Author: Clare BielbyPublisher: Camden House
ISBN: 1571134395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Studies representations of women and death by women to see whether and how they differ from patriarchal versions.
Death and the Regeneration of Life
Author: Maurice BlochPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316582299
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
It is a classical anthropological paradox that symbols of rebirth and fertility are frequently found in funerary rituals throughout the world. The original essays collected here re-examine this phenomenon through insights from China, India, New Guinea, Latin America, and Africa. The contributors, each a specialist in one of these areas, have worked in close collaboration to produce a genuinely innovative theoretical approach to the study of the symbolism surrounding death, an outline of which is provided in an important introduction by the editors. The major concern of the volume is the way in which funerary rituals dramatically transform the image of life as a dialectic flux involving exchange and transaction, marriage and procreation, into an image of a still, transcendental order in which oppositions such as those between self and other, wife-giver and wife-taker, Brahmin and untouchable, birth and therefore death have been abolished. This transformation often involves a general devaluation of biology, and, particularly, of sexuality, which is contrasted with a more spiritual and controlled source of life. The role of women, who are frequently associated with biological processes, mourning and death pollution, is often predominant in funerary rituals, and in examining this book makes a further contribution to the understanding of the symbolism of gender. The death rituals and the symbolism of rebirth are also analysed in the context of the political processes of the different societies considered, and it is argued that social order and political organisation may be legitimated through an exploitation of the emotions and biology.
Women and Death 3
Author: Clare BielbyPublisher: Camden House
ISBN: 1571134395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Studies representations of women and death by women to see whether and how they differ from patriarchal versions.
Death and the Joyful Woman
Author: Ellis PetersPublisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN: 9780446400688
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A millionaire is murdered and Inspector Felse, after sifting through the few shreds of evidence, finally arrests Kitty Norris, his teenaged son Dominic's first love. A young man's infatuation soon becomes something far more dangerous, though, as Dominic takes on Kitty's cause--in direct opposition to his father's investigation.
A Dance With Death
Author: Anne NogglePublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585441778
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
For their heroism and success against the enemy, two of the women's regiments were honored by designation as "Guard" regiments. At least thirty women were decorated with the gold star of Hero of the Soviet Union, their nation's highest award.
Glory in Death
Author: J. D. RobbPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780425150986
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Lieutenant Eve Dallas never wavers in her search for justice. But in this gripping novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, she’ll learn that matters of the heart are never black and white. The first victim was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second was murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas had no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provided Eve with a long list of suspects—including her own lover, Roarke. As a woman, Eve was compelled to trust the man who shared her bed. But as a cop, it was her job to follow every lead...to investigate every scandalous rumor...to explore every secret passion, no matter how dark. Or how dangerous.
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London from Their Commencement in 1665 to the Year 1800, Abridged with Notes and Biographic Illustr. by Charles Hutton, George Shaw, Richard Pearson
Author: Charles HuttonCapital Punishment
Author: Annual Reports of the Officers of State of the State of Indiana
Author: IndianaExercise and Women's Health
Author: Laura T. AllertonPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604561821
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In the last 50 years significant numbers of men and women take little exercise in the course of their occupation. Computer keyboard, rise of private transport, world by television, household "labour saving" devices, mean that people work and play with a minimal physical effort. The benefits of doing regular exercise include a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity. In addition, many people feel better about themselves during and after exercise. Regular exercise is also thought to help ease stress, anxiety, and mild depression. This book presents the latest research in this field.
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description