Résultats pour "Partie 3" dans Spiritualité

Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select from your library three volumes to be taken with you as companions in your period of retirement please to inform us what those three books would be." The inquiry was sent to peers of the realm, prominent leaders in politics, judges, authors, manufacturers, merchants, gentlemen of leisure—men who would represent every aspect of successful life. In...

The fourth volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. With this third part of The Golden Bough we take up the question, why had the King of the Wood at Nemi regularly to perish by the hand of his successor? Topics investigated include the practice and intention of human sacrifice, the mortality of gods, the regular killing of divine kings and spirits, and the superstitions surrounding the succession of the soul. - Summary by Leon Harvey

In a thought-provoking inquiry years ago, the editor of an English magazine posed a fascinating question to the hundred greatest men in Great Britain If you had to choose three books to accompany you during a year of solitary confinement, what would they be? The responses came from a diverse group of influential figures—peers of the realm, political leaders, renowned judges, celebrated authors, and successful businesspeople. Remarkably, ninety-eight out of one hundred selected The Bible as their top choice. Join us as we explore the profound impact and timeless wisdom of this revered text.