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Clash of Symbols

Author : Stephen Webb
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319713507
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Clash of Symbols written by Stephen Webb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the ampersat and amerpsand, via smileys and runes to the ubiquitous presence of mathematical and other symbols in sciences and technology: both old and modern documents abound with many familiar as well as lesser known characters, symbols and other glyphs. Yet, who would be readily able to answer any question like: ‘who chose π to represent the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference?’ or ‘what’s the reasoning behind having a ⌘ key on my computer keyboard?’ This book is precisely for those who have always asked themselves this sort of questions. So, here are the stories behind one hundred glyphs, the book being evenly divided into five parts, with each featuring 20 symbols. Part 1, called Character sketches, looks at some of the glyphs we use in writing. Part 2, called Signs of the times, discusses some glyphs used in politics, religion, and other areas of everyday life. Some of these symbols are common; others are used only rarely. Some are modern inventions; others, which seem contemporary, can be traced back many hundreds of years. Part 3, called Signs and wonders, explores some of the symbols people have developed for use in describing the heavens. These are some of the most visually striking glyphs in the book, and many of them date back to ancient times. Nevertheless their use — at least in professional arenas — is diminishing. Part 4, called It’s Greek to me, examines some symbols used in various branches of science. A number of these symbols are employed routinely by professional scientists and are also familiar to the general public; others are no longer applied in a serious fashion by anyone — but the reader might still meet them, from time to time, in older works. The final part of the book, Meaningless marks on paper, looks at some of the characters used in mathematics, the history of which one can easily appreciate with only a basic knowledge of mathematics. There are obviously countless others symbols. In recent years the computing industry has developed Unicode and it currently contains more than 135 000 entries. This book would like to encourage the curious reader to take a stroll through Unicode, to meet many characters that will delight the eye and, researching their history, to gain some fascinating insights.

Symbols

Author : Raymond Firth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415694663
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Symbols written by Raymond Firth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book first published in 1973 offers a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. The study of symbolism is popular nowadays and anthropologists have made substantial contributions to it. Raymond Firth has long been internationally known for his field research in the Solomons and Malaysia, and for his theoretical work on kinship, economics and religion. Here from a new angle, he has produced a broad survey of the study of symbolic ideas and behaviour. Professor Firth examines definitions of symbol. He traces the history of scientific inquiry into the symbolism of religious cults, mythology and dreams back into the eighteenth century. He compares some modern approaches to symbolism in art, literature and philosophy with those in social anthropology. He then cites examples in anthropological treatment of symbolic material from cultures of varying sophistication. Finally he offers dispassionate analyses of symbols used in contemporary Western situations - from hair-styles to the use and abuse of national flags; from cults of Black Jesus to the Eucharistic rite. In all this Professor Firth combines social and political topicality with a scholarly and provocative theoretical inquiry.

Battle of Symbols

Author : John Fraim
Publisher : Daimon
ISBN 13 : 385630620X
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Battle of Symbols written by John Fraim and published by Daimon. This book was released on 2003 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus on the three-month period following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, marketing consultant Fraim explains how American symbols are created, communicated, managed, and understood. He discusses the emergence of symbols from their traditional residence in religion, art, dreams, and particular cultures to a new ubiquitous global status and argues that future wars will be increasingly fought over and won through the use of symbols. Distributed by Continuum. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements

Author : T. Olesen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113748117X
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements written by T. Olesen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements examines our collective moral and political maps, dotted with symbols shaped by political dynamics beyond their local or national origin and offers the first systematic sociological treatment of this important phenomenon.

Opera and Its Symbols

Author : Robert Donington
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300056617
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Opera and Its Symbols written by Robert Donington and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the use of symbolism in opera, interprets scenes from Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Stravinsky, and Britten, and stresses the importance of staging an opera in accord with the composer's intended use of symbols

Jesus as a Figure in History

Author : Mark Allan Powell
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664257033
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Jesus as a Figure in History written by Mark Allan Powell and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for anyone interested in the historical Jesus debate, this volume offers a comprehensive and balanced account of research into the person of Jesus.

Reasonable and Holy

Author : Tobias Stanislas Haller
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596272139
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Reasonable and Holy written by Tobias Stanislas Haller and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reasonable and Holy addresses the conflict over homosexuality within the Anglican tradition, demonstrating that the church is able to provide for and support faithful and loving relationships between persons of the same sex, not as a departure from that tradition, but as a reasonable extension of it. It offers a carefully argued, but accessible means of engagement with Scripture, the Jewish and Christian traditions, and the use of reason in dealing with the experience and lives of fellow-Christians. Unlike most reflections on the topic of homosexuality, Reasonable and Holy examines same-sex relationships through the lens of the traditional teaching on the “ends” or “goods” of marriage: procreation, union, the upbuilding of society, the symbolic representation of Christ and the Church, and the now often unmentioned “remedy for fornication.” Throughout, it responds to objections based on reason, tradition and Scripture. Based on a series of popular blog posts, it includes a number of independent, but related resources in the form of side-bars and single-page expansions of particular themes, suitable for reproduction as handouts.

Popular Cinema and Politics in South India

Author : S. Rajanayagam
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317587723
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Popular Cinema and Politics in South India written by S. Rajanayagam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work breaks new ground in the understanding of South Indian cinema and politics. Through incisive analysis and original concepts it illustrates the private, public and cinematic personas of MGR and Rajinikanth. It challenges the popular and scholarly myths surrounding them and shows the constant negotiation of their on-screen and off-screen identities. The book revisits the entire political history of post-Independent Tamil Nadu through its cinema,and presents a refreshing psycho-political and cultural map of contemporary South India. This absorbing volume will be an important read for scholars, teachers and students of film studies, culture and media studies, and politics, especially those interested in South India.

The Lautsi Papers: Multidisciplinary Reflections on Religious Symbols in the Public School Classroom

Author : Jeroen Temperman
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004222510
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Lautsi Papers: Multidisciplinary Reflections on Religious Symbols in the Public School Classroom written by Jeroen Temperman and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, debates about religious symbols in the public space are reformulated as human rights questions and put before national and international judges. Particularly in the area of education, legitimate interests are manifold and often collide. Children’s educational and religious rights, parental liberties vis-à-vis their children, religious traditions, state obligations in the area of public school education, the state neutrality principle, and the professional rights and duties of teachers are all principles that may warrant priority attention. Each from their own discipline and perspective––ranging from legal (human rights) scholars, (legal) philosophers, political scientists, comparative law scholars, and country-specific legal experts––these experts contribute to the question of whether in the present-day pluralist state there is room for state symbolism (e.g. crucifixes in classroom) or personal religious signs (e.g. cross necklaces or kirpans) or attire (e.g. kippahs or headscarves) in the public school classroom.

Producing Figurative Expression

Author : John Barnden
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027260400
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Producing Figurative Expression written by John Barnden and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection contains a selection of recent work on people’s production of figurative language (metaphoric, ironic, metonymic, hyperbolic, ...) and similarly of figurative expression in visual media and artefact design. The articles illuminate issues such as why and under what circumstances people produce figurative expression and how it is moulded by their aims. By focusing on production, the intention is to help stimulate more academic research on it and redress historically lower levels of published work on generation than on understanding of figurative expression. The contributions stretch across various academic disciplines—mainly psychology, cognitive linguistics and applied linguistics, but with a representation also of philosophy and artificial intelligence—and across different types of endeavour—theoretical investigation and model building, experimental studies, and applications focussed work (for instance, figurative expression in product design and online support groups). There is also a wide-ranging introductory chapter that touches on areas outside the scope of the contributed articles and discusses difficult issues such as a complex interplay of production and understanding.

Caught in the Breeze

Author : Greg Gould
Publisher : Blemish Books
ISBN 13 : 0980755603
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Caught in the Breeze written by Greg Gould and published by Blemish Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAUGHT IN THE BREEZE is a collection of ten creative essays by new and established writers that interrogate the role of flags in contemporary Australia. Entertaining, insightful and personal, these essays boldly explore the fascinating and often controversial connections between flags, identity and culture. Contributors include: Tony Burton, Stephen Hagan, Kathryn Hind, Karen Lethlean, Rachel Longhurst, Melissa Main, Edward Reilly, Dan Smith, Warwick Sprawson, Ben Wellings.

Representation Surfaces for Physical Properties of Materials

Author : Manuel Laso
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030408701
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Representation Surfaces for Physical Properties of Materials written by Manuel Laso and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents all the mathematical and physical concepts needed to visualize and understand representation surfaces, providing readers with a reliable and intuitive understanding of the behavior and properties of anisotropic materials, and a sound grasp of the directionality of material properties. They will learn how to extract quantitative information from representation surfaces, which encode tremendous amounts of information in a very concise way, making them especially useful in understanding higher order tensorial material properties (piezoelectric moduli, elastic compliance and rigidity, etc.) and in the design of applications based on these materials. Readers will also learn from scratch concepts on crystallography, symmetry and Cartesian tensors, which are essential for understanding anisotropic materials, their design and application. The book describes how to apply representation surfaces to a diverse range of material properties, making it a valuable resource for material scientists, mechanical engineers, and solid state physicists, as well as advanced undergraduates in Materials Science, Solid State Physics, Electronics, Optics, Mechanical Engineering, Composites and Polymer Science. Moreover, the book includes a wealth of worked-out examples, problems and exercises to help further understanding.

Parceling the Globe

Author : Danielle Poe
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 904202447X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Parceling the Globe written by Danielle Poe and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2008 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parceling the Globe is a study in the processes of global democracy. It offers an early answer to the question regarding our responsibility to others. Through its organization, it presents a partial understanding of the globalization process. It determines the range of global behaviors and articulates the prospects for peace in a globalizing environment.

National Symbols in Modern Iran

Author : Menahem Merhavy
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 081565491X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book National Symbols in Modern Iran written by Menahem Merhavy and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever the role of icons and monuments in shaping a national identity is a subject of vital importance to scholars of both nationalism and memory studies. While the nation-state undoubtedly has a powerful influence on a society’s cultural memory, it cannot necessarily control the ways in which icons are perceived. Once created, national symbols and perceptions of them take on a life of their own. Taking an innovative approach to the study of Iranian nationalism, Merhavy examines the way symbols from Iran’s past have played an important role in the struggles between political, religious, and ideological movements over legitimacy in the last five decades. Using a rich variety of primary sources, he traces the process by which these symbols have been appropriated, rejected, and reinterpreted by the Pahlavi state, the Islamic opposition, and finally, the Islamic Republic. In doing so, this volume contributes to our understanding of cultural symbols that survive political upheavals, dramatic and significant as they may be. It also contributes to the growing body of literature that challenges the state centered perspective of much research on modern Iran by exposing the ever growing importance of civil society in the Iranian public sphere from the second half of the twentieth century onward.

How to Read the Bible Without Losing Your Mind

Author : Kent Blevins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 162564065X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book How to Read the Bible Without Losing Your Mind written by Kent Blevins and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does reading the Bible sometimes leave you confused? Do you have difficulty seeing the relevance of the Bible to modern concerns or to important issues in your life? Do you believe Bible reading and intellectual inquiry are mutually exclusive? This book explores how the Bible can serve as a resource for discovering truth. It provides a method that accepts and incorporates the knowledge gained from modern scholarship while also recognizing that truth-discovery is a personal, multifaceted journey. It honors the integrity of Scripture while remaining open to insight from additional truth-sources. In exploring what we mean when we speak of the Bible's authority, it is honest about the challenges presented to modern readers by the cultural chasm separating the biblical writers from today's world. How to Read the Bible Without Losing Your Mind shows how the Bible can be read with full engagement of both mind and heart.

Middle Way Philosophy

Author : Robert M. Ellis
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326343793
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Middle Way Philosophy written by Robert M. Ellis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A departure at right angles to thinking in the modern Western world. An important, original work, that should get the widest possible hearing" (Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and his Emissary) Middle Way Philosophy is not about compromise, but about the avoidance of dogma and the integration of conflicting assumptions. To rely on experience as our guide, we need to avoid the interpretation of experience through unnecessary dogmas. Drawing on a range of influences in Buddhist practice, Western philosophy and psychology, Middle Way Philosophy questions alike the assumptions of scientific naturalism, religious revelation and political absolutism, trying to separate what addresses experience in these doctrines from what is merely assumed. This Omnibus edition of Middle Way Philosophy includes all four of the volumes previously published separately: 1. The Path of Objectivity, 2. The Integration of Desire, 3. The Integration of Meaning, and 4. The Integration of Belief.

A Sociology of Religious Emotion

Author : Ole Riis
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191614211
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book A Sociology of Religious Emotion written by Ole Riis and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book aims to change the way we think about religion by putting emotion back onto the agenda. It challenges a tendency to over-emphasise rational aspects of religion, and rehabilitates its embodied, visceral and affective dimensions. Against the view that religious emotion is a purely private matter, it offers a new framework which shows how religious emotions arise in the varied interactions between human agents and religious communities, human agents and objects of devotion, and communities and sacred symbols. It presents parallels and contrasts between religious emotions in European and American history, in other cultures, and in contemporary western societies. By taking emotions seriously, A Sociology of Religious Emotion sheds new light on the power of religion to shape fundamental human orientations and motivations: hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, loves and hatreds.