The Dark Wind - Witches and the Concept of Evil
von Gary R. Varner
2007 Kartoniert, 190 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 10mm, Sprache(n): eng The Dark Wind provides a survey of witches around the world, their prehistoric origin and how society has viewed them throughout history. Folklorist Gary R. Varner explores the use of magic, spells and curses among indigenous g…
Gargoyles, Grotesques & Green Men - Ancient Symbolism in European & American Architecture
von Gary R. Varner
2008 Kartoniert, 182 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 11mm, Sprache(n): eng The symbols and strange images that we find in our cemeteries, religious structures, banks and in our parks are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years. While contemporary…
Maria Lionza - An Indigenous Goddess of Venezuela
von Gary R. Varner
2007 Kartoniert, 86 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 5mm, Sprache(n): eng María Lionza is at once a native girl, born in the 16th century to an Indian chief in the Venezuelan region of Yaracuy, and a goddess of nature, peace and harmony to over eight million Venezuelans in the 21st century. Her name mean…
ETHIOPIA - A Cultural History of an Ancient Land
von Gary R. Varner
2012 Kartoniert, 156 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 9mm, Sprache(n): eng According to ancient Ptolemaic writings, Ethiopians were the first men that ever lived and the first to worship the gods and to honor the gods with sacrifice. Some believe that the Ethiopians were the origination of Egyptian relig…
Monsters in Stone - Kentucky's Gargoyles, Grotesques and Green Men
von Gary R. Varner
2015 Kartoniert, 100 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 6mm, Sprache(n): eng A photo story of the archetypal symbols present on many of Kentucky's 19th century buildings, including gargoyles, Green Men and other strange and grotesque images carved in stone. Includes over 40 illustrations, index and bibliog…
Portals to Other Realms - Cup-Marked Stones and Prehistoric Rock Carvings
von Gary R. Varner
2012 Kartoniert, 100 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 6mm, Sprache(n): eng An illustrated analysis of the mysterious cup-marked stones found around the world from Russia to California, Great Britain, Sardenia and Ethiopia. These ancient cup-marked stones have been created since the dawn of time. They app…
Hidden In Plain Sight
von Gary R. Varner
2011 Kartoniert, 88 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 5mm, Sprache(n): eng Sacramento. Capital of California and home to a half million people and hundreds of symbols and images from an ancient past. These are the same symbols that have been part of the framework of the human psyche for thousands of years…
The Ancient Religions and Beliefs of Ethiopia
von Gary R. Varner
2014 Kartoniert, 116 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 7mm, Sprache(n): eng One of the most ancient nations in the world, Ethiopia is a magnificent and diverse society attempting to hold on to its traditional ways in an ever changing world. The first nation to accept Christianity in the 4th century, in…
Water from the Sacred Well
von Gary R. Varner
2010 Kartoniert, 360 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 21mm, Sprache(n): eng An illustrated exploration of the folklore and mythology of sacred water found throughout the world. A companion volume to Sacred Wells, Water From the Sacred Well continues the quest for the underlying sacredness associated with…
The Gods of Man - Gods of Nature - God of War
von Gary R. Varner
2007 Kartoniert, 190 Seiten, 229mm x 152mm x 10mm, Sprache(n): eng Today the majority of humankind worships a single God. Although this God is said to be all loving and wanting peace for his worshippers there is very little peace among the three religions based on common theology. Judaism, Chris…
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