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UNINA9910451373203321 |
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Chari P. R |
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Four crises and a peace process [[electronic resource] ] : American engagement in South Asia / / P.R. Chari, Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, Stephen P. Cohen |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
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CheemaPervaiz Iqbal <1940-> |
CohenStephen P. <1936-> |
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Conflict management - South Asia |
Peace-building - South Asia |
National security - South Asia |
Electronic books. |
South Asia Politics and government |
United States Relations South Asia |
South Asia Relations United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-244) and index. |
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Fifteen years, four crises -- South Asia's crises -- The brasstacks crisis of 1986-87 -- The compound crisis of 1990 -- The Kargil conflict -- The 2001-02 border confrontation -- Peace and war in South Asia. |
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"Explains the underlying causes of four contained conflicts on the subcontinent, their consequences, the lessons learned, and the American role in each. Considers these as cases of attempted conflict resolution, as instances of limited war by nuclear-armed nations, and as examples of intervention and engagement by the U.S. and China"--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9910777328503321 |
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Pike Sarah M. <1959-> |
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Earthly bodies, magical selves [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary pagans and the search for community / / Sarah M. Pike |
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Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2001 |
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9786612758799 |
1-282-75879-9 |
0-520-92380-4 |
1-59734-586-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Neopaganism - United States |
Neopaganism - Rituals |
Festivals - United States |
United States Religion 1945- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-271) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: We Cast Our Circles Where the Earth Mother Meets the Sky Father -- 1. Driving into Fairie: Place Myths and Neopagan Festivals -- 2. Shrines of Flame and Silence: Mapping the Festival Site -- 3. The Great Evil That Is in Your Backyard: Festival Neighbors and Satanism Rumors -- 4. Blood That Matters: Neopagan Borrowing -- 5. Children of the Devil or Gifted in Magic? The Work of Memory in Neopagan Narrative -- 6. Serious Playing with the Self: Gender and Eroticism at the Festival Fire -- Conclusion: The Circle Is Open but Never Broken -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Recent decades have seen a revival of paganism, and every summer people gather across the United States to celebrate this increasingly popular religion. Sarah Pike's engrossing ethnography is the outcome of five years attending neo-pagan festivals, interviewing participants, and sometimes taking part in their ceremonies. Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves incorporates her personal experience and insightful scholarly work concerning ritual, sacred space, self-identity, and narrative. The |
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result is a compelling portrait of this frequently misunderstood religious movement. Neo-paganism began emerging as a new religious movement in the late 1960's. In addition to bringing together followers for self-exploration and participation in group rituals, festivals might offer workshops on subjects such as astrology, tarot, mythology, herbal lore, and African drumming. But while they provide a sense of community for followers, Neo-Pagan festivals often provoke criticism from a variety of sources-among them conservative Christians, Native Americans, New Age spokespersons, and media representatives covering stories of rumored "Satanism" or "witchcraft. "Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves explores larger issues in the United States regarding the postmodern self, utopian communities, cultural improvisation, and contemporary spirituality. Pike's accessible writing style and her nonsensationalistic approach do much to demystify neo-paganism and its followers. |
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