Esotericism and narrative : the occult fiction of Charles Williams /
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Esotericism and Narrative: The Occult Fiction of Charles Williams situates the life and fiction of the Inkling Charles Williams in the network of modern occultism, with special focus on his initiatory experiences in A.E. Waite's Fellowship of the Rosy Cross . Aren Roukema evaluates fictional projections of magic, kabbalah, alchemy and ritual experience in Williams's seven novels of supernatural fantasy. From this specific analysis, he develops more broadly applicable approaches to the serious expression of religious experience in fiction. Roukema shows that esoteric knowledge has frequently been blurred into fiction because of its inherent narrativity and adaptability, particularly by authors already attracted to the syncretism, multivalence and lived fantasy of the modern occult experience.
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1 online resource (318 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004369115 :
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My dear Miss Ransom : letters between Caroline Ransom Williams and James Henry Breasted, 1898-1935 /
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Letters between Caroline Ransom Williams, the first American university-trained female Egyptologist, and James Henry Breasted, the first American Egyptologist and founder of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, show that Ransom Williams had a full life and productive career as the first American female Egyptologist.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (vi, 310 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781784917838 (ebook) :
The Cambridge companion to ancient Mediterranean religions /
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OCLC 826075990 :
xi, 367 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780521113960
9780521132046 (pbk.) :
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/staffView?searchId=3541&recPointer=0&recCount=25&searchType=0&bibId=17558415
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Politics otherwise : Shakespeare as social and political critique /
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The book is comprised of essays that utilize Shakespeare as a productive window into topics of contemporary social and political relevance. Its interdisciplinary qualities make the book relevant for students of political studies, literature, philosophy, cultural studies, and history.
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1 online resource (xiv, 180 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789401207461 :
0929-8436 ; :
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Description of Egypt : notes and views in Egypt and Nubia, made during the years 1825, -26, -27, and -28 : chiefly consisting of a series of descriptions and delineations of the mo...
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xxxii, 588 pages : illustrations (some folded), maps (some folded) ; 24 cm :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-588) compiled by the editor. :
9774245253
9789774245251
Dr. Johnson's Printer : The Life of William Strahan /
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Strahan was King's Printer and the owner of the greatest printing house in London during the 18th century. A.o.: David Hume, David Hall and America, The Franklins, Johnson.
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1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004619685
Shakespeare and philosophy : lust, love, and law /
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This book is an interdisciplinary work that weaves literary interpretation, legal theory, and philosophical doctrine about sex and love into a coherent mosaic in the context of two of Shakespeare's plays: The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure . In the process, the work advances literary interpretations of the plays including character studies of some of the main protagonists. The aim is partly theoretical but mostly practical: to demonstrate what we can learn about living a robustly meaningful and significant human life by taking Shakespeare's work seriously from contemporary philosophical and legal vantage points. Shakespeare does not reveal a tightly defined moral system that he is trying to urge upon his audience. Instead, Shakespeare challenges his audience to struggle with moral complexity as they confront conflicting elements surrounding legal and moral issues presented in his work and within the souls of his characters. His issues and their conflicts are also ours. Much of Shakespeare's work consists of raising weighty questions inextricably connected to the human condition and inviting his audience to ponder possible answers. The philosophical lessons about living our lives meaningfully and significantly that we can derive from Shakespeare are simple yet powerful.
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1 online resource (xiii, 227 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789401208727 :
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Causing his name to live : studies in Egyptian epigraphy and history in memory of William J. Murnane /
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William J. Murnane (1945-2000) dedicated his life to the epigraphic recording and historical interpretation of the monuments of pharaonic Egypt. In tribute to his important contributions to Egyptology, a prominent group of his colleagues and students offer a range of new studies on Egyptian epigraphy and historiography. Amarna studies loom large in the volume as they did in Murnane's own work. Several chapters investigate the art, history and chronology of the reigns of Akhenaten and his immediate successors. Other contributions deal with historical issues, especially those connected with the epigraphic and archaeological aspects of the Theban temples of Karnak and Luxor. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings.
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"Bibliography of William J. Murnane": pages [179]-182. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047429883 :
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