Download or read book Tales of Immortals written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales of the Taoist Immortals written by Eva Wong and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2001-07-24 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas. The stories are of famous characters in Chinese history and myth: a hero's battle with the lords of evil, the founder of the Ming dynasty's treacherous betrayal of his friends, a young girl who saves her town by imitating rooster calls. Entertaining and often provocative, these tales usually include a moral. The immortals are role models in Chinese culture, as well as examples of enlightenment. Some of the immortals were healers, some were social activists, some were aristocrats, and some were entrepreneurs. The tales chosen by Eva Wong here are of the best-known immortals among the Chinese. Their names are household words and their stories are told and retold by one generation to the next.
Download or read book India s Immortal Comic Books written by Karline McLain and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.
Download or read book Swords Scales written by Emmanuel Kimathi and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven Immortals, each representing a different Virtue, must unite in order to help save the world from chaos. The nefarious Observers have descended into the planet and threaten to enslave humanity for aeons. Only the harmonizing balance of principles that the Immortals possess can prevent this from happening. In this Ori-gens volume, come and learn the amazing origin stories for each Immortal character and travel through the incredible world of Swords and Scales. Some were born immortal and others were granted immortality because of the tremendous deeds that they accomplished. Truth, Justice, Wisdom, Strength, Courage, Faith, and Knowledge are all represented individually by each character. The greatest realization is the virtues that are within and the journey to unlock them.
Download or read book Tales of the Immortal written by Thomas Ryan Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of an ordinary man who is chosen by the creator to protect and judge the souls of mankind for all eternity. He is given an Immortal soul so that he can survive for all eternity and his job is to fight evil in all its forms. He is the only soul who can travel from earth to heaven and to hell. He is given the power and knowledge of the universe to complete his task.
Download or read book Tales of the Peacemaker written by Ashley Hall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells us some of the immortal ranks. As Zeffron got a promotion, we know they have ranks, so we should know what some of them are. It picks up from where book 8 leaves off and tells how each rank is gotten. It is much shorter than book 8, so young ones dont get discouraged by its size.
Download or read book The Book of Immortality written by Adam Gollner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of one of the most universal human obsessions charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions and enters the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality.
Download or read book The Immortals Tales written by Justin Jacobs and published by Justin Jacobs. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an unforgettable journey with "The Immortals' Tales." Follow Thorn Shadowcaster, the enigmatic immortal, as he navigates a supernatural realm filled with misfits and intrigue. Discover the secrets of his dark past, his political prowess, and the reverence and fear he commands. With each turn of the page, uncover new realms and delve deeper into Thorn's captivating history. This is a story that will enthrall and captivate readers from start to finish.
Download or read book Tales of the Peacemaker written by Ashley Hall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story comes in around the same time book 9 ends. It goes from there, listing events as one immortal experiences them and her thoughts on such. It tells how she gets more promotions past where book 9 stops listing them. The story does not focus so much on the promotions as book 9 was. It is longer than book 9 but much shorter than book 8.
Download or read book Chinese Myths Tales written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curated new Myths and Tales. Great floods and river Gods, snake spirits, and Immortals, China's unique set of mythological tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless wars between tribes and dynasties. The result is a rich landscape of humanity, gods and spirits introduced here in this comprehensive book of folk tales and legendary exploits. The latest title in Flame Tree's beautiful, comprehensive series of Gothic Fantasy titles, concentrates on the ancient, epic origins of modern fantasy.
Download or read book Vows of Gold and Laughter written by Edith Pawlicki and published by Immortal Beings. This book was released on 2023-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where color is magic and belief is power, four misfit immortals are picked by fate.Literally as old as dirt, Bai is tired of learning, tired of killing, tired of life. So he retreats to his mountain, taking the key to the Underworld with him.Jin needs that key. It is the only way to save her father, the Sun Emperor and ruler of the Heavens. But Jin is merely the Goddess of Beauty, and whoever cursed the Sun Emperor is now hunting her.The only being who will help her is Xiao, the God of Pleasure and her future husband. But Xiao lives in a drunken haze; can he really protect Jin when he can't even care for himself?Luckily Nanami, the world's second best thief, knows what to do. Steal Xiao's Infinite Jug and don't steal his heart-even if she really wants to. The meeting of these powerful but lonely beings will reveal secrets that could destroy the heavens-and dreams that might save the world.
Download or read book Tales for the Dying written by E. H. Rick Jarow and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales for the Dying explores the centrality of death and dying in the narrative of the Bhāgavata-Purāna, India's great text of devotional theism, canonized as an integral part of the Vaisnava bhakti tradition. The text grapples with death through an imaginative meditation, one that works through the presence and power of narrative. The story of the Bhāgavata-Purāna is spoken to a king who is about to die, and it enables him to come to terms with his own passing. The work does not isolate dying as an issue; it treats it on many levels. This book discusses how images of dying in the Bhāgavata-Purāna relate to issues of language and love in the religious imagination of India. Drawing on insights from studies in myth, literary semiotics, and depth psychology, as well as from Indian commentarial and aesthetic traditions, the author examines the power of myth and narrative (storytelling or hari katha) and shows how a detailed awareness of the Puranic imagination may lead to a revisioning of some long-held presuppositions around Indian religious attitudes toward dying. By casting Vaisnava bhakti traditions and Puranic narrative in a fresh light, the mythic imagination of the Purānas takes its place on the stage of contemporary discourse on comparative mythology and literature.
Download or read book Tales of 8 Immortals written by Sean Kovarovic and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the Tales of the 8 immortals in Daoist Mythology.
Download or read book The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tales of Troy written by Padraic Colum and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immortality written by Draja Mickaharic and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of several stories I have heard about supposed immortals over the last sixty years working as a consultant in the field of the occult arts. I have added my comments on these methods, and other methods that I have heard of for extending human life. There is also some information concerning medical research in the area of life extension.
Download or read book Ireland s Immortals written by Mark Williams and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of Ireland's native gods, from Iron Age cult and medieval saga to the Celtic Revival and contemporary fiction Ireland’s Immortals tells the story of one of the world’s great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in both the nation’s languages, the book describes how Ireland’s pagan divinities were transformed into literary characters in the medieval Christian era—and how they were recast again during the Celtic Revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A lively narrative of supernatural beings and their fascinating and sometimes bizarre stories, Mark Williams’s comprehensive history traces how these gods—known as the Túatha Dé Danann—have shifted shape across the centuries. We meet the Morrígan, crow goddess of battle; the fire goddess Brigit, who moonlights as a Christian saint; the fairies who inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s elves; and many others. Ireland’s Immortals illuminates why these mythical beings have loomed so large in the world’s imagination for so long.
Download or read book Tales of the Peacemaker written by Ashley Hall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are a 21 interactive subset of the Tales of the Peacemaker series. As on might expect they all whitness some events. Only the events important to them do they record in their stories. If you read all 21 stories you will see parts that you have read in others but also there are some different things woven into the stories. They tell it as it occurred to them. Angela Atom is the one to create new objects.
