The Lycanthropy Reader: Werewolves in Western Culture, Paperback - Charlotte F. Otten

Reducere. Our understanding of lycanthropy is limited by our association of it with contemporary portrayals of werewolves in horror films and gothic fiction....

DescriptionThe story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian ph...

What do they want, the ghosts that, even in the age of science, still haunt our storytelling? Catherine Belsey's answer to the question traces Goth...

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Academics tend to look on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' beliefs with contempt, but are usually ignorant about the religious and philosophical t...

Reducere. COLOR EDITION: If you are looking for accounts and retelling of encounters with werewolves, this is a great starting point. Be mindful these storie...

Publisher: Random HouseAuthor(s): Charlotte McConaghyPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 215 x 24Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lect...

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This book explores the role of masculinity in shaping citizenship in the western world. Can the universal ideal of citizenship be redeemed or is it...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Charlotte McConaghyNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 226 x 147 x 31Cover type: Hardback...

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After writing Elementary Geography for earlier grades, Ms Mason wrote this book, the second in her series of five readers, to teach students about ...

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Reducere. "The Awakening of the West" is an insightful and elegantly written history chronicling the developing relationship between Buddhism and Western cul...

After writing Elementary Geography for earlier grades, Ms Mason wrote this book, the second in her series of five readers, to teach students about ...

Publisher: McFarland & Co IncAuthor(s): Sharon Paice MacLeodIllustration(s): 17 illustrationsNumber of pages: 252Publication date: 2013Dimensions: ...

Suitable for students of art history as well as those seeking an understanding of art and of the cultural and historical context in which it is mad...

This work throws new light on the nature and origins of ideas of racial difference. It reconstructs the evolution of the modern discourse of race a...

Reducere. George Frederick Ruxton (24 July 1821 - 29 August 1848) was a British explorer and travel writer. He was a Lieutenant in the British Army, received...

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Have a richer and more meaningful experience abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on history, values, attitudes, an...

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Today, race seems to be both everywhere and nowhere. There still exists a general abhorrence about discriminating between people according to their...

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