1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163124603321

Autore

Hodge Daniel White <1974->

Titolo

Hip hop's hostile gospel : a post-soul theological exploration / / by Daniel White Hodge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

90-04-21060-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 pages)

Collana

Studies in critical research on religion, , 1877-2129 ; ; volume 6

Disciplina

782.421649

Soggetti

Rap (Music) - Religious aspects

Hip-hop - Religious aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Hip Hop’s Complexity and Theological Intricacy -- Context, Societal Change, and the Construct of Hip Hop Culture -- God in the Cypher: Theological Narratives in Hip Hop -- Hip Hop’s Totemic Prophet: Tupac Amaru Shakur -- Violence, Death, and Suffering in Hip Hop Context -- No Jesus in the Wild: Race, and The Jesuz Figure -- Conclusions: What is Theology and Spirituality in Hip Hop? -- Appendix 1: The Source Magazine’s Top 100 Rap Albums -- Appendix 2: Top 25 List Generated from Interviewees of Hip Hop Theologically Influenced Artists -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Hodge takes into account the Christological, theological, and ecclesiological ruminations of a selected group of Hip Hop and rap song lyrics, interviews, and interviews from those defined as Hip Hoppers. The aim of this examination is to ascertain what a Hip Hop theology of community might entail, how it may look, and what it could feel like. The central premise are questions: does a Hip Hop ‘theology’ even fit? Is there an actual motif which Hip Hoppers are espousing within the supernatural realm? This study concerns itself with just over 8,500 songs. Its timespan is between 1987-2011, and it contains interviews from those in the Hip Hop community.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453752903321

Autore

Fayazmanesh Sasan

Titolo

Containing Iran : Obama's policy of "tough diplomacy" / / by Sasan Fayazmanesh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-5409-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 pages)

Disciplina

327.73055

Soggetti

Diplomacy

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Iran

Iran Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the 1979 Revolution in Iran and the end of a close relationship between the US and the Shah, successive American administrations including the Obama Administration have tried to contain Iran by various means, particularly sanctions and military threats. - - Even though President Obama came to office promising to engage Iran, in reality his administration has followed the policy of thtough diplomacy,oe which has included, among other acts, imposing draconian sanctions against Iran. Following the authoras earlier book on the history of containment of Iran and Iraq, the current book examines closely the Obama Administrationas policy toward Iran, as well as the role played by Israel, the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the implementation of this policy. - - Specifically, it is argued that the policy of thtough diplomacy,oe designed mostly by those associated with the Israeli lobby groups, was intended to give an ultimatum to Iran in some direct meetings, telling Iran to either accept the US-Israeli demands or face aggression. The meetings were also intended to create the illusion of engaging Iran in order to gain international support for aggressive actions. Barack



Obama announced this policy in his speeches as a Senator, particularly at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conferences. After he became president in 2008, the policy of thaggressive diplomacyoe was put in motion. While pretending to engage Iran in diplomacy, the Obama Administration, in coordination with the US Congress and the government of Israel, pushed for the most confrontational IAEA reports on Iran and an unprecedented set of unilateral and multilateral sanctions. The US and Israel also engaged in a campaign of military threats, sabotage and assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists. Yet, after four years of hostilities, the policy of thtough diplomacyoe failed to achieve many of its goals and failed to contain Iran. - - -