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O Bardo Thodol, apropriadamente intitulado por seu organizador, W. Y. Evans-Wentz, como O Livro Tibetano dos Mortos, é uma coleção de fragmentos de textos tibetanos religiosos originários de uma compilação do século XVII feita por Rigdzin Nyima Dragpa. São ¿capítulos¿ de uma obra muito maior chamada As Cem Divindades Pacíficas e Coléricas: A Libertação Natural [Através do Reconhecimento] da Intenção Iluminada, que foi encontrada em meio a muit...

Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries is a classic in-depth examination of the the Celtic belief in fairies. Evans-Wentz's Oxford work includes an extensive survey of the fairy traditions from multiple perspectives, including folk-lore, history, anthropology and psychology. At the center of the work is Evans-Wentz's extensive ethnographic fieldwork. This research provides an invaluable glimpse into the fairy belief system at the onset of modernity. ...

Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries is a classic in-depth examination of the the Celtic belief in fairies. Evans-Wentz's Oxford work includes an extensive survey of the fairy traditions from multiple perspectives, including folk-lore, history, anthropology and psychology. At the center of the work is Evans-Wentz's extensive ethnographic fieldwork. This research provides an invaluable glimpse into the fairy belief system at the onset of modernity. ...

This collection of reports of elfin creatures in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany ranks among the most scholarly works ever published on the subject. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries begins with the author's account of firsthand testimony from living sources, classified under individual countries and introduced by leading authorities on anthropology and folklore. The next section concerns the recorded traditions of Celtic literature a...

In 1919 the distinguished scholar Walter Evans-Wentz visited an Indian monastery, where he encountered the source of this famous volume. Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, it offers instructions for preparing for death and moving through the various stages of rebirth. The book has since developed into a guide to attaining enlightenment and assuring an auspicious journey through the realms of the afterlife.

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To introduce this great published work on the Eastern, yoga-inspired method of attaining enlightenment, Evans-Wentz presents 100 pages of explanatory notes. Psychoanalyst C.G. Jung offers commentary on the differences between Eastern and Western thought, and Donald S. Lopez, Jr., writes the Foreword. 9 halftones.

This classic study of traditional Celtic spirituality ties ancient Paganism, medieval myth, and traditional Fairy beliefs into a powerful celebration of Celtic wisdom and magic. This magnificent book is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and legends from all six of the regions where Celtic ways have persisted in the modern world: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, and the Isle of Man. It examines how Fairy spirituality survived in ...

This classic on the subject is dedicated to two people who greatly influenced the author -- W.B. Yeats and AE, perhaps the greatest mystic and visionary of this century.

With detailed introductory and explanatory notes, the late Dr. Evans-Wentz examines the life of Milarepa, the important Tibetan religious leader of more than 800 years ago. For this third edition, Donald S. Lopez, Jr., writes a critical Foreword that updates and puts in context Evan-Wentz's scholarship within the yoga traditions. 5 halftones.

First published in hardback in 2003 by Kegan Paul International.

This new edition of a unique, sacred text features a Foreword, Afterword, and suggested further reading list by author Donald S. Lopez, Jr., who traces the history of the late Evans-Wentz's three earlier editions of this book and discusses the volume's influence on the interest in Tibetan culture and religion. 11 halftones and line illustrations.

Are fairies real? Folklorists say they are fragments of ancient religious beliefs, occultists call them nature spirits, the peasant tradition says they are fallen angels. Dr. Evans-Wentz, best known for translating The Tibetan Book of the Dead, presents tradition and testimony about an elusive religious order that survives in the natural setting of wild and lonely places. Not satisfied with formal study, he presents first-hand reports of fairi...

Are fairies real? Folklorists say they are fragments of ancient religious beliefs, occultists call them nature spirits, the peasant tradition says they are fallen angels. Dr. Evans-Wentz, best known for translating The Tibetan Book of the Dead, presents tradition and testimony about an elusive religious order that survives in the natural setting of wild and lonely places. Not satisfied with formal study, he presents first-hand reports of fairi...

Nato da una ricerca sul campo svolta tra il 1907 e il 1910, questo libro è diventato ben presto un classico nel suo genere. L'autore ci conduce per mano nelle regioni incantate d'Irlanda, Scozia, Isola di Man, Galles, Cornovaglia e Bretagna, facendoci sedere accanto al fuoco con i suoi abitanti più autentici e facendoci narrare dalle loro labbra storie incredibili su spiriti, folletti e altre creature stupende. Partendo dalle testimonianze di ...

Evans-Wentz presents an accurate record of ancestral Celtic devotion about the apparent reality of leprechauns, pixies, elves, fairies and other nature spirits. Not only is this a formal and scholarly study but an educated report of how beliefs became the standards of ancient Pagan magic. We come away with the conclusion that fairies and other such manifestations may be the inhabitants of a more advanced existence that only a few of us can und...

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: H. Frowde in 1911...

This classic study of leprechauns, pixies, and other fairy spirits features an Introduction by Terence McKenna--world renowned scholar of transpersonal dimension and author of "True Hallucinations and the Archaic Revival "and "Food of the Gods.