The Magical Life Of Berber Women In Kabylia

Author : Makilam
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0820488690

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The Magical Life of Berber Women in Kabylia by Makilam Pdf

Kabyle women from Algeria were believed to have been relegated to a role, subjugated by dominant males, in which they were confined to reproduction, nature, and their sensibilities. The weaknesses created by this inequality were thought to be compensated for by their living inconspicuous lives practicing magic, especially in love. Makilam rejects these preconceived ideas and demonstrates that women's magic was expressed in every domain of their daily lives: pottery making, food provision/preparation, and weaving. In fact, the traditional Kabyle society was incapable of functioning without women, who ensured its material and spiritual unity.

Author : Makilam
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0820488704

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Symbols and Magic in the Arts of Kabyle Women by Makilam Pdf

Makilam's research on the history of women and Berber culture, one of North Africa's most ancient civilizations, demonstrates that the Kabyle women's magic practices, graphic symbols, and rites of passage permit a new interpretation of their cultural identity from those that have traditionally been attributed to them by Western observers. This completely new vision of the symbolic grammar of the «decorations, » notably expressed in pottery, weaving, tattoos, and wall-paintings, leads us to reconsider the meaning of the Kabyle arts and contributes to our knowledge of Maghreb cultures and the role of women in «traditional» societies.

Author : Fadhma Aïth Mansour Amrouche
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813514258

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My Life Story by Fadhma Aïth Mansour Amrouche Pdf

The autobiography of a berber women

Author : Eva-Maria von Kemnitz
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004526235

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The Hand of Fatima by Eva-Maria von Kemnitz Pdf

The Hand of Fatima traces the khamsa, or hand motif, across the Arab-Islamic world and beyond. It explores multifarious khamsas, from amulets to fine art, with a special focus on the hand symbol in Algeria, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Shiʿism.

Author : Mary Kelly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000405347

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French Women Orientalist Artists, 1861–1956 by Mary Kelly Pdf

This book is the first full-length study dedicated to French women Orientalist artists. Mary Kelly has gathered primary documentation relating to seventy-two women artists whose works of art can be placed in the canon of French Orientalism between 1861 and 1956. Bringing these artists together for the first time and presenting close contextual analyses of works of art, attention is given to artists’ cross-cultural interactions with painted/sculpted representations of the Maghreb particularly in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Using an interdisciplinary ‘open platform of discussion’ approach, Kelly builds on established theory which places emphases on the gendered gaze. This entails a discussion on women’s painted perspectives of and contacts with Muslim women as well as various Maghrebi cultures and land—all the while remaining mindful of the subject position of the French artist and the problematic issues which can arise when discussing European-made ‘ethnographic’ scenes. Kelly argues that French women’s perspectives of the Maghreb differed from the male gaze and were informed by their artistic training and social positions in Europe. In so doing, French women’s socio-cultural modernity is also examined. Moreover, executed between 1861 and 1956, the works of art presented show influences of Modernism; therefore, this book also pays close attention to progressive Realism and Naturalism in art and the Orientalist shift into Modernist subject matter and form. Through this research into French women Orientalists, Kelly engages with important discussions on the crossing view of the historical female other with the cultural other, artistic hybridity and influence in art as well as the postcolonial response to French activities in colonial Algeria and the protectorates of Tunisia and Morocco. On giving focus to women’s art and the impact of cross-cultural interchanges, this book rethinks Orientalism in French art. This book will be of particular interest to scholars in the history of art, gender studies, history, and Middle Eastern and North African studies.

Author : Susan de-Gaia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 993 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781440848506

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Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions [2 volumes] by Susan de-Gaia Pdf

This reference offers reliable knowledge about women's diverse faith practices throughout history and prehistory, and across cultures. Across the span of human history, women have participated in world-building and life-sustaining cultural creativity, making enormous contributions to religion and spirituality. In the contemporary period, women have achieved greater equality, with more educational opportunities, female role models in public life, and opportunities for religious expression than ever before. Contemporaneously with this increased visibility, women are actively and energetically engaging with religion for themselves and for their communities. Drawing on the expertise of a range of scholars, this reference chronicles the religious experiences of women across time and cultures. The book includes sections on major religions as well as on spirituality, African religions, prehistoric religions, and other broad topics. Each section begins with an introduction, followed by reference entries on specialized subjects along with excerpts from primary source documents. The entries provide numerous suggestions for further reading, and the book closes with a detailed bibliography.

Author : Stephanie A. Sellers
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0820479446

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Native American Autobiography Redefined by Stephanie A. Sellers Pdf

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Author : Barbara Baert
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783110606157

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About Sieves and Sieving by Barbara Baert Pdf

The sieve exhibits a wide-ranging symbolism that extends across art history, philosophy, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and gender studies. Barbara Baert looks at the sieve from an interdisciplinary perspective and from four different innovative methodological angles: as motif and symbol, as technique and as paradigm. The sieve as motif goes back to Roman stories the Vestal Virgins. In later times, their impermeable sieve, which - according to legend - they used to fetch water from the River Tiber, was iconographically transferred to Elisabeth I as a sign of her integrity. Furthermore, the long durée life of sieves as symbolic-technical utilitarian object is investigated: in examples from the Jewish folklore, the Berber culture, and ancient Egypt.

Author : William Gallois
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780271096162

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Qayrawān by William Gallois Pdf

Author : Daniel Pinchbeck,Ken Jordan
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781583943502

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What Comes After Money? by Daniel Pinchbeck,Ken Jordan Pdf

Most people believe that money is organic and inevitable; we forget that money is just a tool created to perform certain functions. But just as computer programmers drop out-of date tools and pick up better ones as soon as they become available, we might switch from bank-financed currency to a more equitable method for transferring goods and services. As an operating system for society, money needs a major upgrade. What Comes After Money? offers a wealth of alternatives to the current monetary system. In this anthology of essays drawn from the popular web magazine Reality Sandwich, 20 visionary thinkers explore the roots of the modern economic crisis and propose diverse solutions: instituting local currencies; creating reputation or gift economies (based on historical and contemporary); introducing spirituality into the equation; and many more. Contributors include economist Bernard Leitaer, media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, musician Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky), theoretical physicist Amit Goswami, Larry Harvey (founder of Burning Man), and Peter Lamborn Wilson (a.k.a. Hakim Bey). About the Imprint: EVOLVER EDITIONS promotes a new counterculture that recognizes humanity's visionary potential and takes tangible, pragmatic steps to realize it. EVOLVER EDITIONS explores the dynamics of personal, collective, and global change from a wide range of perspectives. EVOLVER EDITIONS is an imprint of North Atlantic Books and is produced in collaboration with Evolver, LLC.

Author : Lise Bender Jørgensen,Joanna Sofaer,Joanna R. Sofaer,Marie Louise Stig Sørensen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108421362

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Creativity in the Bronze Age by Lise Bender Jørgensen,Joanna Sofaer,Joanna R. Sofaer,Marie Louise Stig Sørensen Pdf

This book explores the nature of creativity in the European Bronze Age through developments in pottery, textiles, and metalwork.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Feminism
ISBN : UCR:31210020835185

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New Books on Women, Gender and Feminism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2426 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Languages, Modern
ISBN : PSU:000057121345

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MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures by Anonim Pdf

Author : Fadhma Aïth Mansour Amrouche
Publisher : Hardinge Simpole Limited
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1843822164

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The Story of My Life by Fadhma Aïth Mansour Amrouche Pdf

This moving autobiography of a Berber woman from the village of Tizi-Hibel in the Kabilie Mountains of Algeria is unique on a number of levels. Illegitimate, Fadhma Amrouche would have been killed with her mother to preserve the honour of the family, but for the intervention of the French authorities. Because of this, she received an education and eventually married a Christian convert, although they remained closely linked to their families of origin. Her account of battling poverty, illness and exile is a gripping story. Fadhma's fight for an education in a world of almost universal female illiteracy was nothing short of heroic. She and her children moved from the harsh, fixed hierarchies of a traditional Berber village with archaic means of production to become cosmopolitan Parisians. The journey was filled with heartbreak, and Fadhma never overcame her nostalgia for what she had lost, but never doubted that the journey had to be made. Her unassuming narrative throws an unforgettable light on Berber life, women's position in traditional societies and the tensions between governed and governors in the colonial world.

Author : S. Taieb
Publisher : Springer
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137415196

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Decolonizing Indigenous Education by S. Taieb Pdf

Using auto-ethnography, Taieb narrates the journey of developing a educational philosophy from and for the Kayble of Algeria and undertakes to write the sociological foundations of an Kayble education system.