Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Special Offer | $0.00

Join Today And Start a 30-Day Free Trial and Get Exclusive Member Benefits to Access Millions Books for Free!

Create Free Account

Quick and Easy Sign Up!

It takes less then 1 minute to sign up, then you can enjoy Unlimited eBooks.

Sign Up Browse

Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

  • Download on iOS
  • Download on Android
  • Download on iOS

Poison Damsels

Penzer
4.9/5 (15030 ratings)
Read Now Download Now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description:First published in 2004. These four classic masterpieces in esoteric research by the noted orientalist - M. Penzer explore customs and traditions from other cultures and periods of history which, for all their apparent strangeness, mask fundamental subjects of continuing interest. The first concerns the motif of the poison damsel -- the beauty who dealt death in many forms to her admirers - which originated in India, was prevalent in medieval Europe, and persists today in the belief of the femme fatale. The volume includes a study in the ancient Tate of the Two Thieves, an essay on sacred prostitution in India, the ancient East and West Africa, and an exhaustive treatment of the custom of chewing the betel or areca nut which is widespread in the far East from India through Indonesia to New Guinea. A natural stimulant and narcotic whose effects are similar to that of tobacco, betel is of growing interest to the medical world, and has, as the author shows here, a rich legacy of customs and belief.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Poison Damsels. To get started finding Poison Damsels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
256
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Routledge
Release
2016
ISBN
1317847520

Poison Damsels

Penzer
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: First published in 2004. These four classic masterpieces in esoteric research by the noted orientalist - M. Penzer explore customs and traditions from other cultures and periods of history which, for all their apparent strangeness, mask fundamental subjects of continuing interest. The first concerns the motif of the poison damsel -- the beauty who dealt death in many forms to her admirers - which originated in India, was prevalent in medieval Europe, and persists today in the belief of the femme fatale. The volume includes a study in the ancient Tate of the Two Thieves, an essay on sacred prostitution in India, the ancient East and West Africa, and an exhaustive treatment of the custom of chewing the betel or areca nut which is widespread in the far East from India through Indonesia to New Guinea. A natural stimulant and narcotic whose effects are similar to that of tobacco, betel is of growing interest to the medical world, and has, as the author shows here, a rich legacy of customs and belief.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Poison Damsels. To get started finding Poison Damsels, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
256
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Routledge
Release
2016
ISBN
1317847520

More Books

Sitting Ringside, Volume 1: WCW (Sitting Ringside by David Penzer, with Guy Evans)

Sitting Ringside, Volume 1: WCW (Sitting Ringside by David Penzer, with Guy Evans)

4.4/5 (1,282,506 ratings)

Sitting Ringside, Volume 1: WCW (Text Only Edition) (Sitting Ringside by David Penzer, with Guy Evans)

Sitting Ringside, Volume 1: WCW (Text Only Edition) (Sitting Ringside by David Penzer, with Guy Evans)

4.2/5 (4,466 ratings)

The Harem: Inside the Grand Seraglio of the Turkish Sultans

The Harem: Inside the Grand Seraglio of the Turkish Sultans

4.1/5 (1,751 ratings)

GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE PANCHATANTRA (BEING AN EXTRACT FROM THE OCEAN OF STORY, EDITED BY N.M. PENZER, VOL. V, APPENDIX II, PP. 232-242)

GENEALOGICAL TABLE OF THE PANCHATANTRA (BEING AN EXTRACT FROM THE OCEAN OF STORY, EDITED BY N.M. PENZER, VOL. V, APPENDIX II, PP. 232-242)

4.5/5 (743 ratings)

Sitting Ringside, Volume 2: The XWF, TNA and Life After Wrestling (Text Only Edition)

Sitting Ringside, Volume 2: The XWF, TNA and Life After Wrestling (Text Only Edition)

4/5 (647 ratings)

An Annotated Bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Norman M. Penzer. Preface by F. Grenfell Baker. 1923 [Leather Bound]

An Annotated Bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Norman M. Penzer. Preface by F. Grenfell Baker. 1923 [Leather Bound]

4/5 (647 ratings)

Non-ferrous metals and other minerals / edited by N. M. Penzer ... With a foreword by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales ... and general introductions by the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Geddes ... and [Leather Bound]

Non-ferrous metals and other minerals / edited by N. M. Penzer ... With a foreword by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales ... and general introductions by the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Geddes ... and [Leather Bound]

4.7/5 (647 ratings)

The tin resources of the British Empire / by N.M. Penzer. 1921 [Leather Bound]

The tin resources of the British Empire / by N.M. Penzer. 1921 [Leather Bound]

4.6/5 (647 ratings)

Paul Storr, 1771-1844: Silversmith and Goldsmith by Norman M. Penzer (1971-04-03)

Paul Storr, 1771-1844: Silversmith and Goldsmith by Norman M. Penzer (1971-04-03)

4.9/5 (647 ratings)
loader