The Relic of Tempus

The Relic of Tempus
Author: Atharva Lele
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2021-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1637816227

A college student, a World War II soldier, and a mad scientist, all in different time periods. What could they have in common? Nothing, and yet; a lot. Does your past influence your future or is it the other way round? It depends, you may realize soon. What happens when Max Wheeler, an archaeology student finds a long-lost locket known as “The Relic of Tempus” and events take unexpected turn as he witnesses a crime at the peak of the world war. Will he be able to stop it and come back? Time is of course relative, but what if the Relic gave you power to control it? There are a lot of questions, and so little time to find the answers. So, read on and enjoy the conspiracies and the mysteries which unfold that will have a long-lasting impact on Max and his family. It is after all the past which decides your future…or does it?

Tempus Interruptus

Tempus Interruptus
Author: SE Zbasnik
Publisher: Ellen Mint
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2019-07-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Time’s unraveling across the galaxy and the only hope are two people who’d rather kill each other than work together. Drake Bane is a low-class smuggler and general grit in the galaxy’s wheels of progress. He finds himself on the wrong side of a goblin mob boss and gets the choice to either steal an ancient relic or test space decompression up close. When his ship’s impounded as collateral he’s left to sneak his way onto a ship without bothering to get to know the captain or its cast of interesting characters. Too bad or he’d have skipped right past and saved himself a major headache. Captain Variel Tuffman’s got her own secrets which she’s not about to share with a smuggler that lied his way onto her ship. All she wants is to ditch the guy before the couple on her ship who think they’re on a cruise vacation catch on. It all goes wibbly wobbly when an ancient artifact impales itself onto her hand and she can’t get it off. The crew is sent careening across the galaxy on the run from a bunch of species’ militaries and the dwarven antiquities board. At the heart of it all is a hole in the galaxy that no one’s ever seen before or can explain and it’s getting bigger. When the captain starts speaking gibberish and snaps in and out of comas, their only hope may be the relic jammed in her hand.

The Sanctity of the Leaders

The Sanctity of the Leaders
Author: Gábor Klaniczay
Publisher: Central European University Press
Total Pages: 694
Release: 2023-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 6155225591

The latest title in the Central European Medieval Texts series contains the lives of saints who were canonized in the eleventh through thirteenth centuries in the newly Christianized countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Bohemia, Poland, Hungary, and Dalmatia). A rejoinder to the earlier volume in the series, the Saints of the Christianization Age of Central Europe (CEMT, Vol. 6), containing hermits, missionaries, and martyrs, this second volume of hagiography is dominated by political or ecclesiastical leaders who became saintly patrons of their region and were highly venerated throughout the Middle Ages. The legends in the volume present the two Hungarian holy kings Stephen and Ladislas, the holy duke Emeric, the Czech holy abbot Prokop of Sázava, three bishops, the Venetian-Hungarian Gellért of Csanád, the Polish Stanislas of Cracow (both martyrs), and the Dalmatian holy bishop Saint John of Trogir. Each “vita” is published in Latin original with an English translation and with prefaces discussing the textual tradition. Saints’ lives have been recognized as an invaluable source of information on social and economic history, the history of mentalities and everyday life, cultural history, and, above all, as a special genre with crucial importance and prevalence in medieval literature.

Anglo-Saxon Saints Lives as History Writing in Late Medieval England

Anglo-Saxon Saints Lives as History Writing in Late Medieval England
Author: Cynthia Turner Camp
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843844028

A groundbreaking assessment of the use medieval English history-writers made of saints' lives. The past was ever present in later medieval England, as secular and religious institutions worked to recover (or create) originary narratives that could guarantee, they hoped, their political and spiritual legitimacy. Anglo-SaxonEngland, in particular, was imagined as a spiritual "golden age" and a rich source of precedent, for kings and for the monasteries that housed early English saints' remains. This book examines the vernacular hagiography produced in a monastic context, demonstrating how writers, illuminators, and policy-makers used English saints (including St Edmund) to re-envision the bonds between ancient spiritual purity and contemporary conditions. Treating history and ethical practice as inseparable, poets such as Osbern Bokenham, Henry Bradshaw, and John Lydgate reconfigured England's history through its saints, engaging with contemporary concerns about institutional identity, authority, and ethics. Cynthia Turner Camp is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Georgia.

Contextualizing Miracles in the Christian West, 1100-1500

Contextualizing Miracles in the Christian West, 1100-1500
Author: Matthew M. Mesley
Publisher: Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0907570321

This volume brings together innovative research on miracles in the Christian West 1100-1500, and includes chapters on Anglo-Norman saints’ cults, late medieval Portugal and the legacy of medieval hagiography in the immediate Post-Reformation period. Contributors investigate miracle narratives in conjunction with broader socio-cultural ideals, practices and developments in medieval society. They also reassess the legacy of Peter Brown, challenge established dichotomies such as ‘medicine and religion’, and examine relics, lay beliefs and the liturgical evidence of a saint’s cult, moving beyond the traditional focus on canonization. Medical history features prominently alongside other approaches; these clarify the contexts of our sources, and demonstrate the methodological vibrancy in this field.

Harmonies of Eternity: Tales Beyond Time

Harmonies of Eternity: Tales Beyond Time
Author: Antra
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2023-10-09
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

"Harmonies of Eternity: Tales Beyond Time" invites readers to transcend the confines of time and space through interconnected fantasy and science fiction stories. From guardians of a mystical hourglass embarking on gripping time-traveling adventures to alliances formed in the shadows and the transformative power of music, these tales offer a symphony of emotions and adventures. Through unity, compassion, and the enduring power of storytelling, "Harmonies of Eternity" weaves a tapestry of magic, adventure, and self-discovery that leaves an indelible mark on the reader's heart, even after the final page is turned.