1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778541703321

Autore

Murrell Nathaniel Samuel

Titolo

Afro-Caribbean Religions [[electronic resource] ] : An Introduction to Their Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Traditions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-43732-1

9786612437328

1-4399-0175-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Disciplina

299.6/89729

299.689729

Soggetti

Afro-Caribbean cults

Cults

Religion

North & South American Religions

Philosophy & Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I - African Connections: Historical Roots of Afro-Caribbean Religions; 1. Yoruba, Fon-Ewe, Ashanti, and Kongo Cultural History; 2. African Cultus and Functionaries; Part II - Vodou: Haitian Religion; 3. Vodou and the Haitians' Struggle; 4. Serving the Lwa; Part III - Santeria and Palo Monte: Cuban Religion of the Orisha and Drums; 5. Caribbean Santeria; 6. Energy of the Ashe Community and Cultus; 7. Palo Monte Mayombe; Part IV - Creole Religions of the Southern Caribbean; 8. Dancing to Orixas' Axe in Candomble; 9. Umbanda and Its Antecedents

10. Orisha Powers: Creole Religion in Trinidad and TobagoPart V - Jamaica's Creole Religions: Culture of Resistance and Rhythms; 11. Obeah: Magical Art of Resistance; 12. Myal and Kumina in Jamaica's Past; 13. Poco, Zion, and Convince; 14. The Rastafari Chant; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Religion is one of the most important elements of Afro-Caribbean culture linking its people to their African past, from Haitian Vodou and



Cuban Santeria-popular religions that have often been demonized in popular culture-to Rastafari in Jamaica and Orisha-Shango of Trinidad and Tobago. In Afro-Caribbean Religions, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell provides a comprehensive study that respectfully traces the social, historical, and political contexts of these religions. And, because Brazil has the largest African population in the world outside of Africa, and has historic ties to the Caribbean, Murr

2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00522232

Autore

Freud, Sigmund

Titolo

L'interpretazione dei sogni / Sigmund Freud ; introduzione di Flavio Manieri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Newton Compton, 1974

Edizione

[8. ed]

Descrizione fisica

512 p. ; 20 cm

Disciplina

135

Soggetti

SOGNI - Interpretazione

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953341803321

Autore

Delisle Gilles <1944->

Titolo

Personality pathology : developmental perspectives / / Gilles Delisle ; translated from French by Dinah M. Ashcroft, Lynne Rigaud and Anne Kearns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Karnac, 2011

London : , : Routledge, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-91718-X

0-429-90295-6

0-429-47818-6

1-283-13739-9

9786613137395

1-84940-900-5

Edizione

[1st]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/8

616.89143

Soggetti

Personality

Developmental psychology

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Developmental issues in the etiology of personality disorders; CHAPTER TWO Relational psychotherapy; CHAPTER THREE Object relations development theories: an overview; CHAPTER FOUR Attachment issues; CHAPTER FIVE Treating attachment issues; CHAPTER SIX Self-esteem issues; CHAPTER SEVEN Treating self-esteem issues; CHAPTER EIGHT Issues of eroticism; CHAPTER NINE Treating eroticism issues; CHAPTER TEN Developmental crises in adult life; CONCLUSION AND EPILOGUE; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Personality pathology is rooted in early development and affects a wide range of affects, behaviours and cognitive processes. Every year thousands of articles about the etiology pf personality pathology are published in various professional or scientific reviews. There is a



growing distance between the generalist's practice and our increasingly precise scientific knowledge.However, no one can read everything and therefore, it behoves us to ask ourselves the following questions: is the most recent better than what came before? Is the measurable and demonstrable necessarily clinically interestin