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The Dream and the Text

Author : Carol Schreier Rupprecht
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438418329
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Dream and the Text written by Carol Schreier Rupprecht and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-07-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book partakes of a long tradition of dream interpretation, but, at the same time, is unique in its cross-cultural and interdisciplinary methods and in its mix of theoretical and analytical approaches. It includes a great chronological and geographical range, from ancient Sumeria to eighteenth-century China; medieval Hispanic dream poetry to Italian Renaissance dream theory; Shakespeare to Nerval; and from Dostoevsky, through Emily Brontë, to Henry James. Rupprecht also incorporates various critical orientations including archetypal, comparative, feminist, historicist, linguistic, postmodern, psychoanalytic, religious, reader response, and self-psychology.

The Alchemy of Conquest

Author : Ralph Bauer
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813942551
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book The Alchemy of Conquest written by Ralph Bauer and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of the Discovery of the Americas was concurrent with the Age of Discovery in science. In The Alchemy of Conquest, Ralph Bauer explores the historical relationship between the two, focusing on the connections between religion and science in the Spanish, English, and French literatures about the Americas during the early modern period. As sailors, conquerors, travelers, and missionaries were exploring "new worlds," and claiming ownership of them, early modern men of science redefined what it means to "discover" something. Bauer explores the role that the verbal, conceptual, and visual language of alchemy played in the literature of the discovery of the Americas and in the rise of an early modern paradigm of discovery in both science and international law. The book traces the intellectual and spiritual legacies of late medieval alchemists such as Roger Bacon, Arnald of Villanova, and Ramon Llull in the early modern literature of the conquest of America in texts written by authors such as Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, José de Acosta, Nicolás Monardes, Walter Raleigh, Thomas Harriot, Francis Bacon, and Alexander von Humboldt.

The Arabic Historical Tradition & the Early Islamic Conquests

Author : Boaz Shoshan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317420268
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Arabic Historical Tradition & the Early Islamic Conquests written by Boaz Shoshan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early Arab conquests pose a considerable challenge to modern-day historians. The earliest historical written tradition emerges only after the second half of the eighth century- over one hundred years removed from the events it contends to describe, and was undoubtedly influenced by the motives and interpretations of its authors. Indeed, when speaking or writing about the past, fact was not the only, nor even the prime, concern of Muslims of old. The Arabic Historic Tradition and the Early Islamic Conquests presents a thorough examination of Arabic narratives on the early Islamic conquests. It uncovers the influence of contemporary ideology, examining recurring fictive motifs and evaluating the reasons behind their use. Folklore and tribal traditions are evident throughout the narratives, which aimed to promote individual, tribal and regional fame through describing military prowess in the battles for the spread of Islam. Common tropes are encountered across the materials, which all serve a central theme; the moral superiority of the Muslims, which destined them to victory in God’s plan. Offering a key to the state of mind and agenda of early Muslim writers, this critical reading of Arabic texts would be of great interest to students and scholars of early Arabic History and Literature, as well as a general resource for Middle Eastern History.

Study and Teaching Guide: The History of the Renaissance World: A curriculum guide to accompany The History of the Renaissance World

Author : Julia Kaziewicz
Publisher : Peace Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 194584101X
Total Pages : 1157 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (458 download)

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Book Synopsis Study and Teaching Guide: The History of the Renaissance World: A curriculum guide to accompany The History of the Renaissance World by : Julia Kaziewicz

Download or read book Study and Teaching Guide: The History of the Renaissance World: A curriculum guide to accompany The History of the Renaissance World written by Julia Kaziewicz and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 1157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Renaissance World into a high-school history course. Susan Wise Bauer’s narrative world history series is widely used in advanced high school history classes, as well as by home educating parents. The Study and Teaching Guide, designed for use by both parents and teachers, provides a full high-school-level curriculum in late medieval-early Renaissance history. It includes: Study questions and answers Critical thinking assignments Map exercises Essay topics and instructor grading rubrics Teaching tips and explanations for answers The Study and Teaching Guide, designed by historian and teacher Julia Kaziewicz in cooperation with Susan Wise Bauer, makes The History of the Renaissance World even more accessible to educators and parents alike.

Disturbing Indians

Author : Annette Trefzer
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 081731542X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Disturbing Indians written by Annette Trefzer and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disturbing Indians describes how William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Andrew Lytle, and Caroline Gordon reimagined and reconstructed the Native American past in their work.

To Conquer the Air

Author : James Tobin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439135495
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book To Conquer the Air written by James Tobin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air. For years, Wilbur Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in obscurity, supported only by their exceptional family. Meanwhile, the world watched as Samuel Langley, armed with a contract from the US War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. But while Langley saw flight as a problem of power, the Wrights saw a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths—Langley’s toward oblivion, the Wrights’ toward the heavens—though not before facing countless other obstacles. With a historian’s accuracy and a novelist’s eye, Tobin has captured an extraordinary moment in history. To Conquer the Air is itself a heroic achievement.

Americanization

Author : Winthrop Talbot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Americanization written by Winthrop Talbot and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Palestine, 634-1099

Author : Moshe Gil
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521599849
Total Pages : 1004 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book A History of Palestine, 634-1099 written by Moshe Gil and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-02-27 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moshe Gil's history of Palestine from the Muslim conquest to the Crusades was the first comprehensive survey of its kind. Based on an impressive array of sources, the author examines the lives of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities of Palestine against a background of the political and military events of the period.

The Great Arab Conquests

Author : Hugh Kennedy
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297865595
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book The Great Arab Conquests written by Hugh Kennedy and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to China Today's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East, North Africa and Spain within a generation. They annihilated the thousand-year-old Persian Empire and reduced the Byzantine Empire to little more than a city-state based around Constantinople. Within a hundred years of the Prophet's death, Muslim armies destroyed the Visigoth kingdom of Spain, and crossed the Pyrenees to occupy southern France. This is the first popular English language account of this astonishing remaking of the political and religious map of the world. Hugh Kennedy's sweeping narrative reveals how the Arab armies conquered almost everything in their path. One of the few academic historians with a genuine talent for story telling, he offers a compelling mix of larger-than-life characters, battles, treachery and the clash of civilizations.

History of the British Conquests in India

Author : Horace Stebbing R. St. John
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book History of the British Conquests in India written by Horace Stebbing R. St. John and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Vanity of Conquests and Universal Monarchy

Author : George Smyth (of North Nibley, Gloucestershire.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Vanity of Conquests and Universal Monarchy written by George Smyth (of North Nibley, Gloucestershire.) and published by . This book was released on 1705 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Fourth Watch

Author : Roy Ivan Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fourth Watch written by Roy Ivan Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dreaming in Christianity and Islam

Author : Kelly Bulkeley
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813548241
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Dreaming in Christianity and Islam written by Kelly Bulkeley and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history to the present day, religion has ideologically fueled wars, conquests, and persecutions. Christianity and Islam, the world's largest and geopolitically powerful faiths, are often positioned as mortal enemies locked in an apocalyptic "clash of civilizations." Rarely are similarities addressed. Dreaming in Christianity and Islam, the first book to explore dreaming in these religions through original essays, fills this void. The editors reach a plateau by focusing on how studying dreams reveals new aspects of social and political reality. International scholars document the impact of dreams on sacred texts, mystical experiences, therapeutic practices, and doctrinal controversies.

Conquest of the Useless

Author : Werner Herzog
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062016466
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Conquest of the Useless written by Werner Herzog and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hypnotic….It is ever tempting to try to fathom his restless spirit and his determination to challenge fate.” —Janet Maslin, New York Times Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) is one of the most revered and enigmatic filmmakers of our time, and Fitzcarraldo is one of his most honored and admired films. More than just Herzog’s journal of the making of the monumental, problematical motion picture, which involved, among other things, major cast changes and reshoots, and the hauling (without the use of special effects) of a 360-ton steamship over a mountain , Conquest of the Useless is a work of art unto itself, an Amazonian fever dream that emerged from the delirium of the jungle. With fascinating observations about crew and players—including Herzog’s lead, the somewhat demented internationally renowned star Klaus Kinski—and breathtaking insights into the filmmaking process that are uniquely Werner Herzog, Conquest of the Useless is an eye-opening look into the mind of a cinematic master.

Discovery and Conquests of the North-west, with the History of Chicago

Author : Rufus Blanchard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Discovery and Conquests of the North-west, with the History of Chicago written by Rufus Blanchard and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Muslim Conquest of Iberia

Author : Nicola Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415673208
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book The Muslim Conquest of Iberia written by Nicola Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a historiography of western Muslim writers on the subject of the eighth century conquest of the Iberian peninsula. It examines the distinct cultural and political significance of historical narratives from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries.

The Dreaming Mind and the End of the Ming World

Author : Lynn A. Struve
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824893018
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book The Dreaming Mind and the End of the Ming World written by Lynn A. Struve and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the mid-sixteenth through the end of the seventeenth century, Chinese intellectuals attended more to dreams and dreaming—and in a wider array of genres—than in any other period of Chinese history. Taking the approach of cultural history, this ambitious yet accessible work aims both to describe the most salient aspects of this “dream arc” and to explain its trajectory in time through the writings, arts, and practices of well-known thinkers, religionists, litterateurs, memoirists, painters, doctors, and political figures of late Ming and early Qing times. The volume’s encompassing thesis asserts that certain associations of dreaming, grounded in the neurophysiology of the human brain at sleep—such as subjectivity, irrationality, the unbidden, lack of control, emotionality, spontaneity, the imaginal, and memory—when especially heightened by historical and cultural developments, are likely to pique interest in dreaming and generate florescences of dream-expression among intellectuals. The work thus makes a contribution to the history of how people have understood human consciousness in various times and cultures. The Dreaming Mind and the End of the Ming World is the most substantial work in any language on the historicity of Chinese dream culture. Within Chinese studies, it will appeal to those with backgrounds in literature, religion, philosophy, political history, and the visual arts. It will also be welcomed by readers interested in comparative dream cultures, the history of consciousness, and neurohistory.