Memories of a Bygone Age
Author | : Edward Newman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Colchester (England) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Edward Newman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Colchester (England) |
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Author | : Prince Arfa |
Publisher | : Gingko Library |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2016-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1909942871 |
Set against the backdrop of Iran’s struggle against the rising powers of Russia and Britain, the memoirs of Mirza Riza Khan Arfa’-ed-Dowleh—otherwise known as Prince Arfa (1853–1902)—are packed with picaresque adventures as the prince tells the story of his rise from humble provincial beginnings to the heights of the Iranian state. With this translation, his incredible story is brought to life for the first time in English. Prince Arfa writes with arresting wit about the deadly intrigues of the Qajar court. Lamentingly, but resolutely, he chronicles the decline of Iran from a once great empire to an almost bankrupt, lawless state, in which social unrest is channelled and exploited by the clergy. He describes the complex interactions between Iran and Europe, including an account of Naser-od-Din Shah’s profligate visits to Britain and France; the splendor and eccentricities of the doomed Tsar Nicholas II’s court; the Tsar’s omen-laden coronation; and his own favor with the Tsarina, who would grant him concessions on matters of vital importance to his country. The result is a memoir of extraordinary political intrigue.
Author | : William L. Carver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jack Vidler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Northiam (England) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marrie Walsh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780786211180 |
Grant: Snee Reinhardt Charitable Foundations.
Author | : Wendell Berry |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1458757978 |
In a rural Kentucky river town, "Old Jack" Beechum, a retired farmer, sees his life again through the shades of one burnished day in September 1952. Bringing the earthiness of America's past to mind, The Memory of Old Jack conveys the truth and integrity of the land and the people who live from it. Through the eyes of one man can be seen the values Americans strive to recapture as we arrive at the next century.
Author | : Anthony P. Cohen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2003-12-16 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1134804695 |
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Jimmy Carter |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2001-10-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780743211994 |
Jimmy Carter re-creates his boyhood on a Georgia farm.
Author | : William Harmless |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 877 |
Release | : 2004-06-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199883041 |
In the fourth century, the deserts of Egypt became the nerve center of a radical new movement, what we now call monasticism. Groups of Christians-from illiterate peasants to learned intellectuals-moved out to the wastelands beyond the Nile Valley and, in the famous words of Saint Athanasius, made the desert a city. In so doing, they captured the imagination of the ancient world. They forged techniques of prayer and asceticism, of discipleship and spiritual direction, that have remained central to Christianity ever since. Seeking to map the soul's long journey to God and plot out the subtle vagaries of the human heart, they created and inspired texts that became classics of Western spirituality. These Desert Christians were also brilliant storytellers, some of Christianity's finest. This book introduces the literature of early monasticism. It examines all the best-known works, including Athanasius' Life of Antony, the Lives of Pachomius, and the so-called Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Later chapters focus on two pioneers of monastic theology: Evagrius Ponticus, the first great theoretician of Christian mysticism; and John Cassian, who brought Egyptian monasticism to the Latin West. Along the way, readers are introduced to path-breaking discoveries-to new texts and recent archeological finds-that have revolutionized contemporary scholarship on monastic origins. Included are fascinating snippets from papyri and from little-known Coptic, Syriac, and Ethiopic texts. Interspersed in each chapter are illustrations, maps, and diagrams that help readers sort through the key texts and the richly-textured world of early monasticism. Geared to a wide audience and written in clear, jargon-free prose, Desert Christians offers the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to early monasticism.
Author | : American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |