Author: Tom KristensenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Denmark
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Natural Perfection
Author: Lonchen RabjamPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861717252
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Dzogchen, or the "Great Perfection," is considered by many to be the apex of Tibetan Buddhism, and Longchen Rabjam is the most celebrated of all the saints of this remarkable tradition. Natural Perfection presents the radical precepts of Dzogchen, pointing the way to absolute liberation from conceptual fetters and leading the practitioner to a state of pure, natural integration into one's true being. Transcending the Tibetan context or even the confines of Buddhist tradition, Longchen Rabjam delivers a manual full of practical wisdom. Natural Perfection is a shining example of why people have continued to turn to the traditions of Tibet for spiritual and personal transformation and realization. Keith Dowman's illuminating translation of this remarkable work of wisdom provides clear accessibility to the profound path of Dzogchen in the here-and-now.
Muslim Women and Sport
Author: Tansin BennPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134008503
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Examining the global experiences, challenges and achievements of Muslim women participating in physical activities and sport, this important new study makes a profound contribution to our understanding of both contemporary Islam and the complexity and diversity of women’s lives in the modern world. The book presents an overview of current research into constructs of gender, the role of religion and the importance of situation, and looks closely at what Islam has to say about women’s participation in sport and what Muslim women themselves have to say about their participation in sport. It highlights the challenges and opportunities for women in sport in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries, utilizing a series of extensive case-studies in various countries which invite the readers to conduct cross-cultural comparisons. Material on Iraq, Palestine and Bosnia and Herzegovina provides rare insights into the impact of war on sporting activities for women. The book also seeks to make important recommendations for improving access to sport for girls and women from Muslim communities. Muslim Women and Sport confronts many deeply held stereotypes and crosses those commonly quoted boundaries between ‘Islam and the West’ and between ‘East and West’. It makes fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in the interrelationships between sport, religion, gender, culture and policy.
Zelda
Author: Nancy MilfordPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060910690
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Recounts the life of the capricious southern belle who was F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife.
The Global Investigative Journalism Casebook
Author: Mark HunterPublisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9230010898
Category : Investigative reporting
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Musical Mainstream
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind, Periodicals for the
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Politics of Panem
Author: Sean P. ConnorsPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9462098069
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The Hunger Games trilogy is a popular culture success. Embraced by adults as well as adolescents, Suzanne Collins’s bestselling books have inspired an equally popular film franchise. But what, if anything, can reading the Hunger Games tell us about what it means to be human in the world today? What complex social and political issues does the trilogy invite readers to explore? Does it merely entertain, or does it also instruct? Bringing together scholars in literacy education and the humanities, The Politics of Panem: Challenging Genres examines how the Hunger Games books and films, when approached from the standpoint of theory, can challenge readers and viewers intellectually. At the same time, by subjecting Collins’s trilogy to literary criticism, this collection of essays challenges its complexity as an example of dystopian literature for adolescents. How can applying philosophic frameworks such as those attributable to Socrates and Foucault to the Hunger Games trilogy deepen our appreciation for the issues it raises? What, if anything, can we learn from considering fan responses to the Hunger Games? How might adapting the trilogy for film complicate its ability to engage in sharp-edged social criticism? By exploring these and other questions, The Politics of Panem: Challenging Genres invites teachers, students, and fans of the Hunger Games to consider how Collins’s trilogy, as a representative of young adult dystopian fiction, functions as a complex narrative. In doing so, it highlights questions and issues that lend themselves to critical exploration in secondary and college classrooms.
Musik; Tidsskrift for Tonekunst
Author: Rand McNally Bankers Directory and the Bankers Register with List of Attorneys
Author: Dansk eksportkalender
Author: The Cutting Edge of Nordic Larp
Author: Jon BackPublisher: Knutpunkt
ISBN: 9163752182
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Official book of Knutpunkt 2014. Published in conjunc- tion with the Knutpunkt 2014 conference.