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Physician, activist, and author Charles Alexander Eastman was the first Native American certified in Western medicine and one of the first authors of any background to emphasize the Native American perspective. In The Soul of the Indian, he shares the customs, rituals, celebrations, and beliefs of Native American spirituality, and in so doing provides a powerful account of the “Great Mystery” at their core.

Mythologien und Sagen faszinieren seit jeher die Menschheit. Es gibt keine Epoche, in der keine erzählt wurden oder neu hinzukamen. Doch das Erstaunlichste hierbei ist, dass jede Kultur, jedes Land und jeder Stamm seine eigenen Mythologien und Sagen erzählt. Diese Geschichten erzählen von der Erschaffung der Erde, von dem Ursprung der Menschheit und all den Dingen, die man nicht wissen kann. Es gibt etliche Bereiche, die von ihnen abgedeckt werden.

Aus europäisch-westlicher Sicht erscheint vieles, was mit dem Staat Japan, einschließlich seiner Geschichte und Kultur und der dort lebenden Menschen zusammenhängt, nicht nur fremd, sondern auch in gewisser Weise unzugänglich und unverständlich. Diejenigen, die sich nicht explizit damit beschäftigen, haben häufig keinerlei Bezug zu Japan. Das gilt selbstverständlich auch für die japanische Mythologie. Im Gegensatz zur griechisch-römischen oder nordisch-germanischen Mythologie ist der Kenntnisstand darüber im Westen eher gering.

Immergiti nella meravigliosa vastità della cultura dei nativi americani, scopri l'impressionante potenza della loro spiritualità ed entra in contatto con l'incredibile patrimonio di tradizioni, racconti, insegnamenti, leggende e ispirazioni che hanno lasciato. Entrare in contatto con le tradizioni, gli usi, i costumi e la visione dei nativi americani significa riscoprire la tua identità, ti permette di risvegliare la tua capacità di ascoltare ed connetterti con le forze della natura e con il grande spirito di cui ognuno di noi è parte.

It all began when, viewing the breathless preparations for independent India's 60th birthday celebrations - and poised then on her own sixth decade - Shobhaa De was struck by the thought: 'Surely my life has taken the same trajectory as the country's?' In an intimate confession to her readers...

Ever wonder why everyone wants to immigrate to America? Rediscovering America answers that question, and it’s like no other history you have ever encountered. More than an account of people, dates, and events, this story is about the hidden hand of a purposeful historical development where the main actors are colorful characters, participating in an American drama of little-known but remarkable events where overcoming incredible odds of failure is more unbelievable and engaging than fiction. 

In Wild, Amy Jeffs journeys—on foot and through medieval texts—from landscapes of desolation to hope, offering the listener an insight into a world at once distant and profoundly close to home. The seven chapters, entitled Earth, Ocean, Forest, Beast, Fen, Catastrophe, Paradise, open with fiction and close with reflection. They blend reflections of travels through fen, forest and cave, with retelling of medieval texts that offer rich depictions of the natural world.

Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights—glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth—embedded in myth, legends, and folklore. Combing through ancient texts and obscure sources, she has spent decades prospecting for intriguing wonders and marvels, historical mysteries, diverting anecdotes, and hidden gems from antiquity, medieval, and modern times. Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws is a treasury of fifty of her most amazing and amusing discoveries.

In the US and Canada, spiritualism's primary focus was on communication between the living and the dead. The spiritual tradition traveled around the world, especially in Latin America, where it evolved in different ways. The Puerto Rican influence on modern Western magic is profound but largely unheralded. Beginning in the early 20th century, Puerto Rican immigrants to the US introduced espiritismo to the US spiritual landscape, strongly affecting the way magic was practiced. Hector Salva's book places Puerto Rican espiritismo in this broader perspective.

Une tradition célèbre, confirmée par les poésies de tous les peuples du Nord, par leurs annales, par leurs institutions et par des usages dont quelques-uns subsistent encore, nous apprend qu'un personnage extraordinaire, nommé Odin, a régné anciennement dans le Nord, qu'il y a opéré de grands changements dans le gouvernement, dans les usages et dans la religion, qu'il y a joui d'une grande autorité, et qu'on lui a même rendu les honneurs divins.

This captivating book takes you deep into the infamous legacy of Loki and his wife Sigyn. As a controversial and misunderstood figure in Heathenry, Loki is often approached with trepidation. But this book introduces you to his true self: a trickster, but a devoted husband and creative problem-solver, too. You'll also learn about Sigyn, the often forgotten goddess of loyalty and compassion. Join Heathen author Lea Svendsen on a rich exploration of these two Norse deities, together and separate.

Beer is and has always been more than an intoxicating beverage. Its invention 13,000 years ago was one of the fundamental motivations for the domestication of grains around the world. In early states, the control over the technological knowledge and resources to produce beer contributed to social hierarchies. Beer even likely provided the capital to motivate laborers to construct the ancient pyramids and other large-scale public works. Beer is a social lubricant that brings people together.

Eine starke Geschichte kann die Welt retten - oder sie zerstören. Sie kann Wahlen entscheiden, Menschenleben retten, aber auch Kriege auslösen und Ungerechtigkeit zementieren. Samira El Ouassil und Friedemann Karig verfolgen diese ambivalente Wirkungsmacht anhand wichtiger Narrative von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Und sie zeigen, welche Erzählungen uns heute gefährden und warum wir neue benötigen. Wie gelingt es, den Klimawandel so zu erzählen, dass er zum Handeln drängt? Aus welchen Überlegenheitsmythen entstehen Rassismus und Antisemitismus?

New Orleans - the Big Easy, the birthplace of jazz, home of Cafe du Monde, and what some call the most haunted city in America. Beneath the indulgence and revelry of the Crescent City lies a long history of the dark and mysterious. From the famous "Queen of Voodoo," Marie Laveau, who is said to haunt the site of her grave, to the wicked LaLauries, whose true natures were hidden behind elegance and the trappings of high society, New Orleans is filled with spirits of all kinds. Some of the ghosts in these stories have sordid and scandalous histories, while others are friendly specters.

Halloween es una celebración que se lleva a cabo cada año, en la fecha del 31 de octubre, mucha gente se disfraza para asustar a otras y pedir dulces durante la mayor parte de la celebración, pero muchos se preguntan cual es su origen, por qué surgió halloween y por qué hoy en dia es una celebración que a grandes y a chicos les gusta. En este audiolibro te cuento todo acerca del origen de halloween la noche de terror.

Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Wyatt Williams offers a powerful look at why we kill and eat animals. In order to understand why we eat meat, the restaurant critic and journalist investigated factory farms, learned to hunt game, worked on a slaughterhouse kill floor, and partook in Indigenous traditions of whale eating in Alaska. In Springer Mountain, he tells about his experiences while charting the history of meat eating and vegetarianism. 

In un viaggio in Giappone, tra le attività più amate vi è quella di prendere parte a riti e cerimonie suggestive tra antichi santuari, templi e pagode. Tuttavia, solo pochissimi visitatori conoscono la reale mitologia su cui si basa il complesso di riti e celebrazioni a cui prendono parte. Si tratta di una delle mitologie più singolari ed affascinanti del pianeta, caratterizzata da innumerevoli leggende e storie di divinità, eroi, demoni, spiriti e mostri che narrano una visione del cosmo e della vita in modo inedito, soprattutto se paragonato alla visione occidentale.

Perché il Consiglio degli Dei ha deciso urgentemente di incatenare un lupo di ghiaccio? Perché Odino sceglie di perdere il suo occhio destro? E che cos'è quella creatura tanto grande e feroce da terrorizzare Thor, il più forte degli Dei? La mitologia norrena trae origine dalle leggende che si diffusero in epoca pre-cristiana e che vennero tramandate per secoli dai popoli che abitavano la Scandinavia, fino a poi arrivare ad essere influenzata dalle gesta dei sanguinari, quanto conquistatori Vichinghi.

"Yokai, monstruos y fantasmas de Japón" constituye una invitación formal para adentrarse en las entrañas de la mitología japonesa a través de sus criaturas. Un recorrido en forma de bestiario por los monstruos del folclor japonés y las leyendas que los acompañan. Un audiolibro imprescindible para cualquiera que sienta un mínimo interés por Japón, su historia y sus raíces.

Hace miles de años, en la Antigüedad, las ayas griegas contaban a los niños historias a las que llamaban mythoi, que no se diferenciaban en esencia de las narraciones que solemos calificar como cuento y que tratan sobre sucesos extraordinarios, ya sean reales o inventados. Los mythoi tenían como protagonistas a seres divinos o semidivinos objeto de culto entre el pueblo griego. También tenían como protagonistas a héroes que podían contar con el favor, o disfavor, de esos dioses. Hoy día esas viejas historias han quedado sepultadas bajo capas de olvido.