Résultats pour "The Dead" dans Coutumes et traditions

Marilyn Johnson was enthralled by the remarkable lives that were marching out of this world—so she sought out the best obits in the English language and the people who spent their lives writing about the dead. She surveyed the darkest corners of Internet chat rooms, and made a pilgrimage to...

Esta edição traz uma antologia de hinos compilados de diversos livros funerários egípcios, o Livro do Mortos de sacerdotes, oficiais, cantores, dançarinas e outros que viveram e morreram há milênios, em uma sociedade extremamente religiosa. Além dos hinos originais, este livro contém uma introdução ao Livro dos Mortos escrita pelo prestigiado arqueólogo e egiptólogo inglês E. A. Wallis Budge.

La Lechuza, a prominent figure in Mexican folklore, is often depicted as a terrifying creature that embodies the duality of nature—both the familiar and the supernatural. Legend has it that La Lechuza is a shape shifting witch who can transform into a large owl, a manifestation that invokes fear and fascination. Many believe that she was once a woman who practiced witchcraft and, as punishment for her dark deeds, was cursed to roam the night as an owl. This transformation serves as a warning to those who might delve too deeply into the occult or engage in malevolent practices.