| Author | : Esther Eidinow |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199562601 |
This volume explores three trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE; the defendants were all women charged with undertaking ritual activities, but much of the evidence remains a mystery. The author reveals how these trials provide a vivid glimpse of the socio-political environment of Athens during the early-mid fourth century BCE.
| Author | : Michael Krasny |
| Publisher | : New World Library |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 160868069X |
Krasny brings his wide-ranging knowledge and perceptive intelligence to a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of belief--and lack of belief. He helps believers and nonbelievers alike understand their own questions about faith and religion. Personal and universal, timely and timeless, this is a deeply wise yet warmly welcoming conversation, an invitation to ask one's own questions--no matter how inconclusive the answers.
| Author | : Carol Ann Lee |
| Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 2024-10-10 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1789465850 |
On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had endured six months of accusations, imprisonment and torture; their treatment was such that one of the group died in Lancaster Castle's dungeons, while awaiting trial. Today, a thriving tourism industry exists in and around Pendle, the former home of the so-called witches, yet virtually everything we know about the case originates from a single source: Thomas Potts' Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches, hurriedly published in 1613 and distinctly skewed in favour of the prosecution. Until now... Sunday Times bestselling author Carol Ann Lee brings an entirely fresh perspective to the story by approaching it as true crime. Having worked in the genre for more than a decade, her research leads to revelatory discoveries, transforming our knowledge of those shadowy figures behind ill-famed names, and the terrible events that befell them. After four centuries of superstition and surmise, the two central, warring families - each headed by a fiercely independent widow working as 'cunning women' - emerge fully formed, as the book uncovers the reality of their lives and their alleged crimes before exploring the trial and executions. Along the way, we uncover the truth behind some of the story's most enduring mysteries: the legend of Malkin Tower and the final resting place of the Pendle witches. This is a ground-breaking book that will take the reader on a spellbinding journey into the dark heart of England's largest and most notorious witch trial.
| Author | : Stephen E. Kidd |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 249 |
| Release | : 2019-05-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 110849207X |
Explores the connections between art and play in ancient Greek thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle.
| Author | : Knappert |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 195 |
| Release | : 2023-09-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9004671293 |
| Author | : John Cassian |
| Publisher | : The Newman Press |
| Total Pages | : 910 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780809104840 |
"John Cassian: The Conferences is the first complete English translation of the twenty-four dialogues between Cassian and the desert fathers of Egypt. A native of Dacia, Cassian (c. 360-430) joined a monastery in Bethlehem when he was in his early adult years. From Palestine, Cassian and Germanus, a companion, traveled several times to Egypt where they learned about the monastic tradition from the great desert masters or abbas. Cassian's writings here record twenty-four dialogues with fifteen abbas." "The Conferences have long been a key work in monastic circles and among scholars of spirituality. Ramsey's helpful introductions and annotations make them accessible to a new and broader readership. Careful attention to references, notes and appendices demonstrate the outstanding research and writing which helped produce this monumental volume."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| Author | : Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung |
| Publisher | : Brazos Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2020-06-02 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1493422162 |
Drawing on centuries of wisdom from the Christian ethical tradition, this book takes readers on a journey of self-examination, exploring why our hearts are captivated by glittery but false substitutes for true human goodness and happiness. The first edition sold 35,000 copies and was a C. S. Lewis Book Prize award winner. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines. Questions for discussion and study are included at the end of each chapter.
| Author | : John Cassian |
| Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 881 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 3849621367 |
"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. This volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life Saint John Cassian (ca. 360 – 435) (Latin: Jo(h)annes Eremita Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, or Joannes Massiliensis), John the Ascetic, or John Cassian the Roman, was a Christian theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern Churches for his mystical writings. He is known both as one of the "Scythian monks" and as one of the "Desert Fathers." (courtesy of wikipedia.com) This edition includes the following works: Contents: The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Coenobia Book I. Of the Dress of the Monks. Book II. Of the Canonical System of the Nocturnal Prayers and Psalms. Book III. Of the Canonical System of the Daily Prayers and Psalms. Book IV. Of the Institutes of the Renunciants. Book V. Book VI. On the Spirit of Fornication. WE have thought best to omit altogether the translation of this book. Book VII.of the Spirit of Covetousness. Book VIII. Of the Spirit of Anger. Book IX. Of the Spirit of Dejection. Book X. Of the Spirit of Accidie. Book XI. Of the Spirit of Vainglory. Book XII. Conferences of John Cassian. Preface. I. First Conference of Abbot Moses. II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. III. Conference of Abbot Paphnutius. IV. Conference of Abbot Daniel. V. Conference of Abbot Serapion. VI. Conference of Abbot Theodore. VII. First Conference of Abbot Serenus. VIII. The Second Conference of Abbot Serenus. IX. The First Conference of Abbot Isaac. X. The Second Conference of Abbot Isaac. XI. The First Conference of Abbot Chaeremon. XII. The Second Conference of Abbot Chaeremon. XIII. The Third Conference of Abbot Chaeremon. XIV. The First Conference of Abbot Nesteros. XV. The Second Conference of Abbot Nesteros. XVI. The First Conference of Abbot Joseph. XVII. The Second Conference of Abbot Joseph. XVIII. Conference of Abbot Piamun. XIX. Conference of Abbot John. XX. Conference of Abbot Pinufius. XXI. The First Conference of Abbot Theonas. XXII. The Second Conference of Abbot Theonas. XXIII. The Third Conference of Abbot Theonas. XXIV. Conference of Abbot Abraham. The Seven Books on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius.
