Forbidden Acts

Author : Ben Hodges
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476848365

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Forbidden Acts by Ben Hodges Pdf

(Applause Books). Applause Theatre & Cinema Books is proud to announce the publication of the first collected anthology of gay and lesbian plays from the entire span of the twentieth century, sure to find wide acceptance by general readers and to be studied on campuses around the world. Among the ten plays, three are completely out of print. Included are The God of Venegeance (1918) by Sholom Ash, the first play to introduce lesbian characters to an English-language audience; Lillian Hellman's classic The Children's Hour (1933), initially banned in London and passed over for the Pulitzer Prize because of its subject matter; and Oscar Wilde (1938) by Leslie and Sewell Stokes, a major award-winning success that starred Robert Morley. More recent plays include Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band (1968), the first hit "out" gay play that was the most realistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gays on stage up to that time; Martin Sherman's Bent (1978), which daringly focused on the love between two Nazi concentration camp inmates and starred Richard Gere; William Hoffman's As Is (1985), which was one of the first plays to deal with the AIDS crisis and earned three Tony Award nominations; and Terrence McNally's Love! Valour! Compassion! (1994), which starred Nathan Lane and won the Tony Award for Best Play. The other plays are Edouard Bourdet's The Captive (1926), Ruth and Augustus Goetz's The Immoralist (1954) and Frank Marcus' The Killing of Sister George (1967). Forbidden Acts includes a broad range of theatrical genres: drama, tragedy, romance, comedy and farce. They remain vibrant and relevant today as a testament of art's ability to persevere in the face of oppression.

Author : Moïse Schwab
Publisher : Christian Classics Reproductions
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Talmud of Jerusalem by Moïse Schwab Pdf

The Jerusalem Talmud probably originated in Tiberias in the School of Johanan ben Nappaha. It is a compilation of teachings of the schools of Tiberias, Sepphoris and Caesarea. It is written largely in a western Aramaic dialect that differs from its Babylonian counterpart.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 970 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044103137485

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The Federal Statutes Annotated by United States Pdf

Author : Shelly Kagan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429978289

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Normative Ethics by Shelly Kagan Pdf

Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an acts rightness or wrongness in terms of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers.Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy. }Providing a thorough introduction to current philosophical views on morality, Normative Ethics examines an acts rightness or wrongness in light of such factors as consequences, harm, and consent. Shelly Kagan offers a division between moral factors and theoretical foundations that reflects the actual working practices of contemporary moral philosophers. The first half of the book presents a systematic survey of the basic normative factors, focusing on controversial questions concerning the precise content of each factor, its scope and significance, and its relationship to other factors. The second half of the book then examines the competing theories about the foundations of normative ethics, theories that attempt to explain why the basic normative factors have the moral significance that they do.Intended for upper-level or graduate students of philosophy, this book should also appeal to the general reader looking for a clearly written overview of the basic principles of moral philosophy.

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0226576701

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The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 11 by Jacob Neusner Pdf

Edited by the acclaimed scholar Jacob Neusner, this thirty-five volume English translation of the Talmud Yerushalmi has been hailed by the Jewish Spectator as a "project...of immense benefit to students of rabbinic Judaism."

Author : Rick A. Houser,Stephen Thoma
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781483305660

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Ethics in Counseling and Therapy by Rick A. Houser,Stephen Thoma Pdf

Ethics in Counseling and Therapy develops students' ethical competence through an understanding of theory. Houser and Thoma helps the counselor form his or her own ethical identity and reflect on his or her own values and issues by presenting a theoretical framework that draws on theories from disciplines such as philosophy, sociology, and moral psychology.

Author : Jacob Neusner,Tzvee Zahavy
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780761850656

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How the Halakhah Unfolds by Jacob Neusner,Tzvee Zahavy Pdf

In separate multi-volume works, the project has presented form-analytical English translations of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi, and Bavli, outlined the Yerushalmi and the Bavli and compared these outlines. In this volume, the main points of the Halakhah of the topological expositions or tractates of the Mishnah-Tosefta-Bavli Hullin are set forth and the theological message of the tractate is laid out. The project yields a systematic account of the Halakhah in its documentary unfolding.

Author : William A. Corsaro
Publisher : Pine Forge Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0761987517

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The Sociology of Childhood by William A. Corsaro Pdf

′The provision of many amusing examples from Corsaro′s own research experience with children make his book a thoroughly enjoyable read as well as a valuable critical sociological analysis of childhood′ - Sociology The Sociology of Childhood is the Second Edition of a text that has been universally acclaimed as the best book on the subject available today. It is the only text that thoroughly covers children and childhood from a sociological perspective. The second edition retains the same quality coverage of social theories of childhood, the consideration of children and childhood in historical and cultural perspective, children′s peer cultures from preschool through preadolescence, and the social problems of children. The book has been updated to include new research, information, and discussions on the latest social indicators regarding children in the United States and around the world. Key Features New chapter on up-to-date methods of research for studying children. New chapters on theory, cultural change, and children′s peer cultures. New section on children′s rights including a description and discussion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Updated chapter on the Future of Childhood addresses current policy debates and changing demographics related to children in today′s societies. Contains many examples of children′s actual play and behavior. Provides photographs and charts that capture the complexity and diversity of children′s lives. The Sociology of Childhood is highly recommended for use as the core text in courses on the sociology of children and childhood, as well as for parents, teachers, and other adults interested in the social lives and development of children. It can also be used in early education, child development, and child psychology courses, and as a supplemental text in the area of family studies. William A. Corsaro is the Robert H. Shaffer Class of 1967 Endowed Professor of Sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he teaches courses on the sociology of childhood, childhood in contemporary society, and ethnographic research methods. Corsaro is the author of Friendship and Peer Culture in the Early Years (1985) and "We′re Friends, Right": Inside Kids′ Culture (2003). He was a Fulbright Senior Research Fellow in Bologna, Italy, in 1983-84 and a Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellow in Trondheim, Norway, in 2003. His research has been featured on NPR, the BBC in London, and in the New Yorker.

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004497016

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The Halakhah, Volume 1 Part 4 by Jacob Neusner Pdf

The Halakhah embodies the complete Jewish Law, and contains commandments and guidelines for day-to-day living. The original commandments given by God to the Jewish people were enhanced by rabbis to offer a detailed framework to guide the lives of all Jews. In this complete, all-encompassing encyclopaedia of the Halakhah, the various laws are classified in such a way that a systematic and coherent structure is obtained. Each entry of the Halakhah is presented in a logical fashion. Where applicable, the original biblical wording is given, extended with literal abstracts from the Torah. Next, problems and questions that may arise from that law are stated and any additional information given. Finally, each entry gives comprehensive explanations and recommendations as to how these laws are to be observed in daily life – where to be and where not to be, what to do and what not to do, what to say and what not to say. The Halakhah, or standard Jewish Law, combines the Mishnah (about 200 CE), the Tosefta (about 300 CE), and the two Talmuds (about 400, 600 CE for the Land of Israel and Babylon, respectively). Volumes I and II contain entries pertaining to the Jewish people in relationship to God. Volume III explains how the Jewish people can restore and maintain their society in accordance with the Torah as it is explained by the rabbis. In Volumes IV and V of this study, we take up the life of the Jewish household in their encounter with God. The Encyclopaedic account therefore moves from regulating relationships between Israel and God to establishing stable and equitable relationships among Israelites and finally to actually living the Halakhah.

Author : Mark Vorobej
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317286028

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The Concept of Violence by Mark Vorobej Pdf

This study focuses on conceptual questions that arise when we explore the fundamental aspects of violence. Mark Vorobej teases apart what is meant by the term ‘violence,’ showing that it is a surprisingly complex, unwieldy and highly contested concept. Rather than attempting to develop a fixed definition of violence, Vorobej explores the varied dimensions of the phenomenon of violence and the questions they raise, addressing the criteria of harm, agency, victimhood, instrumentality, and normativity. Vorobej uses this multifaceted understanding of violence to engage with and complicate existing approaches to the essential nature of violence: first, Vorobej explores the liberal tradition that ties violence to the intentional infliction of harm, and that grows out of a concern for protecting individual liberty or autonomy. He goes on to explore a more progressive tradition – one that is usually associated with the political left – that ties violence to the bare occurrence of harm, and that is more concerned with an equitable promotion of human welfare than with the protection of individual liberty. Finally, the book turns to a tradition that operates with a more robust normative characterization of violence as a morally flawed (or forbidden) response to the ontological fact of (human) vulnerability. This nuanced and in-depth study of the nature of violence will be especially relevant to researchers in applied ethics, peace studies and political philosophy.

Author : United States. Department of the Air Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : War (International law)
ISBN : UIUC:30112106754051

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Treaties Governing Land Warfare by United States. Department of the Air Force Pdf

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199880416

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The Oxford History of Islam by John L. Esposito Pdf

Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world. John L. Esposito, Editor-in-Chief of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam--its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts. Beginning in the pre-Islamic Arab world, the chapters range from the story of Muhammad and his Companions, to the development of Islamic religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, to the influence that Islam has on today's world. The book covers a wide array of subjects, casting light on topics such as the historical encounter of Islam and Christianity, the role of Islam in the Mughal and Ottoman empires, the growth of Islam in Southeast Asia, China, and Africa, the political, economic, and religious challenges of European imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and Islamic communities in the modern Western world. In addition, the book offers excellent articles on Islamic religion, art and architecture, and sciences as well as bibliographies. Events in the contemporary world have led to an explosion of interest and scholarly work on Islam. Written for the general reader but also appealing to specialists, The Oxford History of Islam offers the best of that recent scholarship, presented in a readable style and complemented by a rich variety of illustrations.

Author : William T. Allen,Reinier Kraakman,Guhan Subramanian
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543849035

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Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organizations by William T. Allen,Reinier Kraakman,Guhan Subramanian Pdf

Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organizations: 2021-2022 Statutory Supplement

Author : Claudia Heinzelmann
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783942865876

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International Perspectives of Crime Prevention 10 by Claudia Heinzelmann Pdf

The German Congress on Crime Prevention (GCOCP) is an annual event that takes place since 1995 in different German cities and targets all areas of crime prevention. Since its foundation the GCOCP has been open to an international audience with a growing number of non-German speaking participants joining. To give the international guests their own dis-cussion forum, the Annual International Forum (AIF) within the GCOCP was established in 2007. For international guests this event offers lectures in English language as well as other activities within the GCOCP that are translated simultaneously. This book reflects the out-comes of the 11th AIF (19th and 20th June 2017 in Hanover). The articles show worldwide views on crime prevention and criminal policy as well as the current status, discussion, re-search and projects in crime prevention from different countries.

Author : Reuven Firestone
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827610491

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An Introduction to Islam for Jews by Reuven Firestone Pdf

Helping Jews understand Islam--a reasoned and candid view