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Melusine of Lusignan and the Cult of the Faery Woman by Gareth Knight

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Daniel

First published by R.J. Stewart Books in 2010, Melusine of Lusignan and the Cult of the Faery Woman is now reissued with extra illustrations, following on from our 2011 edition of The Romance of the Faery Melusine, which offered the author’s … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads | Tagged Andre Lebey, Arthuriad, Arthurian Tradition, esoteric, European History, faery, Faery Lore, Faery Melusine, Fairy, folklore, French History, Gareth Knight, Goddess traditions, Jerusalem, Lade of the Lake, legend, Lore, Lusignan, Magic, mediaeval, Medieval, medieval French, Melusine, middle-east, Occult, R.J. Stewart, Reissue, Tyler Tichelaar, Wendy Berg | Leave a comment

A Review of Stoning the Devil on The Feminist Wire

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Daniel

The following is a short snippet of Jill Di Donato’s review of Stoning the Devil by Garry Craig Powell, published by The Feminist Wire on April 10, 2013. The full review, entitled Western Novelist Paints a Racy Portrait of Middle Eastern … Continue reading →

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Stoning the Devil by Garry Craig Powell

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Daniel

When Edward Said penned Orientalism in 1978 he professed that Western attitudes towards the Middle East were built on a “constellation of false assumptions” – highlighting the “subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture.” What has … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads | Tagged Anita Diamant, Arab culture, Arab History, British fiction, British Literature, British Novel, Cultural Studies, eight months on ghazzah street, fiction, Garry Craig Powell, Hilary Mantel, Islam, Lawrence Durrell, Literary novel, Louise Erdrich, middle-east, Naomi Shihab Nye, novel, novel in stories, Orientalism, Persian Gulf, Post Colonialism, Religion, Short Stories, Stoning the Devil, travel, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirites | Leave a comment

Garry Craig Powell on Skylight Press

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Daniel

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Garry Craig Powell was quite the seasoned nomad before he became a writer – something he expresses succinctly on his website biography: “Not until I was in my forties did I really dedicate my life to … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: middle-east

Melusine of Lusignan and the Cult of the Faery Woman by Gareth Knight

A Review of Stoning the Devil on The Feminist Wire

Stoning the Devil by Garry Craig Powell

Garry Craig Powell on Skylight Press

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