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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.
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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 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.
Peck was told about the series of articles on Graham that were in National Geographic and that a book was being written about him. Peck read the book while it was still in galleys. "I was attracted really because of the character of the boy", said Peck. "He was a very odd fella, an eccentric who sailed around the world at 16.
"Red Queen," by Victoria Aveyard. In the world of Red Queen, the Reds are the common folk, ruled by the magical (and powerful) Silver people.Mare, a 17-year-old Red from a very poor area who gets ...
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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 ]