The Neighborhood of Gods: The Sacred and the Visible at the Margins of Mumbai, Paperback - William Elison

DescriptionThere are many holy cities in India, but Mumbai is not usually considered one of them. More popular images of the city capture the world...

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The book provides an in-depth discussion of democratic theory questions in relation to refugee law. It will be essential reading for academics and ...

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Mythology of the American Nations: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Gods, Heroes, Spirits and Sacred Places, Rituals and Ancient Beliefs of the N...

This book addresses how international trade, investment and finance agreements have unintended consequences and result in inequality. It will be of...

This engaging study explores Georges Bataille's central ideas: the sacred, community and eroticism. The continuing relevance of Bataille's project,...

World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive ...

The king in antiquity. The Birth of Athena, her role as goddess. Early temples, the pantheon. Its marbles, its conversion to a church.

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Publisher: Berghahn BooksNumber of pages: 384Collection: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and EconomyPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 228 ...

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Reducere. DescriptionAn examination of how the teachings of Jesus reveal the essential role of sexuality in spiritual growth and transformation - Shows that ...

A candid reassessment of the role of anthropologists in mediating encounters between Western armies and non-Western peoples.

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Description"Somewhere in the tangle of the subject's burden and the subject's desire is your story."--Alex Tizon Every human being has an epic stor...

Critical Mobile Pedagogy is an exploration of mobile technologies for designing and delivering equitable and empowering education around the globe....

Classical music shows a close relationship to language, and both musicology and philosophy have tended to approach music from that angle, exploring...

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DescriptionIn this Philip K. Dick Award-winning series, one woman's unknowable destiny depends on a bold new step in human evolution.In the wake of...

Unlocking the Church is the story of a revolution. The Victorians transformed how churches were understood, experienced, and built. Initially contr...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Maurice Merleau-PontyTranslator: Alphonso LingisThe Visible and the Invisible contains the unfinished manuscript and workin...

Traces the history of religion and examines the explosion in religious violence in light of ongoing cultural transformation.

Paul Klee consistently intertwined the visual and the verbal in his art has long fascinated commentators, including such illustrious figures as Wal...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): William SarabandeNumber of pages: 608Collection: First Americans SagaPublication date: 1991Dimensions: 17...

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Working at the margins of aesthetics and politics, Patrick Vauday challenges the dominant assumptions of our mediatized society and its disposition...

DescriptionA powerful story of love, identity, and the price of fitting in or speaking out."The story may be set in the past, but it couldn't be a ...

DescriptionThis collection of new essays explores the many ways in which writing relates to corporeality and how the two work together to create, r...

Publisher: Grin VerlagAuthor(s): Pascal KimmichNumber of pages: 24Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 255 x 179 x 11Cover type: Paperback / softbackR...

Reducere. With In the Shadow of the Gods, Rachel Dunne makes her breathtaking debut with this first book in a dark epic fantasy trilogy, The Bound Gods, in w...

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a haunting novel that explores the awesome power of memory, frie...

Reducere. Eighty-two-year-old Mish Atkinson from Fair Valley, West Virginia, is determined she's going to make something of the time she has left on this ear...

Reducere. In 2008, Angie Smith and her husband Todd (lead singer of the group Selah) learned through ultrasound that their fourth daughter had conditions mak...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sam JeffersonIllustration(s): Chartlets and colour photography throughoutNumber of pages: 224Publica...

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Speech and Song at the Margins of Global Health tells the story of a unique Zulu gospel choir comprised of people living with HIV in South Africa, ...

Reducere. All too often Scripture is read only to find answers to life's perplexing questions, to prove a theological point, or to formulate doctrine. But Wi...

Reducere. The next step in becoming a completely committed follower of JesusFalse gods war within each and every one of us, fighting for a place of glory and...

50 years on from the Race Relations Act of 1968, this 'state of the nation' book provides an overview and commentary on how things currently stand ...

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