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Erlebe ein fesselndes Sachhörbuch, das mittelalterliche Fakten schonungslos von der blutigen Dracula-Fiktion trennt. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder wissensdurstige Abende, entführt dich diese atmosphärische Reise direkt in die wilde Natur der rumänischen Karpaten. Hinter der...

The Myth and Culture Podcast revisits ancient myths, once treated as irrelevant to modern life, and demonstrates their interconnectedness with contemporary culture, business, politics, and society. Join renowned mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik in conversation with Jerry Johnson, a writer & speaker on Western Philosophy, as they skillfully reframe the hot-button issues of our times to uncover the myths that drive our lives.

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Manu said that a woman’s dharma is to be mother, daughter, sister and wife in service of men, regardless of the caste. In modern times we call this patriarchy. In the Veda, the need to control and favour hierarchy, is an expression of an anxious mind.Hindu, Buddhist and Jain lore is full of...

Who was Radha, and why has she captured the imagination of so many writers across centuries? No other goddess combines the elements of bhakti and shringara quite as exquisitely as the divine milkmaid. She spans a vivid rainbow of imagery-from the playfulness of the Ras Lila to the soulfulness of...

The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. Erich Neumann was one of C. G. Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right. In this influential book, Neumann shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, the tail-eating serpent.

Future Shock is about the present. Future Shock is about what is happening today to people and groups who are overwhelmed by change. Change affects our products, communities, organizations - even our patterns of friendship and love. Future Shock vividly describes the emerging global civilization: tomorrow's family life, the rise of new businesses, subcultures, lifestyles, and human relationships - all of them temporary. It illuminates the world of tomorrow by exploding countless cliches about today.

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Scheherazade, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Scheherazade always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

महाकवि भास संस्कृत साहित्य के मूर्धन्य कवि हैं। उन्होंने अपने जिन तेरह नाटकों से संस्कृत साहित्य को समृद्ध किया उनमें स्वप्नवासवदत्ता और प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायण विशेष लोकप्रिय हैं। नाटकों की भाषा बहुत ही सरस और बोध्गम्य है। अभिनय की दृष्टि से भी भास के नाटक सर्वथा उपयुक्त हैं।

Thor, Odin, Loki, Freyja, the Valkyries, Valhalla, Ragnarok — many of the places we encounter these and other names, places, and events from Norse mythology in daily life and pop culture are connected to the medieval sources in name only.

Embrace the changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated collection of folkore and myths of The North. From joyous tales of renewal and transformation for Spring, to hushed stories for long Winter nights, each season has a particular spirit which is celebrated in folktales from across the...

"Since time immemorial, India has been an ocean bed over which numerous stories have flowed and enriched the world. Storytellers from Tulsidas to Rohinton Mistry have added their magic to this magnificent repository. Inspired in part by Somadeva’s Kathasaritasagara, William Radice...

Scheid de historische feiten van de mythes in deze meeslepende verkenning van de beruchte Trojaanse Oorlog. Waar het epische verhaal stopt, begint de werkelijke zoektocht naar de vergeten nederzettingen aan de rand van de Egeïsche Zee. Dompel jezelf onder in de bedolven ruïnes van de stad en...

当沉寂千年的古埃及法老陵墓在狂沙中被强行开启，一场席卷全球的致命诅咒迷局就此诞生，它巧妙利用了人们对未知力量的恐惧，迫使我们在硬核的考古纪实与疯狂的媒体造神运动之间，拼凑出令人战栗的历史真相。无论你...

يفصل هذا البحث التاريخي بين الحقائق الموثقة وأساطير الكنز المفقود، ليغوص في واحد من أعقد الألغاز الجغرافية. وسط أجواء من الغموض والترقب، تضعك هذه الرحلة...

当迷雾笼罩北大西洋的致命航线，无数钢铁巨轮与飞机神秘消失，这片海域究竟是超自然力量的深渊，还是人类认知偏差的牺牲品？面对扑朔迷离的航海史诗与离奇坠机档案，我们在恐惧与好奇的交织中渴望发掘真相。短短两...

Ontdek de kracht van mythologie en zie hoe oeroude scheppingsverhalen de menselijke zoektocht naar zingeving sturen. Ideaal voor een meeslepende luistersessie tijdens het wandelen of het woon-werkverkeer. Deze cultuurhistorische reis transformeert eeuwenoude vertellingen in levendige spiegels...

从残酷的权力更迭到悲壮的英雄史诗，这些流传千年的希腊神话，至今仍在暗中主导着西方世界对权力与秩序的终极想象。无论你是渴望系统构建文化认知的初学者，还是试图在碎片化时代寻找思想锚点的求知者，这幅庞大而...

面对流传千年的古代文明神话与沉没大陆传说，我们将用严谨的考古线索与地质学证据，带你彻底剥离幻想，直击历史谜团的核心。当你渴望在碎片化信息中建立深度的认知框架时，这场理性且刺激的探秘之旅正是绝佳选择。...

Reis door oeroude mythologie en epische sagen die de menselijke geschiedenis blijvend vormgaven. Deze sfeervolle en meeslepende vertellingen bieden de perfecte ontsnapping voor tijdens je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer of een rustige avond. Ontdek hoe universele legendes over dappere helden, sluwe...