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Examining the secretive dynamics of competing land claims among the Arosi of the island of Makira (Solomon Islands), Michael W. Scott demonstrates the explanatory power of ethnographic attention to the nexus between practice and indigenous theories of being. His focus on the ways in which Arosi understand their matrilineages to be the bearers of discrete categorical essences exclusively emplaced in ancestral territories forms the basis for a timely and accessible rethink of current anthropological representations of Melanesian sociality and opens up new lines of inquiry into the transformative relationships among gendered metaphors of descent, processes of place making, and the indigenization of Christianity. Informed by original historical research and newly documented variants of regionally important mythic traditions, The Severed Snake is a work of multidisciplinary scope that proposes critical and methodological shifts relevant to historians, development professionals, folklorists, and scholars of religion as well as anthropologists. This book is part of the Ritual Studies Monograph Series, edited by Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh. Solomon Islanders are eligible for a 30% discount. Please contact Beth Hall at [email protected] or (919) 489-7486 x121 for more information. "Michael Scott''s empirically rich study of the ontological foundations of social action combines the best aspects of classic ethnography and contemporary social theory. His attention to detail registers a keen sensitivity to local concerns and their historical specificity at the same time that his conceptual sophistication places those concerns in a broad comparative perspective. This book is a vindication of careful fieldwork''s unparalleled ability to illuminate the great moral and metaphysical questions." -- Webb Keane, Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan "I know of no other book on a Melanesian culture that probes as deeply into the question of land and identity. Michael Scott''s book is thoroughly researched, historically aware, sensitive on religion, and always convincing." -- Garry Trompf, Professor of Studies in Religion, University of Sydney "[This book] will be very useful for all academics and tertiary students who seek to understand and do intelligent work among coastal and smaller island cultures in Melanesia... In this he has skilfully combined the disciplines of anthropology, studies in religion, mission history, and missiology." -- Anthropos "This book about Arosi on the island of Makira is welcome on several fronts... Scott presents engaging arguments about the interplay of Melanesian ontologies, place, and practice, and he also makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning study of indigenous Christianities... Scott does an admirable job of disentangling [the Arosi ideological skein]. His study will greatly interest anthropologists and historians of Melanesia and beyond." -- The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland "The book is an important contribution to Melanesian studies and will quickly enter the canon of mandatory reading for anyone working in Solomon Islands... a sophisticated and well researched study that has much to offer anyone concerned to understand indigenous modes of thinking (and being) in the world today" -- Geoffrey White, Oceania, Volume 78, Number 3, November 2008 "[A] fascinating account of social change. In addition to Melanesianists, this book will be of interest to anthropologists working on issues of personhood, social change, and global Christianity." -- Courtney J. Handman, Anthropological Forum, University of Chicago "This is a major ethnography, whose scope, originality and sophistication combine to set new directions for the comparative study of the societies of Melanesia... This book is indeed a significant contribution to Melanesian ethnography, but it is more than that. It is a major contribution to the comparative understanding of Melanesia within an Austronesian-speaking world." -- James J. Fox, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, The Australian National University "The ethnography''s main contribution is carefully to detail Arosi conceptions of place and identity that are broadly shared across Melanesia... Scott''s analysis helps clarify why uneasy problems of land and identity in Melanesia continue to simmer." -- The Australian Journal of Anthropology "[T]he book offers a great deal of interest to scholars interested in social change in rural societies, especially where traditional land tenure and resource ownership are in play. It would also find a place in graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on the anthropology of social change." -- Ryan Schram, American Ethnologist, University of California, San Diego "This book offers the reader an excellent, and highly readable, analysis of the Arosi''s understandings of land tenure and Christianity. It offers some very interesting, often critical, insights into current anthropological thinkings on Melanesian ontology and social change... The result is a subtle piece of ethnography... [I]mpressive contribution to the anthropology of Christianity, cosmology, and land tenure systems." -- Michael Wood, Journal of Anthropological Research "The Severed Snake is a work of significance for anthropologists, historians of religion, missiologists, and students of folklore." -- Mary N. MacDonald, Religious Studies Review
Readers will find that this book is more than a collection of 156 fire service editorial cartoons. Paul Combs is a gifted artist who uses his talent as a tool to express his passion for making a difference in the fire service, the greatest job in the world.
Boy versus wizard... Let the battle commence! Attacked by an assassin, and positive that the next attempt will be fatal, 14-year-old Alex Weston seizes the slim chance of survival, choosing to abandon ship in a tropical typhoon. Subsequently shipwrecked onto the island of Eridor with his hamster Skoodle, Alex unwittingly crosses the barrier into a world of enchantment. He soon discovers that his beloved pet is not just a hamster, but rather a funny, opinionated, reluctant hero who regularly takes advice from his dead uncle. While on the island, they befriend a brilliant, ebullient monkey, a warrior bear and a sarcastic snake. Possessing no magic abilities himself, Alex is armed only with bravery, loyalty, sheer cussedness and wit as he fights to save his life and his friends. He must also wrestle with the suspicion that a few ounces of added rodent doesn't make him the strongest fighting unit on the island. On his journey, Alex is pursued by murderous crocodiles, engulfed by a man-eating mud swamp and attacked by vengeful wizards. But all that feels like a warm-up in comparison to his final challenge... The Serpent of Eridor is an adventure thriller threaded with humour that will appeal to children aged eight-twelve. Vivid, graphic and containing both the wonderful and the weird, it is a fast-paced story full of twists and turns. Inspired by authors such as C. S. Lewis and Anthony Horowitz, author Alison is fascinated by the genre of fantasy and enjoys weaving wild and bizarre aspects into her adventure series, including the sequelAlchemy.
The world is a beast. It will devour you, if you let it. Henry Rankin, a family man from the small suburb of Corner Cove, MarylandDiscovered this very truth for himself. The truth that rests just under the skin of the world, out of sight and hidden. It’s the secret uncertainty which your soul sells. Whispering delightful lies into unsettled minds. Between searching for his missing wife and daughter, uncovering clues hinting at a life long friendship betrayed. An escaped serial killer hunting him from the darkness. The devil itself nipping at his heels with a single minded intent. An army of demons dead set on keeping him from finding the ones he loves. Henry Rankin, will find that sometimes in light of the Dark places and spaces between reality and uncertainty sometimes doubt is the best anyone can do to keep the shadows off their back. Empathy indulges us with an otherworldly novel that is sure to please. Empathy is an exciting, suspenseful tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat and reading until the end Lisa Digloria, Book Ink
In this pathbreaking study Jeffrey L. Rubenstein reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, which quickly became the authoritative text of rabbinic Judaism and remains so to this day. Unlike the rabbis who had earlier produced the shorter Palestinian Talmud (the Yerushalmi) and who had passed on their teachings to students individually or in small and informal groups, the anonymous redactors of the Bavli were part of a large institution with a distinctive, isolated, and largely undocumented culture. The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud explores the cultural world of these Babylonian rabbis and their students through the prism of the stories they included in the Bavli, showing how their presentation of earlier rabbinic teachings was influenced by their own values and practices. Among the topics explored in this broad-ranging work are the hierarchical structure of the rabbinic academy, the use of dialectics in teaching, the functions of violence and shame within the academy, the role of lineage in rabbinic leadership, the marital and family lives of the rabbis, and the relationship between the rabbis and the rest of the Jewish population. This book provides a unique and new perspective on the formative years of rabbinic Judaism and will be essential reading for all students of the Talmud. -- Michael Satlow, Brown University
Haunted by terrifying dreams of snakes, Dusa goes to a clinic in Greece where two mysterious doctors, the Gordon sisters, promise to cure her of her nightmares.
When members of the founding generation protested against British authority, debated separation, and then ratified the Constitution, they formed the American political character we know today-raucous, intemperate, and often mean-spirited. Revolutionary Dissent brings alive a world of colorful and stormy protests that included effigies, pamphlets, songs, sermons, cartoons, letters and liberty trees. Solomon explores through a series of chronological narratives how Americans of the Revolutionary period employed robust speech against the British and against each other. Uninhibited dissent provided a distinctly American meaning to the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech and press at a time when the legal doctrine inherited from England allowed prosecutions of those who criticized government. Solomon discovers the wellspring in our revolutionary past for today's satirists like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, pundits like Rush Limbaugh and Keith Olbermann, and protests like flag burning and street demonstrations. From the inflammatory engravings of Paul Revere, the political theater of Alexander McDougall, the liberty tree protests of Ebenezer McIntosh and the oratory of Patrick Henry, Solomon shares the stories of the dissenters who created the American idea of the liberty of thought. This is truly a revelatory work on the history of free expression in America.
Compact and affordable, this collection of 43 deliciously dark fairy and folk tales features "Rapunzel," "Hänsel and Grethel," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Cinderella," "Little Snow-White," "The Golden Goose," "The Frog-King, or Iron Henry," and "The Twelve Brothers."