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The kings of the Earth reading the Book of the Dove, a Symbolist painting by Nicholas Roerich. The Verse about the Book of the Dove (Голубиная книга, Golubinaya Kniga) is a medieval Russian spiritual verse . [1] At least 20 versions are known. They vary in length from 30 to over 900 lines.
English: Gregory Bar ‘Ebraya (also seen as Bar Hebraeus, 1226–86) was a Syriac Orthodox bishop and major author in the later Syriac tradition. He wrote prolifically, mostly in Syriac but also in Arabic, on philosophy, theology, spirituality, and history.
Robin Lee Graham (born March 5, 1949) is an American sailor.He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic magazine carried the story in installments (October 1968, April 1969, October 1970), and he co-wrote a book, titled Dove, detailing his journey.
The first book in the "Fantasy of Frost" series ends on such a major cliffhanger you'll find yourself diving into the next book before you know it. The series is about two worlds: Osolis, the warm ...
The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. It tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honourable motives , while others are more self-interested .
The Ring of the Dove or Ṭawq al-Ḥamāmah (Arabic: طوق الحمامة) [1] is a treatise on love written in the year 1022 by Ibn Hazm. [1] Normally a writer of theology and law, Ibn Hazm produced his only work of literature with The Ring of the Dove . [ 2 ]
Dove is this year’s winner of the medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, an honor previously given to Toni The post Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award ...
The book is about a secret Russian folk sect called the Doves (similar to the Khlysts, popular in Russia in 1900s).In the house of the carpenter Kudeyarov, they hold orgiastic religious gatherings in honor of the Mother of God Matryona, who is supposed to give birth to the new Savior, the Dove child.