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Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
Autore Smith James H. <1970->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (241 pages)
Disciplina 305.896/395
Soggetto topico Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life
Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills
Ethnography
Soggetto non controllato 21st century international relations
africa
african studies
anthropology
connectivity
cultural anthropology
cultural studies
discussion books
engaging
ethnographic research
friendship
global africa
globalization
internet
journal entries
kenya
lively
local diners
multiplicity of african life
new research project
pentecostal preachers
prophets
realistic
recorded conversations
redemption
religion
shared emails
sorcery
transnational
witch finders
young generation
ISBN 0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791004303321
Smith James H. <1970->  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
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Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
Email from Ngeti : an ethnography of sorcery, redemption, and friendship in global Africa / / James H. Smith and Ngeti Mwadime
Autore Smith James H. <1970->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (241 pages)
Disciplina 305.896/395
Soggetto topico Taita (African people) - Social life and customs
Taita (African people) - Religious life
Witchcraft - Kenya - Taita Hills
Ethnography
Soggetto non controllato 21st century international relations
africa
african studies
anthropology
connectivity
cultural anthropology
cultural studies
discussion books
engaging
ethnographic research
friendship
global africa
globalization
internet
journal entries
kenya
lively
local diners
multiplicity of african life
new research project
pentecostal preachers
prophets
realistic
recorded conversations
redemption
religion
shared emails
sorcery
transnational
witch finders
young generation
ISBN 0-520-28112-8
0-520-95940-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Emails from the Field: An Introduction -- 2. English Makes You See Far -- 3. God Helps Those That Help Themselves -- 4. Good Ants, Bad Milk, and Ugly Deeds -- 5. The Power of Prayer -- 6. Works and Days -- 7. A Confrontation -- 8. Reflections -- Appendix of Names -- Notes -- Bibliography
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826573603321
Smith James H. <1970->  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
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The Eternal Dissident : Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman and the Radical Imperative to Think and Act / / edited by David N. Myers
The Eternal Dissident : Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman and the Radical Imperative to Think and Act / / edited by David N. Myers
Autore Beerman Leonard I. <1921-2014, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s)
Disciplina 296.8/3410973
Soggetto topico Social action
Jewish leadership - United States - History - 20th century
Reform Judaism - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Soggetto non controllato 20th century
activism
challenging sermons
controversial
eloquent
eternal dissident
hebrew
intellectual
israeli policy
jewish people
jewish
leonard beerman
mccarthyism
moral imperative
notable scholars
occupied territories
orator
powerful word and action
prophets
public personalities
rabbis
racial injustice
social action
ISBN 0-520-96979-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction / David N. Myers -- Chapel sermon : Hebrew Union College, October 30, 1948 / commentary by Rabbi Samuel Karff -- Sigmund Freud, May 11, 1956 / commentary by Professor Peter Loewenberg -- Bertrand Russell's autobiography : three passions in life / commentary by Dr. Joan Beerman -- Looking at Kafka, January 8, 1982 / commentary by Professor Saul Friedlander -- The legacy of MLK, January 15, 1982 / commentary by Reverend James M. Lawson Jr -- First encounter with George (Regas), April 13, 2005 -- Why the prophets are important, May 20, 1983 / commentary by Professor Jack Miles -- Handwritten reflections on doubt / commentary by Rabbi Rachel Timoner -- Can we excommunicate God? April 30, 1965 / commentary by Professor Rabbi Rachel Adler -- Duty of the rabbi / commentary by Rabbi Richard Levy -- Diary of a Leo Baeck Temple rabbi, February 5, 1971 / commentary by Rabbi Kenneth Chasen -- List of things to do today -- Yom Kippur eve-vocation of a rabbi, September 17, 1972 / commentary by Rabbi Sharon Brous -- Fast between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, September 1972 / commentary by Professor Steven J. Ross -- My troubles with God; God's troubles with me, February 9, 1979 / commentary by David Rintels -- The beginnings of an outline for Jews to consider / commentary by Aziza Hasan -- The kindest use a knife, October 16, 1953 / commentary by Rabbi John L. Rosove -- Is there a relationship between Judaism and social justice?, Temple Isaiah, April 14, 1954 / commentary by Rabbi Zoe Klein -- The problems of the city : a Jewish dilemma, February 4, 1966 / commentary by Professor Rabbi Rabbi Aryeh Cohen -- UCLA teach-in on Vietnam War, March 24, 1966 / commentary by Rabbi Sanford Ragins -- Notes for symposium on Black Power, January 6, 1967 / commentary by Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller -- Letter to the president, April 13, 1967 / commentary by Judith Viorst -- Rosh Hashanah eve, September 30, 1970 / commentary by Professor Jonathan D. Greenberg -- How I lost the election in St. Louis, July 9, 1971 / response by Professor William Cutter -- Invocation for religious leaders for McGovern, June 1, 1972 / commentary by Reverend J. Edwin Bacon -- Survival in a nuclear age, February 17, 1984 / commentary by Revered George F. Regas -- California people of faith against death penalty, Jewish Community Center, October 16, 2001 / commentary by Mike Farrell -- Piece on human condition written for the Office of the Americas, November 2, 2002 / commentary by Stephen Rhode -- A vision for a bewildering time : commencement address at Washington and Jefferson College, May 18, 2007 / commentary by Professor David Ellenson -- Letter to George W. Bush, April 11, 2008 / commentary by Norman Lear -- Human rights watch, November 17, 2009 / commentary by Jane Olson -- A sermon for all saints, July 3, 2007 / commentary by Mel Levine -- Time in Israel, part I, Time in israel, part II / commentary by Daniel Sokatch -- CCAR Breira statement / commentary by Professor Michael Meyer -- Yom Kippur morning, October 11, 1978 / commentary by Milton Viorst -- Yom Kippur eve, September 26, 1982 / commentary by Connie Bruck -- Visions of peace in the Middle East, October 31, 1992 / commentary by Salam al-Mariyati -- A sermon for Yom Kippur morning, October 1, 2006 (on the 24th anniversary of the 1982 war) / commentary by Rabbi Brant Rosen -- Exchange with Bruce Ramer, October 2006-January 2007 / commentary by Bruce Ramer -- Last sermon on Gaza, October 4, 2014 / commentary by Professor Nomi Stolzenberg -- Sayings of Leonard I. Beerman.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910268954303321
Beerman Leonard I. <1921-2014, >  
Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The Eternal Dissident : Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman and the Radical Imperative to Think and Act / / edited by David N. Myers
The Eternal Dissident : Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman and the Radical Imperative to Think and Act / / edited by David N. Myers
Autore Beerman Leonard I. <1921-2014, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s)
Disciplina 296.8/3410973
Soggetto topico Social action
Jewish leadership - United States - History - 20th century
Reform Judaism - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
Soggetto non controllato 20th century
activism
challenging sermons
controversial
eloquent
eternal dissident
hebrew
intellectual
israeli policy
jewish people
jewish
leonard beerman
mccarthyism
moral imperative
notable scholars
occupied territories
orator
powerful word and action
prophets
public personalities
rabbis
racial injustice
social action
ISBN 0-520-96979-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction / David N. Myers -- Chapel sermon : Hebrew Union College, October 30, 1948 / commentary by Rabbi Samuel Karff -- Sigmund Freud, May 11, 1956 / commentary by Professor Peter Loewenberg -- Bertrand Russell's autobiography : three passions in life / commentary by Dr. Joan Beerman -- Looking at Kafka, January 8, 1982 / commentary by Professor Saul Friedlander -- The legacy of MLK, January 15, 1982 / commentary by Reverend James M. Lawson Jr -- First encounter with George (Regas), April 13, 2005 -- Why the prophets are important, May 20, 1983 / commentary by Professor Jack Miles -- Handwritten reflections on doubt / commentary by Rabbi Rachel Timoner -- Can we excommunicate God? April 30, 1965 / commentary by Professor Rabbi Rachel Adler -- Duty of the rabbi / commentary by Rabbi Richard Levy -- Diary of a Leo Baeck Temple rabbi, February 5, 1971 / commentary by Rabbi Kenneth Chasen -- List of things to do today -- Yom Kippur eve-vocation of a rabbi, September 17, 1972 / commentary by Rabbi Sharon Brous -- Fast between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, September 1972 / commentary by Professor Steven J. Ross -- My troubles with God; God's troubles with me, February 9, 1979 / commentary by David Rintels -- The beginnings of an outline for Jews to consider / commentary by Aziza Hasan -- The kindest use a knife, October 16, 1953 / commentary by Rabbi John L. Rosove -- Is there a relationship between Judaism and social justice?, Temple Isaiah, April 14, 1954 / commentary by Rabbi Zoe Klein -- The problems of the city : a Jewish dilemma, February 4, 1966 / commentary by Professor Rabbi Rabbi Aryeh Cohen -- UCLA teach-in on Vietnam War, March 24, 1966 / commentary by Rabbi Sanford Ragins -- Notes for symposium on Black Power, January 6, 1967 / commentary by Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller -- Letter to the president, April 13, 1967 / commentary by Judith Viorst -- Rosh Hashanah eve, September 30, 1970 / commentary by Professor Jonathan D. Greenberg -- How I lost the election in St. Louis, July 9, 1971 / response by Professor William Cutter -- Invocation for religious leaders for McGovern, June 1, 1972 / commentary by Reverend J. Edwin Bacon -- Survival in a nuclear age, February 17, 1984 / commentary by Revered George F. Regas -- California people of faith against death penalty, Jewish Community Center, October 16, 2001 / commentary by Mike Farrell -- Piece on human condition written for the Office of the Americas, November 2, 2002 / commentary by Stephen Rhode -- A vision for a bewildering time : commencement address at Washington and Jefferson College, May 18, 2007 / commentary by Professor David Ellenson -- Letter to George W. Bush, April 11, 2008 / commentary by Norman Lear -- Human rights watch, November 17, 2009 / commentary by Jane Olson -- A sermon for all saints, July 3, 2007 / commentary by Mel Levine -- Time in Israel, part I, Time in israel, part II / commentary by Daniel Sokatch -- CCAR Breira statement / commentary by Professor Michael Meyer -- Yom Kippur morning, October 11, 1978 / commentary by Milton Viorst -- Yom Kippur eve, September 26, 1982 / commentary by Connie Bruck -- Visions of peace in the Middle East, October 31, 1992 / commentary by Salam al-Mariyati -- A sermon for Yom Kippur morning, October 1, 2006 (on the 24th anniversary of the 1982 war) / commentary by Rabbi Brant Rosen -- Exchange with Bruce Ramer, October 2006-January 2007 / commentary by Bruce Ramer -- Last sermon on Gaza, October 4, 2014 / commentary by Professor Nomi Stolzenberg -- Sayings of Leonard I. Beerman.
Record Nr. UNISA-996312641403316
Beerman Leonard I. <1921-2014, >  
Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
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Friends of God [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood / / John Renard
Friends of God [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood / / John Renard
Autore Renard John <1944->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (369 p.)
Disciplina 297.6/1
Soggetto topico Islamic hagiography - History and criticism
Islamic legends - History and criticism
Soggetto non controllato asceticism
authority
controversy
conversion
cultural contexts
faith
gods friends
hadith
human condition
humanity
intentional community
islam
islamic civilization
islamic hagiography
islamic studies
martyrs
muslim sainthood
muslim saints
muslims
piety
prophets
quran
religion
religious figures
religious institutions
religious literature
religious narratives
religious studies
revered sites
ritual settings
road to sanctity
saints
seers
service to god
social contexts
theology
world religions
ISBN 0-520-94095-4
1-281-38563-8
9786611385637
1-4356-5362-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. Stages in the Lives of God's Friends -- PART II. Friends of God in Context -- PART III. Friends in Theory -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910782161903321
Renard John <1944->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Friends of God [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood / / John Renard
Friends of God [[electronic resource] ] : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood / / John Renard
Autore Renard John <1944->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (369 p.)
Disciplina 297.6/1
Soggetto topico Islamic hagiography - History and criticism
Islamic legends - History and criticism
Soggetto non controllato asceticism
authority
controversy
conversion
cultural contexts
faith
gods friends
hadith
human condition
humanity
intentional community
islam
islamic civilization
islamic hagiography
islamic studies
martyrs
muslim sainthood
muslim saints
muslims
piety
prophets
quran
religion
religious figures
religious institutions
religious literature
religious narratives
religious studies
revered sites
ritual settings
road to sanctity
saints
seers
service to god
social contexts
theology
world religions
ISBN 0-520-94095-4
1-281-38563-8
9786611385637
1-4356-5362-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. Stages in the Lives of God's Friends -- PART II. Friends of God in Context -- PART III. Friends in Theory -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826371203321
Renard John <1944->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Ghost dances and identity [[electronic resource] ] : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century / / Gregory E. Smoak
Ghost dances and identity [[electronic resource] ] : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century / / Gregory E. Smoak
Autore Smoak Gregory E. <1962->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina 299.7/98/09034
Soggetto topico Ghost dance - History - 19th century
Shoshoni Indians - Rites and ceremonies
Shoshoni Indians - Religion
Shoshoni Indians - Ethnic identity
Bannock Indians - Rites and ceremonies
Bannock Indians - Religion
Bannock Indians - Ethnic identity
Soggetto non controllato 19th century american history
19th century native american history
american indian ghost dance movement
american indians
bannocks
cultural studies
ethnogenesis
ghost dance
history
identity
indigenous cultures
indigenous peoples
missionary
nationalism
native american culture
native americans
native peoples
new religion
politics
prophets
race in america
religion
reservation life
shamans
shoshones
social identity
spiritual
supernatural forces
united states government
united states of america
ISBN 1-282-36058-2
9786612360589
0-520-94172-1
1-59875-801-2
Classificazione LC 33610
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Endings and Beginnings -- Part One. Identity and Prophecy in the Newe World -- Part Two. Identity, Prophecy, and Reservation Life -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783670703321
Smoak Gregory E. <1962->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Ghost dances and identity [[electronic resource] ] : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century / / Gregory E. Smoak
Ghost dances and identity [[electronic resource] ] : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century / / Gregory E. Smoak
Autore Smoak Gregory E. <1962->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina 299.7/98/09034
Soggetto topico Ghost dance - History - 19th century
Shoshoni Indians - Rites and ceremonies
Shoshoni Indians - Religion
Shoshoni Indians - Ethnic identity
Bannock Indians - Rites and ceremonies
Bannock Indians - Religion
Bannock Indians - Ethnic identity
Soggetto non controllato 19th century american history
19th century native american history
american indian ghost dance movement
american indians
bannocks
cultural studies
ethnogenesis
ghost dance
history
identity
indigenous cultures
indigenous peoples
missionary
nationalism
native american culture
native americans
native peoples
new religion
politics
prophets
race in america
religion
reservation life
shamans
shoshones
social identity
spiritual
supernatural forces
united states government
united states of america
ISBN 1-282-36058-2
9786612360589
0-520-94172-1
1-59875-801-2
Classificazione LC 33610
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Endings and Beginnings -- Part One. Identity and Prophecy in the Newe World -- Part Two. Identity, Prophecy, and Reservation Life -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910810055503321
Smoak Gregory E. <1962->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Holy Hustlers, Schism, and Prophecy : Apostolic Reformation in Botswana / / Richard Werbner
Holy Hustlers, Schism, and Prophecy : Apostolic Reformation in Botswana / / Richard Werbner
Autore Werbner Richard
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina 276.883 083
Collana The Anthropology of Christianity
Soggetto topico Pentecostal churches - Church history - Botswana - Gaborone
Soggetto non controllato aids
anthropology
apostolic reformation
botswana
christian reformation
comparative religion
discussion books
empathy
ethnographers
ethnography
exorcisms
faith healers
faith healing
god
mimesis
moral issues
personhood
power of the word
prayer and meditation
prophecy
prophets
religious rituals
religious scholars
religious studies
ritual performance
schism
social science
theatrical
theoretical perspective
world religions
ISBN 1-283-27812-X
9786613278128
0-520-94946-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Holy Hustling -- 2. Between the Prophetic and the Pastoral -- 3. The Lives of Prophets and Bishops -- 4. Escalating Crisis: Faith and Trust "under Destruction" -- 5. Schism, Innovation, and Continuity -- 6. Personal Nearness and Sincerity in Prayer -- 7. Diagnosis, Reconnaissance, and Fabrication -- 8. Prescribing Christian Cosmetics: Moving Bodies and Intercorporeality -- 9. Old and New in Christian Reformation -- Conclusion: From Film to Book- Dianoia and Noesis -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910785577703321
Werbner Richard  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Holy Hustlers, Schism, and Prophecy : Apostolic Reformation in Botswana / / Richard Werbner
Holy Hustlers, Schism, and Prophecy : Apostolic Reformation in Botswana / / Richard Werbner
Autore Werbner Richard
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina 276.883 083
Collana The Anthropology of Christianity
Soggetto topico Pentecostal churches - Church history - Botswana - Gaborone
Soggetto non controllato aids
anthropology
apostolic reformation
botswana
christian reformation
comparative religion
discussion books
empathy
ethnographers
ethnography
exorcisms
faith healers
faith healing
god
mimesis
moral issues
personhood
power of the word
prayer and meditation
prophecy
prophets
religious rituals
religious scholars
religious studies
ritual performance
schism
social science
theatrical
theoretical perspective
world religions
ISBN 1-283-27812-X
9786613278128
0-520-94946-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Holy Hustling -- 2. Between the Prophetic and the Pastoral -- 3. The Lives of Prophets and Bishops -- 4. Escalating Crisis: Faith and Trust "under Destruction" -- 5. Schism, Innovation, and Continuity -- 6. Personal Nearness and Sincerity in Prayer -- 7. Diagnosis, Reconnaissance, and Fabrication -- 8. Prescribing Christian Cosmetics: Moving Bodies and Intercorporeality -- 9. Old and New in Christian Reformation -- Conclusion: From Film to Book- Dianoia and Noesis -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819254003321
Werbner Richard  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui