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Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 11 (Volume 11 #11)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 12 (Volume 12 #12)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 15 (Volume 15 #15)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 7 (Volume 7 #7)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 8 (Volume 8 #8)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taoist Sovereign: Volume 9 (Volume 9 #9)
by Ming BaiThere were trillions of planets and countless Chosen in the Heaven-Revolving Star Domain, all of whom were monstrous geniuses. There were people who were gods and had three thousand dao bodies. There were people who could swallow thousands of miles of mountains and rivers while carrying all living things on their shoulders. There were people who could destroy the heavenly dao with their physical bodies and use ten thousand methods to prove their longevity … There was also the abandoned son Chu Ling who had obtained the inheritance of the Absolute Beginning. He had broken ten thousand techniques with a single sword strike and opened the gates of heaven with his own body! After arriving at the top of the starry sky and enjoying the glory of thousands upon thousands of people, he suddenly turned around and said, "Not a single person who can fight!" Close]
Ancient Taxation: The Mechanics of Extraction in Comparative Perspective (ISAW Monographs #11)
by Jonathan Valk and Irene Soto MarínA collection of studies that explores the extractive systems of eleven ancient states and societies from across the ancient worldAncient Taxation is a collection of studies that explores the extractive systems of eleven ancient states and societies from across the ancient world, ranging from Bronze Age China to Anglo-Saxon Britain. The contributors discuss the inherent challenges of taxation in predominantly agro-pastoral societies, including basic tax strategy (e.g., taxing goods vs. labor, in-kind vs. money taxes, etc.); the mechanics of assessment and collection; and the politics of negotiating the cooperation of social, economic, and political élites and other important social groups. In assembling a broad range of studies, this book sheds new light on the commonalities and differences between ancient taxation systems, and so on the broader fiscal and institutional practices of antiquity. It also provides new impetus for further comparative research into extractive practices across ancient societies and between antiquity and recent historical periods.The book will be of interest to those studying ancient social and economic history, the history of social organization, and the history of ancient Greece and Rome, Egypt, the Ancient Near East, or ancient China.
Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials
by Sarah U. Wisseman Wendell S. WilliamsFirst Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Ancient Teotihuacan: Early Urbanism In Central Mexico (Case Studies In Early Societies)
by George CowgillThis is the first comprehensive English-language book on the largest city in the Americas before the 1400s. Teotihuacan is a UNESCO world heritage site, located in highland central Mexico, about twenty-five miles from Mexico City, visited by millions of tourists every year. The book begins with Cuicuilco, a predecessor that arose around 400 BCE, then traces Teotihuacan from its founding in approximately 150 BCE to its collapse around 600 CE. It describes the city's immense pyramids and other elite structures. It also discusses the dwellings and daily lives of commoners, including men, women, and children, and the craft activities of artisans. George L. Cowgill discusses politics, economics, technology, art, religion, and possible reasons for Teotihuacan's rise and fall. Long before the Aztecs and 800 miles from Classic Maya centers, Teotihuacan was part of a broad Mesoamerican tradition but had a distinctive personality that invites comparison with other states and empires of the ancient world.
Ancient Text Messages of the Yoruba Bata Drum: Cracking the Code (SOAS Studies in Music)
by Amanda VillepastourThe bata is one of the most important and representative percussion traditions of the people in southwest Nigeria, and is now learnt and performed around the world. In Cuba, their own bata tradition derives from the Yoruba bata from Africa yet has had far more research attention than its African predecessor. Although the bata is one of the oldest known Yoruba drumming traditions, the drum and its unique language are now unfamiliar to many contemporary Yoruba people. Amanda Villepastour provides the first academic study of the bata's communication technology and the elaborate coded spoken language of bata drummers, which they refer to as 'ena bata'. Villepastour explains how the bata drummers' speech encoding method links into universal linguistic properties, unknown to the musicians themselves. The analysis draws the direct links between what is spoken in Yoruba, how Yoruba is transformed in to the coded language (ena), how ena prescribes the drum strokes and, finally, how listeners (and which listeners) extract linguistic meaning from what is drummed. The description and analysis of this unique musical system adds substantially to what is known about bata drumming specifically, Yoruba drumming generally, speech surrogacy in music and coded systems of speaking. This book will appeal not only to ethnomusicologists and anthropologists, but also to linguists, drummers and those interested in African Studies.
Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology)
by Karina Grömer Agata Ulanowska Ina Vanden Berghe Magdalena ÖhrmanThe diverse developments in textile research of the last decade, along with the increased recognition of the importance of textile studies in adjacent fields, now merit a dedicated, full-length publication entitled “Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles”. With this volume, the authors and the editors wish to illustrate to the current impact of textile archaeology on the scholarly perception of the past (not limited to archaeology alone). The volume presents new insights into the consumption, meaning, use and re-use of textiles and dyes, all of which are topics of growing importance in textile research. As indicated by the title, we demonstrate the continued importance of interdisciplinarity by showcasing several ‘interwoven’ approaches to environmental and archaeological remains, textual and iconographic sources, archaeological experiments and ethnographic data, from a large area covering Europe and the Mediterranean, Near East, Africa and Asia. The chronological span is deliberately wide, including materials dating from c. 6th millennium BCE to c. mid-14th century CE. The volume is organised in four parts that aim to reflect the main areas of the textile research in 2020. After the two introductory chapters (Part I: About this Volume and Textile Research in 2020), follow two chapters referring to dyes and dyeing technology in which analytical and material-based studies are linked to contextual sources (Part II: Interdisciplinarity of Colour: Dye Analyses and Dyeing Technologies). The six chapters of Part III: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Textile Tools discuss textiles and textile production starting from the analyses of tools, whether functional or as representative of technological developments or user identity. Archaeological and cultural contexts as well as textile traditions are the main topics of the six chapters in Part IV: Traditions and Contexts: Fibres, Fabrics, Techniques, Uses and Meanings. The two final chapters in Part V: Digital Tools refer to the use of digital tools in textile research, presenting two different case studies.
Ancient Texts for the Study of the Hebrew Bible: A Guide to the Background Literature
by Kenton L. SparksThe Hebrew Bible represents no mere collection of books but a stunning array of literary genres. To fully illuminate the history and culture of the Old Testament, it is necessary to compare these ancient writings to similar texts written concurrently by Israel's neighbors. Beginning with an overview of the important literary archives of the ancient Near East, Sparks provides exhaustive references to the ancient literary counterparts to the Hebrew Bible's major genres. Surveying the ancient writings found throughout Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Palestine, Sparks provides a brief summary of each text discussed, translating brief portions and linking them to literarily similar biblical passages. Exploring over thirty genres--wisdom, hymns, love poetry, rituals, prophecy, apocalyptic, novella, epic legend, myth, genealogy, history, law, treaty, epigraphic materials, and others--it offers an exemplary guide to the fertile literary environment from which the canonical writings sprung. Rich with bibliographic material, this invaluable catalog enables the reader to locate not only the published texts in their original ancient languages but to find suitable English translations and commentary bearing on these ancient texts. A number of helpful indexes round out this outstanding resource. Providing students with a thorough introduction to the literature of the ancient Near East--and time-pressed scholars with an admirably up-to-date research tool--it will become a syllabus standard for a myriad of courses.
Ancient Theatre and Performance Culture Around the Black Sea
by Edith Hall David Braund Rosie WylesThis is the first study of ancient theatre and performance around the coasts of the Black Sea. It brings together key specialists around the region with well-established international scholars on theatre and the Black Sea, from a wide range of disciplines, especially archaeology, drama and history. In that way the wealth of material found around these great coasts is brought together with the best methodology in all fields of study. This landmark book broadens the whole concept and range of theatre outside Athens. It shows ways in which the colonial world of the Black Sea may be compared importantly with Southern Italy and Sicily in terms of theatre and performance. At the same time, it shows too how the Black Sea world itself can be better understood through a focus on the development of theatre and performance there, both among Greeks and among their local neighbours.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 10 (Volume 10 #10)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 11 (Volume 11 #11)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 12 (Volume 12 #12)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.
Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Xi LangWhen 10 year old Lei Yang became known as a loser in Wuyuan town. He was judged inferior on family aptitude tests, making him the worst in the family's history. In such a world of advocating cultivation, inferior aptitude, which is not a patch on mediocrity, is a constitution that is incapatable to cultivate at all."It is better to die than to live with no dignity!"Five years later, he shocked everyone with his dragon bloodline accidentally awakened and obtained a page of extraordinary scripture of once supreme race by chance coincidence. When the screen of light of the trial board began to fade, and finally vanished into nothingness. Everyone knew that the world situation was set. And from then on, the name of Lei Yang, would spread throughout the five regions, this once unknown guy, would be destined to become the focus of attention, and his martial was also destined to rise from now on，and become the sarcar, overlord one day.☆About the Author☆Xi Lang, a young writer, has been obsessed with wuxia novels since childhood. In order to share his fantasy world with more people, he chose to put his love into practice and became a writer. Thus his debut novel "Ancient Thunder Dragon Spell" came out. He once said, 'even if there is only one reader, I will definitely finish the novel.