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Scholars often equate a Swahili presence with the moment history began on the Tanzanian central coast In this book Rhonda M Gonzales proposes an altogether different and more comprehensive narrative Societies Religion and History is the first study to apply historical linguistic methods to the Bantuspeaking peoples of the coastal and interior regions of central east Tanzania individuals and communities who later became part of the Swahili world The Seuta and Ruvu Bantu societies were entrenched along the coast and interior of Tanzania for centuries before Swahilispeaking populations expanded their towns and settlements southward along the East African coastline Making use of historical linguistics the findings of cuttingedge archaeologists ethnographic sources and her own extensive field research Gonzales unfolds a historical panorama of thriving societies engaged in vibrant crosscultural exchange and prosperous regional and transoceanic networks According to Gonzales scholars need to integrate these communities into their stories if they are to compose a full and satisfying history of central eastern Tanzania Recovering this history requires close attention to the happenings of the interior often misleadingly referred toand treatedas hinterland Toward that end Gonzales combines a challenging range of historical resources to build a longterm history of the social cultural and religious beliefs and practices of the region as they have developed over the past 2000 years
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A book about how the Kongo society use to function prior to slavery Kongo thoughts and ideas about the universe the ancestors magic ritesofpassage religion religious movements after slavery and many other concepts that would clearly indicate that many of the cultural roots of AfroAmerican culture come from Central Africa
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A book about how the Kongo society use to function prior to slavery Kongo thoughts and ideas about the universe the ancestors magic ritesofpassage religion religious movements after slavery and many other concepts that would clearly indicate that many of the cultural roots of AfroAmerican culture come from Central Africa
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Stalinism for All Seasons is the first comprehensive history of the Romanian Communist Party RCP It traces the origins of the oncetiny clandestine revolutionary organization in the 1920s through the years of national power from 1944 to 1989 to the post1989 metamorphoses of its members Vladimir Tismaneanu uses documents that he discovered while working in the RCP archives in Bucharest in the mid1990s and interviews with many of the party members from the Ceauescu and GheorghiuDej eras to tell the absorbing story of how RCP members came to power as exponents of Moscow and succeeded in turning themselves into champions of autonomy Tismaneanu analyzes both the main events in Romanian communism and the role of significant personalities in the partys history Situating the rise and fall of Romanian communism within the world revolutionary movement Stalinism for All Seasons shows that the history of communism in one country can illuminate the development of communism in the twentieth centuryTismaneanu discusses significant moments in the final six decades of world communism including the Spanish Civil War World War II the Comintern Stalin and the Bolshevization of the Eastern European communist parties and deStalinization He examines important events in international affairs during Nicolae Ceauescus rule 19651989particularly Romanias role in the SinoSoviet conflict the Middle East European communism and European security Finally Tismaneanu identifies the RCPs descendants among Romanias current political parties and personalities Embracing a long and complex period this book will interest readers of twentiethcentury history and anyone curious about communism and postcommunism
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An illustrated cultural history of drug use from its roots in animal intoxication to its future in designer neurochemicals Featuring artwork from the upcoming High Society exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London one of the worlds greatest medical history collections Explores the roles drugs play in different cultures as medicines religious sacraments status symbols and coveted trade goods Reveals how drugs drove the global trade and cultural exchange that made the modern world Examines the causes of drug prohibitions a century ago and the current war on drugs Every society is a high society Every day people drink coffee on European terraces and kava in Pacific villages chew betel nut in Indonesian markets and coca leaf on Andean mountainsides swallow ecstasy tablets in the clubs of Amsterdam and opium pills in the deserts of Rajastan smoke hashish in Himalayan temples and tobacco and marijuana in every nation on earth Exploring the spectrum of drug use throughout historyfrom its roots in animal intoxication to its future in designer neurochemicalsHigh Society paints vivid portraits of the roles drugs play in different cultures as medicines religious sacraments status symbols and coveted trade goods From the botanicals of the classical world through the mindbending selfexperiments of 18th and 19thcentury scientists to the synthetic molecules that have transformed our understanding of the brain Mike Jay reveals how drugs such as tobacco tea and opium drove the global trade and cultural exchange that created the modern world and examines the forces that led to the prohibition of opium and cocaine a century ago and the war on drugs that rages today
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First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretación del desarrollo social centroamericano this classic is now available in English The first attempt at an integrated analysis of modern Central Americas socioeconomic structure Torres Rivass work traces the social development of Central America from independence 1871 up to the 1960s Using a dependency framework but not limited by it Torres Rivas describes the various divisions of Central American society and their evolution within the liberal development model that has been so much a part of the past century of Central American economic history The book is compelling in its explanation of the relationship between foreign and native elements in the social development of the region Torres Rivas describes and analyzes the resulting longterm problems this development has posed for Central America With a new chapter added for the English edition History and Society in Central America remains vital for readers interested in the region
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First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretación del desarrollo social centroamericano this classic is now available in English The first attempt at an integrated analysis of modern Central Americas socioeconomic structure Torres Rivass work traces the social development of Central America from independence 1871 up to the 1960s Using a dependency framework but not limited by it Torres Rivas describes the various divisions of Central American society and their evolution within the liberal development model that has been so much a part of the past century of Central American economic history The book is compelling in its explanation of the relationship between foreign and native elements in the social development of the region Torres Rivas describes and analyzes the resulting longterm problems this development has posed for Central America With a new chapter added for the English edition History and Society in Central America remains vital for readers interested in the region
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First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretación del desarrollo social centroamericano this classic is now available in English The first attempt at an integrated analysis of modern Central Americas socioeconomic structure Torres Rivass work traces the social development of Central America from independence 1871 up to the 1960s Using a dependency framework but not limited by it Torres Rivas describes the various divisions of Central American society and their evolution within the liberal development model that has been so much a part of the past century of Central American economic history The book is compelling in its explanation of the relationship between foreign and native elements in the social development of the region Torres Rivas describes and analyzes the resulting longterm problems this development has posed for Central America With a new chapter added for the English edition History and Society in Central America remains vital for readers interested in the region
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MacKenzie King did it so did Susanna Moody In fact many Canadians consulted the spirits as part of a religious experience to seek guidance for themselves and others and to attempt to learn what lies beyond the grave Some came to the seance room to hear ancient wisdom while others came to understand the nature of psychic phenomena Like the mechanisms that produced the flashing lights cool breezes and whirling trumpets that materialized in the presence of the medium their beliefs and experiences have been mostly hidden until now In this first fulllength study of Canadian spirit communication Stan McMullin has drawn upon seance notes letters diaries and special collections to create a fascinating picture of how educated people were drawn to spiritualism and psychic research Anatomy of a Seance shows that for many Canadians attempting to sort out their religious beliefs and find an acceptable marriage between religion and science the seance room provided an alternative to formal religious dogma Despite the opposition of mainline churches spiritualism offered the possibility of a scientific religion that could prove the existence of heaven
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Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 ce After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity he investigates Islams first century the classical period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs He then traces the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period deftly showing how Islam emerged slowly as part of a prolonged process
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Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard He has published more than 900 books and unnumbered articles both scholarly and academic and popular and journalistic and is the most published humanities scholar in the world He has been awarded nine honorary degrees including seven US and European honorary doctorates He received his AB from Harvard College in 1953 his PhD from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in 1961 and rabbinical ordination and the degree of Master of Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1960 Neusner is editor of the Encyclopedia of Judaism Brill 1999 IIII and its Supplements Chair of the Editorial Board of The Review of Rabbinic Judaism and Editor in Chief of The Brill Reference Library of Judaism both published by E J Brill Leiden The Netherlands He is editor of Studies in Judaism University Press of America Neusner resides with his wife in Rhinebeck New York They have a daughter three sons and three daughtersinlaw six granddaughters and two grandsons
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The Sikhs a colorful and controversial people about whom little is generally known have been the subject of much hypothetical speculation Their nonconformist behavior except to their own traditions and their fierce independence even to demanding autonomy have recently attracted worldwide attention Hew McLeod internationally known scholar of Sikh studies provides a just and accurate description in his introduction to this religious community from northern India now numbering about sixteen million people exploring their history doctrine and literatureThe Sikhs begins by giving an overview of the peoples history then covers the origins of the Sikh tradition dwelling on controversies surrounding the life and doctrine of the first Master Guru Nanak 14691539 The book surveys the subsequent life of the community with emphasis on the founding of the Khalsa the order that gives to Sikhs the insignia by which they are best known The remaining sections concern Sikh doctrine the problem of who should be regarded as a Sikh and a survey of Sikh literature Finally the book considers the present life of the communityits dispersion around the world to Asia Australasia North America Africa and Europe and its involvement in the current trials of the Punjab Sikh culture is believed to have been settled and unchanging from the time of the Gurus onwardsThe Sikhs a major new work by a leading authority reveals that this is a very misleading view McLeod treats a variety of questions sympathetically and in so doing he establishes a new understanding for students of religion and for all those interested in current events in India
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Historians have long ignored the military aspect of the French wars of religion In contrast The Kings Armya meticulously researched analysis of the royal army during the early civil warsbrings warfare back to the center of the picture The Kings Army makes an important contribution to the history of military forces warfare religion and society in France and will be of great interest to those engaged in the debate over the Military Revolution in early modern Europe
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Irelands landscape is marked by fault lines of religious ethnic and political identity that have shaped its troubled history Troubled Geographies maps this history by detailing the patterns of change in Ireland from 16th century attempts to plant areas of Ireland with loyal English Protestants to defend against threats posed by indigenous Catholics through the violence of the latter part of the 20th century and the rise of the Celtic Tiger The book is concerned with how a geography laid down in the 16th and 17th centuries led to an amalgam based on religious belief ethnicnational identity and political conviction that continues to shape the geographies of modern Ireland Troubled Geographies shows how changes in religious affiliation identity and territoriality have impacted Irish society during this period It explores the response of society in general and religion in particular to major cultural shocks such as the Famine and to long term processes such as urbanization
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In private and in public life the ancient Greeks danced to express divine adoration and human festivity They danced at feasts and choral competitions at weddings and funerals in observance of the cycles of both nature and human existence Formal and informal dances marked the rhythms of life and deathIn Dance and Ritual Play in Greek Religion Steven Lonsdale looks at how the Greeks themselves regarded the act of dance and how dance and related forms of ritual play in Greek religious festivals served a wide variety of functions in Greek society The act of worship he explains often implied engaging in collective rites regulated by playful behavior the most common forms of which were group hymns and choral dances
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