Art of Mana

Art of Mana
Author: Square Enix
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1506712630

Celebrating the first twenty-five years of Mana adventures! Since the first game's release in 1991, Square Enix has been dazzling fans worldwide with the fantastical and action-packed world of Mana. More than twenty-five years later, the magic of Mana still lives on and now Dark Horse Books and Square Enix are proud to present The Art of Mana. The first official art book of Square Enix's hit Mana video game series, The Art of Mana collects more than twenty-five years' worth of memories with over 200 pages featuring more than 400 illustrations from the original creative team along with detailed explorations of every character, original sketches, world designs, and much more. Presented in English for the first time, this beautiful collection is not to be missed.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks
Author: FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1975316312

Experience SEKIRO's unique take on the blood-soaked history of Japan's Sengoku Period with over 300 pages of storyboards, character designs, and concept art!

The Mana of Mass Society

The Mana of Mass Society
Author: William Mazzarella
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 022643639X

We often invoke the “magic” of mass media to describe seductive advertising or charismatic politicians. In The Mana of Mass Society, William Mazzarella asks what happens to social theory if we take that idea seriously. How would it change our understanding of publicity, propaganda, love, and power? Mazzarella reconsiders the concept of “mana,” which served in early anthropology as a troubled bridge between “primitive” ritual and the fascination of mass media. Thinking about mana, Mazzarella shows, means rethinking some of our most fundamental questions: What powers authority? What in us responds to it? Is the mana that animates an Aboriginal ritual the same as the mana that energizes a revolutionary crowd, a consumer public, or an art encounter? At the intersection of anthropology and critical theory, The Mana of Mass Society brings recent conversations around affect, sovereignty, and emergence into creative contact with classic debates on religion, charisma, ideology, and aesthetics.

Mana: A History of a Western Category

Mana: A History of a Western Category
Author: Nicolas Meylan
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2017-07-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004349243

In Mana: A History of a Western Category Nicolas Meylan proposes a critical account of Western imaginations of mana, a word belonging originally to Oceanic languages but borrowed by European languages in which it acquired the meaning ‘supernatural power.’ While mana is best known for its tenure in the disciplines studying religion, Nicolas Meylan situates such academic uses in a wider context, analyzing the ways Westerners conceptualized mana in the earlier colonial context as well as its mobilizations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries by (video)game designers and Neo-Pagan witches. This focus on various Western uses of mana allows for the critical investigation of the ways power has been mystified in conjunction with religion.

New Mana

New Mana
Author: Matt Tomlinson
Publisher: ANU Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2016-04-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1760460087

‘Mana’, a term denoting spiritual power, is found in many Pacific Islands languages. In recent decades, the term has been taken up in New Age movements and online fantasy gaming. In this book, 16 contributors examine mana through ethnographic, linguistic, and historical lenses to understand its transformations in past and present. The authors consider a range of contexts including Indigenous sovereignty movements, Christian missions and Bible translations, the commodification of cultural heritage, and the dynamics of diaspora. Their investigations move across diverse island groups—Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Hawai‘i, and French Polynesia—and into Australia, North America and even cyberspace. A key insight that the volume develops is that mana can be analysed most productively by paying close attention to its ethical and aesthetic dimensions. Since the late nineteenth century, mana has been an object of intense scholarly interest. Writers in many fields including anthropology, linguistics, history, religion, philosophy, and missiology have long debated how the term should best be understood. The authors in this volume review mana’s complex intellectual history but also describe the remarkable transformations going on in the present day as scholars, activists, church leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs take up mana in new ways.

The Art of Loish

The Art of Loish
Author: Lois van Baarle
Publisher: 3D TOTAL PUB
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Artists
ISBN: 9781909414280

Discover the world of digital artist Lois van Baarle, a.k.a. Loish, in this high-quality collection of her most beautiful work.

Mana Master

Mana Master
Author: Bruce Sentar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2020-11-16
Genre:
ISBN:

In a world where mages and monster grow from cultivating mana. Isaac joins the class of humans known as mages who absorb mana to grow more powerful. To become a mage he must bind a mana beast to himself to access and control mana. But when his mana beast is far more human than he expected; Isaac struggles with the budding relationship between the two of them as he prepares to enter his first dungeon.Unfortunately for Isaac, he doesn't have time to ponder the questions of his relationship with Aurora. Because his sleepy town of Locksprings is in for a rude awakening, and he has to decide which side of the war he is going to stand on.Disclaimer: There are adult situations and harem relationships.

The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series - Book Four: Balance

The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series - Book Four: Balance
Author: Michael Dante DiMartino
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1616556870

The final season of The Legend of Korra animated TV series--created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko--the smash hit sequel to their blockbuster show Avatar: The Last Airbender, is revealed! Go behind the scenes and uncover the phenomenal never-before-seen artwork that went into creating this beloved series' final season! Creator captions will give you an exclusive look at every aspect of the show; it's like having your own backstage pass to The Legend of Korra Book Four: Balance!

Dark Souls III: Design Works

Dark Souls III: Design Works
Author: Various
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-11-20
Genre: Computer adventure games
ISBN: 9781772940640

Collects the gritty and hair-raising artwork behind Dark Souls III, featuring armor and weapon designs, character concepts, enemies, bosses, environments, DLC artwork, and more!

The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria

The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria
Author: James Wyatt
Publisher: Perfect Square
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781974700738

Magnificent hardcover art books featuring the incredible images and lore of Magic: The Gathering®! Step aboard the legendary airship Weatherlight and explore Dominaria, an ancient world whose stories are known throughout the Multiverse. Dominaria has weathered one apocalypse after another and emerged into a time of rebirth and renewal. In these pages, lavishly illustrated with the award-winning art of Magic: The Gathering®, you can step into the world where it all began. Whether Dominaria is new to you or as familiar as an old friend, you’ll find enough lore and legends here to make you feel at home. A new age is dawning on Dominaria. Come and be a part of it!