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Visions of Zion: Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land
ISBN: 9781479882243 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. -Repatriation is a must - they cry. The Rastafari have been travelling to Ethiopia since the movement originated in Jamaica in 1930s. They consider it the Promised Land, and repatriation is a cornerstone of their faith. Though Ethiopians see Rastafari as immigrants, the Rastafari see themselves as returning members of the Ethiopian diaspora. In Visions of Zion, Erin C. MacLeod offers the first in-depth investigation into how Ethiopians perceive Rastafari and Rastafarians... In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. -Repatriation is a must - they cry. Th... |
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231,17 zł |
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Roots of Haiti's Vodou-Christian Faith: African and Catholic Origins
ISBN: 9781440832031 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What are the historical reasons for the popularity of two contradictory worldviews in Haiti, Vodou and Catholicism? What elements of Vodou and Catholicism are alike, and how are they drastically different? What is the connection between indigenous African religions and Vodou? And why has religion in Haiti evidenced an accelerating rate of change in recent decades? "Roots of Haiti's Vodou-Christian Faith: African and Catholic Origins" answers these questions and more in its examination of the highly unique and often-misunderstood religious practices in Haiti. Reaching back half a... What are the historical reasons for the popularity of two contradictory worldviews in Haiti, Vodou and Catholicism? What elements of Vodou and Cath... |
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395,19 zł |
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The Saga of Erik the Red: Translation with Icelandic and Old Norse Texts
ISBN: 9781481241915 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,84 zł |
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Eyrbyggja Saga: Translation and Icelandic Text
ISBN: 9781481242752 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Old lore, rituals, ceremonies and undead hauntings occur in this Story.There are also several references to the colonization of Greenland and one reference to an expedition to Vinland. It also mentions a journey by Guoleifr Guolaugsson and his crew to Great Ireland, which was said to exist beyond Vinland. Whether your interest is exploration or even the Undead, this classic tale is for you "
Old lore, rituals, ceremonies and undead hauntings occur in this Story.There are also several references to the colonization of Greenland and one refe...
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80,77 zł |
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Faereyinga Saga: Translation and Icelandic Text
ISBN: 9781481243230 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,77 zł |
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Gísla saga Súrssonar: Translation and Icelandic Text
ISBN: 9781481803069 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,31 zł |
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Grettis Saga: Translation and Icelandic Text
ISBN: 9781481803373 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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107,69 zł |
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Gunnlaugs Saga: Translation and Old Norse text
ISBN: 9781482707083 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This saga tells the story of two Icelandic poets Gunnlaugr ormstunga and Hrafn Onundarson, and their competition for the love of Helga the Fair, granddaughter of Egill Skallagrimsson. The story opens with a prophetic dream of two eagles fighting over a swan, prefiguring the love triangle in the story. The story then follows Gunnlaugr as it describes his ambitious career as a court poet. He first competes with Hrafn (Raven) in verse and later in battle.
This saga tells the story of two Icelandic poets Gunnlaugr ormstunga and Hrafn Onundarson, and their competition for the love of Helga the Fair, grand...
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80,77 zł |
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Skertru Now: Issue 1, March 2013
ISBN: 9781484078921 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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31,19 zł |
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Skertru Now: Issue 2, April 2013
ISBN: 9781484079232 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contents: About Skergard, In Memory of Lorenz Frolich, Haakon Jarl of Norway, Teaching Children Our Heathen Faith, The Dead In The Mountains, The Nine Affirmations (9a), How To Make A Viking Shield, Community (Prose), The Way of The Warrior, Ancestors (Prose), Path of Northern Shadows. The name "Skertru Now" is symbolic, because after Nine Years of "The Silence" it is the realization of Skertru, the commonality of our belief system as written in "Old Norse Religion, A Family Tradition, The Skergard Handbook." We have survived the Nine Year Silence as an organization and now our words will be...
Contents: About Skergard, In Memory of Lorenz Frolich, Haakon Jarl of Norway, Teaching Children Our Heathen Faith, The Dead In The Mountains, The Nine...
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31,19 zł |
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Native American Environmentalism: Land, Spirit, and the Idea of Wilderness
ISBN: 9780803248359 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Native American Environmentalism the history of indigenous peoples in North America is brought into dialogue with key environmental terms such as wilderness and nature. The conflict between Christian environmentalist thinking and indigenous views, a conflict intimately linked to the current environmental crisis in the United States, is explored through an analysis of parks and wilderness areas, gardens and gardening, and indigenous approaches to land as expressed in contemporary art, novels, and historical writing.
Countering the inclination to associate indigenous peoples with... In Native American Environmentalism the history of indigenous peoples in North America is brought into dialogue with key environmental terms su...
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133,52 zł |
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Rastafari: Beliefs & Principles
ISBN: 9781494846565 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is designed for those who want to deepen thier awareness of Rastafari Culture. Many questions answered such as...Who created Rastafari and why? Why is King Selassie I so special in Rastafarianism? What are some of the Principles and Beliefs that Rasta live by day to day? What formula does Rasta use to enter Holy Mount Zion? What does it mean to "Live Natural" as Rasta? The truth of Rastafari and how it began still remains untold. As a Rastafari Empress it is the very purpose of my birth to explain the true meaning of Rastafari. Learn 16 Principles of Rastafari, as they pertain to...
This book is designed for those who want to deepen thier awareness of Rastafari Culture. Many questions answered such as...Who created Rastafari and w...
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58,29 zł |
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The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature
ISBN: 9780991073030 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With her first book, Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations Aje in Africana Literature, Teresa N. Washington reveals the Pan-African power and profundity of Aje and its myriad sister systems in Pan-African literature and culture. In The Architects of Existence: Aje in Yoruba Cosmology, Ontology, and Orature, Washington undertakes an in-depth exploration of Aje's Yoruba Gods, origins, and manifestations to reveal the force's vast depth, complexity, and scope. By analyzing diverse sources, including published studies, historical texts, divination verses, and... With her first book, Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations Aje in Africana Literature, Teresa N. Washington reveals the Pan-A... |
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411,58 zł |
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The Story of Hen-Thorir: Translation with Icelandic and Old NorseText
ISBN: 9781496047168 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After saving up and buying land to farm, Hen-Thorir was not a favorite among his new neighbor's. The communication between them reaches its peak when Hen-Thorir refuses to sell them hay for the winter. When his neighbors take the hay anyway, he burns them alive in their farmstead. A vendetta ensues in which Hen-Thorir is killed and beheaded.This saga highlights aspects of Norse culture, such as hospitality to guests and travellers, generosity to ones neighbors, and the need to gather support of others in order to obtain justice.
After saving up and buying land to farm, Hen-Thorir was not a favorite among his new neighbor's. The communication between them reaches its peak when ...
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62,82 zł |
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Religion and Architecture in Premodern Indonesia: Studies in Spatial Anthropology
ISBN: 9789004274006 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his richly illustrated Religion and Architecture in Premodern Indonesia Gaudenz Domenig investigates the nature of Indonesian ethnic religions by focusing on land opening rituals, sacred groves, and architectural responses to the custom of presenting offerings. Since deities and spirits were supposed to taste offerings on the spot, it was a task of architecture to attract them and to guide them into houses where offerings were presented. Domenig quotes numerous sources to show that certain material elements of the house were viewed as spirit attractors, spirit ladders or spirit...
In his richly illustrated Religion and Architecture in Premodern Indonesia Gaudenz Domenig investigates the nature of Indonesian ethnic religio...
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687,16 zł |
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How To Become a Rasta: rastafari religion, rastafarian beliefs, and rastafarian overstanding
ISBN: 9781463698836 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn the religious beliefs and practices of the Rastafarians. A great Rasta book for those who want to become a Rastafarian. Written by a Jamaican Rasta Woman, this book explains Rasta beliefs, how to convert to Rastafarianism, the true ways of dress as a Rastafarian, and the meaning of Rasta. Find out all about Rastafari culture, and what it means to follow Jah Rastafari, Emperor Haile Selassie I, according the the Rastamans way of life.
Learn the religious beliefs and practices of the Rastafarians. A great Rasta book for those who want to become a Rastafarian. Written by a Jamaican Ra...
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67,26 zł |
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Egil's Saga: Translation and Icelandic Text
ISBN: 9781481240697 / Angielski / Miękka / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Descended from a Werewolf Egil stirs up trouble with his first murder with an axe at the age of seven. The story goes on to tell the tales of Egil's voyages to Scandinavia and England and his personal vendetta against King Eric Bloodaxe.
Descended from a Werewolf Egil stirs up trouble with his first murder with an axe at the age of seven. The story goes on to tell the tales of Egil's v...
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107,69 zł |
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Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring: Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India
ISBN: 9781614513797 / Angielski / Twarda / 634 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Orissa. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology, social order and economy of an Indian highland community. Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food s... |
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695,64 zł |
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No Dreadlocks No Cry
ISBN: 9780473151645 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When you talk about terrorism, most people in New Zealand think about problems overseas. But those in Gisborne and the East Coast merely cast their minds back to the Ruatoria Troubles. From 1985 to 1990 the township was terrorised by a Maori sect calling itself The Rastafarians. Their story is one of the most bizarre chapters in modern New Zealand history. Yet most Kiwis under the age of forty have never even heard of The Rastas or their reign of terror... until now.
When you talk about terrorism, most people in New Zealand think about problems overseas. But those in Gisborne and the East Coast merely cast their mi...
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62,82 zł |
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Diccionario de terminos yoruba: Pronunciacion, sinonimias, y uso practico del idioma lucumi de la nacion yoruba
ISBN: 9781496038890 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. La religion yoruba tiene sus origenes en la tribu del mismo nombre, que duro aproximadamente doce siglos. El trafico de esclavos permitio que sus habitantes fueran transportados a America, a donde llevaron su religion, que se fundio con el catolicismo para dar lugar a otro de sus nombres: santeria.. Actualmente es un credo con un gran numero de devotos, por lo cual surge este libro, que presenta un glosario de terminos yoruba, con cientos de palabras y frases religiosas y folcloricas."
La religion yoruba tiene sus origenes en la tribu del mismo nombre, que duro aproximadamente doce siglos. El trafico de esclavos permitio que sus habi...
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67,26 zł |