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Mythen en Legenden van Egypte. E-book. Formato EPUB Lewis Spence - Madeley Publishing, 2024 -
In deze klassieke studie deed een bekende mytholoog misschien wel de eerste serieuze poging om de religieuze geschiedenis van het oude Egypte te beoordelen in het licht van de wetenschap van de moderne mythologie. In plaats van de Egyptische mythologie en legende als uniek, ‘klassiek’ en onschendbaar te beschouwen, zoals veel egyptologen deden, zag Spence het Egyptische religieuze denken als onderdeel van de wereldmythologie, geworteld in primitieve opvattingen die de mensheid als geheel gemeen hadden en gerelateerd waren aan die van vele andere culturen. . Ter ondersteuning van dit proefschrift biedt Spence een enorm erudiet en diepgaand overzicht van het brede spectrum van Egyptische goden en godinnen, sekten en overtuigingen, evenals een beknopt overzicht van de Egyptische geschiedenis, manieren, gebruiken en archeologie.
The Myths of Mexico and Peru. E-book. Formato EPUB Lewis Spence - Passerino, 2017 -
"The Myths of Mexico and Peru" (1913) is a compilation of myths and legends of South American cultures.James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence (25 November 1874 – 3 March 1955) was a Scottish journalist, poet, author, folklorist and occult scholar.
Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine. E-book. Formato EPUB Lewis Spence - Perennial Press, 2018 -
An abundance of literature exists on the subject of the Rhine and its legends, but with few exceptions the works on it which are accessible to English-speaking peoples are antiquated in spirit and verbiage, and their authors have been content to accept the first version of such legends and traditions as came their way without submitting them to any critical examination. It is claimed for this book that much of its matter was collected on the spot, or that at least most of the tales here presented were perused in other works at the scene of the occurrences related. This volume is thus something more than a mere compilation, and when it is further stated that only the most characteristic and original versions and variants of the many tales here given have gained admittance to the collection, its value will become apparent. It is, of course, no easy task to infuse a spirit of originality into matter which has already achieved such a measure of celebrity as have these wild and wondrous tales of Rhineland. But it is hoped that the treatment to which these stories have been subjected is not without a novelty of its own. One circumstance may be alluded to as characteristic of the manner of their treatment in this work. In most English books on Rhine legend the tales themselves are presented in a form so brief, succinct, and uninspiring as to rob them entirely of that mysterious glamour lacking which they become mere material by which to add to and illustrate the guide-book. The absence of the romantic spirit in most English and American compilations dealing with the Rhine legends is noteworthy, and in writing this book the author’s intention has been to supply this striking defect by retaining as much of the atmosphere of mystery so dear to the German heart as will convey to the English-speaking reader a true conception of the spirit of German legend...