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UNINA9910796904703321 |
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Dreaming out loud : African American novelists at work / / edited by Horace A. Porter [and twenty one others] |
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Iowa City : , : University Press of Iowa, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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American fiction - African American authors |
African Americans in literature |
Fiction - Authorship |
Race awareness in literature |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Dreaming Out Loud brings together essays by many of the most well-known and respected African American writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, discussing various aspects of the vocation, craft, and art of writing fiction. Though many of the writers included here are also accomplished poets, essayists, and playwrights, this collection and the essays it contains remains focused on the novel as a genre and an art form.Some essays explore the challenges of being an African American writer in the United States, broadly addressing aesthetic and racial prejudice in American publishing an |
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UNINA9910777946103321 |
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Autore |
Faure Bernard |
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Unmasking Buddhism [[electronic resource] /] / Bernard Faure |
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Malden, MA ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 |
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1-282-13911-8 |
9786612139116 |
1-4443-5661-5 |
1-4051-8064-1 |
1-4443-0839-4 |
1-4443-0840-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (220 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Buddhism |
Buddhism - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Introduction; Part I: Buddhism in History; "Buddhism is both one and many"; "The Buddha is only a man who - achieved Awakening"; "Buddhism is an Indian religion"; "Buddhism is the cult of nothingness"; "Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion"; "All Buddhists are seeking to achieve Awakening"; "Buddhism teaches the impermanence of all things"; "The belief in karma leads to fatalism"; "Buddhism denies the existence of a self"; "Buddhism teaches reincarnation"; Part II: Buddhism and Local Cultures; "Buddhism is an atheistic religion" |
"Buddhism is above all a spirituality""The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Buddhism"; "To be Buddhist is to be Zen"; Part III: Buddhism and Society; "Buddhism is a tolerant religion"; "Buddhism teaches compassion"; "Buddhism is a peaceful religion"; "Buddhism affirms that we are all equal"; "Buddhism is compatible with science"; "Buddhism is a kind of therapy"; "Buddhism advocates a strict vegetarianism"; "Buddhism is a universalist teaching"; "Buddhism is a religion of monks"; Conclusion: Buddhism or Neo-Buddhism; Glossary; A Short |
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An ideal introduction to Buddhism for anyone who has unanswered questions about one of the world's largest and most popular religions. A fascinating, short book that challenges us to strip away existing preconceptions we may have about BuddhismConsiders questions such as: Can we talk of Buddhism as a unified religion or are there many Buddhisms? Is Buddhism a religion of tolerance and pacifism as many people think? And is Buddhism a religion without god(s), or is it more of a philosophy than a religion?Traces the basic history, beliefs and nature of Buddhism in easy-to-understa |
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