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  • Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    An Integrated Approach

    by M. Scott Shell ...
    Series series Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering
    Learn classical thermodynamics alongside statistical mechanics with this fresh approach to the subjects. Molecular and macroscopic principles are explained in an integrated, side-by-side manner to give students a deep, intuitive understanding of thermodynamics and equip them to tackle future research topics that focus on the nanoscale. Entropy is introduced from the get-go, providing a clear ... Read more

    $62.39 USD

  • The Application of Peircean Semiotics to the Elder Futhark Tradition

    Establishing Parameters of Magical Communication

    by Scott Shell ...
    Series Book 111 - Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics
    This work addresses the issue of magical communication found in the Elder Futhark runic inscriptions. It examines the Kragehul Spear Shaft (DR 196), Björketorp runestone (DR 360), the Horn(s) of Gallehus (DR 12), Gummarp runestone (DR 358), Lindholm amulet (DR 261), Straum whetstone (KJ 50), Ribe skull fragment (DR EM85; 151B), the Noleby runestone (KJ 67), and the Eggja runestone (N KJ 101). It ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

    The Untold History of English

    by John McWhorter ...
    A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammarWhy do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology

    by Edred Thorsson ...
    This follow-up to the classic Futhark breaks new ground by applying current scientific theories on how magic works in traditional societies to the world of practical magic. ALU, An Advanced Guide to Operative Runology contains completely new and fresh descriptions of all the individual runes based on traditional sources, rune-poems, Old Norse literature, and more.Thorsson one of the most respected ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld

    Mythic Origins, Sovereignty and Liminality

    by Sharon Paice MacLeod ...
    Series series Perspectives in Celtic History, Culture and Myth
    The early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues about the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultures, despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors.Focusing on the latest research and translations, the author provides fresh insight into the beliefs and practices of the Iron Age inhabitants of Ireland, Britain and Gaul. Chapters cover ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Icelandic Magic

    Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires

    by Stephen E. Flowers, Ph.D. ...
    A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland• Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjavík• Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations of Icelandic folktales about famous magicians and about legendary grimoires, such as the Galdrabók, the oldest ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Genius of Language

    Observations for Teachers (CW 299)

    by Rudolf Steiner, Christopher Bamford, Ádám Makkai ...
    Translated by Ruth Pusch, Gertrude Teutsch ...
    Series Book 7 - Education
    6 lectures, Stuttgart, Dec. 26, 1919 - Jan. 3, 1920 (CW 299)To one who understands the sense of speechThe world unveilsIts image form.To one who listens to the soul of speechThe world unfoldsIts true being.To one who lives in the spirit depths of speechThe world gives freelyWisdom's strength.To one who lovingly can dwell on speechSpeech will accordIts inner might.So... ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Heidegger

    by John Richardson ...
    Series series The Routledge Philosophers
    Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century’s most influential, but also most cryptic and controversial philosophers. His early fusion of phenomenology with existentialism inspired Sartre and many others, and his later critique of modern rationality inspired Derrida and still others. This introduction covers the whole of Heidegger’s thought and is ideal for anyone coming to his work for the ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Greek Magic

    Ancient, Medieval and Modern

    Edited by John Petropoulos ...
    Series series Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
    Magic has always been a widespread phenomenon in Greek Society, starting from Homer’s Circe (the first ‘evil witch’ in western history) and extending to the pervasive belief in the ‘evil eye’ in the twenty-first century Greece. Indeed, magic is probably the most ancient and durable among social and religious phenomena known to classical and other scholars, and it can be traced over a span of some ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Runecaster's Handbook

    The Well of Wyrd

    by Edred Thorsson ...
    A manual on the art of casting runes by a leading expert on ancient divination practices, the author of the bestselling Futhark: A Handbook of Rune Magic .This foundational handbook on rune work is a practical manual for novice and adept alike. A well-known expert on this ancient divinatory art, Edred Thorsson shows how you can create and cast your own runes.The word rune means "mystery." Casting ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Defining Magic

    A Reader

    by Bernd-Christian Otto, Michael Stausberg ...
    Series series Critical Categories in the Study of Religion
    Magic has been an important term in Western history and continues to be an essential topic in the modern academic study of religion, anthropology, sociology, and cultural history. Defining Magic is the first volume to assemble key texts that aim at determining the nature of magic, establish its boundaries and key features, and explain its working. The reader brings together seminal writings from ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • In Search of the Soul

    A Philosophical Essay

    by John Cottingham ...
    How our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters todayThe concept of the soul has been a recurring area of exploration since ancient times. What do we mean when we talk about finding our soul, how do we know we have one, and does it hold any relevance in today’s scientifically and technologically dominated society? From Socrates and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD