Zbirka: Splošna prepričanja in kontroverzno znanje
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Drawing Down the Moon(2021) III, RADCLIFFE G. EDMONDS,One of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world provides an unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world, giving insight into the shifting ideas of religion and the divine in the ancient past and in the laVezava: Mehka61,40 € -
Jersey Ghost Stories(2016) MICHAELS, ERREN,GOATS, NOAHStep away from sunny Jersey’s present day and into the sinister shadows of the past … the island’s history is filled with dark deeds and restless spirits.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
How to Teach Classics to Your Dog(2021) WOMACK, PHILIPAn introduction to the classical world for you and your canineVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
From Camelot to Spamalot(2021) WOLLER, MEGAN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FINE ARTS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FINE ARTS, GANNON UNIVERSITY)For centuries, Arthurian legend with its tales of Camelot, romance, and chivalry has captured imaginations throughout Europe and the Americas. This book explores musical adaptations of Arthurian legend as filtered through specific versions of the tale asVezava: Mehka51,44 € -
Great Silence(2018) CIRKOVIC, MILAN M. (RESEARCH PROFESSOR, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, RESEARCH PROFESSOR, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY BELGRADE, AND FUTURE OF HUMANITY INSTITUTE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY)Researchers believe that the universe is vast enough that life has evolved and become technological many times, - yet we have seen no trace of extraterrestrial intelligence. This conundrum, known as the Fermi pardox, is the deepest mystery in the search fVezava: Trda75,06 € -
Daphnis and Chloe(2009) LONGUSLongus' romance tells the story of two teenagers, who love each other but do not know how to make love. Divine presences mingle with peasant life in this colourful story of the mystery of love and sexual initiation. Ronald McCail's new translation is immeVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Physick Garden(2022) ALICE SMITHThe intriguing tales of 80 plants that have been used to heal and cure our bodies – from ancient superstitions to old wives' tales that worked.Vezava: Trda25,73 € -
Superstition(2020) VYSE, STUART (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR, PSYCHOLOGIST, AND AUTHOR)Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid the number 13? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. From black cats to lucky pennies, Stuart Vyse explores the history of ouVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Swifts and Us(2022) GIBSON, SARAHSwifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return hoVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends(2022) YOUNG, SIMONIntroduces seventy Victorian urban legends ranging from ‘Beetle Eyes’ to the ‘Shoplifter’s Dilemma’ and from ‘Hands in the Muff’ to ‘the Suicide Club’. While a handful of these stories are already known, the vast majority have never been identified, and tVezava: Mehka58,93 € -
Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers(2016) FRIEDMAN, STANTON T. (STANTON T. FRIEDMAN),MARDEN, KATHLEEN (KATHLEEN MARDEN)Vezava: Mehka26,60 € -
Holdout(2021) MOORE, GRAHAMOne jury member changed the verdict. What if she was wrong? From the screenwriter of THE IMITATION GAME comes a knockout thriller that reads as 12 Angry Men meets Serial.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Old Ways, Old Secrets(2015) KERRIGAN, JOToday’s Ireland has never lost the link with its pagan past, never forgotten the old ways. This book reveals the hidden world of pagan Ireland, showing it still exists among the people and in the landscape where it belongs.Vezava: Trda25,65 € -
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table(2022) DOUGHERTY, MARTIN JWhat’s the truth behind the King Arthur legend and why has it endured? Long before the Marvel Universe there was the universe of Arthurian romance, and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur, LanceloVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Queen of the Birds(2021) POLWART, KARINEAn exquisite retelling of a well-known traditional tale by one of Scotland's most well-known songwriters and storytellers and illustrated by an artist renowned for her paintings of animals – both real and mythical.Vezava: Mehka9,97 € -
Magical Britain(2022) WILDWOOD, ROBThis richly illustrated guide to 650 places will appeal to those who want to explore Britain's lost animist landscape of fairies, folklore, myth and paganism. Discover pre-Christian healing shrines and Norse mythology. Learn where rock, water and hill spiVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Bee and the Sun(2021) HYDE, CATHERINECatherine Hyde follows the journey of the bee and the sun in a calendar of jewel-like full colour paintings that celebrate the sensory delights of herbs and spices, seasoned with a pinch of bee and plant lore.Vezava: Trda21,03 €
