Download or read book The Highest Altar written by Patrick Tierney and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1990 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engrossing mixture of adventure, treacherous travel, satanic ritual, and anthropology, The Highest Altar illuminates the significance of human sacrifice in man's past and present. Full-color illustrations and maps.
Download or read book Altar of Bones written by Philip Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deathbed confession ignites a globe-spanning race for answers in this page-turning thriller described as The Da Vinci Code meets The Bourne Identity. “They didn’t have to kill him…He never drank from the altar of bones.” Cryptic dying words from a murdered homeless woman in present-day San Francisco unlock a long-buried secret that alters history. Now, a pair of ruthless assassins are sent to cut the few living “loose ends.” And a young, resourceful woman on the run encounters a determined man with his own connected past and vengeful agenda. Forced to partner for survival and answers, a fast-paced and deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, whisking the duo from the winding streets of Paris to the faded palaces of Budapest to the frozen lakes of Mongolia...where destiny, passion, and further betrayal await them. Jam-packed with pulse-pounding action and featuring a high-profile assassination, a doomed Hollywood legend, and guardians of an ancient religious icon housing a secret others will kill to possess, The Altar of Bones is certain to leave readers stunned and breathless.
Download or read book Blood on the Altar written by Craig Heimbichner and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Highest Altar written by Patrick Tierney and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary exploration of human sacrifice details its religious and cultural significance, and its practice, past and present. 16 pages of full-color photos.
Download or read book The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces written by Anjou Kiernan and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to create altars and sacred spaces to bring magic into your daily life with The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces.
Download or read book Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greece written by Dennis D. Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices three Persian captives to Dionysus; human scapegoats called pharmakoi are expelled yearly from Greek cities, and according to some authors they are killed; Locrin girls are hunted down and slain by the Trojans; on Mt Lykaion children are sacrificed and consumed by the worshippers; and many other texts report human sacrifices performed regularly in the cult of the gods or during emergencies such as war and plague. Archaeologists have frequently proposed human sacrifice as an explanation for their discoveries: from Minoan Crete children's bones with knife-cut marks, the skeleton of a youth lying on a platform with a bronze blade resting on his chest, skeletons, sometimes bound, in the dromoi of Mycenaean and Cypriot chamber tombs; and dual man-woman burials, where it is suggested that the woman was slain or took her own life at the man's funeral. If the archaeologists' interpretations and the claims in the ancient sources are accepted, they present a bloody and violent picture of the religious life of the ancient Greeks, from the Bronze Age well into historical times. But the author expresses caution. In many cases alternative, if less sensational, explanations of the archaeological are possible; and it can often be shown that human sacrifices in the literary texts are mythical or that late authors confused mythical details with actual practices.Whether the evidence is accepted or not, this study offers a fascinating glimpse into the religious thought of the ancient Greeks and into changing modern conceptions of their religious behaviour.
Download or read book Pergamon written by and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pergamon Altar written by Max Kunze and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Altar written by Sandra Kynes and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2007 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reminder of the Divine, a space for spiritual encounter, or a focal point for meditation--the altar is a powerful tool for people of all faiths. Sandra Kynes demonstrates how to create personal altars and empower these sacred spaces according to your needs. Discover how to harness energies to manifest change, make decisions, receive wisdom, find balance, explore your soul, and grow spiritually. Kynes's unique approach provides nine overall matrices--each one corresponding to the number of objects placed on the altar--and the numerological significance of each. You'll also find suggested meditations and a wealth of helpful information--spanning chakras, colors, days of the week, elements, gemstones, gods/goddesses, runes, and more--for choosing appropriate symbols and objects that reflect your needs.
Download or read book At the Mountains Altar written by Frank Salomon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In high-Andean Peru, Rapaz village maintains a temple to mountain beings who command water and weather. By examining the ritual practices and belief systems of an Andean community, this book provides students with rich understandings of unfamiliar religious experiences and delivers theories of religion from the realm of abstraction. From core field encounters, each chapter guides readers outward in a different theoretical direction, successively exploring the main paths in the anthropology of religion. As well as addressing classical approaches in the anthropology of religion to rural modernity, Salomon engages with newer currents such as cognitive-evolution models, power-oriented critiques, the ontological reworking of relativism, and the "new materialism" in the context of a deep-rooted Andean ethos. He reflects on central questions such as: Why does sacred ritualism seem almost universal? Is it seated in social power, human psychology, symbolic meanings, or cultural logics? Are varied theories compatible? Is "religion" still a tenable category in the post-colonial world? At the Mountains’ Altar is a valuable resource for students taking courses on the anthropology of religion, Andean cultures, Latin American ethnography, religious studies, and indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Download or read book Rushed to the Altar written by Jane Feather and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather comes the first of a wonderful new trilogy, The Blackwater Brides, set in the sensually im-proper Georgian period, in which three noble brothers discover they will be forced to find brides under highly unusual circumstances. Jasper Sullivan, Earl of Blackwater, needs a prostitute. Not in the usual way, however. His wealthy uncle’s will promises to divide his huge fortune among his nephews if each rescues a fallen woman . . . by marrying her! And since Jasper’s estates were already mortgaged to the hilt before he inherited them, when he catches a pretty young prostitute trying to pick his pocket, he immediately makes his proposal. Clarissa Astley is not at all what Jasper believes. The orphaned daughter of a prosperous merchant, she is searching the seedier districts of London for her young brother, abducted by their evil guardian, who wants the little boy’s inheritance. But she needs powerful help, and the darkly handsome Earl of Blackwater is certainly that. So she pretends to be exactly what he assumed— a risky charade for an innocent virgin. But when passion flares between Jasper and Clarissa, the deception becomes even more difficult to handle. . . .
Download or read book Altar of Eden written by James Rollins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Novel. A shocking story of cruel genetic experiments done in the name of national security ... and, most disturbing of all, tied to a secret history of the Book of Genesis.
Download or read book Diana s Altar written by Barbara Cleverly and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cambridge, 1933. On All Hallows’ Eve, in a candlelit pew in ancient All Hallows Church, Doctor Adelaide Hartest witnesses a stranger’s dying moments. Adelaide is just in time to hear his final confession: that he has plunged the dagger into his own chest, and that his death will be a suicide, despite its suspicious appearance. But his confession isn’t enough to halt an investigation. The victim, it is revealed, is known to Scotland Yard, and his death is a matter of national concern. Assistant Commissioner Joe Sandilands is sent up from London to discover the truth. Thrown into a deadly ring of cloak-and-dagger intrigue and high-society hedonism, Sandilands chases a phantom killer through Cambridge’s aristocracy, intelligentsia, cutting-edge researchers, and a clandestine ring of female spies. What secret was the dead man hiding, and what is at stake?
Download or read book Serving at Satan s Altar written by W.L. Newton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The God most of the world worships is known as Yahweh/Jehovah, yet what if you were told that this isn’t the true God, but an angel posing as God? What if you were to be told that Satan is not the enemy but the wife of the true God and Creator? This is the book of hidden teachings! Satan or Iblis is the wife of the True Creator, and the Mother of all! Satan is the Ultimate Reality known as Haawiya who is the Mother of all, the Void or the True Creator of all! In this book I give the proofs of the esoteric/occult teachings that have been hidden for centuries! These are the teachings of true Satanism, and it is through Satan our Mother that we will come to the knowledge of the Truth!
Download or read book The Altar written by Jeremiah Johnson and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burning with passion and zeal for Jesus, and driven by a vision to see the church revived, pastor and author, Jeremiah Johnson offers a prophetic plea to the people of God: "Come to the altar! Purify yourselves for the coming Bridegroom!"
Download or read book The New Altar Guild Book written by Barbara Gent and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This update of a classic work on altar guild ministry offers a lively blend of liturgical history, sacramental theology, and practical hints. The authors combine how-to advice with creative ideas on preparing for the traditional liturgies and simpler, special-occasion services.
Download or read book Altar Book written by Church Publishing and published by Church Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This leather-bound edition of the Altar Book is used for worship in conjunction with the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. It includes Eucharistic material, Collects, Prayers of the People, Proper Liturgies for Special Days, musical notation, and a musical appendix. Special features include gold page edges, ribbon markers, and a gift box.
