Da Vinci Books

June 1, 2006

Fallen Order - a history

By Karen Liebreich

Published by Atlantic Books, UK, 2004

Paperback large, NEW (C20)

NZ$18.00

‘Fallen Order’ is the previously untold account of the first child sex scandal in the history of the Catholic Church. In 1621 the Piarist Order was founded to house & educate the poor children of Rome. These schools flourished and spread throughout Catholic Europe. Yet in 1646 the order was abruptly abolished by the pope amid rumours of a great scandal…seems as though not much has changed over the centuries…

 

May 25, 2006

The Grail - the Celtic origins of the sacred icon

By Jean Markale

Published by Inner Traditions, USA, 1999

Paperback

NZ$39.95 NEW

Through his exploration of several versions of this myth that appeared in the middle ages, Markale digs deep beneath the Christian veneer of these tales, penetrating the true meaning of the Grail & it’s quest…

May 9, 2006

Witches and Neighbours - the social & cultural context of European Witchcraft

Filed under: Christianity - History, History - Europe, Occult, Wicca — Julie @ 10:28 am

By Robin Briggs

Published by Harpercollins, UK, 1996

Hardback with dustwrapper

NZ$30.00

In his brilliant & compelling reinterpretation of the course & causes of the witchcraft fears & persecutions which bedevilled Europe for centuires, Robin Briggs draws on latest research….. 

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