Jennifer Westwood Libri

Luoghi sacri, paesaggi simbolici, antiche città scomparse, terre perdute Da Santiago de Compostela a Stonehenge alle piramidi di Giza: i luoghi sacri dove l'uomo ha creato la comunione con le forze della Natura e il contatto diretto con le divinità. Da Machu Picchu a Petra: le antiche città scomparse che parlano della splendida civiltà e dell'opulenza di quelli che furono un tempo potenti e influenti agglomerati urbani. Dalla mitica Atlantide al leggendario Eldorado: le terre perdute, i regni scomparsi senza quasi lasciare traccia, ma che forse possedevano la chiave dell'origine della civiltà. I paesaggi simbolici dove mani sconosciute hanno modellato e inciso la superficie della Terra.

This book explores the most haunted street in Edinburgh and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. It reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints, and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.

Explore England's legendary past with this guide, featuring tales of hauntings, highwaymen, family curses, and lovers' leaps. Discover the mysteries of the 'Devil's footprints,' the 'hangman's stone,' and the truth behind Sweeney Todd and King Arthur's resting place.

Originally published: London: Random House, 2012.

Where physical beauty combines with legend, myth and history, it creates an atmosphere that defies rational explanation or strict analysis. Such enchanted places have long been an inspiration for poets and painters, pilgrims and scholars. Their inherent magnetism continues to draw thousands of visitors every year. The Atlas of Legendary Places is a celebration of this ancient heritage and charts a journey that begins where legend, myth and history meet. The reader is introduced to timeless landscapes such as Mount Fuji and Hawaii's Halekala Crater; the sacred wonder of Stonehenge and the Serpent Mount in Ohio; the eternal realms of Avalon and Atlantis; and such awe-inspiring holy places as the Potala Palace in Tibet and Mont. St. Michel. With over 250 color illustration beautifully reproduced in an oversize format.

Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here, here and here.Illustrated by John D. Batten. Stories selected by Jennifer Chandler, The Folklore Society.The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery.By turns funny, fantastical and mysterious, the stories are matched in liveliness by the original illustrations of John D. Batten. It would be hard to find a better introduction for children to the special magic of Celtic storytelling.The stories in this book are taken from Joseph Jacob's classic two-volume collection Celtic Fairy Tales (1891-2) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1894)

From stone-throwing Cornish giants to a haunted Northumberland mine, from the ghostly Mistletoe Bride of Oxfordshire to the ‘bloody hand’ in a Kent church, here are the myths, legends and supernatural stories that have been passed down through the generations all over England. Containing tales of fairies, hobgoblins, spectral huntsmen, black dogs, bogey beasts, screaming skulls and clanging bells, as well as real and mythical figures such as King Arthur, Robin Hood, St George, Boadicea and Dick Turpin, this is a magical journey through England’s legendary past. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside – but it has profoundly shaped us too.It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work on the land – as well as those who are travelling through it.English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie and country churches, to man’s relationship with nature and songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts and love-struck soldiers).

Führer mit praktischen Hinweisen für Interessierte zu Wallfahrtsorten und Pilgerstätten verschiedener Religionen und Kulturen als Ziele geistlicher und seelischer Erleuchtung.

Sélection de sites du monde entier auxquels sont associés des récits mythiques. Superbe et abondante documentation photographique sur, en particulier, Mont Arrarat, Machu-Picchu, Cité interdite, le Taj Mahal,...