From Blessing to Violence
Title | From Blessing to Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Bloch |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 1986-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521314046 |
This detailed description and analysis of Madagascar's Merina tribe and its ancient circumcision ritual is significant as a basis for the analysis of anthropological theories of ritual in general.
From Violence to Blessing
Title | From Violence to Blessing PDF eBook |
Author | Vernon Neufeld Redekop |
Publisher | Virago Press |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2002-01 |
Genre | Conflict management |
ISBN | 9782895073093 |
"One of Canada's foremost leaders in conflict resolution writes about his personal experiences of infamous, long-standing conflicts in South Africa, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and elsewhere. He argues that we must understand human violence if we are to keep human civilization alive. From such understanding, he is able to show how deep-rooted conflict can slowly be transformed into peace and reconciliation. Anyone who cares about violence in this world should feel that this book is for them."
Violence
Title | Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Slavoj Zizek |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2008-07-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0312427182 |
Philosopher, cultural critic, and agent provocateur Zizek constructs a fascinating new framework to look at the forces of violence in the world.
The Blessing Next to the Wound
Title | The Blessing Next to the Wound PDF eBook |
Author | Hector Aristizabal |
Publisher | Lantern Books |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2010-09-08 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1590562445 |
The story of a torture survivor from Colombia who has dedicated his life to healing the pains of others. Shockingly honest, heartbreaking, and vibrantly told, The Blessing Next to the Wound is a passionate and evocative memoir that, amid enormous suffering and loss, is a full-throated affirmation of life.
Divine Presence Amid Violence
Title | Divine Presence Amid Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Brueggemann |
Publisher | Authentic |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2020-08-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781842276600 |
"To pursue the matter of "revelation in context," I will address an exceedingly difficult text in the Old Testament, Joshua 11. The reason for taking up this text is to deal with the often asked and troublesome question: What shall we do with all the violence and bloody war that is done in the Old Testament in the name of Yahweh? The question reflects a sense that these texts of violence are at least an embarrassment, are morally repulsive, and are theologically problematic in the Bible, not because they are violent, but because this is violence either in the name of or at the hand of Yahweh." -from chapter 2
Prey Into Hunter
Title | Prey Into Hunter PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Bloch |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780521423120 |
In this book Maurice Bloch synthesises a radical theory of religion.
The Blessings
Title | The Blessings PDF eBook |
Author | Elise Juska |
Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1455574015 |
"Bursting with wise observations." -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The Engagements and Maine "Gleams like a jewel." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Stunning. . . Unique and unforgettable." -- Glamour Hailed as one of the best books of 2014 by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elise Juska's The Blessings is a moving novel about a tight-knit Irish Catholic clan over the course of twenty years. The Blessings rally around one another in times of celebration and those of sorrow, coming together for departures and arrivals, while its members harbor private struggles and moments of personal joy. College student Abby ponders homesickness in her first semester away from her Philadelphia home, while her cousin Stephen commits a petty act of violence that takes a surprising turn, and their aunt Lauren faces a crisis in her storybook marriage she could never have foreseen. Through the lens of one unforgettable family, this beautifully moving novel explores how our families define us and how we shape them in return.