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Hunting The Wren
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Author : Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1997
Hunting The Wren written by Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Nature categories.
A unique interdisciplinary study, this book examines the British and European tradition of the wren hunt, in which a bird ordinarily revered and protected for most of the year was killed around the time of the annual solstice. In focusing on this ancient ritual, Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence draws on her training in cultural anthropology and biology to cast a fresh light on the complexities of human-animal relationships.Following an introductory chapter on animal symbolism, Lawrence proceeds in subsequent chapters to describe the wren both as a biological entity and as the subject of numerous tales and legends, to delineate the details of the wren hunt ceremony and the various meanings ascribed to it, and, finally, to relate the ceremony to important contemporary issues in human-animal interactions and current attitudes toward the living environment. Whereas most other studies tend to concentrate solely on human perceptions of animals and fail to include the animal's role in the relationship, Lawrence's approach shows how the participation of both animal and human determines the symbolic status of the animal -- which in turn influences the treatment of that animal within a particular society.At a time when human destructiveness toward nature has reached tragic proportions, Lawrence contends, it is critical that we understand the processes by which certain cultural beliefs, in combination with observations about the natural history of a particular animal, result in emotional and mental responses that may ultimately determine the fate of that species. The author argues persuasively that the wren hunt -- with its ancient roots, associated beliefs, and complex meanings in thepreindustrialized world -- still has much to teach us.
The Wren Hunt
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Author : Mary Watson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-04
The Wren Hunt written by Mary Watson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-04 with Games categories.
Every year on St Stephen's Day, Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game. Her pursuers are judges -- a group of powerful and frightening boys who know nothing of her true identity. If they knew she was an augur, their sworn enemy, the game would be up. This year, the tension between judges and augurs is at breaking point. Wren's survival, and that of her family, depends on her becoming a spy in the midst of these boys she fears most and using her talent, her magic, to steal from them the only thing that can restore her family's former power for good. But Wren's talent comes with a price. The more she uses it, the more she loses her grip on reality and soon she's questioning everything she's ever known about her family, about augurs and judges, and about the dangerous tattooed stranger who most definitely is not on her side.
Hunting The Wren
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Author : Susanna M Newstead
language : en
Publisher: Heresy Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-27
Hunting The Wren written by Susanna M Newstead and has been published by Heresy Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with categories.
Marlborough Town, nestled in the Wiltshire Downs, is home to the finest astrologer west of London. Geoffrey Celest. Bennet, Master Celest's apprentice, modelling himself on his master, has resigned himself to living an eccentric, celibate and aesthetic life. But when his master dies suddenly, the young man is thrown utterly on his own resources. Almost by accident, he takes on an untried and rather mischievous young woman, Christa Wren, as his servant. Reluctantly drawn into a world of murder, blackmail and feuding, the two of them are pulled closer; more intimate than master and servant should ever be. In a tale packed with folklore and Medieval tradition, Bennet and Christa, battle with the evil forces in the town which threaten to tear them apart guided only by the deceased astrologer's advice and warnings laid down secretly in a little black book. Will the pair be protected by the benign influence of the planets or will those who seek to destroy them prevail? ♥ Can Bennet and Christa ever truly be more than master and servant or will true love find a way to triumph? ♥ ★★★★★ It's all in the stars. ★★★★★
Hunt The Wren
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Author : Andrew Nuding
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
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Hunting The Wren
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Author : Sarah Barton
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-07-24
Hunting The Wren written by Sarah Barton and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-24 with categories.
Here's a historical murder mystery, for you, set in the 18th century, one Christmas Day Someone is killing the lordlings in London.Get your copy of Sarah Barton's "Hunting the Wren" to discover this intriguing who dunnit. "Mrs." Elizabeth Rowland is the young housekeeper for a courtesan, Kitty Fleet, living on the edges of fashionable society. She lives vicariously through the excitement of her mistress's affairs, never dreaming that a very different sort of excitement is about to land on her doorstep -- literally. It's Christmas morning, chill and bright, and Bess Rowland steps out to sweep the front steps of snow only to find a dead lordling sprawled across her mistress's stoop, beaten bloody and holding what appears to be a dead wren. It isn't long before she has even more company: Besides a mysterious body, a Bow Street Runner by the name of Jim Watt appears, this address in hand, wondering if he's too late -- but for what? An unexpected suitor for Kitty's favours comes knocking -- but Kitty's career will be in ruins if rumour of this dead body gets out... What is the significance of the wren? Can Bess remove the body, help Watt solve his mystery, sort out the suitor, keep Kitty safe, and maybe find a little romantic intrigue of her own, all without burning Christmas dinner? Grab your copy now to find out!
Fight For The Forgotten
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Author : Justin Wren
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-07-05
Fight For The Forgotten written by Justin Wren and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"From notable mixed martial artist and UFC fighter, Justin Wren, comes a personal account of faith, redemption, empowerment, and overwhelming love as one man sets out on an international mission to fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Justin Wren knows what it's like to feel like the world is against you. Like many kids, Justin was bullied as a child, but had a dream that kept him going. Fueled by the anger he felt toward his tormenters, Justin trained hard and propelled his dream of becoming a UFC fighter into reality. But the pain from his childhood didn't dissipate and Justin fell into a spiral of depression and addiction, leading him on a path toward destruction. After getting kicked out of his training community, his career was in shambles and he had nowhere else to go, so Justin attended a men's retreat, and it was there he found God. As Justin began piecing his life back together, he joined several international mission trips that opened his eyes and his heart to a world filled with suffering deep in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There he came across the Mbuti Pygmy tribe, a group of people persecuted by neighboring tribes and forced into slavery. His encounter with the Pygmy tribe left him wondering who was there to help them and in that moment Justin stepped out of the ring and into a fight for the forgotten. From cage fighter to freedom fighter, Justin's story is a deeply personal memoir with a bigger message about a quest, justice, and the amazing things that can happen when we relinquish our lives to God"--
The Wren Boys
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Author : Carol Ann Duffy
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2015-11-05
The Wren Boys written by Carol Ann Duffy and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-05 with Poetry categories.
It is a cold day in Ireland, the 26th of December; frost lies thick on the blackthorn. A man walks the just-waking village, banging on every door, summoning the boys. Today is St. Stephen's Day, when legend has it that the Saint was betrayed by a wren's call, and the boys are off to the forest where they hope to find the traitorous bird and capture it by nightfall. But what will they do if their prey escapes them? Inspired by the many myths of the wren and the Irish tradition of hunting it, Carol Ann Duffy's beautiful new Christmas poem takes us on a chase through a snowy, rural landscape and ends with a merry celebration. With gorgeous full-colour illustrations by Dermot Flynn throughout, The Wren-Boys will make a perfect stocking-filler this festive season.
The Wickerlight
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Author : Mary Watson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019
The Wickerlight written by Mary Watson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Adventure stories categories.
In the tiny Irish town of Kilshamble, Zara's investigation of her sister's mysterious death leads her into an ancient magical war.
The Wren Hunt
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Author : Kenneth R. Timmerman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Wren Hunt written by Kenneth R. Timmerman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
The Wren
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Author : Stephen Moss
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2018-10-25
The Wren written by Stephen Moss and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with Nature categories.
'This fascinating biography . . . A perfect Christmas present for any birder' Birdwatching From the BESTSELLING AUTHOR of The Robin: A Biography, STEPHEN MOSS: The wren is a paradox of a bird. They are Britain's most common bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs and have by far the loudest song in proportion to their size. They also thrive up and down Britain and Ireland: from the smallest city garden to remote offshore islands, blustery moors to chilly mountains.Yet many people are not sure if they have ever seen a wren. Perhaps because the wren is so tiny, weighing just as much as two A4 sheets of paper, and so busy, always on the move, more mouse than bird. However if we cast our eyes back to recent history wrens were a mainstay of literary, cultural and popular history. The wren was on postage stamps and the farthing, it featured in nursery rhymes and greetings cards, poems and rural 'wren hunts', still a recent memory in Ireland particularly. With beautiful illustrations throughout, this captivating year-in-the-life biography reveals the hidden secrets of this fascinating bird that lives right on our doorstep.