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Author | : Dawn Patitucci |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2017-10-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1683366840 |
Inspired by Velázquez’s baroque masterpiece, Las Meninas, The Queen’s Prophet is an imagined account of the dwarfess Maribarbola of Spain (featured prominently in Velázquez’s painting) and her struggle for survival and self-determination at a time when dwarfs were kept by aristocracy as pets, prophets, and good luck charms. When the Countess of Walther dies at her German estate, her loyal dwarfess Maria-Barbara is forced to work as a prophet for a traveling magician, who betrays her by selling her to the Queen of Spain. At the royal court in Madrid, Mari finds herself in a bizarre, enchanted world, a society culturally splendid but intellectually isolated. There she becomes Maribarbola, prophet to the Queen, and, her survival at stake, endeavors to outsmart the Spaniards. Mari's wits and loyalties are tested as she becomes embroiled in palace intrigue alongside the politically embattled Queen. When Mari's carefully schemed prophecies dazzle all of Spain, she and the Queen climb to dizzying heights of power, a place as intoxicating as it is dangerous. But even as Mari survives and thrives at the Spanish court, the loss of identity she suffers from living a lie makes her question whether she is really surviving at all.
Author | : Dawn Patitucci |
Publisher | : Turner |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Dwarfs (Persons) |
ISBN | : 9781683366829 |
Inspired by Velázquez's baroque masterpiece, Las Meninas, The Queen's Prophet is an imagined account of the dwarfess Maribarbola of Spain (featured prominently in Velázquez's painting) and her struggle for survival and self-determination at a time when dwarfs were kept by aristocracy as pets, prophets, and good luck charms. When the Countess of Walther dies at her German estate, her loyal dwarfess Maria-Barbara is forced to work as a prophet for a traveling magician, who betrays her by selling her to the Queen of Spain. At the royal court in Madrid, Mari finds herself in a bizarre, enchanted world, a society culturally splendid but intellectually isolated. There she becomes Maribarbola, prophet to the Queen, and, her survival at stake, endeavors to outsmart the Spaniards. Mari's wits and loyalties are tested as she becomes embroiled in palace intrigue alongside the politically embattled Queen. When Mari's carefully schemed prophecies dazzle all of Spain, she and the Queen climb to dizzying heights of power, a place as intoxicating as it is dangerous. But even as Mari survives and thrives at the Spanish court, the loss of identity she suffers from living a lie makes her question whether she is really surviving at all.
Author | : Emran Iqbal El-Badawi |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2022-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0861544463 |
‘A genuinely paradigm-shifting work by one of the most exciting and innovative scholars in the field... compelling and powerful...’ Reza Aslan Arab noblewomen of late antiquity were instrumental in shaping the history of the world. Between Rome’s intervention in the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab conquests, they ruled independently, conducting trade and making war. Their power was celebrated as queen, priestess and goddess. With time some even delegated authority to the most important holy men of their age, influencing Arabian paganism, Christianity and Islam. Empress Zenobia and Queen Mavia supported bishops Paul of Samosata and Moses of Sinai. Paul was declared a heretic by the Roman church, while Moses began the process of mass Arab conversion. The teachings of these men survived under their queens, setting in motion seismic debates that fractured the early churches and laid the groundwork for the rise of Islam. In sixth-century Mecca, Lady Khadijah used her wealth and political influence to employ a younger man then marry him against the wishes of dissenting noblemen. Her husband, whose religious and political career she influenced, was the Prophet Muhammad. A landmark exploration of the legacy of female power in late antique Arabia, Queens and Prophets is a corrective that is long overdue.
Author | : Tamis Hoover Renteria |
Publisher | : Wheatmark, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2014-03-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1627870296 |
Ninth century BCE. In the middle of a severe drought, a young Phoenician widow named Arishat is on the brink of starvation. When she prays to her goddess, Asherah, for help, Elijah, a prophet of Israel arrives at her door with bread, oil, and an allegiance to the god Yahweh. Willing to accept Elijah's help, but not his god or his vow of celibacy, Arishat follows him to Israel determined not only to win his love but also to convince him of his need for a goddess. However, as she becomes embroiled in Elijah's mission against the corrupt King Ahab, she soon discovers a cause of her own among Israelite women trying to keep goddess traditions alive against the opposition of their men. Arishat will soon have to choose between her love for a man who rejects the goddess, and her loyalty to her own beloved Asherah. Brimming over with vibrant period detail and peopled with characters who bring these ancient times to life, The Prophet's Woman is a wonderful story and a fresh, well-needed addition to the genre of biblical historical fiction.
Author | : R. J. Larson |
Publisher | : Baker Books |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2012-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 076420971X |
When seventeen-year-old Ela of Parne is called by the Infinite to be his prophet, she initially cannot understand why she has been selected, but after experiencing his presence she willingly agrees to bring his word to a war-torn nation.
Author | : PTS Junior |
Publisher | : PTS Media Group |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2015-07-13 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 967411579X |
Stories of prophets began with Prophet Adam a.s, the first mankind that Allah s.w.t. created, until Prophet Muhammad s.a.w., the last messenger of Allah s.w.t. As Muslim who believe in the Pillars of Faith, beliefs towards the prophets is a must. How can we emulate from them if we don't even know them? Insya Allah, this book helps us to know our 25 prophets closer, and learn about their history. Also, this book is full with colorful illustrations. This can be an exciting learning experience for us! Hopefully, their history and great attitudes can be good examples for us.
Author | : John Masefield |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Verse drama, English |
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Author | : Bjorn Street |
Publisher | : Bjorn Street |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2014-05-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
THE PROPHET OF AMON – Book Summary In ancient Egypt circa 1500 B.C. - the era when the beautiful and noble Queen Hatshepsut rose to power to become the first great female leader in recorded history - a mysterious man ascended from the masses to speak His Word. His appearance on earth coincided with two major planetary events which forever changed Man’s history; phenomena that is well-documented in modern university textbooks across the globe. But was this man truly “The Prophet of Amon”… or perhaps the Almighty himself? Or was he a fraud and sham… a delusional, mortal man who thought of himself as a grandiose being with a preordained mission on earth to save the masses from a path of degradation and enslavement? This was the quandary facing Her Highness, the eminent Queen Hatshepsut, as well as the entire populace of the Egyptian Empire, now in its height of glory, power and grandeur. Based on fact and exhaustive historical research, Bjorn Street’s second historical novel takes dead aim at the very foundation of recorded history, and shakes the dust from the musty annals used by past scholars. Controversial and hard-hitting, the heated debate continues: “How dare Bjorn Street expose the truth of the Ancients?” “How dare he challenge the history taught in the stodgy texts at the universities?” “How dare he address the Alien Connection in Ancient Egypt?” Set against a backdrop of epic adventure, romance, and passion mixed in with a touch of humor, “THE PROPHET OF AMON” delves deeper into the spiritual and paranormal activity that prevailed during the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom - Hatshepsut’s era. The book shakes the rafters and at last uncovers the truth about the love that transcends all. In “THE PROPHET OF AMON”, the ancient secrets are finally laid bare and exposed for all to see!
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Total Pages | : 974 |
Release | : 1917 |
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Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Saint Louis (Mo.) |
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