Download or read book Magic in the Biblical World written by Todd Klutz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The category 'magic' , long used to signify an allegedly substantive type of activity distinguishable from 'religion', has nearly been dismantled by recent historical and social-scientific approaches to religious studies. While recognising and at times reinforcing this stance, the essays in this collection show that there is still much to be learned about the cultural context of early Judaism and Christianity by analysing ancient texts which either use 'magic' as a category for purposes of deviance labelling or promote behaviour of a broadly magico-religious variety. Through sustained engagement with texts ranging from Exod. 7-9 and Acts 8 to the Testament of Solomon and the Late Antique alchemical treatise known as the Cyranides, this volume focuses chiefly on materials that challenge the familiar boundaries between miracle and magic and medicine; yet it also heightens awareness of the way unsuspecting use of a sick sign (e.g. 'magic') can impede critical understanding of texts and their respective contexts of production and reception. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, Volume 245.

Download or read book The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F k written by Sarah Knight and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word-of-mouth bestseller * Published in more than 30 countries * 3 million copies sold worldwide Are you stressed out, overbooked and underwhelmed by life? Fed up with pleasing everyone else before you please yourself? Finding it hard working from home? Then it's time to stop giving a f**k, and care less to get more. This irreverent and practical book explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt - and give your f**ks instead to people and things that make you happy. From family dramas to having a bikini body, the simple 'NotSorry Method' for mental decluttering will help you unleash the power of not giving a f**k and will free you to spend your time, energy and money on the things that really matter. 'The anti-guru' Observer 'Absolutely blinding. Read it. Do it.' Mail on Sunday 'Genius' Cosmopolitan 'I love Knight's book even before I start reading . . . Works a charm' Sunday Times Magazine 'Life-affirming . . . The key practice she advocates is devising for yourself a "fuck budget" . . . It's a beautiful way of streamlining your psyche' Lucy Mangan, Guardian ALSO AVAILABLE FROM SARAH KNIGHT: YOU DO YOU: how to be who you are and use what you've got to get what you want AND Get Your Sh*t Together - the New York Times bestseller helping you organise the f**ks you want and need to give

Download or read book A Distant Magic written by Mary Jo Putney and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Jo Putney’s passionate, vivid characters and captivating stories have earned enthusiastic acclaim from reviewers and readers everywhere. Now the New York Times bestselling author weaves a new tale in the Guardian series–a dazzling romantic fantasy that takes readers not only from the elegant streets of London to a dangerously tempting Mediterranean island but across time. Jean Macrae’s family is one of the most prominent clans of Guardians, humans whose magical powers come from nature, but Jean considers her skills modest at best. She has never been able to summon the intense, earth-altering ability that has marked the most talented Guardians, and she is content without the adventure that such skill brings . . . until the day she is confronted by a handsome stranger whose magic imprisons her on his pirate ship. Captain Nikolai Gregorio is convinced that Jean’s father abandoned him, as a child, to slavers. Now he seeks vengeance against the Macraes, no matter the cost. But Jean soon finds his untrained magical gifts far more dangerous than his thirst for revenge, especially when they intensify her own powers to an unthinkable–and enticing–degree. And when Jean and Nikolai’s irresistible connection summons a woman from the future, they are charged with a formidable task: protect those who will oppose slavery’s evil and forever change the future of two nations. This quest will sweep Jean and Nikolai into the most fantastic of realms and try their powers beyond even what the Guardians themselves would dare. And when ultimate disaster threatens, they will stake everything on a shattering test of love that could secure the fate of generations . . . or destroy them and all they cherish. From the Hardcover edition.

Download or read book Magical Jewels written by Dominique L. S. Da Silva and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: July 16 2008, the day after the graduates of Bismarck boarding school graduated and had their prom night. They day that the students would leave the school with their belongings and go to their homes for three months of summer break. Early in the morning, about 08h30 the students would be locking their dormitories and would be coming down to leave. Cars and taxies were parked in front of the school lawn waiting for students to arrive. They waited and waited until, suddenly; the first student came from the doors and then was followed by more. Most of the students ran to the cars and taxies whilst the graduates and maybe some of the juniors walked towards the parking lot. But most of the graduates were running a little late on their packing but the others walked on towards the parking lot. But thats only the start of trouble.

Download or read book Midnight Magic written by Nancy Di Fabbio and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Mattie loves horses and she is enchanted by a painting of a horse she finds in her grandmother's attic. When she discovers that a wild horse she has bonded with in the forest may be the same horse as in the painting, Mattie begins to fear that her wish for the image to become real may in fact have materialized.

Download or read book Dawning Magic written by Niki Contreras and published by Niki Contreras. This book was released on with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witches are not real. At least, that’s what seventeen-year-old Rory Davidson has always believed. But when tragedy forces her to the paranormal capital of the United States, everything she knows is called into question. New Orleans seems eccentric at first, but Rory soon discovers that it is more than voodoo dolls for tourists. Magic flows freely and when strange things start happening to her, she must accept the fact that witches are in fact real, and she is one of them. With the help of the gorgeous boy from school and an over-the-top shopkeeper, she may yet learn to control her power. But something Dark is brewing in the heart of the Crescent City and she doesn’t know who she can truly trust. An ancient evil and a powerful curse threaten. Now, Rory must make peace with her past because she may be the only one strong enough to save New Orleans.

Download or read book Magic Study written by Maria V. Snyder and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So far, I've managed to survive. You would think after being kidnapped as a child, imprisoned in my teens and released to become a poison taster, I would have endured enough. But no. The discovery of my magical abilities—powers forbidden in Ixia—has resulted in an execution order. My only chance is to flee to Sitia, my long-lost birthplace. But Sitia is unfamiliar. I'm treated like an enemy—even by my own brother. Plus I can't control my powers. I want to learn about my magic, but there isn't time. A rogue magician has emerged and I'm targeted as his next victim. Will my magical abilities save me…or be my downfall?

Download or read book The Magic of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and published by 1st World Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young citizen of Oz who learns an important magic word falls prey to the wickedness of the Nomes' ex-king who wants to destroy Dorothy, the Wizard, and Princess Ozma.

Download or read book Lana s Magic Garden written by Lana Stevens and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blood Magic written by Jennifer Lyon and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED In the days when powerful witches used their magic to shield humanity from demons, their allies and guardians were a group of men gifted with preternatural abilities of their own–the witch guardians. But when a band of witches traded their humanity for demonic power, the ancient bond was broken, and the guardians became the hunters. Darcy MacAlister knows nothing of demons or magic. But this beautiful young woman is about to discover the truth about her past . . . and her future. For she is a witch–not just any witch, but the key to breaking the curse that has plagued witches and the men who hunt them. For if a hunter kills an innocent witch by mistake, the price is no less than a piece of his soul. Axel Locke, gorgeous leader of the Wing Slayer Hunters, has sworn never to shed the blood of the earth witches who have resisted the temptation of demonic power. But when his sister is cursed by a demon witch, he discovers that Darcy MacAlister may hold the cure–if she can master her newfound powers in time. When the chase begins and Axel and Darcy come face-to-face, this hunter must weigh his soul against his honor–and against his heart. From the Paperback edition.

Download or read book Sweet Magic written by Connie Shelton and published by Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of Columbine Publishing Group. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s here -- USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton’s newest Samantha Sweet cozy mystery. With nearly 2 million books sold and downloaded in more than 60 countries, find out what the fuss is all about! Samantha Sweet’s life is a little crazy right now, beginning with her daughter’s wedding, which coincides with Sam’s receiving a huge new contract for her chocolate factory. The day after the wedding someone takes a shot at Sam and she discovers the bad guys are back. OSM’s henchman, Marcus Fitch, who showed up in Taos once before, is more determined than ever to get his hands on the carved box that gives Sam her unusual powers. But as the sheriff’s department investigates the shooting, it seems Fitch has an airtight alibi. Meanwhile, Sam’s daughter is honeymooning in England where she and her new husband discover some interesting clues that connect to home. As Kelly learns of her mother’s secrets, she is pulled into the world of the magical artifacts in ways no one could have foreseen. And Sam discovers that her own world is about to change—forever. ~ ~ ~ Praise for Connie Shelton’s previous mysteries: “Ms. Shelton continues to perfect her craft with every book.” —5 stars, Kindle reader “LOVE, LOVE these books!” —5 stars, online review “Shelton again has done a superb job in bringing New Mexico to life.” —Albuquerque Journal “Connie Shelton gets better with every book she writes.” —The Midwest Book Review

Download or read book Ky s Magical Adventures written by Sian Cuffy Young and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered where garbage goes? Well, Ky never did, until one day when a gust of wind blew the wrapper from her favourite fruit snack out of the bin and out of her reach. Ky was worried because she was taught not to litter. As she drifted off to sleep that night, with thoughts of the wrapper on her mind, she was taken on a magical adventure to see just what happens to garbage. Join Ky on a fun adventure with her new friend Wendy. This children's storybook is filled with beautiful illustrations and an engaging story. It's a conversation starter meant to encourage readers to think about what happens after trash goes in the bin. And as they follow Ky's adventure, children will be inspired to become Eco Heroes, like Ky, so they can positively impact the environment too.

Download or read book Discovering the Magic Kingdom written by Joshua C. Shaffer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before has there been such a complete unofficial Disneyland guidebook for kids of all ages. Whether you are traveling for the first time or it's your family's annual trip, this vacation guide has it all! Discover the many exciting "fun facts" with this one-of-a-kind book, Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide. Packed with ways to cut expenses such as planning your trip through AAA, how to plan a Disney birthday or wedding, hidden Mickey locations, a scavenger hunt, history of the parks, ghost stories, how to utilize Fast Passes, over 100 photos and much more, you'll never leave for Disneyland without it!

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Download or read book The Magic of Scotland 70 Scottish Historical Novels Adventure Classics Romance Novels written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 15246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Magic of Scotland' brings together an unprecedented anthology of over 70 Scottish historical novels, adventure classics, and romance novels, showcasing the rich literary heritage of Scotland and its profound influence on the literary world. This collection spans a wide range of literary styles, from the romantic landscapes of Walter Scott to the thrilling adventures of John Buchan and the magical storytelling of George MacDonald. It also includes the enduring humanist themes found in the works of J. M. Barrie and the captivating tales of Robert Louis Stevenson, offering readers a comprehensive view of Scottish literature's depth and diversity. Each piece has been carefully selected to represent the nuanced portrayal of Scotlands historical and cultural identity, making it a standout compilation for both its literary significance and its celebration of Scottish heritage. The contributing authors, renowned for their pivotal roles in shaping the literary canon, each bring a unique voice and perspective to this collection. From the romanticism of Scott and MacDonald to the pioneering adventure narratives of Stevenson and Buchan, and Barrie's exploration of complex human emotions, these authors have collectively contributed to various literary movements, including romanticism, modernism, and the Scottish Renaissance. Their works not only pay homage to Scotlands rich past but also highlight the universal themes of adventure, love, and heroism, allowing for a rich dialogue between the texts and a deeper understanding of Scottish cultural and literary identity. The Magic of Scotland is an essential anthology for anyone interested in Scottish literature and its enduring impact on the global literary landscape. Offering a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in a variety of literary styles and themes, this collection serves as both an educational resource and a treasure trove of adventure, romance, and historical intrigue. It invites readers to explore the multifaceted narratives of Scotland, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the countrys landscapes, history, and tales. This anthology is a must-read for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Scottish literature, promising an engaging and enlightening journey through the heart of Scotlands literary magic.

Download or read book The Turn written by Kim Harrison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn—the official prequel to the series that will introduce you to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan’s world, featuring Harrison’s signature “spellbinding blend of sharp wit and vivid imagination” (Kelley Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author). Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kal, have the same goal: save their species from extinction. But death comes in the guise of hope when a genetically modified tomato created to feed the world combines with the government’s new tactical virus, giving it an unexpected host and a mode of transport. Plague rises, giving the paranormal species the choice to stay hidden and allow humanity to die, or to show themselves in a bid to save the human race. Under accusations of scientific misconduct, Trisk and Kal flee across a plague-torn United States to convince leaders of the major paranormal species to save their supposedly weaker kin. Not everyone thinks humanity should be saved, though, and Trisk must fight the prejudices of two societies to prove not only that humanity does have something to offer but also that long-accepted beliefs against women, dark magic, and humanity itself can turn to understanding; that when people are at their worst, the best show their true strength; and that love can hold the world together as a new balance is found.

Download or read book Folklore Magic and Witchcraft written by Marina Montesano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers 18 studies linked together by a common focus on the circulation and reception of motifs and beliefs in the field of folklore, magic, and witchcraft. The chapters traverse a broad spectrum both chronologically and thematically; yet together, their shared focus on cultural exchange and encounters emerges in an important way, revealing a valuable methodology that goes beyond the pure comparativism that has dominated historiography in recent decades. Several of the chapters touch on gender relations and contact between different religious faiths, using case studies to explore the variety of these encounters. Whilst the essays focus geographically on Europe, they prefer to investigate relationships over highlighting singular, local traits. In this way, the collection aims to respond to the challenge set by recent debates in cultural studies, for a global history that prioritises inclusivity, moving beyond biased or learned attachments toward broader and broadening foci and methods. With analysis of sources from manuscripts and archival documents to iconography, and drawing on writings in Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, and other languages, this volume is essential reading for all students and scholars interested in cultural exchange and ideas about folklore, magic, and witchcraft in medieval and early modern Europe.