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A Jew in the Street
These investigations illuminate the entangled experiences of Jews who sought to balance the pull of communal, religious, and linguistic traditions with the demands and allure of full participation in European life.
Romanian Folklore and its Archaic Heritage
This book presents rich information on Romanian mythology and folklore, previously under-explored in Western scholarship, placing the source material within its historical context and drawing comparisons with European and Indo-European culture and mythological tradition. The author presents a detailed comparative study and argues that Romanian mythical motifs have roots in Indo-European heritage, by analyzing and comparing mythical motifs from the archaic cultures, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Sanskrit, and Persian, with written material and folkloric data that reflects the Indo-European culture. The book begins by outlining the history of the Getae-Dacians, beginning with Herodotus' description of...
Communication with God, Gods, and Humans
Can we send messages to God, gods and deities? Do God and divinities send messages to humans? In this little work, which extends his study of Pentecostalism, Bernard Urlacher answers these two questions in the affirmative, with numerous examples. He lists the various forms of religion and communication between humans and the divine, whether marginal or not. Using numerous examples, he shows how religion is being transformed by the leisure market, Internet migration, the metaverse, and discoveries in medicine and the life sciences.
La Cité sans nom
Entre mysticisme et science-fiction, moralisme et exotisme, le prince Vladimir Odoievski n'a jamais su se fixer. Visionnaire, il invoque une sylphide lors d'une expérience d'alchimie, rencontre un architecte du XVIIIe siècle lors d'un périple en Italie, invente l'internet et les blogs ainsi qu'un système mondial de climatisation en se projetant en 4338, décrit par le menu l'actuelle crise financière qui aurait déjà ravagé le pays de Benthamie, et imagine ce qui arriverait si une comète s'écrasait sur la Terre. Vladimir Odoievski (1803-1869) est un des maîtres de la littérature russe. Il est pourtant peu connu, tandis que son oeuvre est d'une importance majeure par l'influence qu'elle a eue sur le fantastique et la littérature de son pays. La Cité sans nom regroupe l'intégralité des nouvelles d'Odoievski traduites au XIXe siècle, accompagnées de quelques textes inédits dont pour la première fois en français L'An 4338.
Avallon / Avalon
Proche de Vézelay, Avallon partage son nom avec celui de la légendaire île arthurienne, le paradis celte. Mais ce toponyme est aussi porté par plusieurs bourgs, une cinquantaine de lieudits, de nombreuses villes anglosaxonnes, un cimetière célèbre, sans parler de personnes, de sociétés commerciales, de chevaux, de bateaux, etc. L’ouvrage retrace l’histoire de ce nom, son évolution, la découverte de son étymologie, les controverses et les nuances d’interprétation ainsi que les variations graphiques. Il évoque aussi les lieux qui ont abandonné le nom d’Avallon. Il étudie comment de Pline l’Ancien aux linguistes contemporains, poètes, savants et férus d’ésotérism...
New Researches on the Religion and Mythology of the Pagan Slavs 2
Following a first volume published in 2019, here are nine new studies on the religion and mythology of the pagan Slavs. Some are interested in validating the reliability of ancient sources, while others offer more focused case studies, including studying particular deities. With the contributions of Tsimafei Avilin, Elena Boganeva, Nikola Danisová, Alexander V. Ivanenko, Kamil Kajkowski, Aleksandr Koptev, Oleg V. Kutarev, Patrice Lajoye, Giuseppe Maiello, Tatiana Oliferchik, Marina V. Valentsova and Stamatis Zochios.
The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury
In 1830 a farmer plowing a field near the village of Berthouville in Normandy, France, discovered a trove of ancient Roman silver objects weighing some 55 pounds (25 kilograms). The Berthouville treasure, as the find came to be known, includes two statuettes representing the Gallo-Roman god Mercury and approximately sixty vessels—bowls, cups, pitchers, and plates, many of which bear votive inscriptions—along with dozens of smaller components and fragments. Dedicated to Mercury by various individuals, the treasure, including some of the finest ancient Roman silver to survive, fortunately escaped being melted down. It was acquired by the Cabinet des médailles et antiques of the Bibliothè...
Uisneach or the Center of Ireland
The hill of Uisneach lies almost exactly at the geographical center of Ireland. Remarkably, a fraction at least of the ancient Irish population was aware of that fact. There is no doubt that the place of Uisneach in Irish mythology, and more broadly speaking the Celtic world, was of utmost importance: Uisneach was – and probably still is – best defined as a sacred hill at the center of Ireland, possibly the sacred hill of the center of Ireland. Uisneach or the Center of Ireland explores the medieval documents connected with the hill and compares them with both archeological data and modern Irish folklore. In the early 21st century, a Fire Festival started being held on Uisneach in connec...
A Russian Perspective on Theoretical Archaeology
Both the work and the life of Leo S. Klejn, Russia’s foremost archaeological theorist, remain generally unrecognized by Western scholars. Until now. In this biography and summary of his work, Stephen Leach outlines Klejn’s wide-ranging theoretical contributions on the place and nature of archaeology. The book details-Klejn’s diverse work on ethnogenesis, migration, Homeric studies, pagan Slavic religion, homosexuality, and the history of archaeology;-his life challenges as a Russian Jewish scholar, jailed for homosexuality by the KGB and for his challenges to Marxist dogma;-his key contributions to theoretical archaeology and, in particular, Klejn’s comparisons between archaeologists and forensic scientists.
