“The Narrative World of Finnish Fairy Tales. Structure, Agency, and Evaluation in Southwest Finnish Folktales”
Finnish fairy taies represent the northern branch of the Western European fairy-tale tradition. Although Finnish epic folklore and mythology have been objects of great research interest, Finnish fairy taies have been studied surprisingly little. This study answers not only methodological but also the most important empirical questions, such as: what are the themes, plots and […]
“The New Comparative Method: Structural and Symbolic Analysis of the Allomotifs of “Snow White””
An examination of the mystery of folktales, this study takes a look into the heart of one folktale in order to use it as a model for all folktales. It analyses over seventy folk versions of “Snow White” in order to reveal their shared narrative core of episodes and themes. The investigation documents the way […]
“The Queen Dowager’s Life Regiment in Finland 1772-1808”
Leskikuningattaren henkirykmentti tunnetaan parhaiten sen osallisuudesta Ruotsin valtakunnan suurimman linnoituksen, Viaporin, antautumiseen toukokuussa 1808 Suomen sodan aikana. Antautuminen merkitsi rykmentin loppua, mikä on varjostanut sen jälkimainetta. Kirja on rykmentin Viaporiin sijoitetun kahden pataljoonan historia vuosina 1772-1808. Se perustuu laajaan säilyneeseen arkistomateriaaliin, erityisesti rykmentin katselmusrulliin, muuhun arkistomateriaaliin ja tutkimuskirjallisuuteen. Se selvittää rykmentin alkuperän ja organisaation, henkilöstön, […]
“The Reign of Charles V – European History in Perspective”
Why should we remember the reign of Charles V? What happened in those years that altered the course of history and helped to shape the world we live in today? Few ages have been more important to the history of Europe and America than the reign of Charles V. Charles ruled the first truly global […]
“The Return of the God Hypothesis”
The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin’s Doubt presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology. Beginning in the late 19th century, many intellectuals began to insist that scientific knowledge conflicts with traditional theistic belief–that science and belief in God are “at war.” Philosopher of […]
“The Road to Middle-Earth”
Revised Edition A detailed and fascinating journey to the roots of The Lord of the Rings, by award-winning Tolkien expert Professor Tom Shippey. The Road to Middle-Earth is a fascinating and accessible exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professional background led him to write […]
“The Scythians. Nomad Warriors of the Steppe”
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC. Their steppe homeland bordered on a number of sedentary states to the south – the Chinese, the Persians […]
“The Siri Epic as Performed by Gopala Naika. Part 2”
Mr Gopala Naika is one of the many talented singers of oral epics in Tulunaadu, the land of Tulu speakers in southern Karnataka, India. The Finnish-Indian team, Prof. Lauri Honko and Ms Anneli Honko, M.A., from the University of Turku and Prof. Viveka Rai and Dr Chinnappa Gowda from the University of Mangalore, documented his […]
“The Sorrows of Satan”
Легко читаем по-английски Талантливый писатель Джеффри Темпест – герой мистического романа Марии Корелли «Скорбь сатаны», прозябающий в нищете и мечтающий о богатстве. Но получив желаемое, станет ли он по-настоящему счастливым? Можно ли купить за деньги талант, любовь, искреннее восхищение или дружбу? Для удобства читателя текст сопровождается комментариями и кратким словарем. Предназначается для продолжающих изучать английский […]
“The Stairway to Heaven – Book II of The Earth Chronicles”
Since earliest times, human beings have pondered the incomprehensible questions of the universe, life . . . and the afterlife. Where did mortal man go to join the immortal Gods? Was the immense and complex structure at Giza an Egyptian Pharaoh’s portal to immortality? Or a pulsating beacon built by extraterrestrials for landing on Earth? […]
“The Story of the Stone: Golden Days Volume 1”
`The Story of the Stone` (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents’ choice of a wife for him, and the […]
“The Tides of Mind. Uncovering the Spectrum of Consciousness”
The holy grail of scientists and psychologists since the beginning of artificial intelligence has been to replicate thought patterns of the human mind. Challenging the notion that this can ever be achieved through state-of-the-art research, legendary AI authority David Gelernter-a “rock star” (New York Times) of the computing world-surprisingly turns to literature, hoping that the […]
“The Wars of Gods and Men”
Earth Chronicles 3 “Thousands of years ago, the Earth was a battlefield. These were the wars that would shape man’s destiny — terrible conflicts that began lifetimes earlier on another planet. Parting the mists of time and myth, the internationally renowned scholar Zecharia Sitchin takes us back in this volume to the violent beginnings of […]
“The Way of a Pilgrim – Shambhala Pocket Library”
This classic work of spiritual literature is the firsthand account of a pilgrim’s journey as he endeavors to live out Saint Paul’s instruction to “pray without ceasing.” The narrator, an unnamed nineteenth-century peasant, sets out on his pilgrimage with nothing but a Bible, rosary, and some dried bread. As he walks, he recites the Jesus […]
“The Way of a Pilgrim : Candid Tales of a Wanderer to His Spiritual Father”
By the mercy of God I am a Christian, by my deeds a great sinner, by calling a homeless wanderer of the lowliest origins, roaming from place to place. Here, see my belongings: a bag of dry crusts on my back and the Holy Bible in my breast pocket; that’s it. In 1884 there appeared […]
“The Way of a Pilgrim and A Pilgrim Continues His Way”
A special edition of The Way of a Pilgrim and its sequel, two spiritual classics that demonstrate the profound power of the Jesus prayer This classic of world spiritual literature is the firsthand account of a pilgrim’s journey as he endeavors to live out Saint Paul’s instruction to “pray without ceasing.” The narrator, an unnamed […]
“Thou Fearful Guest. Addressing the past in four tales in Flateyjarbók”
A STRANGER APPEARS at the court of a Norwegian king known best for bringing Christianity to the North. Variations of this seene appear four times in the fourteenth-century manuseript Flateyjarbok. Thou Fearful Guest analyzes how these episodes ereate meaning by their connections to custom, law, myth, diseourses of historical and spiritual truth, typological understandings of […]
“Timukas ja tema maagiline ihuarst”
Himmleri ja Felix Kersteni lugu Berliin, aprill 1945. Kaks popliinmantlis meest väljub haakristidega märgistatud lennukist. Üks meestest, Luunjas sündinud Felix Kersten, on Himmleri pikaaegne massöör ja sõber, kes on koos Juudi Maailmakongressi esindajaga tulnud pidama läbirääkimisi koonduslaagrivangide vabastamise üle. Meeste reis võib päästa kümnete tuhandete inimeste elu … See raamat räägib loo Eesti päritolu Felix […]
“Tint”
1938. aasta romaanivõistlusel omistati kolmas preemia autorile, kelle pseudonüümiks oli Mardikas. Mõne aja pärast selgus, et selle nime all esines riigiametnik Voldemar Õun. Romaan pakub lugejale suurepärase sissevaate ühe ministeeriumi eluollu ja töösuhtesse, esitab paratamatuid konflikte ülemuskonna ning reatöötajate vahel, kirjeldab karjääriredelil ülespoole trügijate tihti ebaausaid võtteid ja vastukaaluks selles võitluses allajäänute nördimust ning lootusetust. […]
“Tiziani poeg. Iludusmärk”
… Nagu ikka, ei arene inimtegevuse eri valdkonnad eraldi ega üksteist mõjutamata. Holistlik filosoofia kajastus kunstis romantismina, mis tekkis vastukaaluks valgustusajastu kainele mõistusele. Romantism väärtustab vabadust, liikumist, kirge ja lõputut püüdlemist ega taha hoolida klassikaliste ideaalide korrast, tasakaalust ja vaoshoitusest. Romantismi võtmesõnad on intuitsioon, kujutlus ja tunne. 1830. aastatel ilmusid balletilavale sülfiidid ja vilid. Marie […]
