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29 produkter
Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney
Inbunden, 2025
372 kr
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First published in 1998, Leeming’s landmark biography of Beauford Delaney returns to printLong out of print, this new edition of David Leeming’s landmark biography of Beauford Delaney (1901–79) features an introduction by Hilton Als. Leeming, also the author of James Baldwin’s acclaimed 1994 …
From Olympus to Camelot
The World of European Mythology
E-bok, 2003
394 kr
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From the stories suggested by the great cave paintings of the Paleolithic period to the thought experiments of modern scientists, From Olympus to Camelot provides a sweeping history of the development of the rich and varied European mythological tradition. David Leeming, an authority on world …
Jealous Gods and Chosen People
The Mythology of the Middle East
E-bok, 2004
257 kr
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Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief, engaging history of the Middle …
Oxford Companion to World Mythology
E-bok, 2005
312 kr
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Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology , David Leeming explores the role of mythology, or myth-logic, in history and determines …
God: Myths of the Male Divine
Inbunden, 1996
542 kr
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Gods is a "biography" of the god archetype from Palaeolithic times to the present. As a sequel to Goddess, this collection speaks to myth and gender issues in relation to the use of the male as a metaphor for the great mystery of existence. The authors retell myths from North and South America, …
Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine
Häftad, 1996
303 kr
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An old woman lives still among the broken slopes of the mountains in the land of the Tarahumara Indians. No one knows exactly where. She is sometimes seen standing along the highway near El Paso, hauling wood near Oaxaca, or even hitching a ride on a semi rig. She is the bone woman, the gatherer, …
God: Myths of the Male Divine
Häftad, 1997
357 kr
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He has been a trickster, a shaman, a divine child; he has been a sacrificial victim, a consort of the earth goddess, a warrior, a sky king; and the creator, a distant and impersonal immensity. He is the male divine, seen in the many gods of myth, and his life story is told here in this graceful and …
A Dictionary of Asian Mythology
Häftad, 2001
324 kr
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Meet the supreme Gautama Buddha, the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesa, and Chang O--the Lunar Toad who is Chinese goddess of the Moon. Journey to the sacred Cambodian ruins of Angkor and golden Mount Meru, home of the Hindu gods. Discover myths like the Stone and the Banana of Indonesian origin and …
From Olympus to Camelot
The World of European Mythology
Inbunden, 2003
493 kr
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From the stories suggested by the great cave paintings of the Paleolithic period to the thought experiments of modern scientists, From Olympus to Camelot provides a sweeping history of the development of the rich and varied European mythological tradition.David Leeming, an authority on world …
Jealous Gods and Chosen People
The Mythology of the Middle East
Inbunden, 2004
565 kr
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Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief, engaging history of the Middle …
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Inbunden, 2005
834 kr
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Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology, or myth-logic, in history and determines …
Myth
A Biography of Belief
Häftad, 2003
243 kr
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Joseph Campbell wrote that mythology is "the wonderful song of the soul's high adventure." In Myth, David Leeming considers the role this "wonderful song" has to play in a world increasingly dependent on scientific and technical information.Exploring classic works such as the Song of Songs, the Tao …
Jealous Gods and Chosen People
The Mythology of the Middle East
Häftad, 2005
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455 kr
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Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief, engaging history of the Middle …
Jealous Gods and Chosen People
The Mythology of the Middle East
E-bok, 2004
257 kr
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Esteemed scholar David Leeming, who has authored more than twelve books on mythology, here offers the first comprehensive narrative study of the mythology of the Middle East, that tumultuous region that was the cradle of civilization. Leeming begins with a brief, engaging history of the Middle …
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Häftad, 2009
261 kr
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Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology, or myth-logic, in history and determines …
World of Myth
An Anthology
Häftad, 2024
862 kr
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Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, The World of Myth, Fourth Edition, offers a uniquely comprehensive collection of myths from numerous cultures around the globe. Featuring a thematic organization, it helps students understand world mythology as a metaphor for humanity's …
World of Myth
An Anthology
E-bok, 2024
611 kr
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Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, The World of Myth , Fourth Edition, offers a uniquely comprehensive collection of myths from numerous cultures around the globe. Featuring a thematic organization, it helps students understand world mythology as a metaphor for humanity''s …
Myth
A Biography of Belief
E-bok, 2001
147 kr
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Exploring classic works such as the Song of Songs , the Tao Te Ching , the Rg Veda , the New Testament, and the Indonesian myth of Hainuwele , Myth: A Biography of Belief reveals the cultural energies that ancient "mythmakers" sought to corral in their creations. David Leeming argues that myths …
From Olympus to Camelot
The World of European Mythology
E-bok, 2003
295 kr
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From the stories suggested by the great cave paintings of the Paleolithic period to the thought experiments of modern scientists, From Olympus to Camelot provides a sweeping history of the development of the rich and varied European mythological tradition. David Leeming, an authority on world …
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America
An Anthology
E-bok, 1999
208 kr
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In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging …
Myth
A Biography of Belief
E-bok, 2001
147 kr
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Exploring classic works such as the Song of Songs , the Tao Te Ching , the Rg Veda , the New Testament, and the Indonesian myth of Hainuwele , Myth: A Biography of Belief reveals the cultural energies that ancient "mythmakers" sought to corral in their creations. David Leeming argues that myths …
Dictionary of Asian Mythology
E-bok, 2001
212 kr
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Meet the supreme Gautama Buddha, the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesa, and Chang O--the Lunar Toad who is Chinese goddess of the Moon. Journey to the sacred Cambodian ruins of Angkor and golden Mount Meru, home of the Hindu gods. Discover myths like the Stone and the Banana of Indonesian origin and …
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America
An Anthology
E-bok, 2000
277 kr
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In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging …
James Baldwin
A Biography
Häftad, 2015
285 kr
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“The most revealing and subjectively penetrating assessment of Baldwin’s life yet published.” —The New York Times Book Review. “The first Baldwin biography in which one can recognize the human features of this brilliant, troubled, principled, supremely courageous man.” —Boston GlobeJames Baldwin …
James Baldwin
A Biography
E-bok, 2015
173 kr
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James Baldwin was one of the great writers of the last century. In works that have become part of the American canon— Go Tell It on a Mountain , Giovanni’s Room , Another Country , The Fire Next Time , and The Evidence of Things Not Seen —he explored issues of race and racism in America, class …
Medusa
In the Mirror of Time
Inbunden, 2013
276 kr
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Medusa petrifies. Her gaze turned the ancients to stone; for Dante she was an erotic power that could destroy men. Freud saw in her serpentine hair a nest of terrifying penises signalling the castration complex, while for the Greek hero Perseus she was a dangerous female monster who must be …
Sex in the World of Myth
Inbunden, 2018
240 kr
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In Sex in the World of Myth, David Leeming argues that sex is as important in myths as it is in our lives. Myths are our cultural dreams, and sex is pervasive in all mythologies because it has obsessed and confused us like nothing else – what’s more, sexual myths, like all myths, can serve many …
Goddess
Myths of the Great Mother
Av David Leeming, Christopher R. Fee
Inbunden, 2016
208 kr
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For as long as humans have sought god, we have found the goddess. Ruling over the imaginations of our earliest civilizations, she played a critical spiritual role as a keeper of nature’s fertile powers and an assurance of the next sustaining harvest. As people began to migrate across the world, the …
