This compelling book uses extensive foreign- language sources to enlighten English-speaking readers about the effect of the tilt of the earth's axis on catastrophes...more details Format:Paperback
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9781594773297
A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man - Fully examines every area of Kircher's wide field of study and accomplishment - Magnificently illustrated with the stunning engravings from Kircher's work Jesuit...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:304
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9781594772627
Professor Godwin shows how the legends of Atlantis go hand-in-hand with the concept of cyclical history, such as the Vedic system of Yugas and the Mayan calendar. He examines the kindred myths of Lemuria and Mu along with the writings of Gurdjieff...more details Format:Paperback Pages:436
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9780892810703
The idea that the universe is created out of sound or music (and therefore is music) is a very ancient one. In this book, Joscelyn Godwin brings together three contemporary German thinkers who exemplify this tradition in its modern variants: Marius Schneider...more details Format:Paperback Pages:256
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9780835608602
The Western Esoteric Tradition, including Hermeticism, Gnosticism, alchemy, magic and theosophy, can be viewed as a continuous thread running beneath the surface of Western history. Those within the walls of traditional faith...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:200
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9780892815005
Joscelyn Godwin explores music's effects on matter, living things, and human behavior. Turning to metaphysical accounts of the higher worlds and theories of celestial harmony...more details Format:Paperback Pages:208
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9780892812653
Professor of Music at Colgate University and a widely respected musicologist, Godwin traces the history of the idea, held since ancient times...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:512
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9780140190403
This is a historical study of music contending that it is a powerful agent for self transformation, for the healing of body and soul and for awakening the spirit within. The collection reflects the view that from whatever age music emanates there is a close link between music...more details Format:Paperback Pages:368
During the Renaissance, a profound transformation occurred in Western culture, fuelled in large part by the rediscovery of the mythological, pagan imagination. This large-format and highly illustrated book provides new perspectives on this phenomenon...more details Format:Hardback Pages:304
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9780099492498
You've read "The Rule of Four", now read about its source..."The Rule of Four" by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason is a runaway international bestseller...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:192
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Joscelyn Godwin
ISBN:9781932857085
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's "The Rule of Fou"r is already a bookselling phenomenon. The Ivy League super-achievers drew upon an authentic 1499 Renaissance text to create their thriller about two Princeton undergraduates who try to unravel the mysteries of the "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili" (pronounced "HIP-ne-RO-to-MA-kia PO-li-FEE-li")...more details Format:Paperback Pages:208
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Joscelyn Godwin;John P Chanel ChristianDeveney
ISBN:9780877288381
This is the first complete and undistorted account tracing the origins, founders, and practices of The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. Active in the last decades of the 19th century...more details Format:Paperback Pages:460