Man the Myth-maker
Author | : Wilfred Thomas Jewkes |
Publisher | : Alberta Education |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780153334689 |
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Author | : Wilfred Thomas Jewkes |
Publisher | : Alberta Education |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780153334689 |
Author | : Wilfred Thomas Jewkes |
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Release | : 2011 |
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Author | : Wilfred Thomas Jewkes |
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Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Literature |
ISBN | : 9780153334832 |
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Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Literature |
ISBN | : 9780153334689 |
Author | : Hyam Maccoby |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : 9780760707876 |
The author presents new arguments which support the view that Paul, not Jesus, was the founder of Christianity. He argues that Jesus and also his immediate disciples James and Peter were life-long adherents of Pharisaic Judaism. Paul, however, was not, as he claimed, a native-born Jew of Pharisee upbringing, but came in fact from a Gentile background. He maintains that it was Paul alone who created a new religion by his vision of Jesus as a Divine Saviour who died to save humanity. This concept, which went far beyond the messianic claims of Jesus, was an amalgamation of ideas derived from Hellenistic religion, especially from Gnosticism and the mystery cults. Paul played a devious and adventurous political game with Jesus' followers of the so-called Jerusalem Church, who eventually disowned him. The conclusions of this historical and psychological study will come as a shock to many readers, but it is nevertheless a book which cannot be ignored by anyone concerned with the foundations of our culture and society. -- Book jacket.
Author | : Wilfred Thomas Jewkes |
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Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Myth |
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Author | : Anne E. Neimark |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2012-09-18 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0547997361 |
“Long before Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling, there were Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, and J. R. R. Tolkien . . . This will bring the creator to vivid life” (Booklist). A philologist of world renown, a professor at Oxford, and the author of academic treatises, J.R.R. Tolkien was far more than a fantasy book writer. His lifelong fascination with medieval texts and languages gave him a unique vision and endless inspiration for his tales. His broad interests made possible his creation of faery worlds and entire races of beings, as well as the languages, cultures, and characters that make his books as engaging today as they were fifty years ago. This clear and thoroughly researched biography of the creator of The Hobbit is accompanied by magical illustrations that recall the mystery of Tolkien’s imaginary worlds. “Give[s] some interesting insight into the power Tolkien’s work has had on people over the years.” —School Library Journal
Author | : George G. Grabowicz |
Publisher | : Harvard Ukrainian |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780674678521 |
A study of Symbolic Meaning in Taras Sevcenko. By virtue of its method of symbolic analysis this book will be of value not only to Slavists, but to all who are interested in rigorous study of literary myth in its broader cultural context.
Author | : A.N. Wilson |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2017-12-12 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0062433512 |
A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life. With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin—hailed as the man who "discovered evolution"—was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton. Eminent writer A. N. Wilson challenges this long-held assumption. Contextualizing Darwin and his ideas, he offers a groundbreaking critical look at this revered figure in modern science. In this beautifully written, deeply erudite portrait, Wilson argues that Darwin was not an original scientific thinker, but a ruthless and determined self-promoter who did not credit the many great sages whose ideas he advanced in his book. Furthermore, Wilson contends that religion and Darwinism have much more in common than it would seem, for the acceptance of Darwin's theory involves a pretty significant leap of faith. Armed with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, Wilson explores how Darwin and his theory were very much a product of their place and time. The "Survival of the Fittest" was really the Survival of Middle Class families like the Darwins—members of a relatively new economic strata who benefited from the rising Industrial Revolution at the expense of the working classes. Following Darwin’s theory, the wretched state of the poor was an outcome of nature, not the greed and neglect of the moneyed classes. In a paradigm-shifting conclusion, Wilson suggests that it remains to be seen, as this class dies out, whether the Darwinian idea will survive, or whether it, like other Victorian fads, will become a footnote in our intellectual history. Brilliant, daring, and ambitious, Charles Darwin explores this legendary man as never before, and challenges us to reconsider our understanding of both Darwin and modern science itself.
Author | : Michel Houellebecq |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2019-09-03 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1683359747 |
The award-winning French novelist pays tribute to a literary hero in this critical biography of the master of horror—with a foreword by Stephen King. Best known for his acclaimed novels, such as the Prix Goncourt-winning The Map and the Territory, Michael Houellebecq devotes his single work of nonfiction to the pioneering author of horror and weird fiction, H. P. Lovecraft. In a volume that is part biographical sketch and part pronouncement on existence and literature, France's most famous contemporary author praises his prewar American alter ego, whose style couldn't be less like his own. With a foreword by Lovecraft admirer Stephen King, this eloquently translated edition is an insightful introduction to both Lovecraft’s dark mythology and Houellebecq’s deadpan prose.