wyszukanych pozycji: 6
The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun: A Mayan Tale of Ecstasy, Time, and Finding One's True Form
ISBN: 9781556436000 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Author and illustrator Martin Prechtel is internationally known for his explorations of ancient folklore and uncovering the lessons therein for modern readers. In The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun, he revives a hitherto unknown Guatemalan Tzutujil Mayan tale of the beginnings of the world with a poetic retelling of the story, 28 evocative drawings, and a critical analysis that both enlightens and entertains. Having lived with the Mayans and learned their language, Prechtel authoritatively retells the powerful tale of the Tall Girl who weaves the world in a loom, her parents...
Author and illustrator Martin Prechtel is internationally known for his explorations of ancient folklore and uncovering the lessons therein for modern...
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87,77 zł |
Rescuing the Light: Quotes from the Oral Teachings of Martin Prechtel
ISBN: 9781623176273 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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83,37 zł |
Long Life, Honey in the Heart: A Story of Initiation and Eloquence from the Shores of a Mayan Lake
ISBN: 9781556435386 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Martin Prechtel continues the narrative of his unique life in Santiago, Atitlan in Long Life, Honey in the Heart, an eloquent memoir replete with the subtle intelligence and sophistication of Mayan culture. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Guatemala's political upheaval in the 1980s, this heady mix of magic, humor, and spirituality immerses the reader in the experiences of Mayan birth, courting, marriage, childrearing, old age, death, and beyond, using the true story of Prechtel's own family and friends.
Martin Prechtel continues the narrative of his unique life in Santiago, Atitlan in Long Life, Honey in the Heart, an eloquent memoir replete w...
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The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise
ISBN: 9781583949399 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martin Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community. Yet, as Prechtel says, "Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have...
Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martin Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares prof...
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87,77 zł |
The Canyon Wren: Stories of My Horses Vol. III
ISBN: 9781682011294 / Twarda / 2023 / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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105,59 zł |
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: Memoirs from the Living Heart of a Mayan Village
ISBN: 9780874779707 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed Prechtel was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, Prechtel studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In Secrets of the...
Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Ar...
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74,57 zł |