Beasts And Bawdy
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Beasts And Bawdy
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Author : Anne Clark Amor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Beasts And Bawdy written by Anne Clark Amor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Animals categories.
Medieval man had a strange view of the animal kingdom which was filled with monsters such as dragons and unicorns, satyrs and centaurs, not to mention manticores. How these and other legends came to be and an examination of the bestiaries of the times are the focus of this book.
A Medieval Book Of Beasts
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Author : Pierre (de Beauvais)
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 1992
A Medieval Book Of Beasts written by Pierre (de Beauvais) and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Animals categories.
This is an English translation of the short version of the French Bestiary of Pierre de Beauvais. The original text, the Physiologus was probably written during the 2nd century, in Greek, then translated to Latin, and then translated into Old French by de Beauvais. These are stories of animals given as symbols of Man's eternal fears and hopes. This bestiary can be used as a means of understanding the thought processes of people in the Middle Ages.
Encyclopedia Of Beasts And Monsters In Myth Legend And Folklore
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Author : Theresa Bane
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-05-22
Encyclopedia Of Beasts And Monsters In Myth Legend And Folklore written by Theresa Bane and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-22 with Social Science categories.
“Here there be dragons”—this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.
Beasts And Birds Of The Middle Ages
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Author : Willene B. Clark
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2016-11-11
Beasts And Birds Of The Middle Ages written by Willene B. Clark and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-11 with Fiction categories.
The medieval bestiary, or moralized book of beasts, has enjoyed immense popularity over the centuries and it continues to influence both literature and art. This collection of essays aims to demonstrate the scope and variety of bestiary studies and the ways in which the medieval bestiary can be addressed. The contributors write about the tradition of one of the bestiary's birds, Parisian production of the manuscripts, bestiary animals in a liturgical book, theological as well as secular interpretations of beasts, bestiary creatures in literature, and new perspectives on the bestiary in other genres.
Beast
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Author : S. R. Schwalb
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2016-02-16
Beast written by S. R. Schwalb and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-16 with True Crime categories.
Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France. Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon many others. Alarmed rural communities—and their economies—were virtually held hostage by the marauder, and local officials and Louis XV deployed dragoons and crack wolf hunters from far-off Normandy and the King’s own court to destroy the menace. And with the creature’s reign of terror occurring at the advent of the modern newspaper, it can be said the ferocious attacks in the Gévaudan region were one of the world's first media sensations. Despite extensive historical documentation about this awesome predator, no one seemed to know exactly what it was. Theories abounded: Was it an exotic animal, such as a hyena, that had escaped from a menagerie? A werewolf? A wolf-dog hybrid? A new species? Some kind of conspiracy? Or, as was proposed by the local bishop, was it a scourge of God? To this day, debates on the true nature of La Bête, “The Beast,” continue. With historical illustrations, composite sketches by the author, on-the-scene modern-day photographs, autopsy analysis, and fictionalized accounts, Beast takes a fascinating look at all the evidence, using a mix of history and modern biology to advance a theory that could solve one of the most bizarre and unexplained killing sprees of all time: France’s infamous Beast of the Gévaudan.
The Bible Protestantism And The Rise Of Natural Science
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Author : Peter Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-07-26
The Bible Protestantism And The Rise Of Natural Science written by Peter Harrison and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-26 with Religion categories.
An examination of the role played by the Bible in the emergence of natural science.
Anti Semitism In Times Of Crisis
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Author : Sander L. Gilman
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1991-09
Anti Semitism In Times Of Crisis written by Sander L. Gilman and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-09 with Social Science categories.
Growing out of a conference held at Cornell U. in 1986, this collection of essays exploring the representation of the Jew in the Western world investigates the role of the Jew as the ultimate other in Europe and in the parts of the world colonized by Europeans, and follows the shift from Semitism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Book Of Fabulous Beasts
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Author : Joe Nigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Book Of Fabulous Beasts written by Joe Nigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
Comprising hundreds of well-known and obscure primary sources arranged chronologically by the author, this book traces the development of imaginary animals as they appear and reappear in literary accounts from the Babylonian epic of creation to modern fantasy. 12 halftones, 70 linecuts.
Pleasure And Leisure In The Middle Ages And Early Modern Age
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Author : Albrecht Classen
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-08-05
Pleasure And Leisure In The Middle Ages And Early Modern Age written by Albrecht Classen and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-05 with History categories.
Jan Huizinga and Roger Caillois have already taught us to realize how important games and play have been for pre-modern civilization. Recent research has begun to acknowledge the fundamental importance of these aspects in cultural, religious, philosophical, and literary terms. This volume expands on the traditional approach still very much focused on the materiality of game (toys, cards, dice, falcons, dolls, etc.) and acknowledges that game constituted also a form of coming to terms with human existence in an unstable and volatile world determined by universal randomness and fortune. Whether considering blessings or horse fighting, falconry or card games, playing with dice or dolls, we can gain a much deeper understanding of medieval and early modern society when we consider how people pursued pleasure and how they structured their leisure time. The contributions examine a wide gamut of approaches to pleasure, considering health issues, eroticism, tournaments, playing music, reading and listening, drinking alcohol, gambling and throwing dice. This large issue was also relevant, of course, in non-Christian societies, and constitutes a critical concern both for the past and the present because we are all homines ludentes.
Encyclopedia Of Cryptozoology
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Author : Michael Newton
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-10-05
Encyclopedia Of Cryptozoology written by Michael Newton and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-05 with Social Science categories.
On every continent and in every nation, animals unrecognized by modern science are reported on a daily basis. People passionately pursue these creatures--the name given to their field of study is cryptozoology. Coined in the 1950s, the term literally means the science of hidden animals. When the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) was formed in 1982, the founders declared that the branch of science is also concerned with "the possible existence of known animals in areas where they are not supposed to occur (either now or in the past) as well as the unknown persistence of presumed extinct animals to the present time or to the recent past...what makes an animal of interest to cryptology is that it is unexpected." This reference work presents a "flesh and blood" view of cryptozoology. Here, 2,744 entries are listed, the majority of which each describe one specific creature or type of creature. Other entries cover 742 places where unnamed cryptids are said to appear; profiles of 77 groups and 112 individuals who have contributed to the field; descriptions of objects and events important to the subject; and essays on cryptotourism and hoaxes, for example. Appendices offer a timeline of zoological discoveries, annotated lists of movies and television series with cryptozoological themes, a list of crypto-fiction titles and a list of Internet websites devoted to cryptozoology.