Stories Of Shape Shifting
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Shape Shifter
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Author : Pauline Melville
language : en
Publisher: Saqi
Release Date : 2013-07-01
Shape Shifter written by Pauline Melville and has been published by Saqi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with Fiction categories.
From comrade Shakespeare McNab who enlists the help of La Diablesse to retrieve his faltering career at a Caribbean broadcasting station, to the fourteen year old English girl who develops a terror of infinity; from the electrifying description of a woman attacked as she lies sleeping, to the lyrical exploration of the myths of El Dorado, Pauline Melville lures the reader into the intriguing different worlds. The sheer malevolence of everyday life is offset with hilarity, making the stories in Shape-shifter both unsettling and funny. Shape-shifter is a collection of stories about the transformations that result from journeys and migrations, a restless text that moves to and fro between the Caribbean and Britain creating a vividly and magically evoked 'Black Atlantic' narrative 'Notably sharp, funny and orginal, part Caribbean magic, part London grime, written in a slippery, chameleon language that is a frequent delight.' Salman Rushdie 'An exceptionally talented writer of prose fiction ... Melville's descriptive powers are especially acute.' Times Literary Supplement 'With immense verve and skill [Melville] shows how the English language has been taken over and transformed by those people whose ancestors were forced to speak it. A very impressive and enjoyable first book.' New Statesman
Shape Shifters
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Author : Meg Gaertner
language : en
Publisher: Monster Histories
Release Date : 2021-05-27
Shape Shifters written by Meg Gaertner and has been published by Monster Histories this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with Shapeshifting categories.
Stories of shape-shifters have been around for thousands of years. Learn about the stories of these monsters from many different cultures.
Foxfire Wolfskin And Other Stories Of Shapeshifting Women
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Author : Sharon Blackie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-25
Foxfire Wolfskin And Other Stories Of Shapeshifting Women written by Sharon Blackie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-25 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The author of If Women Rose Rooted and The Enchanted Life returns to her first love, fiction, in this literary collection of fairy-tale retellings of transforming women.
Shape Shifters Their Stories The Golem Lilith Werewolf The Dybbuk Silkie More
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Author : Michael Berman
language : en
Publisher: Mandrake of Oxford
Release Date : 2015-05-01
Shape Shifters Their Stories The Golem Lilith Werewolf The Dybbuk Silkie More written by Michael Berman and has been published by Mandrake of Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
"Long ago the trees thought they were really people Long ago the mountains thought they were really people Long ago the animals thought they were really people Someday, they will say Long ago the humans thought they were really people" Constance O'Day-Flannery, Shifting Love Introduction Shape-shifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. In its broadest sense, shape-shifting occurs when a being (usually human) either (1) has the ability to change its shape into that of another person, creature, or other entity or (2) finds its shape involuntarily changed by someone else. If the shape change is voluntary, its cause may be an act of will, a magic word or magic words, a potion, or a magic object. If the change is involuntary, its cause may be a curse or spell, a wizard's or magician's or fairy's help, a deity's will, a temporal change such as a full Moon or nightfall, love, or death. The transformation may or may not be purposeful. The desire to be different in some way so as to match some ideal promoted through advertising has become an obsession, especially for vulnerable younger members of society. Perhaps the pressure to conform to some unrealistic ideal is something that has always been with us, but surely not to the extent that now is the case. And it is this desire that helps to account for the current interest in shape-shifting as it would seem to provide a means of achieving the goal to bring about change. However, as many of the tales in this collection show, it is only by coming to terms with who we really are that peace of mind can truly be ours once again. Another, and perhaps even more significant reason for the fascination with shape-shifting is that stories and shamanic journeys that involve such transformations let us cross the threshold between this reality and other worlds, at least in imagination. Through such tales and journeys we learn to appreciate that we can in fact wear many shapes and inhabit many skins, and we are reminded that we are all living beings beneath the fur, the feathers, and the scales. Having no scripture, liturgy or singular deity, if one's ... desire is to find universal truth it is easy to perceive the Pagan outlook as too diverse and individualistic to have any weight or worth. (Restall Orr, 2012, p.96). On the other hand, if you take a Bible and put it out in the wind and rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone, whereas for the Pagan his or her Bible IS the wind and rain. And although there may not necessarily be key texts or set teachings to guide the Pagan, there are stories: legends shared with other people, other lands, tales from other, older, cultures that speak to us, and it is those stories that form the focus of this book.
Stories Of Shape Shifting
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Author : Robert E Howard
language : en
Publisher: Hjem House Publishing
Release Date : 2020-02
Stories Of Shape Shifting written by Robert E Howard and has been published by Hjem House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02 with categories.
Legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard's stories of shape-shifting beings collected into one epic omnibus edition with notes and introduction.
Serpents And Werewolves
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Author : Lari Don
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-09-10
Serpents And Werewolves written by Lari Don and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-10 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A brilliant collection of folk tales: from the girl whose stepmother turned her into a dragon, to the werewolf's bride, and the god who became a fish but was caught in his own net... Stories from the Americas, Asia, Scandinavia and Europe make this a wonderfully inclusive anthology, stunningly illustrated in papercut style.
Still Life With Shape Shifter
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Author : Sharon Shinn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Still Life With Shape Shifter written by Sharon Shinn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Shapeshifting categories.
The Shapeshifter Finding The Fox
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Author : Ali Sparkes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Release Date : 2011-05-05
The Shapeshifter Finding The Fox written by Ali Sparkes and has been published by Oxford University Press - Children this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Adventure, conspiracy and shapeshifting - X-Men meets Alex Rider. Dax Jones is an ordinary schoolboy . . . until something extraordinary happens. Whilst frightened for his life, he inexplicably changes into a fox! He is offered a place at a secret government school where he can develop, and learn to control, his powers. But if Dax accepts, on no account can he tell anybody. Dax jumps at the chance of getting away from his unhappy home. But before long he begins to wonder who exactly is behind the school, and what they want from the pupils there. Suddenly Dax's fox senses are on high alert . . .
Shapeshifters
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Author : John B. Kachuba
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2019-06-10
Shapeshifters written by John B. Kachuba and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-10 with History categories.
There is something about a shapeshifter—a person who can transform into an animal—that captures our imagination; that causes us to want to howl at the moon, or flit through the night like a bat. Werewolves, vampires, demons, and other weird creatures appeal to our animal nature, our “dark side,” our desire to break free of the bonds of society and proper behavior. Real or imaginary, shapeshifters lurk deep in our psyches and remain formidable cultural icons. The myths, magic, and meaning surrounding shapeshifters are brought vividly to life in John B. Kachuba’s compelling and original cultural history. Rituals in early cultures worldwide seemingly allowed shamans, sorcerers, witches, and wizards to transform at will into animals and back again. Today, there are millions of people who believe that shapeshifters walk among us and may even be world leaders. Featuring a fantastic and ghoulish array of examples from history, literature, film, TV, and computer games, Shapeshifters explores our secret desire to become something other than human.
Coyote Sunrise
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Author : Nikki Broadwell
language : en
Publisher: Airmid Publishing
Release Date : 2015-12-14
Coyote Sunrise written by Nikki Broadwell and has been published by Airmid Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-14 with categories.
Sara and Istaga and their two-year-old baby are not what they seem. All three can shift into coyotes. When the Predator Masters arrive and hunt coyotes for sport Istaga turns into a snarling replica of himself, insisting they travel far into the mountains to warn other coyotes and keep out of danger. But before that can happen Sara's former husband, Raleigh, steals their baby girl and discovers exactly what she is. When Istaga shifts into a coyote and nearly kills Raleigh, someone manages to get the entire surreal scene on his camera phone. From that moment on Sara and Istaga are thrown into turmoil, their lives and that of their shape-shifting baby placed in grave danger. With hunters and cops searching for them they head for the hills. What will it take to free themselves from Raleigh? Can their love survive?