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"In medieval times there existed an insistence on conformity which bordered on the obsessive. This account explores those times from the viewpoint of the men and women who were seen to be on the margins of society â who either would not, or could not, conform to the conventions of their era. The activities of outlaws, brigands, homosexuals, heretics, witches, Jews, prostitutes, thieves, vagabonds and other 'transgressors' are detailed here, as are the punishments â often barbarously savage â which were meted out to them by State and Church. Full of fascinating and unusual characters and facts which greatly enhance our view of the Middle Ages, The Medieval Underworld will enthral anyone interested in...>>
"Selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, river spritesâdo you believe in them? Perhaps among the flowers, beside a mountain, or near deep waters youâve caught a glimpse, once or twice, of what you thought might be the silvery shadow of a dwarf, or a hint of a fairyâs wing, or the tail of the water horse. Or was it just the odd light of dusk or dawn playing tricks? As Lise Lunge-Larsenâs magical, timeless stories reveal and Beth Krommesâs enchanting scratchboard illustrations capture, the hidden folk are there, all right: you just have to know whereâand howâto look."...>>
"Do any of us really believe that we are here to make money and then die?
Does life matter, in the end, and if so, how, and in what fashion?
What guiding intelligence weaves the threads of our individual biographies?
What hauntings of the invisible world invigorate, animate, and direct the multiple narratives of daily life?
In Hauntings, James Hollis considers oneâs transformation through the invisible worldâhow we are all governed by the presence of invisible formsâspirits, ghosts, ancestral and parental influences, inner voices, dreams, impulses, untold stories, complexes, synchronicities, and mysteriesâwhich move through us, and through history. He offers a way to understand them psychologically, examining the persistence of the past in influencing our present, conscious lives...>>
