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Oxford Readings in Greek Religion by Richard F. Buxton 9780198721901
$118.21The study of ancient Greek religion has been excitingly renewed in the last thirty years. Key areas of interest have been: the relationship between religion and politics; new and unexpected perspectives opened up by archaeological finds; the symbiosis... -
Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise History of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
RRP: $33.58$29.99In this lively treatment of one of antiquity's most mysterious civilizations, whose history disappeared from the records over 3,000 years ago, Trevor Bryce sheds fresh light on Hittite warriors as well as on the Hittites' social, religious and political... -
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard 9780007428212
RRP: $23.08$17.41Streetlamps, neon signs - an ever-present glow that has changed the natural world and adversely affected our health; Paul Bogard illuminates the problems caused by a lack of darkness. We live awash in artificial light. But night's natural... -
Viking Myths & Sagas: Retold from Ancient Norse Texts by Rosalind Kerven
RRP: $27.28$19.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953745470Author Rosalind KervenFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Talking StonePublisher Talking Stone -
Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines by Jean Menzies
RRP: $23.08$15.77Find out what happened when King Midas was granted his wish, how Icarus flew too close to the sun, and relive the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts in these stories of love, betrayal, infatuation and punishment.Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines is... -
Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical Walter Burkert (University of Zurich) 9780631156246
RRP: $65.00$58.49"Greek Religion . . . already has the standing of a classic, and the publication of an English version, which incorporates new material and is in effect a second edition, demands a toast . . . Anyone who pretends to survey Greek religion must be... -
How the Worlds Became: Philosophy and the Oldest Stories by Stephen R L Clark 9781621389354
RRP: $39.90$37.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621389354Author Stephen R L ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
The Egyptian Book of the Dead by John Romer
RRP: $42.00$31.88The Book of the Dead is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. Consisting of spells, prayers and incantations, each section contains the words of power to overcome... -
The Egyptian Book of the Dead by EA Wallis Budge 9781398842038
RRP: $16.78$12.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398842038Author EA Wallis BudgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Imagining the World into Existence: An Ancient Egyptian Manual of Consciousness by Normandi Ellis 9781591431404
$38.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591431404Author Normandi EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Bear & CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams) 1g -
Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome by Lindsay C. Watson
RRP: $52.48$45.74Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly... -
Paganism for Beginners: An Introduction to Pagan Belief by Sebastian Berg 9780648866619
RRP: $16.00$11.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648866619Author Sebastian BergFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Creek Ridge PublishingPublisher Creek Ridge PublishingWeight(grams) 86g -
A Brief History of the Druids Peter Ellis 9781841194684
RRP: $23.08$15.54A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author's interpretation of the facts is based on both archaeological and etymological findings. Peter Berresford Ellis sifts... -
Pharaoh: art and power in ancient Egypt by Marie Vandenbeusch 9780714191317
RRP: $63.00$40.74Explores the ideals, symbolism and ideology of Egyptian kingship and uncovers the stories behind the objects and images left as a legacy by this ancient civilisation. The rulers of ancient Egypt were not always male, nor always Egyptian. At times,... -
The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities: Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits of Ancient Egypt and Nubia by Tamara Siuda PhD 9780738770796
RRP: $172.20$114.64Presenting modern devotional perspectives that are rarely covered in other works, this premium hardcover offers comprehensive profiles of more than one hundred Egyptian gods, goddesses, and other divine beings. This thoroughly researched, full-color tome... -
A Staff to the Pilgrim: Meditations on the Way with Nine Celtic Saints by Gabriel Cooper Rochelle 9780989526562
RRP: $24.15$17.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989526562Author Gabriel Cooper RochelleFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Golden Alley PressPublisher Golden Alley PressWeight(grams) 277g -
An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller
RRP: $31.48$21.42Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Aztecs, Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtects and Toltecs.Introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion.This... -
The Temple Revealed in the Garden: Priests and Kings by Dinah Dye 9780997241020
RRP: $30.11$22.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997241020Author Dinah DyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Foundations in TorahPublisher Foundations in TorahWeight(grams) 218g -
British Museum 101 Stickers! Ancient Greece by Sophie Beer 9781788006392
RRP: $14.68$9.74Take a tour of ancient Greece in this vibrant sticker activity book from the British Museum! Add some statues to the Acropolis, fill the busy marketplace with people and pots and use stickers to fill the ancient Olympic games with athletes. Then visit... -
Monsters: A Bestiary of the Bizarre by Christopher Dell
RRP: $27.28$18.06Monsters have preoccupied mankind from the earliest times: even cave art includes animal-human monsters. Certainly monsters were present in the ancient religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia; the Old Testament describes the giant land and sea monsters ... -
Dance, Love and Ecstasy by John Kruse
RRP: $27.28$19.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739973360Author John KruseFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Green Magic PublishingPublisher Green Magic Publishing -
The Tarot: History Symbolism & Divination by Robert Place
RRP: $29.38$23.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585423491Author Robert PlaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Ancient Futures: Learning From Ladakh Helena Norberg Hodge Hodge 9780712606561
RRP: $35.68$25.79Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', is a wildly beautiful desert land up in the Western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet for more than a thousand years, it has been home to a thriving culture. Traditions of frugality and... -
All the Violet Tiaras: Queering the Greek Myths by Jean Menzies 9781912489848
RRP: $15.75$10.37For a period in time that gave us Sappho and the love affair of Achilles and Patroclus, the Ancient Greek relationship with queer folk is more complicated that at first glance. Tales as old as antiquity persevere, whether the goddess of love Aphrodite,... -
Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw 9781645020950
RRP: $31.48$21.48'With potent, lyrical language and a profound knowledge of storytelling, Shaw encourages and illuminates the mythic in our own lives. He is a modern-day bard.' Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles 'Through feral tales and poetic... -
Mythological Animals: from Basilisks to Unicorns by Tam O'Malley 9781904263142
RRP: $14.60$9.85What is the difference between a ghost and a ghoul? How do you tell a good Jinn from a bad one? Where would you find a chimera or a manticore? What did Herodotus have to say about werewolves? In this enchanting little book, television producer and... -
Greek Mythology: A Traveller's Guide from Mount Olympus to Troy by David Stuttard
RRP: $35.68$25.07The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. But many are firmly rooted in specific settings: Thebes dominates the tragedy of Oedipus; Mycenae broods over the fates of Agamemnon and... -
The Jerusalem Files: The Secret Journey of the Menorah to Oak Island Corjan Mol 9781786788368
RRP: $35.68$24.23The Jewish Menorah is one of the world's most sacred artefacts, a man-size lampstand with seven arms, made from a single block of gold, that is an iconic symbol for the Jewish people. King Solomon placed it in the inner sanctum of the Temple of... -
Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Jennifer R. March 9781782976356
$93.03Jenny March's acclaimed Dictionary of Classical Mythology, first published in 1998 but long out of print, has been extensively revised and expanded including a completely new set of beautiful line-drawing illustrations for this Oxbow edition. It is a... -
What Do Druids Believe? Philip Carr-Gomm 9781862078642
RRP: $20.98$14.07Druidism evolved out of the tribal cultures of Britain, Ireland and western France over two thousand years ago. In the seventeenth century it experienced a revival, which has continued to this day. Contemporary Druids can now be found all over the world,... -
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso
RRP: $23.08$16.32'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness' Simon SchamaThe marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Olympus... -
The Living Ancestors: Shamanism, Cosmos and Cultural Change among the Yanomami of the Upper Orinoco by Zeljko Jokic 9781789207583
RRP: $58.70$47.42This phenomenologically oriented ethnography focuses on experiential aspects of Yanomami shamanism, including shamanistic activities in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a... -
Moon Time: The Art of Harmony with Nature and Lunar Cycles by Johanna Paungger
RRP: $41.98$29.99Direct perception and experience led our ancestors to the discovery that the success of many activities in daily life is subject to natural rhythms and the position and phases of the moon. Moon Time shows:* The way to a healthy life based on timeless... -
Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David
RRP: $35.68$25.79The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD,... -
Paganism: A Very Short Introduction by Owen Davies
RRP: $18.88$13.55'Paganism' is an evocative word that, even today, conjures up deep-seated emotions and prejudices. Until recently, it was primarily a derogatory term used by Christians to describe the non-Christian cultures confronted and vanquished by their Churches... -
Sacred Springs - Holy Wells in Great Britain by Christina Martin
RRP: $12.58$8.63What is so special about spring water? How are wells holy? Why are so many known for 'the healing of eyes'? The ancient holy wells of the British Isles are amongst the most beautiful and magical places anyone can visit. Often untouched by all but the... -
Journey to the Well: Connecting to Celtic Ways and Wisdom by Mary Kennedy 9781529382358
RRP: $20.98$14.28For sisters Mary Kennedy and Deirdre Ni Chinneide, spirituality has been at the centre of their lives since childhood. Their home on St Brigid's Road in Clondalkin, Dublin, was around the corner from a holy well, a place that signalled family, community... -
Parmenides' Vision: A Study of Parmenides' Poem by Stuart B. Martin
RRP: $163.80$144.65This book intends to establish, against his numerous modern critics, that the ancient philosopher Parmenides was a mystic. Instead of arriving at his conclusions by cold reason, Parmenides found the unity of Being, which he called "the Truth,"... -
Old Norse Folklore: Tradition, Innovation, and Performance in Medieval Scandinavia by Stephen A. Mitchell 9781501773402
RRP: $48.28$42.02The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be converted to Christianity. Old Norse Folklore explores the... -
Goddess Wisdom Made Easy: Connect to the Power of the Sacred Feminine through Ancient Teachings and Practices by Tanishka
RRP: $25.18$15.06Learn about long-lost ancient goddess traditions and reconnect with your feminine power, natural cycles and intuition.Ancient civilizations once worshipped female deities and women were the leaders, counsellors and healers of their communities. Through...