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Book Synopsis Sensuous Magic by : Patrick Califia-Rice
Download or read book Sensuous Magic written by Patrick Califia-Rice and published by Cleis Press. This book was released on 2001-11-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixing erotic vignettes with practical how-to suggestions and personal insight, 'Sensuous Magic' is Califia's classic beginner's guide to S/M for couples who harbour fantasies of erotic dominance and submission. Experienced players will appreciate the breadth of Califia's knowledge of safety and technique and his insights into the psychology of S/M. Novices will be reassured by Califia's honest, unpretentious approach.
Book Synopsis The Spell of the Sensuous by : David Abram
Download or read book The Spell of the Sensuous written by David Abram and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patters) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world? What will it take for us to recover a sustaining relation with the breathing earth? In The Spell of the Sensuous David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even at its most abstract--echoes the calls and cries of the earth. On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez.
Download or read book Mental Magic written by Thomas Welton and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Much of the text deals with the treatment of various illnesses and diseases through the application of mesmerism, though there are attempts to utilize spiritual access for empirical purposes. The author's intention is to teach readers how to induce a mesmeric state, as opposed to explaining the science behind it. A number of case studies are provided in which health is attained through the practices described, including incidents of sleep induction, cure of ulcers, rickets, colds, tooth- and earaches; the author does advise, however, that until the reader is more thoroughly acquainted with the science and application of mesmerism, not to attempt to cure epilepsy or skin diseases. Welton was a surgical instrument-maker and spiritualist, and along with his wife Sarah claimed to have invented the 'planchette,' a fore-runner of the Ouija board, which is described herein. The book was edited by Robert H. Fryar, a publisher of occult works. Fryar includes some of his own material in an appendix, as well as a chapter on magical mirrors entitled, 'Treatise on mental magic; or, an historical and practical treatise on fascination,' translated from the work of the noted French spiritualist Louis Alphonse Cahagnet."--Antiquarian bookseller's description
Book Synopsis Sexual Textualities by : David William Foster
Download or read book Sexual Textualities written by David William Foster and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1991 publication of his groundbreaking book Gay and Lesbian Themes in Latin American Writing, David William Foster has proposed a series of theoretical and critical principles for the analysis of Latin American culture from the perspectives of the queer. This book continues that project with a queer reading of literary and cultural aspects of Latin American texts. Moving beyond its predecessor, which provided an initial inventory of Latin American gay and lesbian writing, Sexual Textualities analyzes questions of gender representation in Latin American cultural productions to establish the interrelationships, tensions, and irresolvable conflicts between heterosexism and homoeroticism. The topics that Foster addresses include Eva Peron as a cultural/sexual icon, feminine pornography, Luis Humberto Hermosillo's classic gay film Doña Herlinda y su hijo, homoerotic writing and Chicano authors, Matias Montes Huidobro's Exilio and the representation of gay identity, representation of the body in Alejandra Pizarnik's poetry, and the crisis of masculinity in Argentine fiction from 1940 to 1960.
Download or read book Sensuous Angel written by Heather Graham and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVHer best friend in danger, a young woman’s search for her will take her into the dark heart of New York’s criminal underground—and into the arms of an unlikely heroDIV /divDIVThe lovely heiress to an olive oil empire, Donna Miro is gravely worried about her best friend, Lorna, who seems to be missing. Having traveled to New York to find the missing Lorna, Donna finds herself trapped in the city’s seedy underbelly—until an unexpected man comes to her aid. Father Luke Trudeau, the most unusual priest she has ever met, has the mouth of a sailor and the brawn to go with it. Luke offers Donna help, and he seems to know things about the city—and the dangerous people in it—that might lead them to Lorna. But how can Donna trust this beguiling stranger when all along he has seemed to know more than he is letting on?/divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Heather Graham including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./divDIV /div /div
Download or read book Sensuous Magic written by Pat Califia and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vicarious Kinks written by Ummni Khan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who decides where “normal” stops and “perverse” begins? In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan looks at the mass of claims that film, feminism, the human sciences, and law make about sadomasochism and its practitioners, and the way those claims become the basis for the legal regulation of sadomasochist pornography and practice. Khan’s audacious proposal is that for film, feminism, law, and science, the constant focus on taboo sexuality is a form of “vicarious kink” itself. Rather than attempt to establish the “truth” about sadomasochism, Vicarious Kinks asks who decides that sadomasochism is perverse, examining how various fields present their claims to truth when it comes to sadomasochism. The first monograph by a new scholar working at the juncture of law and sexuality, Vicarious Kinks challenges the myth of law as an objective adjudicator of sexual truth.
Book Synopsis The Social Construction of Sexuality and Perversion by : A. Beckmann
Download or read book The Social Construction of Sexuality and Perversion written by A. Beckmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deconstructs the pathologizing category of 'sadomasochism' in order to account for the 'lived realities' of consensual 'SM' play, emphasizing the connection between the corporeal and the political in contemporary consumer cultures. It discusses the homogenization of desire and ownership and use of 'body' and 'sexual ethics'.
Book Synopsis The Essential Handbook of Women's Sexuality by : Donna Marie Castañeda
Download or read book The Essential Handbook of Women's Sexuality written by Donna Marie Castañeda and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cutting-edge two-volume set with contributions by distinguished and internationally recognized scholars provides a comprehensive picture of contemporary issues in the field of women's sexuality, emphasizing women's diversity and international perspectives. The multifaceted field of women's sexuality has expanded as a field of inquiry over the last 25 years to encompass a wide range of new perspectives, theories, topics, findings, and controversies. The chapters in this work review and question the utility of standard sexuality frameworks, addressing purely biological models, heteronormative definitions of sexuality, and others; and provide new insights and approaches to understanding women's sexuality. The intersectional and contextual nature of women's sexuality and how it is inextricably connected to women's relational, social, economic, and cultural contexts is highlighted. The Essential Handbook of Women's Sexuality includes in-depth coverage of a wide range of women's sexuality topics, including sexual desire and satisfaction; sexuality in relationships; development across the lifespan; sexuality concerns in diverse countries; pornography; lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women; women from diverse backgrounds; health and sexuality; reconceptualizations of women's sexual problems; trauma, rape, and intimate partner violence; and mental health and therapy. These volumes can serve as a resource for students, researchers, and anyone seeking a greater understanding of women's sexuality.
Book Synopsis Sensuous Learning for Practical Judgment in Professional Practice by : Elena P. Antonacopoulou
Download or read book Sensuous Learning for Practical Judgment in Professional Practice written by Elena P. Antonacopoulou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of this ground-breaking book critically examines how and why arts-based methods such as choir conducting workshops and dialogue improvisation can make a difference in improving professional practice. Taking a ‘human-centred’ approach, it delivers an insightful account of what these approaches do differently to achieve a new mode of learning – ‘sensuous learning’ – that cultivates professional judgment to serve the common good, simultaneously supporting personal and collective growth. The chapters present cutting edge examples of multiple ways arts-based methods underpin learning arenas for expanding leadership and improving professional practice. The reflexivity cultivated through these learning arenas has the unique potential to improve professional practice, not merely by enhancing competence but also by cultivating character and conscience, which is central in making judgments that serve the common good. These benefits are relevant for professional practitioners sharpening the skills and behaviours needed in organisations, including creativity, diversity, imagination, and improvisation.
Book Synopsis Vincent Van Gogh by : Julius Meier-Graefe
Download or read book Vincent Van Gogh written by Julius Meier-Graefe and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Keats and English Romanticism in Japan by : Akiko Okada
Download or read book Keats and English Romanticism in Japan written by Akiko Okada and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows why Keats and Romanticism appeal to the Japanese mind, and how English Romantic poetry has found its way into Japanese literature. The first part analyses the reception of Romanticism in Japan before and after World War II and then focuses on the Japanese reception of Keats and the translation of Keats' poetry. The second part of the book deals with the medical aspect in Keats' poetry, his treatment of the supernatural, and his distinctive use of words.
Book Synopsis The Sensuous Artichoke by : A. C. Castelli
Download or read book The Sensuous Artichoke written by A. C. Castelli and published by . This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Popular Music: Popular music analysis by : Simon Frith
Download or read book Popular Music: Popular music analysis written by Simon Frith and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular music studies is a rapidly expanding field with changing emphases and agenda. This is a multi-volume resource for this area of study
Download or read book Popular Music written by Simon Frith and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular music studies is a rapidly expanding field with changing emphases and agendas. The music industry has changed in recent years, as has governmental involvement in popular music schemes as part of the culture industry. The distinction between the major record labels and the outsider independents has become blurred over time. Popular music, as part of this umbrella of the culture industry, has been progressively globalized and globalizing. The tensions within popular music are now no longer between national cultural identity and popular music, but between the local and the global. This four volume collection examines the changing status of popular music against this background. Simon Frith examines the heritage of popular music, and how technology has changed not only the production but the reception of this brand of sound. The collection examines how the traditional genres of rock, pop and soul have broken down and what has replaced them, as well as showing how this proliferation of musical styles has also splintered the audience of popular music.
Book Synopsis The Gendered Body in South Asia by : Meenakshi Malhotra
Download or read book The Gendered Body in South Asia written by Meenakshi Malhotra and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book situates the discourse on the gendered body within the rapidly transitioning South Asian socio-economic and cultural landscape. It critically analyzes gender politics from different disciplinary perspectives including psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, post-colonialism and law among others. Enriched by contributions from well-known South Asian feminist scholars, this book discusses themes such as democracy and dissent, citizenship and violence and how the female body has historically been used in these discussions as a shield and a weapon. It also focuses on technology and misogyny, the politics of veiling and unveiling, the body of the Muslim women in contemporary India as well as bodies which are marginalized or labelled transgressive or monstrous. The chapters in the volume showcase the complexities, convergences and divergences which exist in the conception and understanding of the gendered body, sexuality and gender roles in different socio-cultural spaces in South Asia and how women negotiate these boundaries. Topical and comprehensive, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of gender studies, sociology, political sociology, social anthropology, cultural studies, post-colonial studies and South Asian studies.
Download or read book The Esoteric written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
