The Sun God S Axe And Thor S Hammer
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The Sun God S Axe And Thor S Hammer
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Author : Oscar Montelius
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
The Sun God S Axe And Thor S Hammer written by Oscar Montelius and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Mythology, Norse categories.
Origins Of Pictish Symbolism
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Author : James Carnegie Earl of Southesk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
Origins Of Pictish Symbolism written by James Carnegie Earl of Southesk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Art, Pictish categories.
The Sacred Tree
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Author : Carole M. Cusack
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2011-05-25
The Sacred Tree written by Carole M. Cusack and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-25 with Religion categories.
The fundamental nature of the tree as a symbol for many communities reflects the historical reality that human beings have always interacted with and depended upon trees for their survival. Trees provided one of the earliest forms of shelter, along with caves, and the bounty of trees, nuts, fruits, and berries, gave sustenance to gatherer-hunter populations. This study has concentrated on the tree as sacred and significant for a particular group of societies, living in the ancient and medieval eras in the geographical confines of Europe, and sharing a common Indo-European inheritance, but sacred trees are found throughout the world, in vastly different cultures and historical periods. Sacred trees feature in the religious frameworks of the Ghanaian Akan, Arctic Altaic shamanic communities, and in China and Japan. The power of the sacred tree as a symbol is derived from the fact that trees function as homologues of both human beings and of the cosmos. This study concentrates the tree as axis mundi (hub or centre of the world) and the tree as imago mundi (picture of the world). The Greeks and Romans in the ancient world, and the Irish, Anglo-Saxons, continental Germans and Scandinavians in the medieval world, all understood the power of the tree, and its derivative the pillar, as markers of the centre. Sacred trees and pillars dotted their landscapes, and the territory around them derived its meaning from their presence. Unfamiliar or even hostile lands could be tamed and made meaningful by the erection of a monument that replicated the sacred centre. Such monuments also linked with boundaries, and by extension with law and order, custom and tradition. The sacred tree and pillar as centre symbolized the stability of the cosmos and of society. When the Pagan peoples of Europe adopted Christianity, the sacred trees and pillars, visible signs of the presence of the gods in the landscape, were popular targets for axe-wielding saints and missionaries who desired to force the conversion of the landscape as well as the people. Yet Christianity had its own tree monument, the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, and which came to signify resurrected life and the conquest of eternal death for the devout. As European Pagans were converted to Christianity, their tree and pillar monuments were changed into Christian forms; the great standing crosses of Anglo-Saxon northern England played many of the same roles as Pagan sacred trees and pillars. Irish and Anglo-Saxons Christians often combined the image of the Tree of Life from the Garden of Eden with Christ on the cross, to produce a Christian version of the tree as imago mundi.
Fossil Gods And Forgotten Worlds
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Author : Ev Cochrane
language : en
Publisher: Ev Cochrane
Release Date : 2017-09-13
Fossil Gods And Forgotten Worlds written by Ev Cochrane and has been published by Ev Cochrane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-13 with categories.
Fossil Gods offers a comparative analysis of some of the greatest gods of antiquity, including Inanna, Horus, and Thor. The basic thesis holds that many mythological traditions surrounding these gods can only be understood by reference to extraordinary planetary events.
Themis A Study Of The Social Origins Of Greek Religion
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language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
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Themis
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Author : Jane E. Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-06-24
Themis written by Jane E. 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 2010-06-24 with History categories.
The revolutionary classical scholar Jane Ellen Harrison pieces together the origins of early Greek religion in this seminal 1927 work.
The Divine Thunderbolt
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Author : J.T. Sibley
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2009-10-31
The Divine Thunderbolt written by J.T. Sibley and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-31 with Science categories.
The divine thunderbolt is one of the most ancient and pervasive religio-folkloric symbols of the human race. The divine thunderbolta sudden, never-missing missile of supernatural firehas been a universal worldwide phenomenon since prehistoric times. Some thunderbolt motifs were indigenous to a given locale; others can be traced to far-distant lands. This volume will examine the development and dispersion of symbols, folklore, and religious aspects of such a divinely generated thunderbolt, focusing on the Near East and Europe. Emphasis will be placed on the thunderbolt-wielding sky gods, their thunder weapons and the graphic symbols for them, and the role of the supernatural thunderbolt in magic, religion, myth, superstition, and folklore.
Byways In British Archaeology
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language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
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Byways In British Archaeology
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Author : Walter Johnson
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
Byways In British Archaeology written by Walter Johnson and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Byways in British Archaeology" by Walter Johnson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
American Anthropologist
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
American Anthropologist written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Anthropology categories.