King Solomon's Ring: New light on animal ways (Routledge Classics)

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The Arabs made many such terms especially popular, but just the names Seal of Solomon and Shield of David, which are often used interchangeably for the two emblems, go back to pre-Islamic Jewish magic. Lorenz was the father of ethnology (study of animal behaviour) and even now much of his work is still valid.

Lorenz's observations about the social structures and habits of these animals are written in laymen's terms with much humor but not lacking scientific insight. Lorenz claimed to have achieved this feat of communication with several species, by raising them in and around his home and observing their behavior. this isn't the raccoon living on my street, I didn't have the time to whip out my camera and snap a picture of him, but this one lives in Central Park). Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to animals in their own language.

The abbot presented Roerich with a fragment of it, and revealed that the stone had been brought to earth by a messenger from Sirius.

I had read this book when I was a kid and found Konrad Lorenz's stories about how he studied animal behavior to be charming.Uscito 30 anni prima della mia nascita, ho sempre visto questo libro come una specie di testo fondamentale per lo studio degli animali. And Islamic authors tell us that it contained “the Most Great Name of G OD,” along with four jewels that had been given to Solomon by angels. One day when he was alone with him, he said, 'it is written, He hath as it were to'afoth and re'em' ["the strength of a wild ox"], 'and we explain that to'afoth means the ministering angels and re'em means the demons. On the fortieth day, Sakhr dropped the ring into the sea; there it was swallowed by a fish, which was caught by a poor fisherman and given to Solomon for his supper. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. of the Talmud has a story involving Solomon, Asmodeus, and a ring with the divine name engraved: Solomon gives the ring and a chain to one Benaiahu son of Jehoiada to catch the demon Ashmedai, to obtain the demon's help to build the temple; Ashmedai later tricks Solomon into giving him the ring and swallows it.King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. This ancient stone (described as a chunk of moldavite with glowing striations) had been preserved in a lamasery that Roerich visited. He isn't all science, he tells personal stories, funny ones too that made me snicker, while always being extremely respectful. Did you know that, when it comes to combat, a turkey fights like a wolf while a peacock fights like a panther? The first jewel gave Solomon dominion over the winds, and was inscribed “To G OD [Allah] belong power and greatness.