The Dionysian way: between mystical inebriation and eternal sacrifice by Hasan Andrea Abou Saida Of all the ancient gods of the Greek pantheon, the most multifaceted and endowed with an elusive and complex character is undoubtedly Dionysus, god of the …
The Delphic oracle and the chthonian cult of Apollo by Hasan Andrea Abou Saida γνῶθι σαυτόν, or “Know in yourself”: this was the maxim written on the pediment of the temple of Apollo at Delphi, a warning to all those …
The Daimon and the concept of reincarnation in Ancient Greece by Hasan Andrea Abou Saida The belief that the soul can be reincarnated many times in as many bodies is not unique to Eastern cults and philosophies, but was also …
Fools Crow – Thomas E. Mails (1990). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 294 p. Frank Fools Crow, a spiritual and civic leader of the Teton Sioux, spent nearly a century helping those of every race. A disciplined, gentle man who …
The Three Kingdoms: Russian Folk Tales from Alexander Afanasiev’s Collection – Alexander Afanasyev (1985). Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 158 p. An illustrated collection of thirty-four traditional Russian tales including “Ivan the Fool,” “The Fire-Bird and Princess Vassilissa,” and “The Wise Maid …