Download or read book The King In Exile written by Sudha Shah and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An absorbing read. Exhaustively researched and gracefully written, The King in Exile tells a story of compelling human interest, filled with drama, pathos and tragedy... [It] heralds the arrival of a writer of non-fiction who is both uncommonly talented and exceptionally diligent...One of the great merits of [the book] is that it is completely free of jargon and theorizing. It is in essence a family story, centred on five women whose lives were waylaid by history' - Amitav Ghosh in his blog 'The captivity of Burma's last king and the fall of the Konbaung dynasty: a compelling new account' In 1879, as the king of Burma lay dying, one of his queens schemed for his forty-first son, Thibaw, to supersede his half brothers to the throne. For seven years, King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat ruled from the resplendent, intrigue-infused Golden Palace in Mandalay, where they were treated as demi-gods. After a war against Britain in 1885, their kingdom was lost, and the family exiled to the secluded town of Ratnagiri in British-occupied India. Here they lived, closely guarded, for over thirty-one years. The king's four daughters received almost no education, and their social interaction was restricted mainly to their staff. As the princesses grew, so did their hopes and frustrations. Two of them fell in love with 'highly inappropriate' men. In 1916, the heartbroken king died. Queen Supayalat and her daughters were permitted to return to Rangoon in 1919. In Burma, the old queen regained some of her feisty spirit as visitors came by daily to pay their respects. All the princesses, however, had to make numerous adjustments in a world they had no knowledge of. The impact of the deposition and exile echoed forever in each of their lives, as it did in the lives of their children. Written after years of meticulous research, and richly supplemented with photographs and illustrations, The King in Exile is an engrossing human-interest story of this forgotten but fascinating family.
Download or read book The Lost Throne written by Isaac Assor and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens to a lost child? In THE LOST THRONE, he becomes a pope - to be exact, he becomes Pope Victor III (1086-1087). While the Catholic Church as an official account of Victor III and his origins, rumors persist that he was in fact a Jew. Spun from imagination and a rich detail of 11th century Europe, the author weaves a story of heartache, love, feudal conflict and papal intrigue. The story of Pope Victor III has never been told from this perspective or with such insights. For those who love papal history, THE LOST THRONE is a must read.
Download or read book Exile and Restoration written by Peter R. Ackroyd and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1968-11-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of sixth-century Hebrew thought, a part of the Old Testament Library series, grew out of Peter Ackroyd's influential Hulsean Lectures on the same topic. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
Download or read book The Life and Times of S Edward King and Confessor written by Cecilia MacGregor and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monarchy and Exile written by P. Mansel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using detailed studies of fifteen exiled royal figures, the role of Exile in European Society and in the evolution of national cultures is examined. From the Jacobite court to the exiled Kings' of Hanover, the book provides an alternative history of monarchical power from the 16th to 20th century.
Download or read book The Contemporary Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chivalry in Westeros written by Carol Parrish Jamison and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has sparked a renewed interest in things medieval. The pseudo-historical world of Westeros delights casual fans while offering a rich new perspective for medievalists and scholars. This study explores how Martin crafts a chivalric code that intersects with and illuminates well known medieval texts, including both romance and heroic epics. Through characters such as Brienne of Tarth, Sandor Clegane and Jaime Lannister, Martin variously challenges, upholds and deconstructs chivalry as depicted in the literature of the Middle Ages.
Download or read book NIV Faithlife Study Bible Hardcover written by John D. Barry and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 2303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the makers of Logos Bible Software, the NIV Faithlife Study Bible's striking illustrations and comprehensive verse-by-verse insights will serve as a guide to help you understand and apply God's Word."--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Remembering Biblical Figures in the Late Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods written by Diana V. Edelman and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social memory studies offer an under-utilised lens through which to approach the texts of the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, the range of associations and symbolic values evoked by twenty-one characters representing ancestors and founders, kings, female characters, and prophets are explored by a group of international scholars. The presumed social settings when most of the books comprising the TANAK had come into existence and were being read together as an emerging authoritative corpus are the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods. It is in this context then that we can profitably explore the symbolic values and networks of meanings that biblical figures encoded for the religious community of Israel in these eras, drawing on our limited knowledge of issues and life in Yehud and Judean diasporic communities in these periods. This is the first period when scholars can plausibly try to understand the mnemonic effects of these texts, which were understood to encode the collective experience members of the community, providing them with a common identity by offering a sense of shared past while defining aspirations for the future. The introduction and the concluding essay focus on theoretical and methodological issues that arise from analysing the Hebrew Bible in the framework of memory studies. The individual character studies, as a group, provide a kaleidoscopic view of the potentialities of using a social memory approach in Biblical Studies, with the essay on Cyrus written by a classicist, in order to provide an enriching perspective on how one biblical figure was construed in Greek social memory, for comparative purposes.
Download or read book CSB Study Bible Purple LeatherTouch Indexed written by CSB Bibles by Holman and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 2208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CSB Study Bible is designed to help you know and be transformed by God's Word. The Bible features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) that keeps Scripture primary on every page. To inspire you to grow in your understanding and love for God's Word, the CSB Study Bible, includes an award-winning array of study resources including over 16,000 study notes, tools, and word studies--each tool presented on the same page as the verses it refers to. Whether you are preparing for future Bible studies or daily readings, this study Bible for men and women is the ideal resource for lifelong discipleship. Features include: 368 word studies to introduce you to the context and meaning behind key Greek and Hebrew words High-quality smyth-sewn binding that will lie open whether you are reading Genesis 1 or Revelation 22 Full-color visuals to help you see the structure and context of Scripture come alive, including 94 photographs, 55 maps, 44 paintings, 21 illustrations/reconstructions, 19 charts, and 61 timelines Introductions and outlines for each book, including background information, theological themes, and insights into the unique contribution of each book Easy-to-read layout with two columns of text, Jesus' words in red, center-column cross-references, and three columns of notes Available in LeatherTouch (similar to an imitation leather Bible), cloth over board, hardcover, and genuine leather This CSB women's and men's study Bible features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible(R) (CSB). The CSB stays as literal as possible to the Bible's original meaning without sacrificing clarity, making it easier to engage with Scripture's life-transforming message and to share it with others.
Download or read book The King s Mirror Speculum regale Konungs skuggsj written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an unknown author known as Anonymous, 'The King's Mirror' (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá) is a medieval Norwegian text that serves as a didactic guide for young princes on how to rule justly and wisely. The book is structured as a dialogue between a father and his son, with the father imparting wisdom on various topics such as the importance of education, warfare, morality, and governance. The literary style of the book is didactic and instructional, typical of medieval literature, and the content is heavily influenced by Christian moral teachings and classical literature. The King's Mirror provides a valuable insight into medieval political thought and serves as a guide for rulers on how to govern their kingdoms effectively. The book is a significant piece of medieval literature that offers a glimpse into the intellectual and cultural landscape of medieval Scandinavia, making it a valuable resource for historians and literary scholars alike.
Download or read book India Diversity written by Hilda David and published by Om Books International. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The more you look around the world, at the chaos, conflict, horror and repression in the name of religious ideology, not least in the lands very close to India, the more you realise how Nehru, for all his imperfections, got the biggest question right. Now that India is finally positioning itself for a spectacular economic takeoff, it is not the right time to endanger that by opening the can of worms that is communalism.
Download or read book Divine Secrets and Human Imaginations written by Angelika Berlejung and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this volume of collected essays, written over the last two decades and all revised, updated, and supplemented with unpublished material, are grouped around two themes: Divine Secrets and Human Imaginations. The first essays deal with the production, initiation, use and function, the abduction, repatriation, and the replacement of divine images, their outer appearance, and the many facets of the divine presence theology in Ancient Mesopotamia. The essays on the second topic deal with human imaginations, human constructs, and constructed memories, which assign meaning to the past or to things or experiences that are beyond human control. Thematically, several aspects of the human condition are examined, such as the ideas associated in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East with death, corporeality, enemies, disasters, utopias, and passionate love.
Download or read book The Sketch written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Message of Jeremiah written by Christopher J.H. Wright and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this BST volume, Christopher Wright shows that Jeremiah is a book about the victory of God's love and grace. Jeremiah's portrait of the future is one that is fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah, and ultimately in God's dwelling with his with his redeemed people forever in the new creation.
Download or read book Harper s Weekly written by John Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exile A Conversation with N T Wright written by James M. Scott and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N. T. Wright is well known for his view that the majority of Second Temple Jews saw themselves as living within an ongoing exile. This book engages a lively conversation with this idea, beginning with a lengthy thesis from Wright, responses from eleven New Testament scholars, and a concluding essay from Wright responding to his interlocutors.
