Authors: William BLANC

Description: Mark Twain, le rappeur Jay Z, Marion Zimmer Bradley, George Romero, Robert Taylor, Alexandre Astier, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jack Kirby, Lawrence d'Arabie, John Boorman, les Kinks, les Who, Jackie Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, John Steinbeck, Terry Gilliam, Winston Churchill, Éric Rohmer, Alan Stivell, le rappeur Fianso, tous ont en commun d'avoir été influencés par la légende du roi Arthur.Inventée au Moyen Âge, celle-ci a longtemps été l'apanage des nobles et des souverains qui s'en servaient comme modèle ou comme justification de leurs conquêtes. En grande partie ignorée aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, elle fait un retour fracassant sur le devant de la scène en Angleterre au début de la révolution industrielle. Mais c'est surtout grâce à la culture populaire américaine que se diffuse le mythe de la Table ronde : cinéma, romans illustrés, musiques rock et folk, bande dessinée (notamment les super-héros), et plus récemment jeux de rôles et jeux vidéo.Ces médias donnent un sens nouveau à la geste arthurienne. On a vu ainsi apparaître des Arthur anticolonialistes, des Lancelot en lutte contre le communisme, des Merlin écologistes, des Morgane féministes.La légende de Camelot, ici décryptée de façon savante et passionnée, semble en passe de devenir l'un des premiers mythes mondialisés, traversant les continents et les cultures pour mieux questionner les peurs et les espoirs des sociétés contemporaines. William Blanc est médiéviste et spécialiste en médiévalisme, c'est-à-dire qu'il s'intéresse principalement aux représentations et utilisations contemporaines des figures médiévales. Il est l’auteur de cinq livres chez Libertalia, et coauteur du Dictionnaire de la fantasy (Vendémiaire).

Langue: fr

Publisher: Libertalia

Categories: History

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Categories: Detective and mystery stories

Authors: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

Description: En 1960 paraissait en France un livre aussi inattendu que surprenant : "Le matin des magiciens", de Louis Pauwels et Jacques Bergier, qui ouvrait notamment une perspective historique aussi érudite qu’inédite sur les croyances et l’occultisme nazis dans la partie intitulée "Quelques années dans l’ailleurs absolu".
"Soleil Noir" produit une analyse systématique et historique sur ces thèmes, ainsi que sur les articulations philosophiques et idéologiques qui les ont précédés, et sur les mythes qu’ils ont inspiré : Savitri Devi et l’avatar Hitler, Wilhelm Landig et les OVNIs nazis, l’initiation cosmique de Hitler aux confins de notre galaxie, Miguel Serrano et l’hitlérisme ésotérique, le satanisme nazi, les théories de la conspiration mondiale, ainsi que les idéologies white noise et black metal…
Symbole des doctrines ésotériques et des recherches magiques d’un département de la SS – l’Ahnenerbe –, le Soleil Noir prend toute sa dimension tragique dans cette étude du chercheur britannique Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke.

Langue: fr

Publisher: CAMION BLANC

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Authors: Craig Cabell

Description: The legacy of a master of horror lives on in this fully authorized biography James Herbert was an enduringly popular author whose books sell in the hundreds of thousands across the world and are made into films. He broke away from the cut-and-thrust populist horror novels of the 1970s and 1980s to create more thought-provoking works, featuring the scientific reasoning behind the manifestations of the ghosts and spirits in which he truly believed. Yet despite his worldwide fan base, surprisingly little is known about the man himself. Before his recent death, James Herbert granted his friend and confidant Craig Cabell more than a dozen exclusive candid interviews. The result is an incredibly frank and revealing portrait of one of the giants of contemporary popular fiction, shedding light on his personal demons that drove the boy from London's East End to become the preeminent horror writer of his generation. Cabell shares personal correspondence and reminiscences, including one of Herbert's previously unpublished pieces, entitled To Ye All. In addition to this, James granted the author full access to his photographic archives, making this a title that no James Herbert fan can be without.

Langue: en

Publisher: Metro Publishing

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

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Categories: American literature

Authors: Mitch Horowitz

Description: From Cleopatra to Chaos Magic: A Vibrant, Epic History of Occultism in Thought and Practice In his most sweeping historical work, occult scholar and widely known voice of esoteric ideas Mitch Horowitz presents a lively, intellectually serious historical exploration of modern occultism, from astrology and alchemy to the dawn of Theosophy and modern witchcraft—and the spiritual revolutions that followed. In this lively, full-circle history, Mitch explores: Preservation of “hidden wisdom” in late-ancient Hermeticism. Rebirth of esoterica during the Renaissance, including Kabbalah, ceremonial magick, alchemy, Gnosticism—and the backlash culminating in the Thirty Years’ War. Rise of the modern “secret society,” such as Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and Illuminati. Migration of religious radicalism to the New World, including how enslaved people devised the magickal system of hoodoo. Wave of occultism ignited by John Dee, the Romantics, Franz Anton Mesmer, Eliphas Lévi, and P.B. Randolph. The revolution brought by occult explorer Madame H.P. Blavatsky. Growth of New Thought and mind metaphysics. How fin de siècle scientists devised clinical protocols to study the supernatural. Occult influences in politics: a delicate topic weighed maturely. Heterodox movements and figures such as The Process Church, TOPY, Michael Aquino, and Anton LaVey. Pioneering voices including Manly P. Hall, Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, Edgar Cayce, Carl Jung, Gerald Gardner, Jack Parsons, Annie Besant, G.I. Gurdjieff, Alice Bailey, Austin Osman Spare, and Carlos Castaneda. Surprising occult influences on wide-ranging modern icons such as Frederick Douglass, Sigmund Freud, and Isaac Newton. How models of interdimensionality are loosening the hold of materialism on modern thought.

Langue: en

Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media

Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit

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Description: Includes entries for maps and atlases.

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Categories: Catalogs, Union

Authors: Library of Congress

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Categories: Library catalogs

Authors: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

Description: The Unpredictable Constitution brings together a distinguished group of U.S. Supreme Court Justices and U.S. Court of Appeals Judges, who are some of our most prominent legal scholars, to discuss an array of topics on civil liberties. In thoughtful and incisive essays, the authors draw on decades of experience to examine such wide-ranging issues as how legal error should be handled, the death penalty, reasonable doubt, racism in American and South African courts, women and the constitution, and government benefits. Contributors: Richard S. Arnold, Martha Craig Daughtry, Harry T. Edwards, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Betty B. Fletcher, A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Lord Irvine of Lairg, Jon O. Newman, Sandra Day O'Connor, Richard A. Posner, Stephen Reinhardt, and Patricia M. Wald.

Langue: en

Publisher: NYU Press

Categories: History

Authors: Library of Congress

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Categories: Civilization, Medieval

Authors: John McClintock ,James Strong

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Categories: Bible

Authors: John McClintock

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Categories: Lumber trade

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Categories: Marine insurance

Authors: Library of Congress

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Categories: Monographic series

Authors: Franklin Henry Hooper ,Walter Yust

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Categories: Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Authors: William A. Craigie ,James Augustus Henry Murray

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