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Author : Theodora Kroeber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (168 download)
Download or read book Almost Ancestors written by Theodora Kroeber and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Theodora Kroeber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (472 download)
Download or read book Almost Ancestors written by Theodora Kroeber and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maud Newton
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812987497
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Ancestor Trouble written by Maud Newton and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Extraordinary and wide-ranging . . . a literary feat that simultaneously builds and excavates identity.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club Pick • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize • An acclaimed writer goes searching for the truth about her complicated Southern family—and finds that our obsession with ancestors opens up new ways of seeing ourselves—in this “brilliant mix of personal memoir and cultural observation” (The Boston Globe). ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, NPR, Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Esquire, Garden & Gun Maud Newton’s ancestors have fascinated her since she was a girl. Her mother’s father was said to have married thirteen times. Her mother’s grandfather killed a man with a hay hook. Mental illness and religious fanaticism percolated Maud’s maternal lines back to an ancestor accused of being a witch in Puritan-era Massachusetts. Newton’s family inspired in her a desire to understand family patterns: what we are destined to replicate and what we can leave behind. She set out to research her genealogy—her grandfather’s marriages, the accused witch, her ancestors’ roles in slavery and other harms. Her journey took her into the realms of genetics, epigenetics, and debates over intergenerational trauma. She mulled over modernity’s dismissal of ancestors along with psychoanalytic and spiritual traditions that center them. Searching and inspiring, Ancestor Trouble is one writer’s attempt to use genealogy—a once-niche hobby that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry—to make peace with the secrets and contradictions of her family's past and face its reverberations in the present, and to argue for the transformational possibilities that reckoning with our ancestors offers all of us.
Author : Theodora Kroeber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780871560162
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Almost Ancestors written by Theodora Kroeber and published by . This book was released on 1968-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Ching
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407029983
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Ancestors written by Frank Ching and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first recorded ancestor, the 11th century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colourful cast of characters. His unbroken family line includes - among many others - a lovelorn concubine, a traitor, a military hero, an imperial ghost-writer, a minister of punishments and a woman noted for her skills in both verse and martial arts. There is scarcely an aspect of Chinese life, from shamanism to violent rebellion, that Ching doesn't touch upon in this fascinating work. Through his vivid and personal portraits of his ancestors the history of China itself unfolds: from the days of the ancient empire to its radical transformation today.
Author : David Hertzel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538104377
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Ancestors written by David Hertzel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People involve their ancestors in every aspect of culture. Individuals and societies worldwide and throughout history have incorporated ancestors into rituals public and private, religious and secular. Societies often organize their aristocracies, tribes, and other kinship groups around ancestral constructions which are defined through laws and customs governing marriage, naming, guardianship, inheritance, and other social practices. Medical professionals consider ancestral information important to a patient’s diagnosis and to the study of disease; many psychiatrists consider one’s relationship to ancestors important in understanding the mental and emotional disposition of subjects. Ancestry and perceptions of ancestry frequently function as a determinant of personal, ethnic, racial, and national identity. For all its larger philosophical, medical, psychological, and religious implications, one fascinating aspect of ancestry is how passionately many people hold to ‘their own’ ancestry, and to their own perceptions of the same. In Ancestors, David Hertzel offers an introductory foray into the nature of relationships people today have with their ancestors, and explores the significance of ancestry and ancestral belief in our modern world. Guided by two questions—“who are your ancestors?” and “what is your relationship to your ancestors?”—Hertzel interviewed thirty-five elders and people of prominence within particular social or intellectual communities. Interviewees were accomplished in an area related to ancestry, its nature or its meaning, and included genealogists, geneticists, tribal chiefs and elders, researchers in some aspect of family or ancestry, family elders, and experienced practitioners or supervisors of particular ancestral rituals. Interviewees were selected from a variety of cultural backgrounds for purposes of contrast, comparison, and breadth—but they are not spokespeople and were not asked to ‘represent’ particular belief systems, doctrines, or Peoples. Rather, the interviewees describe their own personal experiences and beliefs involving ancestors. From these interviews, Hertzel identifies common themes to ancestral practices and beliefs, such as the way we sanctify our ancestors, how we create a living narrative of our ancestry, and how experiences like suffering and love are shared across generations and appear to transcend death. Excerpts from interviews serve as examples throughout his narrative exploration of the concept of ancestry; a selection of full interviews are embedded throughout the text and offer glimpses into the diversity of ways that people think about who they are and where they come from.
Author : Mallorie Vaudoise
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738761052
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Honoring Your Ancestors written by Mallorie Vaudoise and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2019-09-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Spiritual Nourishment and Magical Power of Ancestor Veneration Learn how to connect to your ancestors and receive the benefits that come from veneration—deeper spirituality, more love in your life, better outcomes in creative pursuits, powerful magic and spellwork, and an improved sense of wellness. Filled with hands-on techniques and tips, Honoring Your Ancestors shows you how to create an ancestor altar so you can work with ancestors of all kinds. Author Mallorie Vaudoise also shares fascinating ideas for incorporating rituals, spells, family recipes, and even practices like music and dancing to help you open this wonderful new dimension of your spiritual journey. Ancestor veneration is one of the most widespread spiritual practices in the world. This book shares the important distinctions between working with blood ancestors, lineage ancestors, and affinity ancestors while helping you recognize the signs that your ancestors are responding to your petitions and offerings. You will also explore important topics like mediumship and ancestral trauma so you can be sure to develop a veneration practice that's uplifting and affirming for you.
Author : Carl Sagan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307801039
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors written by Carl Sagan and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Exciting and provocative . . . A tour de force of a book that begs to be seen as well as to be read.”—The Washington Post Book World World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a Roots for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a thrilling saga that starts with the origin of the Earth. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits—self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics—are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Sagan and Druyan conduct a breathtaking journey through space and time, zeroing in on critical turning points in evolutionary history, and tracing the origins of sex, altruism, violence, rape, and dominance. Their book culminates in a stunningly original examination of the connection between primate and human traits. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a triumph of popular science.
Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844686523
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Tracing Your Naval Ancestors written by Simon Fowler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise guide to naval history and naval records is essential reading and reference for anyone researching the fascinating story of Britains navy and the men and women who served in it. Whether you are interested in the career of an individual seaman, finding out about a medal winner or just want to know more about a particular ship, campaign or operation, this book will point you in the right direction. Simon Fowler assumes the reader has little prior knowledge of the navy and its history. His book shows you how to trace an officer, petty officer or rating from the seventeenth century up to the 1960s using records at the National Archives and elsewhere. The book also covers the specialist and auxiliary services associated with the navy among them the Royal Marines, the Fleet Air Arm, the naval dockyards, the WRNS and the Fleet Auxiliary. In each section he explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can be used for research. He also recommends resources available online as well as books and memoirs. His handbook is a valuable research tool for anyone who is keen to find out about the career of an ancestor who served in the Royal Navy or was connected with it.
Author : Richard F. Weaver
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1434992381
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)
Download or read book We Are Our Ancestors written by Richard F. Weaver and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Augustin Ostace
Publisher : Alpha & Omega Sapiens - Uppublishing Being / Augustin Ostace
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book ANCESTORS & SAPIENS written by Augustin Ostace and published by Alpha & Omega Sapiens - Uppublishing Being / Augustin Ostace. This book was released on 2018-12-26 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: …Before knowing myself better, it is necessary to know my Species Sapiens, to whom I belong in my entirety, both biologically and ontologically… …But my Species Sapiens belongs at its row, to the Genus or Gattung Homo Anthropos, by enlisting here the line of Homo Habilis, of Homo Ergaster, of Homo Erectus, of Homo Heidelbergensis, possible that of Homo Neanderthal… all of them one should know, at least in their maximal generality… …Moreover, one ought to know the Hominid Family, (Orangutan, Chimpanzee, Bonobo), then, the Order Primate, Class Mammals, Phylum Vertebrata, Kingdom Animals and the Domain Multi-cellular… The passing from the universe of single cells of Pre-Cambrian era towards the multi-cells, of Cambrian era, remains a huge mystery of evolution on our planetary system… …Genesis of Sapiens must be accompanied by the Genesis of Life on our Planetary System, with Genesis of Solar System of Milky Way Galaxy, and Genesis of the Universe-in-itself!... …Is it this endeavor a Sapient-o-mania?... Not at all, it is an encyclopedic and interdisciplinary reality of our Species Sapiens!... Nothing more, nothing less… …But, in which way, would be possible to change the whole of Sapiens into a Shooting–star Species?... Possible, but reporting the Sapiens to Sapiens itself, done through a Philosophical System of the whole Species, by re-thinking that the truth is the whole, as well as in science, in philosophy and in anthropology!... …Let’s reiterate that nothing in Sapiens makes sense, except in the light of creativity, through rationality… …More than that, there is no Species owner, SAPIENSEIGENTÜMER! Through SAPIENTOLOGIZATION will be reached out the greatest overdrive in additional speed of knowledge - episteme and creativity - noesis, of the whole Sapiens throughout of its development in the last 50.000 years!... …Almost every human being wants to know primarily, of where she / he comes from, who is she / he and where she/ he goes... …Almost every man would like to know who is her / his ancestors are, and who will be her / his offspring... …Almost every human being would like to know, how was the origin of humankind, its past, its present existence and to found out, to foresee in advance, its possible future... …By observing and researching the nature of human, it was taught that, without ancestors, without preceding branches, no offspring would arise... …Through the discovery of the laws of nature, it has been found or found that the theory of evolution contradicts almost all of the myths of creation of religions and of theologies... …Through the sciences of Biology, of Anthropology and Sapientology, the man had ascertained their kinship with the human beings, by calling himself as Wisdom - man, as Intelligent Being, as Creative Being or HOMO SAPIENS... …With this biological name, HOMO, in connection with the self-given artificial names of SAPIENS by INTELLIGENCE, the humanity development recognizes many creations and achievements (in art, in technology, in science, in civilizations, in partial prosperity, in the treatment of epidemic diseases, in prolongation of average lifespan), by admitting also many catastrophic results of wild behaviors as wars, as civilizations destroying, or as illegal migration, as religious fanaticism and terrorism... The book Ancestors & Sapiens is written and thought in this way and pathway… Ancestors of Sapiens through Sapientologist
Author : Simon Fowler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844686744
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Tracing Your Ancestors written by Simon Fowler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible, well-organized, easy-to-use beginners guide to the world of family history is essential reading for anyone who wants to find their way into this fascinating subject. In a series of short, practical chapters Simon Fowler takes readers through all the first steps that will reveal the lives of their ancestors and the world they lived in. He looks at every aspect of research, from finding family papers and interviewing relatives, through exploring websites, archives, newspapers and directories, to all the other sources that can throw a light into the past. In a clear, straightforward way he explains how vital records of births, marriages and deaths can be used as the starting point in a sequence of eye-opening family detective work. Simon Fowlers introduction, which is founded on a career of genealogical research and writing, is an indispensable basic book for anyone entering in the field.
Author : Ernest S. Sanchez
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1504927508
Total Pages : 926 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)
Download or read book “Nuestros Antepasados” (Our Ancestors) written by Ernest S. Sanchez and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book that for over forty years was carefully researched and footnoted by the principal author Ernest S. Sanchez. It is a story that is weaved together by multiple interviews with families and their familial history that makes this account and supported by documentation. This book brings into focus the following points: 1. History of the settlement of New Mexico from Onate to the present 2. The principal families that were involved in the settlement and their experiences... 3. The New Mexican experience from the Hispanic view in the history of the settlement of Lincoln County and the Lincoln County War 4. An insight on the personal relationship of the Hispanics with William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid). 5. A very accurate reference in the genealogy of the families that settled in Lincoln County New Mexico. This story illuminates the rich customs and traditions of the people that make up New Mexico history. We get a view of the every day life experiences of the Nuevo Mexicanos, that were passed forward from generation to generation. This account also exposes the violence, greed and racism that not only permeated the Spanish settlement of New Mexico but also fueled the Lincoln County War. It is an American story, a story of the painful birth of a nation.
Author : William Maxwell
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 030748145X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Ancestors written by William Maxwell and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow offers an astonishing evocation of a vanished world, as he retraces, branch by branch, the history of his family, taking readers into the lives of settlers, itinerant preachers, and small businessmen, examining the way they saw their world and how they imagined the world to come.
Author : Karen Bali
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147388506X
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Tracing Your Twentieth-Century Ancestors written by Karen Bali and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent past is so often neglected when people research their family history, yet it can be one of the most rewarding periods to explore, and so much fascinating evidence is available. The rush of events over the last century and the rapid changes that have taken place in every aspect of life have been dramatic, and the lives of family members of only a generation or two ago may already appear remote. That is why Karen Balis informative and accessible guide to investigating your immediate ancestors is essential reading, and a handy reference for anyone who is trying to trace them or discover the background to their lives. In a sequence of concise, fact-filled chapters she looks back over the key events of the twentieth century and identifies the sources that can give researchers an insight into the personal stories of individuals who lived through it. She explains census and civil records, particularly those of the early twentieth century, and advises readers on the best way to get relevant information from directories and registers as well as wills and other personal documents. Chapters also cover newspapers which often provide personal details and offer a vivid impression of the world of the time professional and property records and records of migration and naturalization. This practical handbook is rounded off with sections on tracing living relatives and likely future developments in the field.
Author : Olivier Hekster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198736827
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)
Download or read book Emperors and Ancestors written by Olivier Hekster and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancestry played a continuous role in the construction and portrayal of Roman emperorship in the first three centuries AD. Emperors and Ancestors is the first systematic analysis of the different ways in which imperial lineage was represented in the various 'media' through which images of emperors could be transmitted. Looking beyond individual rulers, Hekster evaluates evidence over an extended period of time and differentiates between various types of sources, such as inscriptions, sculpture, architecture, literary text, and particularly central coinage, which forms the most convenient source material for a modern reconstruction of Roman representations over a prolonged period of time. The volume explores how the different media in use sent out different messages. The importance of local notions and traditions in the choice of local representations of imperial ancestry are emphasized, revealing that there was no monopoly on image-forming by the Roman centre and far less interaction between central and local imagery than is commonly held. Imperial ancestry is defined through various parallel developments at Rome and in the provinces. Some messages resonated outside the centre but only when they were made explicit and fitted local practice and the discourse of the medium. The construction of imperial ancestry was constrained by the local expectations of how a ruler should present himself, and standardization over time of the images and languages that could be employed in the 'media' at imperial disposal. Roman emperorship is therefore shown to be a constant process of construction within genres of communication, representation, and public symbolism.
Author : Eugenio Menegon
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684170532
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Ancestors, Virgins, and Friars written by Eugenio Menegon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is often praised as an agent of Chinese modernization or damned as a form of cultural and religious imperialism. In both cases, Christianity’s foreignness and the social isolation of converts have dominated this debate. Eugenio Menegon uncovers another story. In the sixteenth century, European missionaries brought a foreign and global religion to China. Converts then transformed this new religion into a local one over the course of the next three centuries. Focusing on the still-active Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian, this project addresses three main questions. Why did people convert? How did converts and missionaries transform a global and foreign religion into a local religion? What does Christianity’s localization in Fuan tell us about the relationship between late imperial Chinese society and religion? Based on an impressive array of sources from Asia and Europe, this pathbreaking book reframes our understanding of Christian missions in Chinese-Western relations. The study’s implications extend beyond the issue of Christianity in China to the wider fields of religious and social history and the early modern history of global intercultural relations. The book suggests that Christianity became part of a preexisting pluralistic, local religious space, and argues that we have so far underestimated late imperial society’s tolerance for “heterodoxy.” The view from Fuan offers an original account of how a locality created its own religious culture in Ming-Qing China within a context both global and local, and illuminates the historical dynamics contributing to the remarkable growth of Christian communities in present-day China.
