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1940

The Shaking of the Foundations


Paul Tillich - 1940
    A collection of twenty-two philisophical sermons by existentialist theologian Paul Tillich, crossing multiple historical and cultural influences; Marx, Buddha, Nietzsche, the Ancient Greeks, Rilke, Kierkegaard and Jesus of Nazareth all play a part in Tillich’s apologetic sermons, based on Biblical texts, which are characterised by a width and modernity of knowledge that permits him, if need be, to comment with terrifying irony on the groundless existence of contemporary life.

Mitra-Varuna: An Essay on Two Indo-European Representations of Sovereignty


Georges Dumézil - 1940
    Mitra-Varuna, a penetrating inquiry into the first of these functions - religious and political sovereignty - is among the first of his texts to implement this revolutionary theory. Dumezil shows how, from Vedic India to Ireland from Caucasia to Rome, and from Iran to Old Germany, the sovereign gods and heroes always appear in couples: the creative but violent legislator and his counterpart, the conservative guarantor of world order. In effect, Mitra-Varuna presents an archaeology of representations of religious and political power. Georges Dumezil a member of the Academie Francaise, was Professor of Indo-European Civilization in the College de France. He is the author of numerous books including Camillus, The Gods of the Ancient Northmen, and The Stakes of the Warrior. Derek Coltman lives in England and is the translator of Dumezil's From Myth to Fiction.

Inner Asian Frontiers of China


Owen Lattimore - 1940
    In particular, Lattimore examines the effect ofthe region's frontier status on its history and development. The book is based on extensive travel and research throughout the region as well as on exhaustive reading in Chinese, Russian, Mongolian and English sources.

Lost Light: An Interpretation of Ancient Scriptures


Alvin Boyd Kuhn - 1940
    Kuhn argues that he can prove that the bible is made up largely of ancient Egyptian texts. This is a key work by author Alvin Boyd Kuhn and is popular among individuals interested in his alternative biblical theories. Many readers often purchase Lost Light with Kuhn's other highly acclaimed title Shadow of the Third Century, which is also available from FQ Classics.

Adaptive Coloration In Animals


Hugh B. Cott - 1940
    The examples are supported by a large number of Cott's own drawings, diagrams, and photographs. This essentially descriptive natural history treatment is supplemented with accounts of experiments by Cott and others. [Wikipedia]

The Unobstructed Universe


Stewart Edward White - 1940
    This book records the discoveries of Stewart White as he explored the terrain and topography of the inner dimensions of life.