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John Dee

John Dee

Praeger Publishers Inc
2004
sidottu
When it was discovered in 1976, John Dee's The Limits of the British Empire (1577-78) was quickly recognized as a seminal text in the history of English Atlantic discovery, settlement, and imperial ideology. Writing directly to Queen Elizabeth and drawing on ancient and contemporary history, geography, and law as his supporting evidence, Dee argued for the existence and recovery of a vast British Empire. This included much of the North Atlantic and North America, Ireland and Scotland, and even portions of Scandinavia and the Iberian Peninsula. King Arthur, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Robert the Bruce, Pope Alexander VI, Martin Frobisher, and the Emperor Justinian are just a few of the historical agents who help to make this treatise at once erudite, elegant, and effusive. Offered for the first time in print, this volume uses sources that will be of interest to scholars in history and historical geography, English and British studies, and legal and empire studies. The book shows that Dee was an important propagandist of empire, that English antiquarianism was used to practical purpose, and that the legal foundations of the empire were not based solely on the indigenous, common law. In making these claims, this study contributes directly to several debates about the ideological development of the British Empire, especially the work of David Armitage and Anthony Pagden.
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DEE VALLEY, CLWYDIAN HILLS AND NORTH EAST WALES

DEE VALLEY, CLWYDIAN HILLS AND NORTH EAST WALES

ORDNANCE SURVEY
2022
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Pathfinder® Guide to North East Wales, featuring 28 outstanding and mostly circular rambles in the Dee Valley, over the Clwdian Hills and across Conwy east of the Vale of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham: from the Great Orme to Chirk and from the Point of Ayr (the most northerly tip of mainland Wales) to the lofty summit of Cadair Berwyn. A new Pathfinder® title, now including 14 walks in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, three routes along the North Wales coast and more adventurous explorations of the less frequented but exceptionally beautiful Berwyn Mountains, there's something for everyone with a range of routes designed for walkers of varying experience and ability, from country walking novices to seasoned ramblers.
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John Dee's Natural Philosophy

John Dee's Natural Philosophy

Nicholas Clulee

Routledge
2012
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This is the definitive study of John Dee and his intellectual career. Originally published in 1988, this interpretation is far more detailed than any that came before and is an authoritative account for anyone interested in the history, literature and scientific developments of the Renaissance, or the occult.John Dee has fascinated successive generations. Mathematician, scientist, astrologer and magus at the court of Elizabeth I, he still provokes controversy. To some he is the genius whose contributions to navigation made possible the feats of Elizabethan explorers and colonists, to others an alchemist and charlatan.Thoroughly examining Dee’s natural philosophy, this book provides a balanced evaluation of his place, and the role of the occult, in sixteenth-century intellectual history. It brings together insights from a study of Dee’s writings, the available biographical material, and his sources as reflected in his extensive library and, more importantly, numerous surviving annotated volumes from it.
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John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2)

John Dee's Actions with Spirits (Volumes 1 and 2)

Christopher Whitby

Routledge
2012
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This was originally a two volume set which is now bound as one.Here is presented an investigation of the nature of the earliest extant records of the supposed communication with angels and spirits of John Dee (1527-1608) with the assistance of his two mediums or 'scryers', Barnabas Saul and Edward Kelly. Volume 2 of this work is a transcription of the records in Dee's hand contained in Sloane MS 3188, which has been transcribed only once before, by Elias Ashmole in 1672. Volume 1 is an introduction and thorough commentary to the text which is primarily explaining its many obscurities. The author describes the physical state of the manuscript and its history then continues with a biography of Dee and his scryers and some background to Renaissance occult philosophy. Further chapters address the arguments that the manuscript represents a conscious fraud or a cryptographical exercise and describe the magical system and instruments evolved during the communications or 'Actions'. The last, fascinating chapter examines Dee's motives for believing so strongly in the truth of the Actions and suggests that a principal motive was the conviction, not held by Dee alone, that a new age was about to dawn upon earth.
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John Dee's Natural Philosophy

John Dee's Natural Philosophy

Nicholas Clulee

Routledge
2014
nidottu
This is the definitive study of John Dee and his intellectual career. Originally published in 1988, this interpretation is far more detailed than any that came before and is an authoritative account for anyone interested in the history, literature and scientific developments of the Renaissance, or the occult.John Dee has fascinated successive generations. Mathematician, scientist, astrologer and magus at the court of Elizabeth I, he still provokes controversy. To some he is the genius whose contributions to navigation made possible the feats of Elizabethan explorers and colonists, to others an alchemist and charlatan.Thoroughly examining Dee’s natural philosophy, this book provides a balanced evaluation of his place, and the role of the occult, in sixteenth-century intellectual history. It brings together insights from a study of Dee’s writings, the available biographical material, and his sources as reflected in his extensive library and, more importantly, numerous surviving annotated volumes from it.
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Dee's Dastardly Diaries

Dee's Dastardly Diaries

Deirdre Moses

Deirdre Moses
2020
pokkari
A collection of short stories and poetry, that will leave you wanting more. These musings have been inspired by many things more recently by the global pandemic Covid-19. Some will leave you smiling, others will leave you thinking,
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John Dee's Conversations with Angels

John Dee's Conversations with Angels

Deborah E. Harkness

Cambridge University Press
2006
pokkari
John Dee's angel conversations have been an enigmatic facet of Elizabethan England's most famous natural philosopher's life and work. Professor Harkness contextualizes Dee's angel conversations within the natural philosophical, religious and social contexts of his time. She argues that they represent a continuing development of John Dee's earlier concerns and interests. These conversations include discussions of the natural world, the practice of natural philosophy, and the apocalypse.
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John Dee's Conversations with Angels

John Dee's Conversations with Angels

Deborah E. Harkness

Cambridge University Press
1999
sidottu
John Dee’s angel conversations have been an enigmatic facet of Elizabethan England’s most famous natural philosopher’s life and work. Professor Harkness contextualizes Dee’s angel conversations within the natural philosophical, religious and social contexts of his time. She argues that they represent a continuing development of John Dee’s earlier concerns and interests. These conversations include discussions of the natural world, the practice of natural philosophy, and the apocalypse.
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Teddy Dee in the World of Shadows: Blood in the Shadows

Teddy Dee in the World of Shadows: Blood in the Shadows

Mark Trent Sneed

Abm Publications Inc.
2019
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Teddy Dee is no boy scout. He is a bad man. So, when he learns that he is dying he simply shrugs it off. He had been resigned to his death when he grew a conscience and heart. Now, instead of wallowing in self-pity and depression he is driven to set some things right before checking out. There are a few loose ends that he needs to tie up: an unrequited love, protecting a family that finds themselves in the crosshairs of his past and cancelling outstanding debts with three powerful and nefarious entities that are dead set on killing him. No one said dying was going to be easy.
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Dee Greche Per Ragazze

Dee Greche Per Ragazze

Brian H Appleton

Brian H Appleton
2021
pokkari
Dee Greche per Ragazze un libro educativo illustrato di 68 dipinti acrilici originali a colori dell'autore destinati a dimostrare a ragazze e giovani donne il ruolo centrale e l'importanza della donna nelle religioni, mitologia e storia greco-romana che sono centrali per la nostra eredit occidentale.Le divinit greche hanno tutti i punti di forza e di debolezza degli esseri umani ma senza i limiti e le restrizioni. Possono sposare fratelli, avere pi di due genitori, avere numerosi figli che nel caso delle Nereidi erano 5000 fratelli.L'autore crede che mitologia greca rimanga rilevante e vitale oggi a causa della profonda comprensione della natura umana di cui godevano gli antichi greci. E sempre il pi potente degli eroi avrebbe un tragico difetto. A causa di questa intensa comprensione della condizione umana che trascende il tempo, la distanza e il progresso della tecnologia, la nostra psicologia, scienza e lingue moderne sono permeate di parole greche spesso di origine divina. Narcisista, Edipico, Complesso Elektra, Forza erculea, Metodo socratico, Giuramento di Ippocrate e continuiamo a usare simboli greci come Caduceo, cornucopia, egida o maschere teatrali e tragiche. I loghi aziendali utilizzano Pegasus o il gufo di Atena. Le nostre fiabe e film fantasy usano sirene, centauri, unicorni, ciclopi, gorgoni. Quindi, anche se nessuno pratica pi le antiche religioni greco-romane, esse continuano a vivere nel nostro subconscio e credo sia importante che i giovani, in particolare le ragazze, apprezzino e abbiano familiarit con il patrimonio occidentale. Questo libro copre tre generazioni di dee greche, a partire dai creatori o Protogenoi come Gea e Ananke, seconda generazione, Titani e terza generazione, Olimpi. Racconta la storia della Titanomachia o guerra tra i Titani e le Olimpiadi e i ruoli delle dee minori in essa come Iris e Arce.Il libro copre l'arduo compito della parentela; i genitori di ciascuna dea, i mariti, gli amanti e i figli e il modo in cui sono tutti correlati, nonch gli eventi principali della loro vita. Comprende le dee pi conosciute come Era, Afrodite, Atena, Demetra, Persefone, Artemide, Estia, le Tre Grazie e le 9 Muse ei loro principali centri di culto e tempio del peccato del mondo ellenistico e della Magna Grecia, comprese la Sicilia e l'Italia meridionale. Copre le principali pratiche religiose, credenze, feste e riti come gli oracoli, in particolare Delfi e il rapporto dei greci con la trance, la morte e l'aldil .Il libro copre anche dee importanti nell'arte, nella letteratura e nel teatro occidentali come Medea, Elektra, Sirens, Circe e Calypso del Odiseo e il ruolo delle dee nell'Iliade e nell'Eneide, nonch le storie di Panacea e di la creazione della prima donna mortale Pandora. Attenzione viene prestata a dee importanti ma meno conosciute come Mnemosyne, Moirai, Horae, Arethusa, Asteria, Ate, Phoebe, Themis, Antheia, Anphitrite, Eris, gli Erinyes, Hebe, Ecate, Selene, Cirene, Eos e momenti salienti della loro vita.L'autore si basa su fonti greco-romane come Esiodo, Omero, Erodoto, Aristofane, Platone, Pindaro e Ovidio, nonch interpretazioni moderne di Robert Graves.L'obiettivo principale dare alle ragazze un senso di emancipazione attraverso la comprensione dell'importanza della donna nella nostra eredit greco-romana in un modo accessibile piuttosto che distaccato e puramente accademico. L'autore cerca di far vivere le dee nella mente e nell'immaginazione delle ragazze.
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Dee Greche Per Ragazze - libro da colorare

Dee Greche Per Ragazze - libro da colorare

Brian H Appleton

Brian H Appleton
2021
pokkari
Dee Greche per Ragazze un libro educativo illustrato di 68 dipinti acrilici originali a colori dell'autore destinati a dimostrare a ragazze e giovani donne il ruolo centrale e l'importanza della donna nelle religioni, mitologia e storia greco-romana che sono centrali per la nostra eredit occidentale.Le divinit greche hanno tutti i punti di forza e di debolezza degli esseri umani ma senza i limiti e le restrizioni. Possono sposare fratelli, avere pi di due genitori, avere numerosi figli che nel caso delle Nereidi erano 5000 fratelli.L'autore crede che mitologia greca rimanga rilevante e vitale oggi a causa della profonda comprensione della natura umana di cui godevano gli antichi greci. E sempre il pi potente degli eroi avrebbe un tragico difetto. A causa di questa intensa comprensione della condizione umana che trascende il tempo, la distanza e il progresso della tecnologia, la nostra psicologia, scienza e lingue moderne sono permeate di parole greche spesso di origine divina. Narcisista, Edipico, Complesso Elektra, Forza erculea, Metodo socratico, Giuramento di Ippocrate e continuiamo a usare simboli greci come Caduceo, cornucopia, egida o maschere teatrali e tragiche. I loghi aziendali utilizzano Pegasus o il gufo di Atena. Le nostre fiabe e film fantasy usano sirene, centauri, unicorni, ciclopi, gorgoni. Quindi, anche se nessuno pratica pi le antiche religioni greco-romane, esse continuano a vivere nel nostro subconscio e credo sia importante che i giovani, in particolare le ragazze, apprezzino e abbiano familiarit con il patrimonio occidentale. Questo libro copre tre generazioni di dee greche, a partire dai creatori o Protogenoi come Gea e Ananke, seconda generazione, Titani e terza generazione, Olimpi. Racconta la storia della Titanomachia o guerra tra i Titani e le Olimpiadi e i ruoli delle dee minori in essa come Iris e Arce.Il libro copre l'arduo compito della parentela; i genitori di ciascuna dea, i mariti, gli amanti e i figli e il modo in cui sono tutti correlati, nonch gli eventi principali della loro vita. Comprende le dee pi conosciute come Era, Afrodite, Atena, Demetra, Persefone, Artemide, Estia, le Tre Grazie e le 9 Muse ei loro principali centri di culto e tempio del peccato del mondo ellenistico e della Magna Grecia, comprese la Sicilia e l'Italia meridionale. Copre le principali pratiche religiose, credenze, feste e riti come gli oracoli, in particolare Delfi e il rapporto dei greci con la trance, la morte e l'aldil .Il libro copre anche dee importanti nell'arte, nella letteratura e nel teatro occidentali come Medea, Elektra, Sirens, Circe e Calypso del Odiseo e il ruolo delle dee nell'Iliade e nell'Eneide, nonch le storie di Panacea e di la creazione della prima donna mortale Pandora. Attenzione viene prestata a dee importanti ma meno conosciute come Mnemosyne, Moirai, Horae, Arethusa, Asteria, Ate, Phoebe, Themis, Antheia, Anphitrite, Eris, gli Erinyes, Hebe, Ecate, Selene, Cirene, Eos e momenti salienti della loro vita.L'autore si basa su fonti greco-romane come Esiodo, Omero, Erodoto, Aristofane, Platone, Pindaro e Ovidio, nonch interpretazioni moderne di Robert Graves.L'obiettivo principale dare alle ragazze un senso di emancipazione attraverso la comprensione dell'importanza della donna nella nostra eredit greco-romana in un modo accessibile piuttosto che distaccato e puramente accademico. L'autore cerca di far vivere le dee nella mente e nell'immaginazione delle ragazze.
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John Dee: The World of the Elizabethan Magus

John Dee: The World of the Elizabethan Magus

Peter J. French

Routledge
1987
nidottu
First published in 1987. John Dee was Renaissance England's first Hermetic magus, a philosopher magician. He was also a respected practical scientist, an immensely learned man who investigated all areas of knowledge. In this fine biography, Peter French shows that not only magic and science, but geography, antiquarianism, theology and the fine arts were fields in which Dee was deeply involved. Through his teaching, writing and friendships with many of the most important figures of the age, Dee was at the centre of great affairs and had a profound influence on major developments in sixteenth-century England. Peter French places this extraordinary individual within his proper historical context, describing the whole world of Renaissance science, Platonism and Hermetic magic.
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Dee Lori's Table 42

Dee Lori's Table 42

Jolie DeMarco

My Flora Aura
2014
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Parallel Minds- Dee Lori's Table 42 A young female Frommer's writer on assignment of the consistency of food- eats at the same order by number restaurant with her goof ball mag -writer girlfriend. Both friends are aspiring to be "more" in writing. One is writing a book of intriguing short stories from her dreams and meditations- on the side of her real job as a dining blog critic. The other- scripting a psychic TV game show for a Californian mogul simultaneously writing for Miami's hottest trash magazine called "BLAH". Both writers insanely determined -filling their voids in life by multi-tasking find their selves entering a fiction contest with Createspace for fifty grand. This contest is just one of their many competitions and quests for "more." These BFFs express their written shorts as they eat at the same place- 6 weeks in a row. They evaluate their non- existent love lives and decide to change monotony by betting substantial amounts of money on each other's dates. How you ask? By using their newfound ability to psychically read auras and energy from their countless male coffee dates. Both twenty something's are crazy talented with dimensional outlooks of their abilities as "readers and writers." They increase their high vibrations and truths through an intuition workshop at a local Mindful Center. This is a special place with the feel of an energy vortex that exceeds the norm of a retail crystal shop. It has an organic tea bar including the oddly normal looking psychic that teaches them telepathic mind skills. The friends find that there are no coincidences, but experience many lessons with outrageous outcomes.
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