The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one that has withstood the test of time. For centuries peop...

Drawing together temple art, myths, rituals and poetry, "Hathor Rising" reveals a rich tradition of feminine divinity. It explores how the sexual p...

Mainly dedicated to hieratic manuscripts from the Tebtunis temple library and contains contributions by Alexandra von Lieven, J F Quack, and Kim Ry...

In the later decades, art historical writing has focused strongly on the use and reception of images. The articles of this publication are devoted ...

On India’s south-western or Malabar coast is situated an ancient Hindu temple which is these days devoted to the famous Hindu god Shiva and his con...

Your hands can help to heal the earth. This comprehensive guide to land healing for neopagans and Earth-based spiritual practitioners allows those ...

With insightful readings of his source material -- which includes Norse sagas, Eddic literature and church homilies -- Arnved Nedkvitne sheds light...

A study I Ching, but presented with all its magic intact and in a totally unique way. This leads naturally to an examination of the techniques of T...

This book brings together a wealth of essays in celebration of Paul John Frandsen, who has had a distinguished career as a scholar of ancient Egypt...

Mythology is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in Northern and East-Central Europe between c. 100...

This book explores the pivotal place of the fiery serpent-eye goddess, Hathor-Sekmet, in the mysteries of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the dead. Wea...

Like the constellations in the sky, words such as "aphrodisiac", "hubris", "museum", "galaxy" and "mentor" each contain within them a story, if on...

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America';s favorite sex therapist, analyzes ancient myth and its relevance to 21st century relationships in her new book Myths...

A mind-boggling investigation into ancient wisdom -- and the nature of the universe. Monuments like the Pyramids or Stonehenge make us wonder: Were...

"When the world is pregnant with lies, a secret long hidden will be revealed." -- an Odinist Prophecy. Just like the Cannibal Within, a chance enco...

The book is an edition of an ancient Egyptian cosmology for which there is no known parallel. The cosmology was written in the demotic script and p...

Pausanias' Description of Greece is the only or at least the most important source to more than 60 percent of the oracular tales. This makes the wo...

In attempting even a brief and imperfect outline of the history of Egyptian queens the author has undertaken no easy task and craves indulgence for...

The origin of this dossier of studies is a symposium, held in April 1984 by the Institute for the History of Religions at the University of Copenha...

This book began life as an extended appendix to "Supernatural Assault in Ancient Egypt" where it provided additional information on the cosmic tide...

The definitive study of magical trance and possession techniques. The author is inspired by the Nordic tradition of Seidr, said to have been taught...

You are in your bed. It is dark, you hear footsteps coming up the stairs and into your room. There is someone there -- a presence. They lie on you ...

The fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda (literally ‘ancient sagas of the northern lands’, but often referred to in English as ‘mythical-heroic’ or ‘legendar...

The Wanderer's Hàvamàl features Jackson Crawford's complete, carefully revised English translation of the Old Norse poem Hàvamàl , newly annotated ...

The Dorothea Coke Memorial Lecture in Northern Studies, delivered at University College London on 5th March 2009. Richard Perkins, Emeritus Profess...

It is unknown, of course, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, since in general no reliable contemporary description of how the two epics came into...

"You shall not kill" seems to be a self-evident norm, both in modernity and in antiquity. But what does this prohibition exactly mean? Does it only...