The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays
ISBN: 9780195171549 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, the Groundhog, and the Virgin Mary? Why do people behave so bawdily during Mardi Gras? How has the significance and celebration of Christmas changed over the centuries?
In The Book of the Year, Anthony Aveni offers fascinating answers to these questions and explains the many ways humans throughout time have tried to order and give meaning to time's passing. Aveni traces the origins of modern customs tied to seasonal holidays, exploring what... What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, ...
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111,90 zł |
Fireside Psalms: A Thanksgiving-to-Christmas devotional walk through the book of Psalms
ISBN: 9780595415311 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Spend the Christmas season in a meaningful way through a totally new Advent devotional study. See God in a whole new way as you enjoy a day-by-day study in the book of Psalms, learning Hebrew phrases and historical highlights that explain the personal love God has for you. Here's a Christmas gift you'll always remember!
Spend the Christmas season in a meaningful way through a totally new Advent devotional study. See God in a whole new way as you enjoy a day-by-day stu...
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68,67 zł |
Seasons of Faith: Teaching the Christian Year
ISBN: 9780687037360 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Knowing about and experiencing each season keeps ever before us God's will for our lives. Celebrating each season brings special joy and meaningful traditions to our lives-no matter what our age. Seasons of Faith contains information, crafts, and activities that will enhance every holiday of the Christian Year. Use Seasons of Faith for additional Sunday school activities with preteens or youth or to develop specail seasonal studies for all ages.
Knowing about and experiencing each season keeps ever before us God's will for our lives. Celebrating each season brings special joy and meaningful tr...
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86,06 zł |
The Pagan Book of Days: A Guide to the Festivals, Traditions, and Sacred Days of the Year
ISBN: 9780892818679 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - A daybook containing information about rituals and celebrations that have for centuries been associated with the changing seasons of the year. - Includes charts of equinoxes and solstices, movable holy days, and monthly lunar phases through 2033 - First edition sold more than 30,000 copies Pagan rites and festivals are at the root of many traditional holidays in the Western world. Embracing a sensitivity we have lost, the Pagan traditions emphasize mystical spirituality, reverence for the feminine principle, and the links between people and the earth. This unique daybook...
- A daybook containing information about rituals and celebrations that have for centuries been associated with the changing seasons of the year. -...
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64,37 zł |
Festivals, Family and Food
ISBN: 9780950706238 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This family favorite is a unique, well-loved source of stories, recipes, things to make, activities, poems, songs, and festivals. Each festival, such as Christmas, Candlemas, and Martinmas, has its own illustrated chapter. Also included are sections on birthdays, rainy days, convalescence, and a birthday Calendar. The perfect present and fun for the whole family, it explores the numerous festivals that children love to celebrate.
This family favorite is a unique, well-loved source of stories, recipes, things to make, activities, poems, songs, and festivals. Each festival, such ...
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86,51 zł |
Poems From the Heart of a Woman
ISBN: 9781475941500 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. My mother, Lovella Bagley had ten children. She taught her family about Jesus and the biblical principles of His word. Her dream was to write a book about her husband and all her children. She was married to Lee Earnest Bagley, Sr. for sixty-five years; he went home to be with the Lord on December 12, 2009. My father had a good sense of humor and an extraordinary personality. He provided for his family by working at an apartment complex as a Supervisor of Plumbing- in Lubbock, Texas. In my upcoming book, Why am I Here? I will talk about specifics in our family s life. Our mother was diagnosed...
My mother, Lovella Bagley had ten children. She taught her family about Jesus and the biblical principles of His word. Her dream was to write a book a...
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42,84 zł |
Gifts to a Magus: Indo-Iranian Studies Honoring Firoze Kotwal
ISBN: 9781433120510 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating volume consists of articles by world-renowned scholars of Zoroastrian, Iranian, Parsi, and Jewish studies. The topics covered range from the prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) and the ancient Indo-Iranians to the modern Zoroastrians and Jews of Iran and India. Insightful descriptions of divinities and demons, priests and laity will capture the attention of readers as will absorbing discussions of good and evil, rituals and documents, and of communities past and present.
This fascinating volume consists of articles by world-renowned scholars of Zoroastrian, Iranian, Parsi, and Jewish studies. The topics covered range f...
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549,69 zł |
Holidays and Other Disasters
ISBN: 9780931779398 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Holidays and Other Disasters" considers the major U.S. holidays-Easter, Christmas, Opening Day, etc.-from an atheist's perspective. It examines explicitly religious holidays, those that have a definite if not always acknowledged religious thrust (Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving) and secular holidays that had religious elements added on (like Labor Day) by way of personal stories, usually the author's own. Where other people have especially revealing holiday stories, as is the case with Jack Johnson (the first black heavyweight champion) and the Fourth of July, novelist Salman Rushdie and...
"Holidays and Other Disasters" considers the major U.S. holidays-Easter, Christmas, Opening Day, etc.-from an atheist's perspective. It examines expli...
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91,37 zł |
Das Fremde Japan: Ainu - Kami - Shinto: Die Praehistorischen Wurzeln Im Weltbild Der Japaner
ISBN: 9783631648490 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die unsichtbaren Kami sind auch im modernen Japan allgegenwartig. Die vom Shinto verehrten Geistwesen der Natur pragen bis heute das Selbstverstandnis der Japaner. Die Autorin stellt heraus, dass sich die religiosen Muster des Shinto auf das ungewohnliche Weltbild der alten Ainu-Jager zuruckfuhren lassen. Nicht zuletzt anhand ihrer Schopfungsgesange, den Yukar, beleuchtet die Religionswissenschaftlerin die ursprungliche Lebenswelt der prahistorischen Jager. Schon die Ainu erklarten sich das Phanomen des Schopferischen mit einer parallelen Welt, in der sich unsichtbare Kamui aus...
Die unsichtbaren Kami sind auch im modernen Japan allgegenwartig. Die vom Shinto verehrten Geistwesen der Natur pragen bis heute das Selbstvers...
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167,77 zł |
'Twas the Night....
ISBN: 9781490741291 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What better way to share the Gospel, through wonderful illustrations and simple words, make this a Christmas tradition for your family, friends and co workers. 'Twas the night, recounts the nativity in a traditional poetic way yet tells the real story of that first wonderful Christmas.
What better way to share the Gospel, through wonderful illustrations and simple words, make this a Christmas tradition for your family, friends and co...
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64,34 zł |
Redefining Pilgrimage: New Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Pilgrimages
ISBN: 9781409468233 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Exploring what does and what does not constitute pilgrimage, Redefining Pilgrimage draws together a wide variety of disciplines including politics, anthropology, history, religion and sociology. Leading contributors offer a broad range of case studies from a wide geographical area, exploring new ways of approaching pilgrimage beyond the classical religious model. Re-thinking the global phenomenon of pilgrimages in the 21st century, this book offers new perspectives to redefine pilgrimage.
Exploring what does and what does not constitute pilgrimage, Redefining Pilgrimage draws together a wide variety of disciplines including politics, an...
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700,25 zł |
Mommy, Why Don't We Celebrate Halloween?
ISBN: 9780768407716 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Do you know the truth behind the dressing up and trick-or-treating that are important parts of this holiday? If not, you need to read this book with your child."
Halloween comes every year and so does the question: "Mommy, Why Don t We Celebrate Halloween"? Most likely, your child has either asked you this, or will ask you in the future. This is why you should be ready to explain Halloween to a kid, sharing the dangers of Halloween and discussing Halloween as a pagan holiday. This book will help your child have a Christian perspective on Halloween, making it clear why you don... "Do you know the truth behind the dressing up and trick-or-treating that are important parts of this holiday? If not, you need to read this book with ...
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66,51 zł |
Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment: Art, Science, and Spirituality
ISBN: 9781442637184 / Angielski / Twarda / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini (r. 1740-58) was one of the driving forces behind the Italian Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. His campaign to reconcile faith and empirical science, re-launch a dialogue between the Church and the European intellectual community, and expand papal patronage of the arts and sciences helped restore Italy's position as a center of intellectual and artistic innovation. Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment offers a broad and nuanced assessment of Benedict's engagement with Enlightenment art, science, spirituality, and culture. The collection's... Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini (r. 1740-58) was one of the driving forces behind the Italian Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. His campaign to... |
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Tithing in the New Testament Age: Is It Biblical?: A Biblical and Historical Analysis of Tithing Today
ISBN: 9781504956727 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The practice of giving the first ten percent of one's income to a church or ministry has become a topic of debate in recent years. Having been widely accepted for generations, tithing has now come under fire by a growing segment of today's Church who insist that tithing passed away with the Old Testament Law. This treatise by Andrew G. Robbins examines both sides of the subject and seeks to bring a truly Biblical perspective for those who may still be confused about whether or not God wants them to tithe. Pastor Robbins also reaches across the aisle to those who oppose the concept of New...
The practice of giving the first ten percent of one's income to a church or ministry has become a topic of debate in recent years. Having been widely ...
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Phaenomenologie Mystischer Erfahrung in Der Religioesen Lyrik Englands Im 17. Jahrhundert: Richard Crashaw, John Donne, George Herbert, Thomas Trahern
ISBN: 9783631385289 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 498 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Studie versucht im Wege eines innovativen interdisziplinaren Interpretationsansatzes eine phanomenologische Analyse des -mystischen Elements- in der Dichtung der -Metaphysical Poets- (Crashaw, Donne, Herbert, Vaughan und Traherne) und dreier heute vergessener englischer Mystikerinnen (Ann Collins, Mary Mollineux, Gertrude More) aus dem 17. Jh. zu erstellen. Ausgehend vom Mystikbegriff Albrechts, in dem -Mystik- definiert ist als -das Ankommen eines Umfassenden im Versunkenheitsbewusstsein und/oder das ekstatische Erleben des Umfassenden- werden nahezu 800 Gedichte auf erlebnismystische...
Die Studie versucht im Wege eines innovativen interdisziplinaren Interpretationsansatzes eine phanomenologische Analyse des -mystischen Elements- in d...
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537,16 zł |
Distant Lands: Tales of a Solo Traveler
ISBN: 9781478789703 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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96,19 zł |
Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
ISBN: 9780738758213 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This pocket-sized book shares everything you need to know to celebrate when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest.
This pocket-sized book shares everything you need to know to celebrate when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest.
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64,53 zł |
Redefining Pilgrimage: New Perspectives on Historical and Contemporary Pilgrimages
ISBN: 9781138546219 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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228,18 zł |
God, Me & a Cup of Tea for the Seasons: 101 devotional readings to savor during your time with God
ISBN: 9781727281903 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,76 zł |
The Wicca Book of Days: Legend and Lore for Every Day of the Year
ISBN: 9780806539775 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,58 zł |