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Encyclopedia of Spirits
Judika Illes
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Description for Encyclopedia of Spirits
Hardcover. Spirits permeate our culture. We flatter a woman by calling her a goddess, a man by calling him an "Adonis." Spirits permeate every corner of our culture. This title explains who they are and how we can persuade them to help us land a job, find our true love, conceive a child, protect our distant loved ones, or heal our ailments. Num Pages: 1072 pages, in-text illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 188 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1466.
Spirits permeate our culture. We flatter a woman by calling her a goddess, a man by calling him an "Adonis." Describe being stuck in an elevator as "hell," and you've just evoked Hel, the Norse guardian of the realm of death. "Nemesis" is named for the Greek goddess of justice and vengeance. An aphrodisiac evokes the power of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and sex. And "frickin'" is not a substitute for a stronger obscenity, it's the name of another Norse goddess spelled Frika.There are spirits in pop culture, too, like Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", in Tolkien's "Lord of the ... Read more
Spirits permeate our culture. We flatter a woman by calling her a goddess, a man by calling him an "Adonis." Describe being stuck in an elevator as "hell," and you've just evoked Hel, the Norse guardian of the realm of death. "Nemesis" is named for the Greek goddess of justice and vengeance. An aphrodisiac evokes the power of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and sex. And "frickin'" is not a substitute for a stronger obscenity, it's the name of another Norse goddess spelled Frika.There are spirits in pop culture, too, like Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", in Tolkien's "Lord of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
1120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
1403g
Number of Pages
1072
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061350245
SKU
V9780061350245
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About Judika Illes
Judika Illes is an independent scholar, educator, and author of several books of folklore, folkways, and mythology. Judika is a graduate of Rutgers University and has a certification in therapeutic aromatherapy from the Australasian College of Herbal Studies. Her books include Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells, Encyclopedia of Spirits, The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, The Weiser Field Guide to Witches, and ... Read more
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