The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World: The Sacred and Secular Power of Embroidery (Ancient Textiles) 1789251443, 9781789251449

The Mouse and the Myth: Sacred Art and Secular Ritual of Disneyland 0861969324, 9780861969326

Upholds “a Disney vacation as a religious experience . . . [offers] insightful arguments relating to the nature of play

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The Sacred and the Secular University 9781400823505

American higher education was transformed between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I. During this

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The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World

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Lost Cities of the Ancient World 9780500025659, 9780500778685, 9780500778692

A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history—from the Neolithic period to the late Roman Empire—that offe

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Cannabis: Lost Sacrament of the Ancient World 1634243978, 9781634243971

    Although prohibited in most of the today’s world, cannabis and humanity have a shared history that extends far back

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THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF THE STOICS: The Art Of Harnessing The Power Of Thought 9781647520281, 9781647520298

This book contains the teachings, sayings and statements of 15 Stoic philosophers who taught people two thousand years a

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Lost Cities of the Ancient World 9780500778685, 9780500025659, 9780500778692, 050077868X

The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor and Rome are familiar cornerstones of world history, visited by travellers from acros

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Visualizing the Sacred: Cosmic Visions, Regionalism, and the Art of the Mississippian World 9780292784659

The prehistoric native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United St

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The Sacred Plant of Ancient Egypt

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the art of the sacred: an introduction to the aesthetics of art and belief 9780755604388, 9781845110055

The field of ‘art and religion’ is fast becoming one of the most dynamic areas of religious studies. Uniquely, “The Art

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