Witness To Marvels

Author : Tony K. Stewart
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520306332

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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. There is a vast body of imaginal literature in Bengali that introduces fictional Sufi saints into the complex mythological world of Hindu gods and goddesses. Dating to the sixteenth century, the stories—pīr katha—are still widely read and performed today. The events that play out rival the fabulations of the Arabian Nights, which has led them to be dismissed as simplistic folktales, yet the work of these stories is profound: they provide fascinating insight into how Islam habituated itself into the cultural life of the Bangla-speaking world. In Witness to Marvels, Tony K. Stewart unearths the dazzling tales of Sufi saints to signal a bold new perspective on the subtle ways Islam assumed its distinctive form in Bengal.

Author : Tony K. Stewart
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520973688

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Witness to Marvels by Tony K. Stewart Pdf

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. There is a vast body of imaginal literature in Bengali that introduces fictional Sufi saints into the complex mythological world of Hindu gods and goddesses. Dating to the sixteenth century, the stories—pir katha—are still widely read and performed today. The events that play out rival the fabulations of the Arabian Nights, which has led them to be dismissed as simplistic folktales, yet the work of these stories is profound: they provide fascinating insight into how Islam habituated itself into the cultural life of the Bangla-speaking world. In Witness to Marvels, Tony K. Stewart unearths the dazzling tales of Sufi saints to signal a bold new perspective on the subtle ways Islam assumed its distinctive form in Bengal.

Author : William B. Taylor
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826349767

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Marvels and Miracles in Late Colonial Mexico by William B. Taylor Pdf

Miracles, signs of divine presence and intervention, have been esteemed by Christians, especially Catholic Christians, as central to religious belief. During the second half of the eighteenth century, Spain's Bourbon dynasty sought to tighten its control over New World colonies, reform imperial institutions, and change the role of the church and religion in colonial life. As a result, miracles were recognized and publicized sparingly by the church hierarchy, and colonial courts were increasingly reluctant to recognize the events. Despite this lack of official encouragement, stories of amazing healings, rescues, and acts of divine retribution abounded throughout Mexico. Consisting of three rare documents about miracles from this period, each accompanied by an introductory essay, this study serves as a source book and complement to the author's Shrines and Miraculous Images: Religious Life in Mexico Before the Reforma.

Author : Joan Carroll Cruz
Publisher : TAN Books
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780895558855

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Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles by Joan Carroll Cruz Pdf

Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints! Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. Fascinating, hard to put down, and helpful to strengthen one’s faith. This world CANNOT be all there is -- and this book helps to make that truth more REAL to each one of us! An excellent gift book, suitable for all ages.

Author : Walter Brueggemann
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800699314

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Theology of the Old Testament by Walter Brueggemann Pdf

In this powerful book, Walter Brueggemann moves the discussion of Old Testament theology beyond the dominant models of previous generations. Brueggemann focuses on the metaphor and imagery of the courtroom trial in order to regard the theological substance of the Old Testament as a series of claims asserted for Yahweh, the God of Israel. This provides a context that attends to pluralism in every dimension of the interpretive process and suggests links to the plurality of voices of our time.

Author : MacKenzie Cadenhead,Sean Ryan
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781368050661

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Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Mighty Marvels! by MacKenzie Cadenhead,Sean Ryan Pdf

In this fourth installment of the Super Hero Adventures early chapter book series, Spider-Man is joined by none other than Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel! Girl power comes to town to help Spider-Man defeat a new villain in the super cute, super accessible, Super Hero Adventures art style!

Author : Ed Brubaker
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780785170778

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Marvels Project by Ed Brubaker Pdf

Who is the mysterious old man who lies on his deathbed in a hospital in 1939, and how does his passing mark the beginning of the first heroic age of the Marvel Universe--and signal the rise of the superhumans? Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting unveil the defining story of the origin of the Marvel Universe, revealing the hidden connections that unite the earliest costumed champions, and whose reverberations are felt dramatically into the present day! It's a world on the brink of war, and the race is on to create the world's first super-soldier! Collecting Marvels Project (2009) #1-8.

Author : Tony K. Stewart
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780520388932

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Needle at the Bottom of the Sea by Tony K. Stewart Pdf

These enchanting stories from early modern Bengal reveal how Hindu and Muslim traditions converged on timeless themes of human morality, social culture, and survival. The Bengali stories in this collection are first and foremost tales of survival. Each story in Needle at the Bottom of the Sea underscores the need for people to work together—not just to overcome the challenges of living in the Sundarban swamps of Bengal, but also to ease hostilities born of social differences in religion, caste, and economic class. Translated by award-winning scholar of early modern Bengali literature Tony K. Stewart, Needle at the Bottom of the Sea brims with fantasy and excitement. Sufi protagonists travel through a world of wonder where tigers talk and men magically grow into giants, a Hindu princess falls in love with a Muslim holy man, and goddesses rub shoulders with kings and merchants. Across religion, class, and gender, what binds these fabulous stories together is the characters’ pursuit of living honorably and morally in a difficult, corrupt world.

Author : Kevin Trainor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521582806

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Relics, Ritual, and Representation in Buddhism by Kevin Trainor Pdf

This book is a serious study of relic veneration among South Asian Buddhists. Drawing on textual sources and archaeological evidence from India and Sri Lanka, including material rarely examined in the West, it looks specifically at the practice of relic veneration in the Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist tradition. The author portrays relic veneration as a technology of remembrance and representation which makes present the Buddha of the past for living Buddhists. By analysing the abstract ideas, emotional orientation and ritual behaviour centred on the Buddha's material remains, he contributes to the 'rematerializing' of Buddhism which is currently under way among Western scholars. This book is an excellent introduction to Buddhist relics. It is well written and accessible and will be read by scholars and serious students of Buddhism and religious studies for years to come.

Author : Mini Komix
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780359533916

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Shazam Family Giant: Marvels & Miracles by Mini Komix Pdf

Shazam Family Giant reveals Marvels and Miracles! The original Captain Marvel soars in a cosmic collection of his Golden Age adventures! Learn the secret origin of the World's Mightiest Mortal, plus he meets Mr. Tawny, hits haunted armor, strikes down Dr. Sivanna, wrecks the Island Wrecker, goes after a gorilla, halts the Human Hawks, and takes a trip to the moon! 100 Big Pages!

Author : Jody Sheilds
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759521773

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The Fig Eater by Jody Sheilds Pdf

When a young woman's body is discovered in the summer of 1910 Vienna, the Inspector's wife is certain the figs found in her stomach during the autopsy are the clue to the identity of the murderer -- for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of year.

Author : Sergey Minov
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781800640344

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The Marvels Found in the Great Cities and in the Seas and on the Islands by Sergey Minov Pdf

This volume presents the original text, accompanied by an English translation and commentary, of a hitherto unpublished Syriac composition, entitled the Marvels Found in the Great Cities and in the Seas and on the Islands. Produced by an unknown East Syrian Christian author during the late medieval or early modern period, this work offers a loosely organized catalogue of marvellous events, phenomena, and objects, natural as well as human-made, found throughout the world. The Marvels is a unique composition in that it bears witness to the creative adoption by Syriac Christians of the paradoxographical literary mode of ‘aǧā’ib that enjoyed great popularity among their Arabic- and Persian-speaking Muslim neighbours. In this composition, the East Syrian author blends together a number of different paradoxographical traditions: some inherited from the earlier Christian works in Syriac, such as the Alexander Romance, some borrowed directly or indirectly from Muslim geographical and other works, and some, apparently, circulating as a part of local oral lore. Combining entertainment and didacticism, he provides his audience with a fascinating panorama of imaginary geography, which at the same time has unmistakable Christian features. This edition makes a fascinating Syriac work available to a wider audience, and provides detailed insights into the rich assortment of traditions creatively woven together by its author. Thanks to the combination of the original text, English translation and commentary, it will be of interest to scholars and readers alike.

Author : Jan Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137450463

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Space, Gender, and Memory in Middle English Romance by Jan Shaw Pdf

This book offers a much-needed consideration of Melusine within medieval and contemporary theories of space, memory, and gender. The Middle English Melusine offers a particularly rich source for such a study, as it presents the story of a powerful fairy/human woman who desires a full human life—and death—within a literary tradition that is more friendly to women’s agency than its continental counterparts. After establishing a “textual habitus of wonder,” Jan Shaw explores the tale in relation to a range of Middle English traditions including love and marriage, the spatial practices of women, the operation of individual and collective memory, and the legacies of patrimony. Melusine emerges as a complex figure, representing a multifaceted feminine subject that furthers our understanding of Middle English women’s sense of self in the world.

Author : Allen PUTNAM
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Bible and spiritualism
ISBN : BL:A0026609483

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Bible Marvel Workers, and the Power which Helped Them and Made Them Perform Mighty Works, and Utter Inspired Words ... Second Edition by Allen PUTNAM Pdf

Author : S. Lightsey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230605640

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Manmade Marvels in Medieval Culture and Literature by S. Lightsey Pdf

This book examines marvels as tangible objects in the literary, courtly, and artisanal cultures of medieval England, but these clever devices, neither wholly semiotic nor purely positivist objects, are imbued with diverse cultural significance that illuminates in new ways the familiar literature of the Ricardian period.