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Book Synopsis Flesh and Stone by : Richard Sennett
Download or read book Flesh and Stone written by Richard Sennett and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Classical Greece and Rome to medieval and Renaissance Europe, from Hogarth's London to the metropolis of today, cities have been at the centre of human existence for thousands of years. By examining individual cities at their most pivotal moments in history, and the way people lived in them, Richard Sennett traces changing attitudes to concepts such as space, burial, sanctuary and planning. He provides fascinating insights into the interaction between the human body and the spaces of the city it inhabits, evoking the sounds, smells and bustle throughout the centuries. And he asks whether modern cities starve people's sensual experience.
Book Synopsis Rite, Flesh, and Stone by : Antonio Córdoba
Download or read book Rite, Flesh, and Stone written by Antonio Córdoba and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic science provides information and data behind the circumstances of a particular death, but it is culture that provides death with meaning. With this in mind, Rite, Flesh, and Stone proposes cultural matters of death as its structuring principle, operating as frames of the expression of mortality within a distinct set of coordinates. The chapters offer original approaches to how human remains are handled in the embodied rituals and social performances of contemporary funeral rites of all kinds; furthermore, they explore how dying flesh and corpses are processed by means of biopolitical technologies and the ethics of (self-)care, and how the vibrant and breathing materiality of the living is transformed into stone and analogous kinds of tangible, empirical presence that engender new cartographies of memory. Each coming from a specific disciplinary perspective, authors in this volume problematize conventional ideas about the place of death in contemporary Western societies and cultures using Spain as a case study. Materials analyzed here—ranging from cinematic and literary fictions, to historical archives and anthropological and ethnographic sources—make explicit a dynamic scenario where actors embody a variety of positions toward death and dying, the political production of mortality, and the commemoration of the dead. Ultimately, the goal of this volume is to chart the complex network in which the disenchantment of death and its reenchantment coexist, and biopolitical control over secularized bodies overlaps with new avatars of the religious and non-theistic desires for memorialization and transcendence.
Download or read book Flesh and Stone written by Deborah DeFord and published by Leetes Island Books. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exquisite pink granite quarried at Stony Creek, Connecticut, has found its way into many of America’s greatest landmarks. The physical and social history of this unique natural resource is traced from a small coastal village to the grand monuments of the 19th century, reflecting the growing forces of immigration, labor, and evolving technology. Historic photographs evoke the hard-working community of Italians, English, Irish, Swedes, and Finns who mixed their languages and cultures into a uniquely American experience.
Book Synopsis Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization by : Richard Sennett
Download or read book Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization written by Richard Sennett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1996-03-17 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vivid history of the city in Western civilization tells the story of urban life through bodily experience. Flesh and Stone is the story of the deepest parts of life—how women and men moved in public and private spaces, what they saw and heard, the smells that assailed them, where they ate, how they dressed, the mores of bathing and of making love—all in the architecture of stone and space from ancient Athens to modern New York. Early in Flesh and Stone, Richard Sennett probes the ways in which the ancient Athenians experienced nakedness, and the relation of nakedness to the shape of the ancient city, its troubled politics, and the inequalities between men and women. The story then moves to Rome in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, exploring Roman beliefs in the geometrical perfection of the body. The second part of the book examines how Christian beliefs about the body related to the Christian city—the Venetian ghetto, cloisters, and markets in Paris. The final part of Flesh and Stone deals with what happened to urban space as modern scientific understanding of the body cut free from pagan and Christian beliefs. Flesh and Stone makes sense of our constantly evolving urban living spaces, helping us to build a common home for the increased diversity of bodies that make up the modern city.
Book Synopsis B.P.R.D Hell On Earth Volume 11: Flesh and Stone by : Mike Mignola
Download or read book B.P.R.D Hell On Earth Volume 11: Flesh and Stone written by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things seem to be going well for the BPRD. With their alliance with the military, they now have all the munitions they need and, compared to what they faced in New York, an easy mission to clear a small town. But the town has strange connections to Howards's past as a prehistoric warrior, and more than its share of monsters. This volume collects B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth #125-#129.
Book Synopsis The Word of Flesh and Soul by : Ruthanna Emrys
Download or read book The Word of Flesh and Soul written by Ruthanna Emrys and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The language of the originators defines reality, every word warping the world to fit its meaning. Its study transforms the mind and body, and is closely guarded by stodgy, paranoid academics. These hidebound men don't trust many students with their secrets, especially not women, and more especially not "madwomen." Polymede and her lover Erishti believe they've made a discovery that could blow open the field's unexamined assumptions, and they're ready to face expulsion to make their mark. Of course, if they're wrong, the language will make its mark on them instead...in Ruthanna Emrys's stunning, dark fantasy story, The Word of Flesh and Soul. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Book Synopsis Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone by : Joanne Punzo Waghorne
Download or read book Gods of Flesh, Gods of Stone written by Joanne Punzo Waghorne and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from topics of religion in India such as bhakti, puja rituals, and spirit posessions, these essays offer a close study of the physical representations of god as the central feature of Hinduism. A valuable tool for students of anthroplogy and the philosophy and history of religion.
Book Synopsis Greeks, Romans, Germans by : Johann Chapoutot
Download or read book Greeks, Romans, Germans written by Johann Chapoutot and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the conditions that made possible Hitler's rise and the Nazi takeover of Germany, but when we tell the story of the National Socialist Party, should we not also speak of Julius Caesar and Pericles? Greeks, Romans, Germans argues that to fully understand the racist, violent end of the Nazi regime, we must examine its appropriation of the heroes and lessons of the ancient world. When Hitler told the assembled masses that they were a people with no past, he meant that they had no past following their humiliation in World War I of which to be proud. The Nazis' constant use of classical antiquity—in official speeches, film, state architecture, the press, and state-sponsored festivities—conferred on them the prestige and heritage of Greece and Rome that the modern German people so desperately needed. At the same time, the lessons of antiquity served as a warning: Greece and Rome fell because they were incapable of protecting the purity of their blood against mixing and infiltration. To regain their rightful place in the world, the Nazis had to make all-out war on Germany's enemies, within and without.
Book Synopsis Life Together in Christ by : Ruth Haley Barton
Download or read book Life Together in Christ written by Ruth Haley Barton and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all been let down by so-called community. Why is it so hard for us to connect and grow together for the long haul? Veteran spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton helps us get personal and practical about experiencing transformation together. This interactive guide allows us to grow through and by the experience of transforming community.
Book Synopsis From Stone to Flesh by : Donald S. Lopez
Download or read book From Stone to Flesh written by Donald S. Lopez and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have come to admire Buddhism for being profound but accessible, as much a lifestyle as a religion. The credit for creating Buddhism goes to the Buddha, a figure widely respected across the Western world for his philosophical insight, his teachings of nonviolence, and his practice of meditation. But who was this Buddha, and how did he become the Buddha we know and love today? Leading historian of Buddhism Donald S. Lopez Jr. tells the story of how various idols carved in stone—variously named Beddou, Codam, Xaca, and Fo—became the man of flesh and blood that we know simply as the Buddha. He reveals that the positive view of the Buddha in Europe and America is rather recent, originating a little more than a hundred and fifty years ago. For centuries, the Buddha was condemned by Western writers as the most dangerous idol of the Orient. He was a demon, the murderer of his mother, a purveyor of idolatry. Lopez provides an engaging history of depictions of the Buddha from classical accounts and medieval stories to the testimonies of European travelers, diplomats, soldiers, and missionaries. He shows that centuries of hostility toward the Buddha changed dramatically in the nineteenth century, when the teachings of the Buddha, having disappeared from India by the fourteenth century, were read by European scholars newly proficient in Asian languages. At the same time, the traditional view of the Buddha persisted in Asia, where he was revered as much for his supernatural powers as for his philosophical insights. From Stone to Flesh follows the twists and turns of these Eastern and Western notions of the Buddha, leading finally to his triumph as the founder of a world religion.
Download or read book Flesh and Stone written by Mark Miano and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The body of an art dealer is found entombed in ice and when the victim's secret lover turns out to be a woman Carpo once knew intimately, he is forced to walk the fine line between scruples as a newswriter and as a man.
Book Synopsis Tender Is the Flesh by : Agustina Bazterrica
Download or read book Tender Is the Flesh written by Agustina Bazterrica and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the “Transition.” Now, eating human meat—“special meat”—is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then one day he’s given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he’s aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.
Book Synopsis A Shadow in the Ember by : Jennifer L. Armentrout
Download or read book A Shadow in the Ember written by Jennifer L. Armentrout and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series—set in the beloved Blood and Ash world. Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.
Book Synopsis Flesh and Blood by : Michael Jan Friedman
Download or read book Flesh and Blood written by Michael Jan Friedman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Based on the motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox."
Book Synopsis Flesh and Blood by : Andrew Shanahan
Download or read book Flesh and Blood written by Andrew Shanahan and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FLESH AND BLOOD CONTINUES THE BEST-SELLING SCI-FI SERIES THAT BLENDS HEALTHY LIVING AND LOTS OF DYING. NOW IN DEVELOPMENT TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. 'I defy you to not laugh out loud at the adventures of the most unlikely hero of the apocalypse ever penned. Funny, touching and above all, hopeful' THE END OF THE WORLD READING CLUB SOME THINGS BEGIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD Ben Stone is sick to death. He's sick of all the endless hatred since the wraths arrived. He's sick of trying to find a refuge for him and his dog Brown to live out what's left of their lives. But most of all he's just sick. As Ben's cancer spreads he's left searching for a source of hope and warmth at the end of the world. Unfortunately for Ben it's just started to snow... Flesh & Blood continues the story of Ben and Brown from the #1 bestseller Before and After, which is now in development to be a major motion picture. ★★★★★ 'Seriously, read this' THE PARAGON ★★★★★ 'Ben Stone is a gloriously interesting character' LITTLE BOOKNESS LANE ★★★★★ 'As good a debut novel as The Wasp Factory' JEREMY SMITH ★★★★★ 'Thought-provoking and inspiring' THE BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY ★★★★★ 'Gore, humour, suspense, heart - with as many twists and turns as you could hope for' DYSTOPIC.CO.UK Flesh and Blood is Book 2 in the Before and After series and is a must-read for anyone who loves intelligent post-apocalyptic science fiction with a twist. ✔ End Of The World Running Club - Adrian J. Walker ✔ I Am Legend - Richard Matheson ✔ The Road - Cormac McCarthy ✔ Wool - Hugh Howey ✔ Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel ✔ World War Z - Max Brooks ✔ A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World - C.A. Fletcher
Book Synopsis The Witcher Volume 4: Of Flesh and Flame by : Aleksandra Motyka
Download or read book The Witcher Volume 4: Of Flesh and Flame written by Aleksandra Motyka and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the hit games by CD Projekt Red! Geralt is summoned by an old acquaintance to help solve a mystery involving his daughter. Upon arriving to investigate the situation, however, Geralt is surprised to find Dandelion, and the duo unexpectedly find themselves transported to regions beyond. After arriving in a dangerous and enigmatic location by mistake, they are forced to hide their identities while faced with an impossible task. Geralt works side by side with a local woman to defeat the dark forces plaguing the land but soon discovers that the situation at hand, in which he believes to be helping with, only leads to more trouble for the witcher and results in all signs pointing towards him as the prime suspect. Featuring the debut of creative team Aleksandra Motyka and Marianna Strychowska, and created in close collaboration with the studio behind the games! Collects issues #1-#4 of the Dark Horse Comics series The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame.
Book Synopsis Flesh and Blood by : Patricia Cornwell
Download or read book Flesh and Blood written by Patricia Cornwell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary, No. 1 bestelling series following Dr. Kay Scarpetta
