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11 produkter
Africa Writes Back to Self
Metafiction, Gender, Sexuality
Häftad, 2010
476 kr
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Explores the metafictional strategies of contemporary African novels rather than characterizing them primarily as a response to colonialism.The profound effects of colonialism and its legacies on African cultures have led postcolonial scholars of recent African literature to characterize …
Dark Mirrors
Azazel and Satanael in Early Jewish Demonology
Häftad, 2012
463 kr
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Discusses the two most important figures in early Jewish mythologies of evil, the fallen angels Azazel and Satanael.Dark Mirrors is a wide-ranging study of two central figures in early Jewish demonology-the fallen angels Azazel and Satanael. Andrei A. Orlov explores the mediating role of these …
Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions
Av Victoria Kennick, Arvind Sharma
Häftad, 2013
463 kr
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Discusses the notion of a spiritual master and looks at examples in a variety of world religions.What is a spiritual master? Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions offers an important contribution to religious studies by addressing that question in the context of such themes as charismatic …
Book in the Islamic World
The Written Word and Communication in the Middle East
Häftad, 1995
435 kr
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Explores Muslims' conception of themselves as "the people of the book" and explains the multifaceted meanings of this concept. Published jointly with the Library of Congress, it is an illustrated history of the book and the written word in the Islamic world.The Book in the Islamic World brings …
Platonic Philosophy of Religion
A Process Perspective
Häftad, 2006
394 kr
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Explores the process or neoclassical interpretation of Plato's thought on God.A Platonic Philosophy of Religion challenges traditional views of Plato's religious thought, arguing that these overstate the case for the veneration of Being as opposed to Becoming. Daniel A. Dombrowski explores how …
Romantic Psychoanalysis
The Burden of the Mystery
Av Joel Faflak
Häftad, 2009
402 kr
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How the Romantics invented psychoanalysis in advance of Freud.In this provocative work, Joel Faflak argues that Romanticism, particularly British Romantic poetry, invents psychoanalysis in advance of Freud. The Romantic period has long been treated as a time of incipient psychological exploration …
Edible Ideologies
Representing Food and Meaning
Av Kathleen LeBesco, Peter Naccarato
Häftad, 2008
401 kr
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Contributors explore the relationship between food and the production of ideology.Edible Ideologies argues that representations of food-in literature and popular fiction, cookbooks and travel guides, war propaganda, women's magazines, television and print advertisements-are not just about …
Materializing Queer Desire
Oscar Wilde to Andy Warhol
Av Elisa Glick
Häftad, 2009
462 kr
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Uses iconic dandy and queer figures to explore relationships between homosexuality, modernism, and modernity.How did the queer subject come to occupy such a central, and in many respects, contradictory place in the modern world of the early twentieth century? What role has capitalism played in the …
Transgender Employment Experiences
Gendered Perceptions and the Law
Häftad, 2011
355 kr
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Brings together the workplace experiences of transgender people with an assessment of current policy protections.The complex and changing state of policy protections for transgender communities practically requires trans people to become legal experts just to navigate their everyday lives. It also …
Triumph of Mercy
Philosophy and Scripture in Mullā Ṣadrā
Häftad, 2013
401 kr
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Discusses philosopher Mullā Ṣadrā's commentary on the opening chapter of the Qur'ān.Winner of the 21st International Book of the Year Prize in IranThis book investigates the convergence of philosophy, scriptural exegesis, and mysticism in the thought of the celebrated Islamic philosopher Mullā …
Military Thought in Early China
Inbunden, 2017
1111 kr
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Provides a systematic and comprehensive survey of writings on military philosophy in early China.This study of the philosophy of war in early China examines the recurring debate, from antiquity through the Western Han period (202 BCE–8 CE), about how to achieve a proper balance between martial (wu) …
