Carving Interactions: Rock Art in the Nomadic Landscape of the Black Desert, North-Eastern Jordan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910853987503321
• Autore: Brusgaard Nathalie Østerled
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
• ISBN: 1-78969-312-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 933/.5
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: The Safaitic rock art of the North Arabian basalt desert is a unique and understudied material, one of the few surviving traces of the elusive herding societies that inhabited this region in antiquity. Yet little is known about this rock art and its role in the desert societies. Why did these peoples make carvings in the desert and what was the significance of this cultural practice? What can the rock art tell us about the relationship between the nomads and their desert landscape? This book investigates these questions through a comprehensive study of over 4500 petroglyphs from the Jebel Qurma region of the Black Desert in north-eastern Jordan. It explores the content of the rock art, how it was produced and consumed by its makers and audience, and its relationship with the landscape. This is the first-ever systematic study of the Safaitic petroglyphs from the Black Desert and it is unique for the study of Arabian rock art. It demonstrates the value of a material approach to rock art and the unique insights that rock art can provide into the relationship between nomadic herders and the wild and domestic landscape.

Hidden threads : a Christian critique of sociological theory / / Russell Heddendorf and Matthew Vos

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971733603321
• Autore: Heddendorf Russell
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2010
• ISBN: 0-7618-8095-X; 0-7618-4902-5; 1-299-13567-6
• Edizione: [[2nd ed.].]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): VosMatthew
• Disciplina: 306.63
• Soggetti: Christianity and the social sciences; Critical theory; Christian sociology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-234) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Hidden Threads; Chapter 2: The Nature of Theory; Chapter 3: The European Heritage; Chapter 4: The American Tradition; Chapter 5: Functionalism; Chapter 6: Conflict Theory; Chapter 7: Social Action Theory; Chapter 8: Exchange Theory; Chapter 9: Symbolic Interactionism; Chapter 10: Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology; Chapter 11: The Sociology of Knowledge; Chapter 12: Postmodern Theories: Calling Meaning into Question; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Heddendorf finds in sociological theories some 'hidden threads' - Christian principles woven into the fabric of society. This book is an examination and Christian critique of sociological theory, demonstrating appreciation for the richness of social life and holding in tension those theories that attempt to explain it.