The Unicorn: A Mythological Investigation - Couverture souple

Brown, Dr Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1616409266 ISBN 13 : 9781616409265

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2014

Synopsis

The Unicorn: A Mythological Investigation is a charming 19th-century look at one of the most beautiful, magical, and mysterious mystical creatures to have been researched: the unicorn. Part cryptozoology booklet and part history lesson, The Unicorn explores the history of the unicorn in mythology and art, compares the unicorn to other mythological and common creatures, such as the Medusa and the lion, studies the relationship between the unicorn and the moon, and offers opinions as to the terrestrial existence of unicorns. Part of the Loren Coleman Presents series for Cosimo Classics, The Unicorn is an exciting, interesting read for anyone interested in mythology, cryptozoology, and history. ROBERT BROWN, JR. (1844-1912) was an English Solicitor in Barton-on-Humber, as well as a locally-known writer on archaic religion, mythology, and astronomy. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Member of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, and a Member of the Royal Astronomical Society, demonstrating an interest in nontraditional subjects. His many books include titles such as Poseidôn: a Link between Semite, Hamite, and Aryan (1872); The Religion of Zoroaster, Considered in Connection with Archaic Monotheism (1879); The Law of Kosmic Order (1882); and The Myth of Kirke (1883). Brown lived his entire adult life at Priestgate House, Barton-on-Humber, and died at the age of 68 years in 1912. A short obituary appeared in Nature, Vol. 90, 1913, pp. 227; and in the Annual Register, 1913, p. 123.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This little brochure is a contribution, howevei humble, to the science of psychology; not merely a notice of curious, still less of idle, fancies. The study of man to be successful must commence with his| earlier, that is to say, simpler, phases. The solar mytli, vaguely so called, is often ridiculed but never by anyone who has carefully examined it; and the history of theL ion and the Unicorn exhibits one aspect of the ideas ofT ime and Kosmio Order as shown in the most obvious divisions of period Day and Night. The indirect influence of our present civiU zation and the repetition of phenomena produce a sadly deadening eflect upon the vast majority of minds as regards appreciation of the external world, and render it extremely difficult for us to place ourselves near the mental standpoint of primitive, or even of arcliaic, man.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1616409266
• ISBN 13: 9781616409265
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 114
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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