Begleiten Sie uns auf eine literarische Weltreise!
Buch zum Bücherregal hinzufügen
Grey
Einen neuen Kommentar schreiben Default profile 50px
Grey
Jetzt das ganze Buch im Abo oder die ersten Seiten gratis lesen!
All characters reduced
Strange Royal Traditions - cover

Strange Royal Traditions

Amelia Khatri

Übersetzer A AI

Verlag: Publifye

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Beschreibung

Strange Royal Traditions explores the fascinating and often bizarre customs upheld by royal families throughout history and across the globe. It examines how seemingly odd practices, such as sneezing being a capital offense in some courts, or the elaborate rituals surrounding royal births, served essential roles in reinforcing social hierarchies and legitimizing rule. The book isn't just a catalog of strange traditions; it delves into the reasons behind them, uncovering the beliefs and values that underpinned these royal customs and shaped historical events.

 
The book progresses by first examining the origins and evolution of royal traditions. It then focuses on legal oddities, like sumptuary laws dictating dress, and elaborate rituals surrounding life events such as marriages and coronations. By taking a comparative approach, Strange Royal Traditions highlights universal themes in royal behavior while also showcasing unique cultural variations in royal life.

 
The book uses historical documents, anthropological studies, and accounts of royal life to support its arguments, making it valuable for anyone interested in history and culture.
Verfügbar seit: 12.02.2025.
Drucklänge: 60 Seiten.

Weitere Bücher, die Sie mögen werden

  • Meditation self forgiveness and letting go - A guided meditation - DST Hypno with Stu Newman - cover

    Meditation self forgiveness and...

    Stuart Newman

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Meditation self forgiveness and letting go with DST Hypno with Stu Newman is a great way to help you find inner peace and clarity.  
    With the guided relaxation, visualizations, and affirmations in this program, you can learn how to forgive yourself for past mistakes or traumas that may be holding you back from living your best life.  
    This program will also teach you how to let go of negative thoughts or emotions so that they no longer have power over your life.  
    It's an effective tool for personal growth as it helps create more positive vibes within yourself which leads to greater happiness overall!  
    So if you're looking for a powerful way to improve your mental health while discovering true inner peace then give Meditation Self Forgiveness & Letting Go - DST Hypno with Stu Newman a try today!
    Zum Buch
  • Eddie Would Go - The Story of Eddie Aikau Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing - cover

    Eddie Would Go - The Story of...

    Stuart Holmes Coleman

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    From surfer and writer Stuart Holmes Coleman, Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. 
     
     
     
    In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian, he sacrificed his life to save the crew aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a.
    Zum Buch
  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - cover

    The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

    Anne Brontë

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    A mysterious woman arrives at a crumbling mansion—and nothing in the quiet village will ever be the same.
    When Helen Graham moves into Wildfell Hall with her young son, rumors swirl. She is guarded, secretive, and unwilling to explain her painful past. But as one man grows closer to her, the truth slowly emerges: a story of a toxic marriage, personal courage, and a daring escape in an age when women had no right to choose their own fate.
    
    Celebrated today as "one of the earliest and most powerful feminist novels," Anne Brontë's masterpiece still shocks with its honesty and inspires with its strength. Readers praise its emotional depth, gripping suspense, and unforgettable heroine.
    
    If you love dramatic character journeys, forbidden romance, and classics that feel ahead of their time, this novel will captivate you from the first page to the last.
    
    Open the door to Wildfell Hall—start reading now and witness a woman's fight for freedom.
    Zum Buch
  • Discovering the True Self - Kodo Sawaki's Art of Zen Meditation - cover

    Discovering the True Self - Kodo...

    Kôdô Sawaki, Arthur Braverman

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    "You can't see your true Self. [But] you can become it. Becoming your true Self is zazen." 
     
     
     
    As an orphan in the slums of Tsu City, Japan, Kodo Sawaki had to fight his way to adulthood, and became one of the most respected Zen masters of the twentieth century. He had a great understanding of Dogen Zenji's teaching and he knew how to express Dogen's philosophy. Sawaki's primary mission was to bring all people to an awareness of the Self, which he believed came through Zen meditation. 
     
     
     
    His humor and straightforward talk garnered Sawaki followers from all walks of life. Though he remained poor by choice, he was rich in spirit. Two of his students who became known in America as well as in Japan were Kosho Uchiyama, abbot of Antaiji Temple and author of Opening The Hand of Thought, and Gudo Nishijima, Zen teacher and translator of Dogen's Shobogenzo. 
     
     
     
    A student of Kosho Uchiyama, Arthur Braverman has compiled an anthology of Sawaki's writings and a garland of sayings gathered from throughout his lifetime. One of a few collections of Sawaki's teachings published in English, his life and work bracket the most intriguing and influential period of modern Zen practice in Japan and America.
    Zum Buch
  • Facing Down the Furies - Suicide the Ancient Greeks and Me - cover

    Facing Down the Furies - Suicide...

    Edith Hall

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves 
     
    In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, “The tragedies that hurt the most are those that sufferers have chosen for themselves.” Edith Hall, whose own life and psyche have been shaped by such loss—her mother’s grandfather, mother, and first cousin all took their own lives—traces the philosophical arguments on suicide, from Plato and Aristotle to David Hume and Albert Camus. 
     
    In this deeply personal story, Hall explores the psychological damage that suicide inflicts across generations, relating it to the ancient Greek idea of a family curse. She draws parallels between characters from Greek tragedy and her own relatives, including her great-grandfather, whose life and death bore similar motivations to Sophocles’ Ajax: both men were overwhelmed by shame and humiliation. 
     
    Hall, haunted by her own periodic suicidal urges, shows how plays by Sophocles and other Greek dramatists helped her work through the loss of her grandmother and namesake Edith and understand her relationship with her own mother. The wisdom and solace found in the ancient tragedies, she argues, can help one choose survival over painful adversity and offer comfort to those who are tragically bereaved. 
     
    Edith Hall is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. She is the author of more than thirty books, including Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life. She lives in Cambridgeshire, UK.
    Zum Buch
  • Mind - A Scientific Guide to Who You Are How You Got That Way and How to Make the Most of It - cover

    Mind - A Scientific Guide to Who...

    Patricia Daniels, Todd B. Kashdan

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Combining leading theories of psychology and behavior with case studies and practical advice, National Geographic’s Mind explores the question we all enjoy asking: Who am I?  
    A companion to National Geographic’s Body and Brain, this reference explores today’s theories of personality, mixing scientific theory with an underlying message: by knowing more about your own psychology, you can have a better life. 
    Chapters start with the anatomy, evolution, and development of the human brain, then move into such areas as intuition, creativity, motivation, faith, and ethics—all facets of a unique personality. Interesting scenarios of mental health and mental deviance make for a lively, readable narrative that combines today’s leading theories in the science of the mind and personality with life-enhancing questions, quizzes, practices, and tools for self-discovery. 
    An entertaining book about science, Mind connects with the listener in a very personal and ultimately helpful way.
    Zum Buch