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THE FAIRY TELLERS ; A JOURNEY INTO THE SECRET HISTORY OF FAIRY TALES
Nicholas Jubber
- John Murray
- 18 Août 2022
- 9781529327700
''His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches produced by the crossing of cultural and literary borders'' Financial Times ''Like a child after the Pied Piper I pursued Jubber into a world both human and full of magic. A carnival of a book , rigorously researched and jostling with life '' Amy Jeffs, author of Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain '' Magical tales about magical tales and tellers. Jubber, congenially and fascinatingly, explores the land from which the great fairy stories seeped, making the stories more resonant, powerful and important than ever '' Charles Foster, author of Being a Human and Being a Beast The surprising origins and people behind the world''s most influential magical tales: the people who told and re-shaped them, the landscapes that forged them, and the cultures that formed them and were in turn formed by them. Who were the Fairy Tellers? In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as ''Cinderella'', ''Hansel and Gretel'', ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''Baba Yaga''. From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children''s literature, they include a German apothecary''s daughter, a Syrian youth running away from a career in the souk and a Russian dissident embroiled in a plot to kill the tsar. Following these and other unlikely protagonists, we travel from the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant, under the dark branches of the Black Forest, deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland. In the process, we discover a fresh perspective on some of our most frequently told stories. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.
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HOW TO PRAY: A SIMPLE GUIDE FOR NORMAL PEOPLE
GREIG, PETE
- UK JOHN MURRAY LEARN
- 31 Mars 2021
- 9781529374926
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NOT IN GOD'S NAME (CONFRONTING RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE)
SACKS, JONATHAN
- JOHN MURRAY
- 12 Juillet 2016
- 9781473616530
Despite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God. In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Drawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology, game theory, history, philosophy, ethics and theology, Sacks shows how a tendency to violence can subvert even the most compassionate of religions. Through a close reading of key biblical texts at the heart of the Abrahamic faiths, Sacks then challenges those who claim that religion is intrinsically a cause of violence, and argues that theology must become part of the solution if it is not to remain at the heart of the problem. This book is a rebuke to all those who kill in the name of the God of life, wage war in the name of the God of peace, hate in the name of the God of love, and practise cruelty in the name of the God of compassion. For the sake of humanity and the free world, the time has come for people of all faiths and none to stand together and declare: Not In God's Name.
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Ziauddin Sardar is "a pioneering writer on Islam" (Guardian) and "one of the world's foremost Muslim intellectuals" (Jakarta Post). He is renowned worldwide for his works on Islam, and for his global bestseller "Why do people hate America?"
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NIV LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE (ANGLICISED)
VERSION, NEW INTERNATIONAL
- JOHN MURRAY
- 1 Septembre 2015
- 9781444792935
The New International Version is the world's most popular modern English Bible translation. Developed by Biblica, formerly the International Bible Society, the New International Version is the result of years of work by the Committee on Bib
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GREAT PARTNERSHIP: GOD, SCIENCE, AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING
SACKS, JONATHAN
- JOHN MURRAY
- 14 Août 2012
- 9780340995259
Writing with his usual grace and fluency, Jonathan Sacks moves beyond the tired arguments of militant atheists such as Dawkins' The God Delusion and Hitchens' God is Not Great, to explore how religion has always played a valuable part in human culture and far from being dismissed as redundant, must be allowed to temper and develop scientific understanding in order for us to be fully human.Ranging around the world to draw comparisons from different cultures, and delving deep into the history of language and of western civilisation, Jonathan Sacks shows how the predominance of science-oriented thinking is embedded deeply even in our religious understanding, and calls on us to recognise the centrality of relationship to true religion, and thus to see how this core value of relationship is essential if we are to avoid the natural tendency for science to rule our lives rather than fulfilling its promise to set us free.
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MORALITY (RESTORING THE COMMON GOOD IN DIVIDED TIMES)
SACKS, JONATHAN
- JOHN MURRAY
- 12 Mars 2020
- 9781473617315
An international religious leader, philosopher, award-winning author and respected moral voice, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize in 2016 in recognition of his work in affirming life's spiritual dimens
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NIV THINLINE BLACK LEATHER BIBLE
VERSION, NEW INTERNATIONAL
- JOHN MURRAY
- 8 Juillet 2014
- 9781444786446
Developed by Biblica, formerly the International Bible Society, the New International Version is the result of years of work by the Committee on Bible Translation, overseeing the efforts of many contributing scholars. The translators are dr
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NIV HOLY BIBLE (HODDER CLASSICS)
VERSION, NEW INTERNATIONAL
- JOHN MURRAY
- 16 Juillet 2015
- 9781473618947
@2@The world's most popular Bible translation in modern English, presented in paperback as a literary classic.@3@@2@As the sacred text of Christianity, the Holy Bible has long been the world's bestselling book. Its incredible stories and profound teachings have shaped our culture and its values underpin our way of life. Love it or loathe it, there's no doubting that this work has a fundamental place in history, and as such is a 'must read' for anyone seeking to understand the development of modern society. @3@@2@With over 400 million Bibles in print, the New International Version is the world's most popular modern English Bible. It is renowned for its combination of reliability and readability. Fully revised and updated in 2011, the NIV is ideal for personal reading, public teaching and group study. This Bible also features:@3@@2@Clear, readable 7.25pt text@16@easy-to-read layout @16@shortcuts to key stories, events and people of the Bible @16@reading plan @16@quick links to find inspiration and help from the Bible in different life situations. @3@@2@This edition uses British spelling, punctuation and grammar to allow the Bible to be read more naturally.@3@@2@Royalties from all sales of the NIV Bible help Biblica, formerly the International Bible Society, in their work of translating and distributing Bibles around the world.@3@
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NIV POCKET FLORAL HARDBACK BIBLE
VERSION, NEW INTERNATIONAL
- JOHN MURRAY
- 1 Janvier 2011
- 9781444701609
HANDY POCKET-SIZED NIV BIBLE WITH A LOVELY DESIGN.
