Books with author Donald A. Mackay

Originally published in 1915, this book is a fascinating look at the ancient civilisations of Babylonia and Assyria. Chapters cover deities, demons, ghosts, the myths of Tammuz and Ishtar, the creation and deluge legends, the heroes Etana and Gilgamesh, the laws and customs of Babylon, the rise of the Hittites, Hyksos, Kassites and the Mitannians, ancient astrology and astronomy, the golden age and the last days of Babylon and Assyria

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This is an informative, well researched and very readable book. From the Preface: 'This volume deals with the myths and legends connected with the ancient civilization of Crete, and also with the rise and growth of the civilization itself, while consideration is given to various fascinating and important problems that arise in the course of investigating pre-Hellenic habits of thought and habits of life, which are found to have exercised a marked influence in the early history of Europe.'

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ... 1st „ ex. mai our 2nd „ munu your 3rd „ la their Of things that are really one's own property--1st singular siagku my 2nd „ siama thy 3rd „ siana his, her, its 1st plural in. siara our 1st „ ex. siamai our 2nd „ siamunu your 3rd „ sia their Demonstrative.--tenegkia--this; teneha--that. Relative.--ga--that, which, who. ADJECTIVES Follow the noun. They are frequently reduplicated to increase or intensify the quality or quantity expressed. In such cases, the final syllable of the first one is usually elided. and so it is multiplied up to 10000--lualima baka lualima, ata lualima baka lualima MULTIPLICATIVES. batagketu--once, onetime; bakaua--twice; bakatou-thrice; bakavase--4 times, &c. THE VERB Goes on the same lines as the Baki verb, but the negative is se after the verb in past tenses, and a se before the verb in verbal pronouns in the future tenses. The verb takes its future tense with a negative. Nearly all Bierian verbs take m before them to express the past tense, as mlogo--he hears: the dropping of this m is often the only sign of the future. Exceptions to this rule are--1st., verbs beginning with b or mb, which make f in the future tenses. 2nd., verbs beginning with ma, me, mi, mo, mu and accented on the first syllable; these suffer no change in the future. 3rd., md generally softens to t in the future, as mdolu--future tolu; but sometimes it makes r in the future, as mdom--he loves, future rom. The causative is mdolu. The verb to be is mbe. There is a curious usage (euphonic) in the past tense of verbs beginning in mh, viz., that (except in the 3rd person singular) the h is pronounced before the m, and is guttural as well as aspirate. ADVERBS. Adverbs of Manner agree with the tense of the verb they ...

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This book is a detailed guide to the myths and legends of Crete, with an exploration of how it became the seat of one of the largest and most influential ancient civilisations the world has ever seen. From the primitive peoples of ancient Europe to the inexorable rise of Greece, this volume walks the reader through the influence of mythology on the formative epoch of European civilisation. Contents include: “Primitive Europeans of Glacial and Interglacial Periods”, “Palaeolithic Magic and Religion”, “Ancient Peoples of the Goddess Cult”, “History in Myth and Legend―Schliemann's Discoveries”, “Crete as the Lost Atlantis”, “The Great Palace of Knossos”, “Races and Myths of Neolithic Crete”, “Pre-Hellenic Earth of Neolithic Crete”, “Pre-Hellenic Earth and Corn Mothers”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Greek mythology.

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