Eliade writes of the shamans with a masterly combination of sympathy and detachment. - New York Times Book Review The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperbackShamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and... Lees meer.

Cited by the L.A. Weekly as the culture s foremost spokesman for the psychedelic experience Terrence McKenna is an underground legend as a brilliant raconteur adventurer and expert on the experiential use of mind-altering plants.In these essays interviews and na... Lees meer.

This synthesis of Greek religion aims to provide a structured survey for classical scholars and students and provides an account of a polytheistic religious system. The text builds up a picture of the current state of knowledge about the religion of the Ancient Greeks.... Lees meer.

Reports on the discovery of Gheo-Shih an Archaic site in the Valley of Oaxaca and subsequent archaeological investigations. Gheo-Shih an Archaic site in the Valley of Oaxaca was a 1.5-hectare open-air macroband camp near the Mitla River. It was repeatedly occupi... Lees meer.

When first published The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory. This edition confirms the continuing relevance of Mauss s highly original perspective.... Lees meer.

This book presents rich information on Romanian mythology and folklore previously under-explored in Western scholarship placing the source material within its historical context and drawing comparisons with European and Indo-European culture and mythological tradition... Lees meer.

732 pagina s Paperback G.E.M. de Ste. Croix Jaar van publicatie. 1997 Taalversie. Engels Voorgesteld geslacht. Elk geslacht... Lees meer.

While there have been many studies devoted to the heroes of Homeric epic the figure of Menelaus has remained notably overlooked. This volume is the first book-length study of the Homeric character taking a multidisciplinary approach to his depiction in the archaic Gre... Lees meer.

There is a darkness that lurks inside of me. The evil that runs through my veins is a constant reminder of the ruthless killer I once was. But somehow I ve been changed. I m not that person anymore. Unlike before I can feel remorse for my actions even though guilt does... Lees meer.

Feeding back to the psychedelic community of Los Angeles Terence McKenna delivers an hour of colorful and astounding visual transformations. He weaves a galactic tapestry of art-tickled articulations of the history and future of psychedelic alchemy the government cul... Lees meer.

She d survived change. She d survived heartbreak. Now she has to survive one more fight for survival. Ava Delaney was normal once upon a time but then she met a boy and she fell in love. Then she kept his secret and fell into his world. She became one of them. And now.... Lees meer.

You know her name. You know her story. You know her secret. She isn t like any other girl not anymore. Jared Walker complicated everything he told her his secret stole her heart and showed her a whole new world. She knew then that she d never be the same again. Ava D... Lees meer.

The late Terence McKenna boldly retells early human history describing the role of psychedelic shamanism in early partnership societies in the development of language and imagination and in the past and future evolution of humanity.... Lees meer.

How far has the Western intellect come since Homer and the earliest Greek philosophers. Nearly three millennia have passed and in our own eyes we have made enormous progress since those times especially in the last five centuries. But this of course depends on our p... Lees meer.

This book focuses on urbanization and state formation in middle Tyrrhenian Italy during the first millennium BC by analyzing settlement organization and territorial patterns in Rome and Latium vetus from the Bronze Age to the Archaic Era. In contrast with the traditiona... Lees meer.