Governing Spirits

Author : Reinaldo L. Román
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 080788894X

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Governing Spirits by Reinaldo L. Román Pdf

Freedom of religion did not come easily to Cuba or Puerto Rico. Only after the arrival of American troops during the Spanish-American War were non-Catholics permitted to practice their religions openly and to proselytize. When government efforts to ensure freedom of worship began, reformers on both islands rejoiced, believing that an era of regeneration and modernization was upon them. But as new laws went into effect, critics voiced their dismay at the rise of popular religions. Reinaldo L. Roman explores the changing relationship between regulators and practitioners in neocolonial Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spiritism, Santeria, and other African-derived traditions were typically characterized in sensational fashion by the popular press as "a plague of superstition." Examining seven episodes between 1898 and the Cuban Revolution when the public demanded official actions against "misbelief," Roman finds that when outbreaks of superstition were debated, matters of citizenship were usually at stake. He links the circulation of spectacular charges of witchcraft and miracle-making to anxieties surrounding newly expanded citizenries that included people of color. Governing Spirits also contributes to the understanding of vernacular religions by moving beyond questions of national or traditional origins to illuminate how boundaries among hybrid practices evolved in a process of historical contingencies.

Author : William C. Chittick
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791498965

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The Self-Disclosure of God by William C. Chittick Pdf

The Self-Disclosure of God offers the most detailed presentation to date in any Western language of the basic teachings of Islam's greatest mystical philosopher and theologian. It represents a major step forward in making available to the Western reading public the enormous riches of Islamic teachings in the fields of cosmology, mystical philosophy, theology, and spirituality. The Self-Disclosure of God continues the author's investigations of the world view of Ibn al-ʿArabī, the greatest theoretician of Sufism and the "seal of the Muhammadan saints." The book is divided into three parts, dealing with the relation between God and the cosmos, the structure of the cosmos, and the nature of the human soul. A long introduction orients the reader and discusses a few of the difficulties faced by Ibn al-ʿArabī's interpreters. Like Chittick's earlier work, The Sufi Path of Knowledge, this book is based primarily on Ibn al-ʿArabī's monumental work, al-Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah "The Meccan Openings." More than one hundred complete chapters and subsections are translated, not to mention shorter passages that help put the longer discussions in context. There are detailed indices of sources, Koranic verses and hadiths. The book's index of technical terminology will be an indispensable reference for all those wishing to delve more deeply into the use of language in Islamic thought in general and Sufism in particular.

Author : Kirsten McConnachie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135051334

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Governing Refugees by Kirsten McConnachie Pdf

Refugee camps are imbued in the public imagination with assumptions of anarchy, danger and refugee passivity. Governing Refugees: Justice, Order and Legal Pluralism challenges such assumptions, arguing that refugee camps should be recognized as spaces where social capital can not only survive, but thrive. This book examines camp management and the administration of justice in refugee camps on the Thailand-Burma border. Emphasising the work of refugees themselves in coping with and adapting to encampment, it considers themes of agency, sovereignty and legal pluralism in an analysis of local governance and the production of order beyond the state. Governing Refugees will appeal to anyone with relevant interests in law, anthropology and criminology, as well as those working in the area of refugee studies.

Author : Yag-yong Chŏng
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1179 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520260917

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Admonitions on Governing the People by Yag-yong Chŏng Pdf

This is an English translation of one of Korea's most celebrated historical works, a premodern classic so well known to Koreans that it has inspired contemporary literature and television. This translation opens a new window on early 19th-century Korea.

Author : Joseph Peterson,Peter Of Abano
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780892546916

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Elucidation of Necromancy Lucidarium Artis Nigromantice attributed to Peter of Abano by Joseph Peterson,Peter Of Abano Pdf

Since it first appeared over 500 years ago, the Elucidation of Necromancy (Lucidarium artis Nigromantice) and the closely related Heptameron have become essential guides for individuals seeking to call on angels and other supernatural beings for help. Countless amulets and pendants have been made with its designs, and elements have repeatedly been adapted and incorporated into other manuals of ritual magic. In spite of this, neither a critical edition nor a translation has been previously published. In particular three manuscripts of Lucidarium have come to light recently, which provide a clearer and fuller ritual than the printed Heptameron. For example, they add critical instructions for making the seven angel sigils, which have become so widely known. Together they bring to life this important current of esoteric tradition, showing how it has been repeatedly adapted and used by different individuals for centuries.

Author : Jean-Pierre Chiaradia-Bousquet,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : 925103494X

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Legislation Governing Food Control and Quality Certification by Jean-Pierre Chiaradia-Bousquet,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Author : Sarah M. Strong
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824860127

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Ainu Spirits Singing by Sarah M. Strong Pdf

Indigenous peoples throughout the globe are custodians of a unique, priceless, and increasingly imperiled legacy of oral lore. Among them the Ainu, a people native to northeastern Asia, stand out for the exceptional scope and richness of their oral performance traditions. Yet despite this cultural wealth, nothing has appeared in English on the subject in over thirty years. Sarah Strong’s Ainu Spirits Singing breaks this decades-long silence with a nuanced study and English translation of Chiri Yukie’s Ainu Shin’yoshu, the first written transcription of Ainu oral narratives by an ethnic Ainu. The thirteen narratives in Chiri’s collection belong to the genre known as kamui yukar, said to be the most ancient performance form in the vast Ainu repertoire. In it, animals (and sometimes plants or other natural phenomena)—all regarded as spiritual beings (kamui) within the animate Ainu world—assume the role of narrator and tell stories about themselves. The first-person speakers include imposing animals such as the revered orca, the Hokkaido wolf, and Blakiston’s fish owl, as well as the more “humble” Hokkaido brown frog, snowshoe hare, and pearl mussel. Each has its own story and own signature refrain. Strong provides readers with an intimate and perceptive view of this extraordinary text. Along with critical contextual information about traditional Ainu society and its cultural assumptions, she brings forward pertinent information on the geography and natural history of the coastal southwestern Hokkaido region where the stories were originally performed. The result is a rich fusion of knowledge that allows the reader to feel at home within the animistic frame of reference of the narratives. Strong’s study also offers the first extended biography of Chiri Yukie (1903-1922) in English. The story of her life, and her untimely death at age nineteen, makes clear the harsh consequences for Chiri and her fellow Ainu of the Japanese colonization of Hokkaido and the Meiji and Taisho governments’ policies of assimilation. Chiri’s receipt of the narratives in the Horobetsu dialect from her grandmother and aunt (both traditional performers) and the fact that no native speakers of that dialect survive today make her work all the more significant. The book concludes with a full, integral translation of the text.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1947-10
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : UIUC:30112059127495

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Federal Register by Anonim Pdf

Author : Yi Song-mi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691973906

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Recording State Rites in Words and Images by Yi Song-mi Pdf

A beautifully illustrated, interdisciplinary look at the ceremonies and protocols of the dynastic court of Joseon Korea Recording State Rites in Words and Images provides an engaging and in-depth exploration of the large corpus of court statutes compiled during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. The term uigwe, commonly translated as “royal protocols,” is the name given to the collection of nearly four thousand books that were commissioned and written to document the customs, rituals, rules, protocols, and ceremonial practices of the Joseon dynasty. In this generously illustrated book, Yi Song-mi introduces readers to the rich and varied documentary tradition embodied in the uigwe, sharing invaluable insights into time-honored court customs through text and images and analyzing changes in ritual practice over time. The first comprehensive study of its kind in English, Recording State Rites in Words and Images presents groundbreaking research that opens a window on Korean history and art and will serve as an inspiration to students, scholars, and anyone interested in topics such as dynastic customs, court artists, and bookmaking. Published in association with the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University

Author : John Albert Nettleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Distilleries
ISBN : CHI:16517007

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The Manufacture of Spirit by John Albert Nettleton Pdf

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Future life
ISBN : HARVARD:HWRL5D

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Heaven and Its Wonders by Emanuel Swedenborg Pdf

Author : Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones,Joseph Samuel Exell,Charles Neil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Homiletical illustrations
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5T3C

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Christian evidences. The Holy spirit. The beatitudes. The Lord's prayer. Man, and his traits of character by Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones,Joseph Samuel Exell,Charles Neil Pdf

Author : S. L. MacGregor Mathers,Aleister Crowley,Hymenaeus Beta
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 087728847X

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The Goetia the Lesser Key of Solomon the King by S. L. MacGregor Mathers,Aleister Crowley,Hymenaeus Beta Pdf

Provides a clear and detailed account of the preparations and precautions necessary for the successful evocation of its 72 spirits, which are described in detail. Includes Crowley's "An Initiated Interpretation of Ceremonial Magic," his version of "The Bornless Ritual," Enochian translations of some of the Goetic invocations, an introduction, and notes. Illustrated. Smythe-sewn and printed on acid-free paper.

Author : Khorshed Bhavnagri
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788179929858

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The Laws of the Spirit World by Khorshed Bhavnagri Pdf

WITH A BRAND NEW LOOK! ON FEBRUARY 22, 1980, KHORSHED AND RUMI BHAVNAGRI’S WORLD WAS SHATTERED. ONE MONTH LATER, A NEW ONE OPENED. Khorshed and Rumi Bhavnagri lost their sons, Vispi and Ratoo, in a tragic car crash. With both their sons gone, the couple felt they would not survive for long. They had lost all faith in God until a miraculous message from the Spirit World gave them hope and sent them on an incredible journey.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Spiritualism
ISBN : NYPL:33433068178155

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The Spirit Messenger by Anonim Pdf