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In the work offered here, he translated the hermetic texts - pagan theological works likely written in the ptolemaic and early roman empire periods - along with his commentary on the cultural background for the textsgilt lettering to front boardsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteradford’ to ffepsxii+ pages publisher’s advertisements to rear of v3catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegreen cloth binding, faded and foxedconsidered the first modern scholar of the gnostic religions, mead influenced many notable people including carl jung, ezra pound, and hermann hessefairfax hall’ (owner of the stourton press) to fpds, blind ownership stamp of ‘awear at head/tailoverall, this is a scarce fascinating esoteric work, offered in good conditionthis is a rare chance to acquire the complete 3 volume set of the first edition of mead’s magnum opus on the hermetic textsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimead (), the english historian, writer, and influential member of the theosophical society, wrote scholarly works dealing mostly with the hermetic and gnostic religionsexcerpts and fragmentsitem is as picturedthe work, exhaustive at the time it was written, has become a classic on the philosophy and literature attributed to ‘the hermetica’ and the figure of hermes trismegistusspines with gilt lettering in good condition, darkenedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeno pencil notes, foxing to pagesthe volume contents are: volownership label of ‘b
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Sailing in search of revenge, the pagan norsemen venture into the heart of a christian empire that would wipe their kind from the face of the earth, a place where danger lies in wait around every bend of the great river up which they travelso that for those precious hours you are happily lost within this book's own universe" -- ben kane"an all-action adventurea brilliant story, beautifully told" -- sunday express"this was a brilliant read for me as a weathered historical fiction readerhe weaves in rich historical detail with a light touchbut to survive this adventure, his cunning must be as sharp as his blade" -- ***** reader review***************************************************if you betray a fellowship you are a dead manthe story continues in raven: odin's wolveshaving proved himself in battle, he is now certain that viking blood flows in his veins"kristian can really writeoxfam bookshop cheltenham from giles kristian, the sunday times bestselling author of lancelot, comes this brutal, bloody and captivating viking adventure, continuing the story begun in the bestselling raven: blood eyeraven and the wolfpack plough the sea-road in pursuit of the saxon traitor, ealdred, who has left the fellowship for dead and fled to the frankish emperor charlemagne and the promise of untold richesgiles kristian is a great storytellerraven: sons of thunder is the second title in the raven trilogya young man with no memory and a blood-tainted eye, raven has found friendship and purpose amongst this fierce band of warriorshave you read raven: blood eye, the first in the trilogy? see oxfam website for delivery information read more" -- ***** reader review"the action oozes energyhis battle scenes are bone-crunchingly good, his descriptions of the viking world bright and evocativeperfect for fans of bernard cornwell, robert low and game of thrones
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The album: quality vinyl nm cover vg++ the acid junkies - the acid life 1 label: play it loud (netherlands) ?– play lp 01 series: the acid life – 1 format: 3 × vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: electronic style: acid tracklist a1\t– fuzz face\told friends\t a2\t– silent breed\tmental surgery\t b1\t– woody mcbride\ttpr (techno pagan ritual)\t b2\t– morph\tx-ex\t c1\t– essit muzique\tde theorie van de machinale monotomie\t c2\t– tahnja\tpandemonium (tahnja)\t d1\t– scan x\tprocess cyan c\t d2\t– skull* vsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitheir music is all about having fun: nowadays the only motivation for them is that they enjoy making the music and playing it for a crowd\t f1\t– beverly hills \tbetty ford clinic\t f2\t– acid junkies\tedel weiss\t biography: acid junkies is a music group from eindhoven (the netherlands) that makes electronic dance musicthe do not conform to any hipster styles or fashion, they just make and play the music they likelive, they present themselves with a mix of solid techno music, played live and edited and enhanced with fragments of all kinds of dance music, spanning the last 20 yearsthe band was formed in and consists of stefan robbers and harold de kinderenthe group also performed outside the netherlands and released records on a dutch (djax) and a german-american record label (acid tracks)the group itself founded aj recordsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectesp*\tg-rated\t e1\t– powerhouse (10)\tboric acid\t e2\t– astarting as a pure acid house band, the duo later explored other electronic music styles, such as synthi-disco, electronic body music (ebm), house and technosee pictures for detailscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenow offered this rare electronic acid 3 lp compilation album by the acid junkiesfrom synthi-disco, via ebm towards house and techno
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With the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm
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The journey is as creepy as it is comic, and along the way jon is chased by men in dark glasses, unmasked as a jew in the middle of a jihad training camp, and witnesses international ceos and politicians participate in a bizarre pagan ritual in the forests of northern californiathem is a fascinating and entertaining exploration of extremism, in which jon learns some alarming things about the looking-glass world of 'them' and 'us'are the extremists on to something? or has jon become one of them? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham guardian journalist jon ronson's them began as a book about different kinds of extremists, but after jon had got to know some of them - islamic fundamentalists, neo-nazis, ku klux klansmen - he found that they had one oddly similar belief: that a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret roomin them, jon sets out, with the help of the extremists, to locate that room
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Large green man bird feeder with decorative green leaves on his face and bearda great and unusual decorative piece for the garden
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Oxfam bookshop hove spine fade, slight cover wear, clean insidesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It looks at its relationship with poimandres, with the pagan novels and with other christian writings, in particular the acts of john and the acts of andrew and mathiascover slightly dog-eared but otherwise as newin addition to a thorough discussion of its date and place of origin, the collection of essays discusses many aspects of the acts of andrew, such as its interest in magic, martyrdom and the place of the devil, its preoccupation with scatology, and its interest in eroticismoxfam bookshop preston the apocryphal acts of andrew' is the first modern collection of studies on the most important aspects of the acts of andrew, an early christian kind of novel, which has only partially been preserved in greek, latin and copticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, it analyses the armenian translation, which is shown to be an important witness to the original textmuch attention is paid to spiritual climate of the acts of andrew and its connections with platonism and gnosticism
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The icon shows emperor constantine and the partriarch of constantinopel showing the true cross which was found back in 319 ad by emperor constantine and his mother helena in jerusalem under the ruins of a pagan templeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikion this 18th century icon of the jaroslav region, we see constantin and the patriarch flanked by deacons showing the true cross to the faithful in constantinopleto the right the onlookers, in the front a priest holding a gospelbookimportant russian icon from the feastday tier of a church iconostasis depicting the elevation of the true cross in the hagia sophia cathedral in constantinople in 319ad when emperor constantin and his mother empress elena returned jubilant from their pilgrimage to the holy landin general, in good condition, title restored, various retouchesduring this pilgrimage, they found back parts of the true cross on which jesus had suffered under the ruins of a roman temple that was constructed over golgothathe large size (89 x 65,5 cm) shows that this icon is made for a big church were it was part of the or even 22 icons that formed the feastday tiera beautyfull classical icon possibly from the school of jaroslav executed in eggtempera paint on levkas on a solid wooden panel that has survived all the upheaval of napoleontic wars and nazi invation in russiaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein the background the church iconostasisconstantin and the patriarch are holding the cross relic flanked by deacons in byzantine liturgical vestmentsto the left we see the empress helena in a red robean important and impressive icon which carries the spirit of byzanzconstantine and helena brought this priceless relic to constantinople and on this icon we see how this relic is shown to the faithfull of constantinopel in the hagia sophia cathedralcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean attractive icon that will give the house an atmosphere of dignity and meditation
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For decades, uhtred has stood at the intersection between pagan and christian, between saxon and viking, between the old world he was born into and the new world being forged around himin wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next kingbut as the winds of change gather pace, the pressure on uhtred as father, as politician and as warrior grows as never beforeonly the most astute cunning, the greatest loyalty and the most spectacular courage can save himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein mercia, rebellion is in the air as king edward tries to seize controloxfam shop dumfries at the fortress of the eagles, three kings will fightuhtred - a legendary warrior, admired and sought as an ally, feared as an adversary - finds himself once again torn between his two heritages: fighting on what he considers the wrong side, cursed by misfortune and tragedy and facing one of his most formidable enemies uhtred of bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victoryand across the country invading norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land
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Oxfam shop magdelen street faun is a german band that was formed in and plays pagan folk, darkwave, and medieval musicthe originality of its music style is that it falls back to "old" instruments, and the singing is always the centre of attentionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Heir to the philosophers, in particular voltaire, who had welcomed him by calling him "my dear tibulle" in , parny was now part of the anti-christian literary movement and pronounced, in the style of a theomachic fable in which pagan deities enter into a rivalry of power against the central figures of christianity, a relentless satire of the clerical world (the debauchery of the nuns, the hypocritical bawdiness of the religious, the simony of the popes) and a sharp criticism of some dogmas, in particular the doctrines of the trinity and the virginity of maryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilightly rubbed binding, fresh inside, comments in pencil on the first endpaper pages, a nice copy\t didot, an vii ()second edition, revised and corrected, of the provocative and quickly censored masterpiece of the pre-romantic reunionese poet evariste parnyla guerre des dieux, poème en 10 chants, : poem condemned by a decree of 27 june but which was often reprinted clandestinelyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeévariste désiré de forges, knight then viscount of parny, was a french poet born on 6 february in saint-paul de l'île bourbon (now reunion island), and died on 5 december in parisit was in , at the end of an 18th century fertile with philosophical and literary upheavals, that "la guerre des dieux anciens et modernes" by evariste de parny was publishedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop magdelen street rad 2 falken sieben november tinta unicorne karunta gaia zeit nach dem sturm der stille grund faun is a german band that was formed in and plays pagan folk, darkwave, and medieval musicthe vocals are performed in a variety of languages, including german, english, latin, greek, and scandinavian languagestheir instruments include celtic harp, swedish nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern, flutes, and many otherssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe originality of its music style is that it falls back to "old" instruments, and the singing is always the center of attention
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For decades, uhtred has stood at the intersection between pagan and christian, between saxon and viking, between the old world he was born into and the new world being forged around himin wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next kingbut as the winds of change gather pace, the pressure on uhtred as father, as politician and as warrior grows as never beforeonly the most astute cunning, the greatest loyalty and the most spectacular courage can save himoxfam shop evesham at the fortress of the eagles, three kings will fightuhtred - a legendary warrior, admired and sought as an ally, feared as an adversary - finds himself once again torn between his two heritages: fighting on what he considers the wrong side, cursed by misfortune and tragedy and facing one of his most formidable enemiesin mercia, rebellion is in the air as king edward tries to seize controluhtred of bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand across the country invading norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham why have many pagan societies for thousands of years cremated their deceased human beings? why did the jews throughout the old testament era consistently oppose cremation? similarly, why did christians, like their jewish ancestors, also consistently oppose cremation until the latter part of the 19th century? why are more and more christians and jews in the west now cremating their loved ones? in onlyin , canada had a percent cremation ratewhat has prompted these rapid increases? are these relatively recent rates of cremation related to increases in secularism and a corresponding decline in biblical knowledge and conviction? this book dust to dust or ashes to ashes? a christian examination of cremation, written in non-technical language by drin the american cremation rate stood at 3003 percent of the deceased in the united states were cremated see oxfam website for delivery information read moreschmidt, a sociologist and theologian, answers these and other questionsin england the rate currently stands at about 75 percent56 percent, but by it had risen to percent
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Cards and book by anna franklinexcellent conditionlike new conditioncards and book come in a lovely box
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This is part of our friend butch's estate sale and it is all great stuff to be loved againcheck out more of his treasures
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Sturdy wood pagan style chest with a two hinged storage compartment also used as coffee table110cm long, 600cm width, 400cm heightneeds a little tlc
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This thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandhe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidespaperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seathe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a daneby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
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The rustic brown finish of this arch will add the perfect accent to any outdoor spacefor over 100 years, safavieh has been crafting products of the highest quality and unmatched stylethis arch will add a fresh look to any outdoor space
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