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->
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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->
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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, >
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Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018 | ||
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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, > |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
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, >
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Oakland, : University of California Press, 2018 | ||
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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->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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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->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005 | ||
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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
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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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
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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