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19 produkter
Penguin Book of Dragons
Häftad, 2022
167 kr
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The definitive global anthology of writings about dragons, from Ancient Egypt to the modern daySince the earliest moments of human history, dragons have occupied a place in our imaginations. Bringer of night in Ancient Egypt; mortal enemy of the elephant in South Asia; slain by a god in Sanskrit …
Penguin Book of Demons
Häftad, 2025
214 kr
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Three thousand years of encounters with the malevolent beings that have invaded our waking lives and our nightmaresFor millennia, societies have told tales of their fears incarnate – otherworldly couriers of plague, death, temptation and moral decline. Drawing from three thousand years of religious …
Penguin Book of the Undead
Häftad, 2016
144 kr
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Since ancient times, accounts of supernatural activity have mystified us. Ghost stories as we know them did not develop until the late nineteenth century, but the restless dead haunted the premodern imagination in many forms, as recorded in historical narratives, theological texts, and personal …
Penguin Book of Hell
Av Scott G. Bruce, Scott G. Bruce
Häftad, 2019
165 kr
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Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern AmericaFrom the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal …
Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism
The Cluniac Tradition, c.900-1200
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys and the use of nonverbal forms of communication among monks when rules of silence forbade them from speaking. After examining the spiritual benefits of personal silence as a form …
Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism
The Cluniac Tradition, c.900-1200
Inbunden, 2007
1641 kr
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Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys and the use of nonverbal forms of communication among monks when rules of silence forbade them from speaking. After examining the spiritual benefits of personal silence as a form …
Penguin Book of the Undead
Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters
E-bok, 2016
199 kr
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The walking dead from 15 centuries haunt this compendium of ghostly visitations through the ages, exploring the history of our fascination with zombies and other restless souls. Since ancient times, accounts of supernatural activity have mystified us. Ghost stories as we know them did not develop …
Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet
Hagiography and the Problem of Islam in Medieval Europe
Inbunden, 2015
497 kr
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In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders …
Vigor Mortis
The Vitality of the Dead in Medieval Societies
Av Scott G. Bruce, Stephen Gordon
Inbunden, 2024
2586 kr
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This volume explores the enduring presence and participation of the dead in the lives of premodern people from the Carolingian period to the end of the Middle Ages.Unlike modern states, which erect barriers to separate the dying and the deceased from their families, friends, and associates, …
Vigor Mortis
The Vitality of the Dead in Medieval Societies
Av Scott G. Bruce, Stephen Gordon
Häftad, 2026
727 kr
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This volume explores the enduring presence and participation of the dead in the lives of premodern people from the Carolingian period to the end of the Middle Ages.Unlike modern states, which erect barriers to separate the dying and the deceased from their families, friends, and associates, …
Vigor Mortis
The Vitality of the Dead in Medieval Societies
Av Stephen Gordon, Scott G. Bruce
E-bok, 2024
1138 kr
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This volume explores the enduring presence and participation of the dead in the lives of premodern people from the Carolingian period to the end of the Middle Ages.Unlike modern states, which erect barriers to separate the dying and the deceased from their families, friends, and associates, …
Vigor Mortis
The Vitality of the Dead in Medieval Societies
Av Stephen Gordon, Scott G. Bruce
E-bok, 2024
1150 kr
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This volume explores the enduring presence and participation of the dead in the lives of premodern people from the Carolingian period to the end of the Middle Ages.Unlike modern states, which erect barriers to separate the dying and the deceased from their families, friends, and associates, …
Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet
Hagiography and the Problem of Islam in Medieval Europe
Häftad, 2020
347 kr
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In the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders …
Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe
Studies in Cluniac History, C. 900–1200
Inbunden, 2026
1651 kr
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Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe offers a new perspective on the abbey at Cluny, one of the medieval Christianity's most influential institutions. Most historical approaches to Cluny have embraced a predictable "rise and fall" narrative, determined largely by the extent of the …
Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe
Studies in Cluniac History, C. 900–1200
Häftad, 2026
418 kr
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Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe offers a new perspective on the abbey at Cluny, one of the medieval Christianity's most influential institutions. Most historical approaches to Cluny have embraced a predictable "rise and fall" narrative, determined largely by the extent of the …
Penguin Book of Hell
E-bok, 2018
180 kr
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Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern America. From the Hebrew Bible''s shadowy realm of Sheol to Buffy''s visit to the afterlife in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years …
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A Twelfth-Century Cluniac Poem on Prayer for the Dead
Av Christopher A Jones, Scott G Bruce
Häftad, 2017
1723 kr
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