Книгу составили две работы, посвященные дохристианским мифам и языческой религии балтских племен – пруссов, балтов, жемайтов и др. Они написаны в XIX столетии, и, конечно, в них встречается устаревшая информация. Но они по-прежнему представляют значительный интерес как по причине малой известности темы, так и (что главное) в силу глубинного родства балтийской и славянской мифологий.
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Из обширного наследия пословиц и поговорок народов мира были отобраны более 2000 высказываний, интересных с точки зрения воспитания правильного отношения к деньгам, заработку, сбережению и расходам. В них вывод, позиция, умозаключение, народная мудрость, лаконичный жизненный совет человеку, принимающему финансовое решение. В них и некий свод правил, способный стать основой финансовой культуры человека. Особенность сборника заключается в том, что ...
Zeus non chiede molto. ad Hermes, solo di consegnare i suoi messaggi, eseguire le sue commissioni, obbedire a ogni suo comando e, oh si, non interferire con i Satiri mentre cercano di salvare un amico intimo e recuperare uno strumento mistico chiamato syrinx da Dioniso. Quindi Hermes non e sorpreso quando Artemide gli chiede un favore e implica qualcosa che Zeus gli ha espressamente proibito di fare. Zeus non chiede molto. ad Hermes, solo di con ...
Will appeal to fans of Joseph Campbell and anyone interested in world mythology, particularly expressions of nonduality throughout the world’s spiritual traditions Watts’s lectures are frequent viral sensations on YouTube, often accompanied by animation and music Several Facebook groups host ongoing discussions of Watts’s work, collectively generating hundreds of thousands of likes from tens of thousands of members ...
“Undine” is a 1811 fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque. The story centres around a water spirit called Undine who, in order to obtain a soul, marries the knight Huldebrand. It is an example of early German romance that has been translated into a variety of languages and adapted for the stage and screen numerous times. Being Fouque's most famous work, “Undine” was extremely popular during the nineteenth century and is not to b ...
This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the subject of magic by Franz Hartmann (1838 – 1912), who was a German theosophist, doctor, geomancer, occultist, writer, and astrologer. In this volume, Hartmann maintains that 'magic' is not a supernatural concept outside of the realms of science or nature, but that it is the undeniable force behind all things responsible for the growing of a seed into a tree or a child into a man. ...
Originating from the Christian community of southern Europe during late antiquity, the term 'pagan' was used to refer to any religions that were not related the three Abrahamic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. “Poems of Paganism; or, Songs of Life and Love” is collection of 60 'pagan' songs compiled by L. Cranmer-Byng and first published in 1895. Contents include: “A Patriot Poet”, “A Prayer for Peace”, “All that I ...
This beautiful keepsake edition of Ancient Legends of Ireland is lavishly illustrated with 22 period illustrations. While Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde is probably best known for being Oscar Wilde’s mother, she was a formidable writer in her own right. The people of Ireland owe Lady Wild a great debt for collecting and persevering folk-lore that might otherwise have been lost to them. The present work deals with the mythology, or the f ...
