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Author : Jonathan D. Scott
Publisher : Middleton Books
ISBN 13 : 0971661154
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (716 download)
Download or read book The Woman in the Wilderness written by Jonathan D. Scott and published by Middleton Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rick Bass
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547346689
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The Hermit's Story written by Rick Bass and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003-09-18 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year: “Uniformly excellent” stories about our relationships with each other and with the treacherous natural world (Publishers Weekly). In the title story, a man and woman travel across an eerily frozen lake—under the ice. “The Distance” casts a skeptical eye on Thomas Jefferson through the lens of a Montana man’s visit to Monticello. “Eating” begins with an owl being sucked into a canoe and ends with a man eating a town out of house and home, and “The Cave” is a stunning story of a man and woman lost in an abandoned mine. Other stories include “The Fireman,” “Swans,” “The Prisoners,” “Presidents’ Day,” “Real Town,” and “Two Deer.” Each is remarkable in its own way, sure to please both new readers and avid fans of Rick Bass’s passionate, unmistakable voice. “Bass focuses a naturalist’s eye not only on the frozen lakes and interplay of predator and prey often found in his work but also on the ebb and flow of human emotions and relationships . . . Thought-provoking and entertaining, these stories move along quickly but continue to resonate long after the reader is done; several have been anthologized in award collections.” —Library Journal “Beautiful in their magical imagery, dramatic in their situations, and exquisitely poignant in their insights, these stories of awe and loss are quite astonishing in their mythic use of place and the elements of earth, air, fire, and water.” —Booklist “Bass puts his talent as a nature writer to terrific use.” —The New York Times Book Review “Bass’s language glistens with the beauty of the landscapes he evokes.” —San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Author : Kimani Christopher Toussaint
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Old Hermit and the Boy who Couldn't Stop Laughing written by Kimani Christopher Toussaint and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy named Osade teases an old hermit until the hermit puts a spell on the boy, who finds he cannot stop laughing.
Author : John Russell Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia, from Its First Settlement to Year 1895: Special and biographical written by John Russell Young and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Russell Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Memorial History of the City of Philadelphia: Special and biographical. [By G. O. Seilhamer written by John Russell Young and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael McGarrity
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671021478
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Hermit's Peak written by Michael McGarrity and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Kerney investigates the apparent murder of an unidentified woman whose bones he had found on a ranch he had just inherited.
Author : Mario I. Aguilar
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784503541
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)
Download or read book The Way of the Hermit written by Mario I. Aguilar and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first sight the lives of hermits, living in solitude and committed to a life of prayer and contemplation seems to be a world apart of the active practice of interfaith dialogue. Yet, there is a long tradition of seeking the divine together and thus making a contribution to better mutual understanding and an active contribution to peace between Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism in India. Drawing on his experience of travelling to some of India's holy places, the life and work of writers like Thomas Merton, Charles de Foucauld and Abishaktanda and being himself a Benedictine hermit and Professor of Divinity at the University of St Andrews, Mario Aguilar opens up new possibilities for dialogue between three of the world's major religions in today's world. He shows how his own experience of an eremitic life has brought him into deep communion with pilgrims of other faiths, be it through shared silence or listening to each other's experience, through reading sacred scriptures together, through poetry or interfaith worship that draws on practices and texts from Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. This is a book for all engaged in interfaith dialogue and seeking to explore how spiritualities of silence, contemplation and prayer can make a contribution to peace and harmony in the world today.
Author : Christopher M. Roman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319497758
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Queering Richard Rolle written by Christopher M. Roman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines three aspects of Rolle’s thinking used throughout this work: his ontology, phenomenology, and sound ecology. These facets of his work invoke both a way of understanding being in the world, an opening up of the body in queer ways to experience the divine, and a way to consider divine contemplation in terms of singing the body. Queering Richard Rolle considers how Rolle navigates queer, eremitic conduct in order to create an identity always in process
Author : Kazi K. Ashraf
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824839137
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book The Hermit's Hut written by Kazi K. Ashraf and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hermit’s Hut offers an original insight into the profound relationship between architecture and asceticism. Although architecture continually responds to ascetic compulsions, as in its frequent encounter with the question of excess and less, it is typically considered separate from asceticism. In contrast, this innovative book explores the rich and mutual ways in which asceticism and architecture are played out in each other’s practices. The question of asceticism is also considered—as neither a religious discourse nor a specific cultural tradition but as a perennial issue in the practice of culture. The work convincingly traces the influences from early Indian asceticism to Zen Buddhism to the Japanese teahouse—the latter opening the door to modern minimalism. As the book’s title suggests, the protagonist of the narrative is the nondescript hermit’s hut. Relying primarily on Buddhist materials, the author provides a complex narrative that stems from this simple structure, showing how the significance of the hut resonates widely and how the question of dwelling is central to ascetic imagination. In exploring the conjunctions of architecture and asceticism, he breaks new ground by presenting ascetic practice as fundamentally an architectural project, namely the fabrication of a “last” hut. Through the conception of the last hut, he looks at the ascetic challenge of arriving at the edge of civilization and its echoes in the architectural quest for minimalism. The most vivid example comes from a well-known Buddhist text where the Buddha describes the ultimate ascetic moment, or nirvana, in cataclysmic terms using architectural metaphors: “The roof-rafters will be shattered,” the Buddha declares, and the architect will “no longer build the house again.” As the book compellingly shows, the physiological and spiritual transformation of the body is deeply intertwined with the art of building. The Hermit’s Hut weaves together the fields of architecture, anthropology, religion, and philosophy to offer multidisciplinary and historical insights. Written in an engaging and accessible manner, it will appeal to readers with diverse interests and in a variety of disciplines—whether one is interested in the history of ascetic architecture in India, the concept of “home” in ancient India, or the theme of the body as building.
Author : Lori Litchman
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN 13 : 1634040678
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)
Download or read book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Philadelphia written by Lori Litchman and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where in the world did George Washington really sleep? Where is the best place to see the hawk migration or to admire the mighty Delaware? Where should you take your family, bring a date, geocache, or connect with nature? Find the answers in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Philadelphia by local hiking expert and author Lori Litchman. This guide not only provides obscure and unknown trails, but it also includes in-depth information regarding the history, flora, and fauna of the most outstanding day escapes in the greater Philadelphia area. Each hike description features: Key information on length, hiking time, difficulty, configuration, scenery, traffic, trail surface, and accessibility Information on the history and natural history of the areas the hikes pass through A detailed trail map and elevation profile Clear directions to the trailhead and trailhead GPS data Tips on nearby activities Whether you are a local looking for new places to explore, or a visitor in the area for business or pleasure, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Philadelphia will provide plenty of options for outings lasting a full day to a couple of hours, all within about an hour's drive of Philadelphia and the surrounding communities.
Author : Edward Peters
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812204727
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The First Crusade written by Edward Peters and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Crusade received its name and shape late. To its contemporaries, the event was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders—"those signed with the Cross." In fact, many developments with regard to the First Crusade, like the bestowing of the cross and the elaboration of Crusaders' privileges, did not occur until the late twelfth century, almost one hundred years after the event itself. In a greatly expanded second edition, Edward Peters brings together the primary texts that document eleventh-century reform ecclesiology, the appearance of new social groups and their attitudes, the institutional and literary evidence dealing with Holy War and pilgrimage, and, most important, the firsthand experiences by men who participated in the events of 1095-1099. Peters supplements his previous work by including a considerable number of texts not available at the time of the original publication. The new material, which constitutes nearly one-third of the book, consists chiefly of materials from non-Christian sources, especially translations of documents written in Hebrew and Arabic. In addition, Peters has extensively revised and expanded the Introduction to address the most important issues of recent scholarship.
Author : City History Society of Philadelphia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia History: Papers read before The City History Society of Philadelphia written by City History Society of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leigh Eric Schmidt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520273672
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Restless Souls written by Leigh Eric Schmidt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga classes and Zen meditation, New-Age retreats and nature mysticism—all are part of an ongoing religious experimentation that has surprisingly deep roots in American history. Tracing out the country’s Transcendentalist and cosmopolitan religious impulses over the last two centuries, Restless Souls explores America’s abiding romance with spirituality as religion’s better half. Now in its second edition, including a new preface, Leigh Eric Schmidt's fascinating book provides a rich account of how this open-road spirituality developed in American culture in the first place as well as a sweeping survey of the liberal religious movements that touted it and ensured its continued vitality.
Author : Francis Burke Brandt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Wissahickon Valley Within the City of Philadelphia written by Francis Burke Brandt and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louis Harman Peet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Who's the Author? written by Louis Harman Peet and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nick Mayhew-Smith
Publisher : SPCK
ISBN 13 : 0281077355
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Naked Hermit written by Nick Mayhew-Smith and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descending into the darkness of a long-abandoned hermit's cave, wading naked into an icy sea to pray, spending the night on a sacred mountain, Nick Mayhew-Smith recounts an extraordinary one-man mission to revive the ancient devotions of Britain's most enigmatic holy places. Based on ground-breaking research into the transition from Paganism to Christianity, this book invites the reader on a journey into the heart of the Celtic wilderness, exploring the deep-seated impulse to mark natural places as holy. It ends with a vision of how we can recover our harmony with the rest of creation: with the landscape, the weather and the wildlife, and ultimately with the body itself. Follow the footsteps of holy men and women such as Columba, Patrick, Cuthbert, Gildas, Aidan, Bede, Ninian, Etheldreda, Samson and others into enchanting Celtic landscapes, and learn the unvarnished truth behind the stories that shape our spiritual and natural heritage.
Author : New York Society Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alphabetical and Analytical Catalogue of the New York Society Library written by New York Society Library and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
