Uncanny Origins: Myths and Magic

Uncanny Origins: Myths and Magic
Author:
Publisher: Marvel
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781302920432

Explore the origins of Marvel's most incredible characters, retold in action-packed animated style! Witness the teleporting mutant called Nightcrawler go from circus freak to world-saving X-Man! Then join Storm to discover how a girl worshipped as a goddess became a wind-riding hero! See Felicia Hardy, the thieving Black Cat, cross Spider-Man's path! And follow the bloodline of Dane Whitman, the Avengers' sword-wielding Black Knight! Arrogant surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange learns his lesson - and much more - to become Earth's Sorcerer Supreme! But what inspires blind Matt Murdock to become Daredevil, the Man Without Fear? Finally, young Daniel Rand is orphaned in the mystical city of K'un-Lun, where he is raised to become its champion - the immortal Iron Fist! Thrill to the events that shaped Marvel's most iconic heroes and villains as you've never seen them before! Collecting: Uncanny Origins (1996) 8-14

Uncanny Origins

Uncanny Origins
Author: Various
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2019-12-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1302517597

Collects Uncanny Origins #8-14. Explore the origins of Marvel’s most iconic characters, retold in action-packed animated style! Witness the teleporting mutant called Nightcrawler go from circus freak to world-saving X-Man! Then, join Storm to discover how a girl worshipped as a goddess became a wind-riding hero! See Felicia Hardy, the thieving Black Cat, cross Spider-Man’s path! And follow the bloodline of Dane Whitman, the Avengers’ sword-wielding Black Knight! Arrogant surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange learns his lesson — and more — to become Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme! But what inspires blind Matt Murdock to become Daredevil, the Man Without Fear? Finally, young Daniel Rand is orphaned in the mystical city of K’un-Lun, where he’s raised to become its champion: the Immortal Iron Fist!

Uncanny Origins

Uncanny Origins
Author: Bill Rosemann
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Superheroes
ISBN:

Explore the origins of Marvel's most incredible characters, retold in action-packed animated style! Witness the teleporting mutant called Nightcrawler go from circus freak to world-saving X-Man! Then join Storm to discover how a girl worshipped as a goddess became a wind-riding hero! See Felicia Hardy, the thieving Black Cat, cross Spider-Man's path! And follow the bloodline of Dane Whitman, the Avengers' sword-wielding Black Knight! Arrogant surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange learns his lesson and much more to become Earth's Sorcerer Supreme! But what inspires blind Matt Murdock to become Daredevil, the Man Without Fear? Finally, young Daniel Rand is orphaned in the mystical city of K'un-Lun, where he is raised to become its champion the immortal Iron Fist! Thrill to the events that shaped Marvel's most iconic heroes and villains as you've never seen them before!

Myth, Origins, Magic

Myth, Origins, Magic
Author: Andrew James Stubbs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1993
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Myth, Origins, Magic is an examination of Eli Mandel's work, from early poems to the Family Romance.

History and Narration

History and Narration
Author: Marialuisa Bignami
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2011-07-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1443832685

The relation between narration and history from the perspective of the twentieth century – the century of criticisms – suggests a new outlook fit for the new millennium. We can no longer look at history and historiography naively, but must be aware of the rhetorical strategies that are at work in the writing. A research group based in Milan has been working on this topic for a few years, discussing authors and texts from different genres and epochs. The essays presented here deal with texts chosen because of their intrinsic relevance to the history of English-speaking cultures and recent critical perspectives – largely, but not exclusively, indebted to Hayden White. Thus the volume considers instances of narrativity and historical discourse in authors as diverse as S. Johnson, E. Chambers, C. Hill, J. Raban, V. Woolf, N. Mitchison, V. S. Naipaul, S. Rushdie, J. M. Coetzee, A. Ghosh.

Magic, Myth, and Religion

Magic, Myth, and Religion
Author: John A Rush
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-12-30
Genre:
ISBN:

The most powerful thing in the world is the symbol. Through symbols we create stories and myths that bring people to action. Where did the original symbols regarding an afterlife come from? How are myths built and why are they so powerful? The spiritual world is a fascinating place even more so today in that it is in direct competition with the metaphysics of science, especially physics, with numerous theories surrounding the origin of the universe and life. We read the universe came from nothing, we hear of singularities, multiverses, worm holes, string theory, metaphysics at its best. What we think of as the spiritual world may be more than something that springs from our imaginings, of a world beyond that can be glimpsed and perhaps manipulated if we perform the rituals correctly. As the reader will appreciate the spiritual world and quantum physics have a lot in common. Join Dr. Rush as he takes you through the world of imagination, of magic, shamanism, and worlds beyond.

TechGnosis

TechGnosis
Author: Erik Davis
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2015-03-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1583949305

TechGnosis is a cult classic of media studies that straddles the line between academic discourse and popular culture; it appeals to both those secular and spiritual, to fans of cyberpunk and hacker literature and culture as much as new-thought adherents and spiritual seekers How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis—a cult classic now updated and reissued with a new afterword—Erik Davis argues that while the realms of the digital and the spiritual may seem worlds apart, esoteric and religious impulses have in fact always permeated (and sometimes inspired) technological communication. Davis uncovers startling connections between such seemingly disparate topics as electricity and alchemy; online roleplaying games and religious and occult practices; virtual reality and gnostic mythology; programming languages and Kabbalah. The final chapters address the apocalyptic dreams that haunt technology, providing vital historical context as well as new ways to think about a future defined by the mutant intermingling of mind and machine, nightmare and fantasy.

Language Myths

Language Myths
Author: Laurie Bauer
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1998-11-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0141939109

A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some of the points. The book should have a wide readership not only amongst students who want to read leading linguists writing about popular misconceptions but also amongst the large number of people who enjoy reading about language in general.

Collective Agency and Cooperation in Natural and Artificial Systems

Collective Agency and Cooperation in Natural and Artificial Systems
Author: Catrin Misselhorn
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3319155156

This book brings together philosophical approaches to cooperation and collective agency with research into human-machine interaction and cooperation from engineering, robotics, computer science and AI. Bringing these so far largely unrelated fields of study together leads to a better understanding of collective agency in natural and artificial systems and will help to improve the design and performance of hybrid systems involving human and artificial agents. Modeling collective agency with the help of computer simulations promises also philosophical insights into the emergence of collective agency. The volume consists of four sections. The first section is dedicated to the concept of agency. The second section of the book turns to human-machine cooperation. The focus of the third section is the transition from cooperation to collective agency. The last section concerns the explanatory value of social simulations of collective agency in the broader framework of cultural evolution.

Man, Myth & Magic

Man, Myth & Magic
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 1995
Genre: Mythology
ISBN:

Major thematic areas of the encyclopedia include: Magic: the secret lore, Alchemy, Witches and witchcraft, Devils, demons and angels, Foretelling the future, Birds, plants and animals in myth and folklore, Nature, fertility and creation myths, Rites of passage, Symbols and Meanings, The heroʼs quest, Legendary lands and beasts, Western religions, Eastern religions, Ancient myths and legends, Folklore, primitive beliefs and customs, psychology and the paranormal, The soul, Ghosts, vampires and hauntings, Mystics, Unorthodox Christians, Occultists and theosophists.