After Life in Roman Paganism: The Funeral Rites, Gods and Afterlife of Ancient Rome - The Silliman Foundation Lectures Delivered at Yale University -

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Reducere. Calling Christians to be true to God's shalom in all dimensions of life, philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff brings the religious vision of the Refor...

A reflection on Federico Garcia Lorca's life, his haunting death, and the fame that reinvigorated the marvelous in the modern worldPublisher: Yale ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): C. G. JungIllustration(s): 23 b/w illus., 6 tablesNumber of pages: 192Collection: Philemon Foundati...

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Phillips Brooks, a veteran minister with years of experience at the pulpit, shares guidance on preaching and serving in the ministry in these lectu...

Jung's lectures on the history of psychology--in English for the first time Between 1933 and 1941, C. G. Jung delivered a series of public lectures...

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From 1987 to 1995, Bristol, England's Sarah Records was a modest underground success and, for the most part, a critical laughingstock in its native...

Charting Hawksmoor's career and the decline of his reputation, Owen Hopkins offers fresh interpretations of many of his famous works - notably his ...

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Reducere. Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to ...

In this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects ...

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Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eter...

Reducere. DescriptionSocialism was man's most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine claiming to ground itself in "science." Each failure to ...

Released in 1942, Casablanca won four Oscars, including Best Picture, and featured unforgettable performances by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Reducere. DescriptionThomas Babington Macaulay's excellent compendium of Roman narrative poetry consists of works both tragedian and dramatic, which were pop...

Life is one of our most basic concepts, and yet when examined directly it proves remarkably contradictory and elusive, encompassing both the broade...

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What is a soul? What happens to us after we physically die? What is consciousness, and can it survive without a physical brain? Can we remember our...

DescriptionIn this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to...

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Get to know the real Rome during a compelling 24 hours in the lives of the people who lived there.

Illustrated with 180 artworks and photographs, Ancient Egyptian Myths is an engaging and highly informative exploration of a rich mythology that st...

A New York Times best-selling scholar's illuminating exploration of the earliest Christian narrated journeys to heaven and hellPublisher: Yale Univ...

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Today, we may encounter the legacy of ancient Roman myths before we encounter the stories themselves, whether this is in day-to-day speech, the art...

Reducere. This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordabl...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bob OlsonDiscover The Comfort, Joy & Inner Peace That Answers About The Afterlife Can Provide Unlock the mysteries of life ...

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Author and undertaker Todd Harra shares a fascinating and oft-surprising exploration of the history and meaning of funeral rituals.Publisher: Sound...

Roman religion has long presented a number of challenges to historians approaching the subject from a perspective framed by the three Abrahamic rel...

Ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books that were to be discovered more than two mill...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the History and Mythology of the Roman Empire Few societies and historical periods capture our fascination as much as ancient Ro...

Reducere. Although most Romans lived outside urban centers, the core of Roman civilization lay in its cities. Throughout the empire these cities--modeled as ...

Reducere. This book surveys the cities of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek and Roman worlds, with a focus on their physical appearance, on urban f...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Victor HoaglandContains sections from the Order of Christian Funerals Vigil for the Deceased and Rite of Committal. It also...

Before becoming the masters of the Mediterranean world, the Romans had first to conquer the Italian peninsula in a series of harsh conflicts agains...