Melville's Bibles [[electronic resource] /] / Ilana Pardes |
Autore | Pardes Ilana |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 813/.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Bible and literature
Religion and culture Religion and literature - United States - History - 19th century American fiction - 19th century - History and criticism |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american literature
american literature antebellum american culture bible biblical exegesis biblical interpretation biblical outcasts biblical rebels biblical scholarship christianity conflict good and evil hardship holy land travel narratives idolatry job jonah leviathan literary scriptures melville moby dick old testament political sermons politics of biblical reception possession rachel redemption religion spiritual sympathy womens bibles |
ISBN |
1-281-38571-9
0-520-94152-7 9786611385712 1-4356-5377-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Playing with Leviathan: Job and the Aesthetic Turn in Biblical Exegesis -- 2. "Jonah Historically Regarded": Improvisations on Kitto's Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature -- 3. "Call Me Ishmael": The Bible and the Orient -- 4. Ahab, Idolatry, and the Question of Possession: Biblical Politics -- 5. Rachel's Inconsolable Cry: The Rise of Women's Bibles -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811306503321 |
Pardes Ilana
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Memory for forgetfulness [[electronic resource] ] : August, Beirut, 1982 / / Mahmoud Darwish ; translated, with an introduction by Ibrahim Muhawi |
Autore | Darwīsh Maḥmūd |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) |
Disciplina | 956.9204/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MuhawiIbrahim <1937-> |
Collana | Literature of the Middle East |
Soggetto topico | POETRY / General |
Soggetto non controllato |
1982 israeli invasion
arabic literature bitter rivals conflict engaging fate good vs evil hardship heroism historical dimensions historical history homeland hostilities human struggles intense invasion lebanon life lessons literature men at war middle east history palestine poems poetry collection poetry political politics power struggle prominent poets prose poems resistance revolutionaries shelling of beirut spiritual tragic violence war ravaged streets war warriors world politics |
ISBN | 0-520-95459-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Memory for Forgetfulness -- Chapter I |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786880703321 |
Darwīsh Maḥmūd
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Memory for forgetfulness [[electronic resource] ] : August, Beirut, 1982 / / Mahmoud Darwish ; translated, with an introduction by Ibrahim Muhawi |
Autore | Darwīsh Maḥmūd |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) |
Disciplina | 956.9204/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MuhawiIbrahim <1937-> |
Collana | Literature of the Middle East |
Soggetto topico | POETRY / General |
Soggetto non controllato |
1982 israeli invasion
arabic literature bitter rivals conflict engaging fate good vs evil hardship heroism historical dimensions historical history homeland hostilities human struggles intense invasion lebanon life lessons literature men at war middle east history palestine poems poetry collection poetry political politics power struggle prominent poets prose poems resistance revolutionaries shelling of beirut spiritual tragic violence war ravaged streets war warriors world politics |
ISBN | 0-520-95459-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Memory for Forgetfulness -- Chapter I |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817439203321 |
Darwīsh Maḥmūd
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Miracle cures [[electronic resource] ] : saints, pilgrimage, and the healing powers of belief / / Robert A. Scott |
Autore | Scott Robert A. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 231.7/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Spiritual healing
Healing - Religious aspects - Christianity Miracles |
Soggetto non controllato |
apparitions
behavioral science biomedical chaucer christian faith christian miracles christianity compostela contemporary shrines disease faith healing fatima god and religion healing powers health issues human condition lourdes medieval pilgrims medjugorje miracles miraculous cures phenomenon pilgrimage power of god power of prayer recovery relics religious pilgrimages religious shrines sacred journeys saints spiritual |
ISBN |
1-282-76401-2
0-520-94620-0 9786612764011 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Life in the Middle Ages -- 2. Saints -- 3. Apparitions -- 4. Pilgrimage and Shrines -- 5. Disease -- 6. The Role of Stress in Illness -- 7. Belief, Hope, and Healing -- 8. Framing, Confessing, Self-Efficacy, and Healing -- Coda -- Appendix: Accounts of Miracles at Medieval Shrines -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786715403321 |
Scott Robert A. <1935->
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Miracle cures [[electronic resource] ] : saints, pilgrimage, and the healing powers of belief / / Robert A. Scott |
Autore | Scott Robert A. <1935-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 231.7/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Spiritual healing
Healing - Religious aspects - Christianity Miracles |
Soggetto non controllato |
apparitions
behavioral science biomedical chaucer christian faith christian miracles christianity compostela contemporary shrines disease faith healing fatima god and religion healing powers health issues human condition lourdes medieval pilgrims medjugorje miracles miraculous cures phenomenon pilgrimage power of god power of prayer recovery relics religious pilgrimages religious shrines sacred journeys saints spiritual |
ISBN |
1-282-76401-2
0-520-94620-0 9786612764011 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. Life in the Middle Ages -- 2. Saints -- 3. Apparitions -- 4. Pilgrimage and Shrines -- 5. Disease -- 6. The Role of Stress in Illness -- 7. Belief, Hope, and Healing -- 8. Framing, Confessing, Self-Efficacy, and Healing -- Coda -- Appendix: Accounts of Miracles at Medieval Shrines -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827947803321 |
Scott Robert A. <1935->
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The odyssey experience [[electronic resource] ] : physical, social, psychological, and spiritual journeys / / Neil J. Smelser |
Autore | Smelser Neil J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina |
153.4
155.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Insight
Introspection Life change events Vision quests Pilgrims and pilgrimages Voyages and travels |
Soggetto non controllato |
behavioral studies
comparative studies engaging human behavior human condition human experiences human tendencies intense period of life life changes life journeys life lessons nonfiction odyssey personal growth personal transformation physical journeys psychological journeys quest for meaning regeneration religion and spirituality scientists self help social relationships spiritual journeys spiritual |
ISBN |
1-282-77254-6
9786612772542 0-520-94342-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Essentials of the Experience -- 2. Autobiographical Roots: Some Personal Odysseys -- 3. Religious Foundations and Their Derivatives -- 4. Secularized and Commercialized Odysseys -- 5. Some Miscellaneous, More or Less Invented Experiences -- 6. Some Coercive Odyssey Experiences -- 7. Additional Theoretical Reflections -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789001103321 |
Smelser Neil J
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The odyssey experience [[electronic resource] ] : physical, social, psychological, and spiritual journeys / / Neil J. Smelser |
Autore | Smelser Neil J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina |
153.4
155.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Insight
Introspection Life change events Vision quests Pilgrims and pilgrimages Voyages and travels |
Soggetto non controllato |
behavioral studies
comparative studies engaging human behavior human condition human experiences human tendencies intense period of life life changes life journeys life lessons nonfiction odyssey personal growth personal transformation physical journeys psychological journeys quest for meaning regeneration religion and spirituality scientists self help social relationships spiritual journeys spiritual |
ISBN |
1-282-77254-6
9786612772542 0-520-94342-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Essentials of the Experience -- 2. Autobiographical Roots: Some Personal Odysseys -- 3. Religious Foundations and Their Derivatives -- 4. Secularized and Commercialized Odysseys -- 5. Some Miscellaneous, More or Less Invented Experiences -- 6. Some Coercive Odyssey Experiences -- 7. Additional Theoretical Reflections -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827283403321 |
Smelser Neil J
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Opening the doors of wonder [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on religious rites of passage / / Arthur J. Magida |
Autore | Magida Arthur J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 203/.82 |
Soggetto topico |
Ritual
Rites and ceremonies Religions |
Soggetto non controllato |
age ceremonies
american religion bar mitzvahs bat mitzvahs buddhism cat stevens christianity christians confirmations deepak chopra elie wiesel evolution hindu hinduism huston smith islam jewish people judaism julia sweeney muslims religion religious rites of passage religious studies rites of passage roz chast scared thread ceremonies shahadas spiritual theology united states of america yusuf islam zen jukai ceremonies |
ISBN |
1-282-36057-4
9786612360572 0-520-94171-3 1-60129-524-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction: Sometimes, The Magic Works -- 1. The Descent Of The Spirit -- 2. Bob Abernethy: No Fundamental, Life-Changing Experience -- 3. Chinua Achebe: What Makes Someone Give Up Their Religion? -- 4. Huston Smith: Religion Saturated The House -- 5. Julia Sweeney: That Soldier-Of-Christ, Slap-Across-The- Face Stuff Is Sick -- 6. Jim Zogby: The Wal-Mart-Ization Of The Church -- 7. What, Really, Is A Man? -- 8. Leon Botstein: I'M Tone-Deaf To Belief -- 9. Roz Chast: I Was Like A Spy. Like A Closet Jew -- 10. Rabbi Harold Kushner: I Wanted To Make My Parents Proud -- 11. Letty And Abigail Pogrebin, Mother And Daughter: "You Are A Woman" Meant "You Do The Dishes" -- 12. Ram Dass: Mushrooms Gave Me What I Could Have Had At My Bar Mitzvah -- 13. Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: Israel And I Came Of Age Together -- 14. Elie Wiesel: I Am Not God's Policeman -- 15. The Thread Of Life -- 16. Deepak And Gotham Chopra, Father And Son: Religion Is Frequently Idiotic -- 17. Waking Up -- 18. Roshi John Daido Loori: Born A Buddha. Die A Buddha -- 19. Robert Thurman: I Looked Like Henry Miller In Drag -- 20. Allah Is One -- 21. Coleman Barks: Just Being Sentient Is Cause For Rapture -- 22. Dr. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens): Floating On A Cloud Of Mercy -- 23. Michael Wolfe: I Feel Like A Monotheist With Extra Credentials -- Epilogue: Would Anyone Riding By On A Horse Even Notice? -- Notes -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784407603321 |
Magida Arthur J
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Opening the doors of wonder [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on religious rites of passage / / Arthur J. Magida |
Autore | Magida Arthur J |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 203/.82 |
Soggetto topico |
Ritual
Rites and ceremonies Religions |
Soggetto non controllato |
age ceremonies
american religion bar mitzvahs bat mitzvahs buddhism cat stevens christianity christians confirmations deepak chopra elie wiesel evolution hindu hinduism huston smith islam jewish people judaism julia sweeney muslims religion religious rites of passage religious studies rites of passage roz chast scared thread ceremonies shahadas spiritual theology united states of america yusuf islam zen jukai ceremonies |
ISBN |
1-282-36057-4
9786612360572 0-520-94171-3 1-60129-524-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Introduction: Sometimes, The Magic Works -- 1. The Descent Of The Spirit -- 2. Bob Abernethy: No Fundamental, Life-Changing Experience -- 3. Chinua Achebe: What Makes Someone Give Up Their Religion? -- 4. Huston Smith: Religion Saturated The House -- 5. Julia Sweeney: That Soldier-Of-Christ, Slap-Across-The- Face Stuff Is Sick -- 6. Jim Zogby: The Wal-Mart-Ization Of The Church -- 7. What, Really, Is A Man? -- 8. Leon Botstein: I'M Tone-Deaf To Belief -- 9. Roz Chast: I Was Like A Spy. Like A Closet Jew -- 10. Rabbi Harold Kushner: I Wanted To Make My Parents Proud -- 11. Letty And Abigail Pogrebin, Mother And Daughter: "You Are A Woman" Meant "You Do The Dishes" -- 12. Ram Dass: Mushrooms Gave Me What I Could Have Had At My Bar Mitzvah -- 13. Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: Israel And I Came Of Age Together -- 14. Elie Wiesel: I Am Not God's Policeman -- 15. The Thread Of Life -- 16. Deepak And Gotham Chopra, Father And Son: Religion Is Frequently Idiotic -- 17. Waking Up -- 18. Roshi John Daido Loori: Born A Buddha. Die A Buddha -- 19. Robert Thurman: I Looked Like Henry Miller In Drag -- 20. Allah Is One -- 21. Coleman Barks: Just Being Sentient Is Cause For Rapture -- 22. Dr. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens): Floating On A Cloud Of Mercy -- 23. Michael Wolfe: I Feel Like A Monotheist With Extra Credentials -- Epilogue: Would Anyone Riding By On A Horse Even Notice? -- Notes -- Acknowledgments |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811344303321 |
Magida Arthur J
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The politics of Latino faith [[electronic resource] ] : religion, identity, and urban community / / Catherine E. Wilson |
Autore | Wilson Catherine E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina | 361.7/508968073 |
Soggetto topico |
Church work with Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - Religion |
Soggetto non controllato |
American
Latino Provides cultural faith-based have influence insight into keen life look organizations provided social spiritual systematic |
ISBN |
0-8147-9543-9
0-8147-9458-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The development of a religious identity politics -- Latino faith-based organizations and the urban context -- The new liberationists -- Latino pastoral action center : a ministry of personal outreach -- Nueva esperanza : a ministry of institutional development -- The resurrection project : a ministry of community empowerment -- Speaking the language of religious identity politics. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781915403321 |
Wilson Catherine E
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