The second edition of the 'Parzival' (ca. 1200/1210) continues to offer the authorative text according to Karl Lachmann and the excellent translation of Peter Knecht.
The second edition of the 'Parzival' (ca. 1200/1210) continues to offer the authorative text according to Karl Lachmann and the excellent translati...
Der mittelhochdeutsche 'Parzival' (ca. 1200/1210) gehort zur Weltliteratur. Auf kunstvolle Weise verbindet Wolframs Roman den Artus- mit dem Gralsstoff und entfaltet ein handlungs- und figurenreiches Panorama der ritterlich-hofischen Kultur des Mittelalters. Im Mittelpunkt der Erzahlung steht Parzival, der nach verschiedenen Stationen des Scheiterns und Versagens schlielich den leidenden Gralkonig Anfortas durch die Mitleidsfrage erlost und auf der Gralsburg Munsalvaesche die Herrschaft antritt.
Die zweite Auflage bietet unverandert den mageblichen Text nach Karl Lachmann und die...
Der mittelhochdeutsche 'Parzival' (ca. 1200/1210) gehort zur Weltliteratur. Auf kunstvolle Weise verbindet Wolframs Roman den Artus- mit dem Gralss...
Shamans throughout much of Asia are regarded as having the power to control and coerce spirits. Many Asians today still turn to shamans to communicate with the world of the dead, heal the sick, and explain enigmatic events. To understand Asian religions, therefore, a knowledge of shamanism is essential. Shamans in Asia provides an introduction to the study of shamans and six ethnographic studies, each of which describes and analyses the lives and activities of shamans in five different regions: Siberia, China, Korea, and the Ryukyu islands of southern Japan, Bangladesh and...
Shamans throughout much of Asia are regarded as having the power to control and coerce spirits. Many Asians today still turn to shamans to communicate...
