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List Of Mythology Books And Sources
General Mythology * ''Acquainted With the Night'' by Christopher Dewdney (2004) * ''The Golden Bough'' by Sir James George Frazer (1890) * ''Gods and Fighting Men'' by Lady Augusta Gregory (1904) * ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces'' - by Joseph Campbell (1949) (comparative mythology) * '' The Hero's Journey'' by Joseph Campbell (1990) (comparative mythology) * '' In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message'', by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt (1931) * ''Lemprière's Bibliotheca Classica'', by John Lemprière (1788) * ''Man and His Symbols'' by Carl Jung (1960) * ''Mythology'' by Edith Hamilton (1942) * ''Myths and Reality'' by Mircea Eliade (translated from French) (1963) * '' Myths to Live By'' by Joseph Campbell (1972) * ''The Power of Myth'' by Joseph Campbell (1988) * ''The White Goddess'' by Robert Graves (1948, expanded 1966) * ''Worlds in Collision'' by Immanuel Velikovsky (1950) (comparative mythology) ''Derivative works:'' * ''American Gods'' by Neil Gaiman (2001) * ''Modern Discipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acquainted With The Night (book)
''Acquainted with the Night: Excursions through the World After Dark'' (or ''Acquainted with the Night: A Celebration of the Dark Hours'') is a non-fiction book by Christopher Dewdney about various aspects of night. It was first published in 2004 by HarperCollins. It uses the same title as the Robert Frost poem " Acquainted with the Night". The book consists of 14 chapters, with one chapter dedicated to each hour of the night, from 6 pm to 5 am. Mini-essays populate each chapter which each follow a theme, like nocturnal creatures, dreams, astronomy, and mythology. Other subjects and topics touched upon include science, art, culture, natural history, superstitions, and psychology. The book was a finalist for the 2004 Governor General's Awards and for the 2005 Charles Taylor Prize. It tied with ''Dark Matter: Reading The Bones'' for the World Fantasy Award in Anthologies. Background At the time of ''Acquainted with the Nights writing, author and poet Christopher Dewdney was 52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade (; – April 22, 1986) was a Romanians, Romanian History of religion, historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. His theory that ''Hierophany, hierophanies'' form the basis of religion, splitting the human experience of reality into Sacred-profane dichotomy, sacred and profane space and time, has proved influential.Wendy Doniger, "Foreword to the 2004 Edition", Eliade, ''Shamanism'', p. xiii One of his most instrumental contributions to religious studies was his theory of Eternal Return (Eliade), ''eternal return'', which holds that myths and rituals do not simply commemorate hierophanies, but, at least in the minds of the religious, actually participate in them. His literary works belong to the fantastic and Autobiographical novel, autobiographical genres. The best known are the novels ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughter Of The Moon Goddess
''Daughter of the Moon Goddess'' is a 2022 adult fantasy novel by Malaysian writer Sue Lynn Tan. Tan's debut novel was inspired by Chinese mythology and the legend of the moon goddess Chang'e. Published on 11 January 2022 by Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins, it is the first book in a planned duology. It follows Xingyin as she embark on a journey to free her mother from the ruthless Celestial Emperor. Plot Xingyin is an immortal and has lived in Isolation with her mother. Her existence has been kept secret for years from the other's in the Celestial Kingdom unaware of her mother's history. Her mother Chang'e became the moon goddess when she drank her husband's elixir and she lost her husband and was granted immortality but the Celestials — 'gods' became angry and imprisoned her in the Palace where she hides her secret daughter, Xingyin. Soon when her existence is discovered by the Celestial Emperor, she flees from her only home to the Celestial Kingdom and swears to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Lin
Grace Lin (born May 17, 1974) is a Taiwanese-American children's writer and illustrator. She is a Newbery, Geisel, and Caldecott honoree, known for contributing to and advocating for Asian-American representation and diversity in children’s literature. She has published over 25 books, all of which are written for young and middle-grade audiences. Much of her work features young Asian and Asian-American characters in both everyday and fantastical settings. Early life and education Lin was born in New Hartford, New York to Taiwanese immigrants in 1974 Jer-Shang Lin, a doctor, and Lin-Lin Lin, a botanist. She grew up in upstate New York, where she and her two sisters, Beatrice and Alice, were the only Asian students at their elementary school. Lin started creating books during her childhood, and in seventh grade, she entered a national book contest for students, winning fourth place and $1000. She later attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1996 with a BFA in chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Songlines
''The Songlines'' is a 1987 book written by Bruce Chatwin, combining fiction and non-fiction. Chatwin describes a trip to Australia which he has taken for the express purpose of researching Aboriginal song and its connections to nomadic travel. Discussions with Australians, many of them Indigenous Australians, yield insights into Outback culture, Aboriginal culture and religion, and the Aboriginal land rights movement. Synopsis Chatwin develops his thesis about the primordial nature of Aboriginal song. The writing engages the hard conditions of life for present-day indigenous Australians, while appreciating the art and culture of the people for whom the Songlines are the touchstone of reality. The book's first half chronicles the main character's travels through Outback Australia and his various encounters, while the second half is dedicated to his musings on the nature of man as nomad and settler. Thesis Chatwin asserts that language started as song, and in the aboriginal D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Disciples Series
Modern may refer to: History *Modern history ** Early Modern period ** Late Modern period *** 18th century *** 19th century *** 20th century ** Contemporary history * Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century Philosophy and sociology * Modernity, a loosely defined concept delineating a number of societal, economic and ideological features that contrast with "pre-modern" times or societies ** Late modernity Art * Modernism ** Modernist poetry Modernist poetry refers to poetry written between 1890 and 1950 in the tradition of modernist literature, but the dates of the term depend upon a number of factors, including the nation of origin, the particular school in question, and the biases ... * Modern art, a form of art * Modern dance, a dance form developed in the early 20th century * Modern architecture, a broad movement and period in architectural history * Modern music (other) Geography *Modra, a Slovak city, referred to in the German languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
