Arthurian scholar Evans Lansing Smith, PhD, the chair of Mythological Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute

Merlin and the Grail: Joseph of Arimathea, Merlin, Perceval: The Trilogy of Arthurian Prose Romances Attributed to Robert de Boron (Bryant Nigel)(Paperback)

It is hard to overstate the importance of this trilogy of prose romances in the development of the legend of the Holy Grail and in the evolution of Arthurian literature as a whole. They give a crucial new impetus to the story of the Grail by establishing a provenance for the sacred vessel - and for

Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation (Campbell Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as 'other people's religion.' But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment -- or, as he called it, bliss. For Campbell, many of the

The Death of Merlin: Arthurian Myth and Alchemy (Stein Walter Johannes)(Paperback)

The story of King Arthur and the Grail still holds a remarkable fascination for many people. In this classic work, Walter Johannes Stein traces its origins in early Christianity and classical and Nordic mythology, and follows its development in medieval and modern times. In particular Stein

The Mystery of the Grail: Initiation and Magic in the Quest for the Spirit (Evola Julius)(Paperback)

In this important study of the meaning of the Grail, one of Europe's greatest esoteric philosophers discloses the pre-Christian and initiatic sources of this symbolic motif that is so central to Western mythology and culture. He demonstrates how the main features of the legend are from an older

Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine (Campbell Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Joseph Campbell brought mythology to a mass audience. His bestselling books, including The Power of Myth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces, are the rare blockbusters that are also scholarly classics. While Campbell's work reached wide and deep as he covered the world's great mythological

Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth (Campbell Gordon)(Pevná vazba)

Mythos: The stunningly iIllustrated story - Stephen Fry

Step into Stephen Fry’s richly colourful world of magic, mayhem, monsters and maniacal gods in MYTHOS: THE ILLUSTRATED STORYNo one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is

The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion (Campbell Joseph)(Paperback)

In these pages, beloved mythologist Joseph Campbell explores the Space Age. He posits that the newly discovered laws of outer space are actually within us as well, and that a new mythology is implicit in that realization. But what is this new mythology? How can we recognize it? Campbell explores

Secrets of the Stations of the Cross and the Grail Blood: The Mystery of Transformation (Von Halle Judith)(Pevná vazba)

'The contents of this volume have arisen from my own spiritual experience, and do not represent any kind of hypothesis or speculation, except where I expressly say that I am unable to make any definitive statement about a particular event or set of circumstances.'After she received the stigmata in

The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and Dance (Campbell Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Joseph Campbell's collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean Erdman Dance, and including Campbell's unpublished manuscript 'Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,' the book he was working on when he died. Dance was one of

The Lore of Ireland: An Encyclopaedia of Myth, Legend and Romance (O. Hogain Dith)(Pevná vazba)

Ireland has one of the finest cultural heritages and a standard reference book combining the related subjects of folklore, myth, legend and romance is long overdue. There are 350 substantial entries, in alphabetical order from Aban, a 6th-century saint, to Weather, all with full references to

The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (Campbell Joseph)(Paperback)

Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people he inspired, including poet Robert Bly, anthropologist Angeles Arrien,

Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance (Saunders Corinne)(Pevná vazba)

The world of medieval romance is one in which magic and the supernatural are constantly present: in otherwordly encounters, in the strange adventures experienced by questing knights, in the experience of the uncanny, and in marvellous objects - rings, potions, amulets, and the celebrated green

Lancelot-Grail: 1. the History of the Holy Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation (Lacy Norris J.)(Paperback)

The History of the Holy Grail was added to the Vulgate Cycle after the events described in The Quest of the Holy Grail were already an established part of the Arthurian story. It relates the story of the Grail from its first appearance at the Crucifixion up to the point where it is placed by Alain,

The Politics of Myth: A Study of C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell (Ellwood Robert)(Paperback)

Examines the political views implicit in the mythological theories of three of the most widely read popularizers of myth in the twentieth century, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)(Pevná vazba)

The stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have become part of the way children--and adults--learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of

The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells (Illes Judika)(Pevná vazba)

Enter the world of folklore, myth, and magic. Discover binding spells and banishing spells, spells for love, luck, wealth, power, spiritual protection, physical healing, and enhanced fertility drawn from Earth's every corner and spanning 5,000 years og magical history. In The Encyclopedia Of 5,000

RHS The Magic and Mystery of Trees (Royal Horticultural Society (DK Rights) (DK IPL))(Pevná vazba)

Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses (Peterson Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

For people interested in folk magic. The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, arguably one of the most popular magick books ever published, contains two secret apocrypha ascribed to Moses, perhaps pseudepigraphically. The book consists of a collection of texts, which claim to explain the magick Moses

The Waste Land and Other Poems (Eliot T. S.)(Paperback)

Loosely based on the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King, 'The Waste Land', which first appeared in 1922, is a landmark work of Modernist poetry. Containing hundreds of allusions and quotations from other works, 'The Waste Land' is marked by a disjointed structure which moves

Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence (Mazur Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

A mathematical guide to understanding why life can seem to be one big coincidence-and why the odds of just about everything are better than we would think.What are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the

The Tree of Life and the Holy Grail: Ancient and Modern Spiritual Paths and the Mystery of Rennes-Le-Chteau (Francke Sylvia)(Paperback)

Recent works of fiction and popular history have promoted the idea that the Holy Grail symbolizes a physical bloodline that resulted from a union of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. It is claimed by some that this is the secret kept tirelessly by certain esoteric movements for the past two

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Birmingham Christian)(Pevná vazba)

There is magic and mystery surrounding the vale of Sleepy Hollow. It is home to a host of ghostly sounds and goblin spectres, none more infamous than the Headless Horseman. This figure rides out in the witching hour of night. If one is not careful, a traveller can lose everything in one evening -