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Looking for Mr. Legba

Author : Richard Laister
Publisher : Arena books
ISBN 13 : 1906791449
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Looking for Mr. Legba written by Richard Laister and published by Arena books. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At school in the late 1960s a Ghanaian fellow pupil brought to Richard Laister's attention the historic links between the West Indies, West Africa, the Atlantic slave trade, and the Voodoo religion. Forty years later, the author slipped away to explore these historic connections. In this book he describes a series of extended journeys above the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, focussing on Voodoo as a lens through which to observe the traditional ways of life still practised in this part of the world. Ghana, Togo, Burkino Faso and Benin remain, so he discovers, hardly touched by Western tourism and the cultural steamroller of globalisation. Arriving in Accra, Richard is welcomed by a retired colonel of the Ghanaian army, who is the first of several West Africans he meets to lament the passing of colonial rule. The Colonel provides a rare opportunity to attend a Voodoo funeral, where the corpse, dressed as a bride, is seated upon a throne to receive her guests. Here the author first discovers, Legba, god of entrances, crossroads, mirrors, and sunlight - a divine messenger, trickster, and Janus-faced herald of joy and terror. The funeral is a prelude to a series of adventures, in which comical and macabre incidents combine to form a unique West African mix. In every village the author finds sacrificial altars dedicated to Legba, who emerges as a universal object of veneration. From Ghana, Richard busses north to Ouagadougou, and then to Benin, heartland of Voodoo, where he receives a blessing from a powerful sorcerer. He survives a riot in Lome, Togo, in which there are many casualties, only to visit the President of the Republic's palace - a mysterious mock French chateau, whose owner has not crossed its portal for 20 years due to a curse. The author's odyssey through West Africa leads him to question rational interpretations of reality, reminding us of Scipio Africanus who more than 2,000 years ago declared, 'Out of Africa, always something strange emerges!'

Cuttin' Heads

Author : Dave Watson
Publisher : Next Chapter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Cuttin' Heads written by Dave Watson and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-02-12 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it really better to burn out than to fade away? Aldo Evans is a desperate man. Fired from his job and deeply in debt, he struggles to balance a broken family life with his passion for music. Luce Figura is a troubled woman. A rhythmic perfectionist, she is haunted by childhood trauma and scorned by her religiously devout mother. Ross McArthur is a wise ass. Orphaned as an infant, his interests include game shows, home-grown weed, occasional violence and the bass guitar. They are Public Alibi. A rock n’ roll band going nowhere fast. But when the sharp-suited, smooth talking producer Gappa Bale offers them a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make their dreams come true, they are caught up in a maelstrom of fame, obsession, music and murder. This book contains graphic sex and violence, and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.

The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema

Author : Nizar Zouidi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003830528
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema written by Nizar Zouidi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection studies the representations of the character of the monarch in literature and cinema. Being a person, an institution, a character archetype and a narrative role, the characters of the monarch and other royal or regal characters oscillate between humanity and the non-human. As such, they are hybrid forms of existence and subjectivity. The authors of this collection explore this hybridity across large spectra of genres, historical periods and cultural contexts. Some of the most prolific and widely read scholars analyze the archetype of the monarch on the page, the stage and the screen. They cover large swathes of intersecting creative and interpretive territories including ancient epic and religious poetry, Arthurian legends, British Renaissance and modern drama, British horror films and Hollywood crime and sports films. This collection also features interviews with six prominent comic book writers and artists, who discuss the influence of classical royal archetypes on their works.

Afromyth Volume 2

Author : N.D. Jones
Publisher : Afrocentric Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Afromyth Volume 2 written by N.D. Jones and published by Afrocentric Books. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afrocentric Books presents the second installment in the Afromyth Fantasy Series. This anthology contains fourteen fantasy stories featuring characters of the African diaspora, stories that will take you from the American antebellum South, where an African god searches for his voice, to the far-flung future, where a caravan of ships makes harbor in a Saharan sea. Follow a young boy who, with the help of ancestral magic, learns what it truly means to be a warrior. Take a spirit journey as a young girl learns to be a goddess. Afromyth Volume 2 is an eclectic collection of tales whose fantasy themes run the gamut from romance to horror, including a story of a woman whose sanity is tested by her family's demons. Within these pages, a healer unlocks an ancient power, a woman rides the gods, and a god rides a bike. Explore new worlds through the eyes of characters of indigenous African descent.

Legba's Crossing

Author : Heather Russell
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820336106
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Legba's Crossing written by Heather Russell and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Haiti, Papa Legba is the spirit whose permission must be sought to communicate with the spirit world. He stands at and for the crossroads of language, interpretation, and form and is considered to be like the voice of a god. InLegba’s Crossing, Heather Russell examines how writers from the United States and the anglophone Caribbean challenge conventional Western narratives through innovative use, disruption, and reconfiguration of form. Russell’s in-depth analysis of the work of James Weldon Johnson, Audre Lorde, Michelle Cliff, Earl Lovelace, and John Edgar Wideman is framed in light of the West African aesthetic principle ofàshe, a quality ascribed to art that transcends the prescribed boundaries of form.Àsheis linked to the characteristics of improvisation and flexibility that are central to jazz and other art forms. Russell argues that African Atlantic writers self-consciously and self-reflexively manipulate dominant forms that prescribe a certain trajectory of, for example, enlightenment, civilization, or progress. She connects this seemingly postmodern meta-analysis to much older West African philosophy and its African Atlantic iterations, which she calls “the Legba Principle.”

Cyberpower

Author : Tim Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134697309
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Cyberpower written by Tim Jordan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete introduction to and analysis of the politics of the internet. Chapters are arranged around key words and use case studies to guide the reader through a wealth of material. Cyberpower presents all the key concepts of cyberspace including: * power and cyberspace * the virtual individual * society in cyberspace * imagination and the internet.

Afro-Christiano-Haitiano-Voodoo

Author : Yves G. Moreau
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514489503
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Afro-Christiano-Haitiano-Voodoo written by Yves G. Moreau and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Library of Congress Representatives placed AFRO-CHRISTIANO-HAITIANO-Voodoo (A. C. H. V.) under the category of scientific work! Ms. Barrett (Literary Agent) acknowledged A. C. H. V.s objectivity! Writers Literary Agency Representatives like the concept and found it unique. Mr. C. H. Dodd Peters said "a tradition may undergo alteration or distortion in the course of long transmission by word-of-mouth. . . . When . . . written, stands substantially unaltered; . . . test and control it by a careful and critical study of the documents which caught and fixed it at the earliest accessible stage of development [1]." In order to prevent alteration or distortion, one put in writing some of the elements found in voodoo (i.e., songs, prayers, tales, etc) that initiates and non-initiates heard. In passing, I did not intend to reveal any secrets initiates kept. We strived to come to call voodoo AFRO-CHRISTIANO-HAITIANO. This project became important to me after learning from several sources some people have been looking for anti-Christ elements to destroy them. I planned to make necessary repairs. * * * We intended to present some questions many voodooists posed about voodoo and to transmit objective responses through AFRO-CHRISTIANO-HAITIANO-Voodoo (A. C. H. V.). One aimed at confirming the responses with studies conducted and empirical data; honoring voodooists who did not question voodoo. One worked to sustain the faith of those persons and to perpetuate the words of God. One aimed at proving that God exists. This specially came to be more important when I heard on the radio (U. S. A.) most "baby boomers" asked whether God existed or not; if they have worked on Earth in vain. Here, one planed to honor the major and minor spirits. My work differs from the books of DOKTOR Snake (VOODOO SPELLBOOK) and Mrs. Denise Alvarado (THE VOODOO HOODOO SPELL BOOK). In their books, they paid attention to spells. I paid attention to spells and other matters in my book. Mrs. Catherine YRONWODE's work entailed herb and root virtues or their inclusion in magic. (The title of her book is HOODOO HERB AND ROOT MAGIC.) I paid attention to magic and other matters in book. Mr. Milo RIGAUD's SECRETS OF VOODOO dealt with secrets of voodoo. Mine did not. I included hundreds of lyrics to voodoo songs in my work and they, at the very least, render it unique.

Papa Legba’s Steadfast Daughter

Author : Jeanne E. Northrop
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1796063126
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Papa Legba’s Steadfast Daughter written by Jeanne E. Northrop and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1994 and New Orleans is the Murder Capitol of the United States. It is late summer, and the air is heavy with humidity, perfume, and portent. The 82nd Airborne awaits orders to once again liberate Haiti from a CIA-trained cadre, this time those who ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically elected President of the country. A young Haitian-trained Voodou priestess, Taya DuChamps is murdered in New Orleans. Her Catholic teenaged daughter Layla is unexpectedly abducted to Haiti. Amidst this escalating chaos, Taya’s family and friends must put aside their personal grief and prejudices to attempt to rescue Layla before the entire country succumbs to anarchy. Set against the magical and dangerous backdrops of the most interesting of Caribbean nations and the most Caribbean city in the United States, Papa Legba’s Steadfast Daughter is an inquiry into what constitutes belief and how women have managed to survive against incredible odds.

Dare

Author : Abiola Abrams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416577378
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Dare written by Abiola Abrams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Maya Hope. Double-dipped in cocoa with brick-house curves, she's a lover of jazz, a political poet, and a sociologist. Her best friend and roommate, Athena Jackson, is her opposite in every way -- a petite ex-cheerleader who's always blaring rap, grinding out rhymes, and ready to take the next man home. When Maya is forced to pinch-hit in an audition and bust Athena's rhymes, she finds herself on an undercover escapade in the wild world of hip-hop as the raw, sexy, roughneck Jezebel. After striking a deal with her own personal devil, Maya sets off on the tempting roller-coaster ride of a lifetime -- finding music, more fun than she's ever had, and even a man or two...but not without consequences. Brimming with electric sensuality, Dare is an unforgettable, envelope-pushing odyssey of two gutsy women playing by their own rules.

High Noon on the Electronic Frontier

Author : Peter Ludlow
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262621038
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book High Noon on the Electronic Frontier written by Peter Ludlow and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles on cyberspace policy issues, has been collated from print and electronic sources, together with extracts from on-line discussions of these issues. The topics covered include privacy, property rights, hacking, encryption, censors

Aberration in Modern Poetry

Author : Lucy Collins
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489014
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Aberration in Modern Poetry written by Lucy Collins and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical work considers the role played by elements that might be considered aberrational in a poet's oeuvre. With an introductory essay exploring the nature of aberration, these fourteen contributions investigate the work of major 20th-century poets from the U.S., Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Aberration is considered from the standpoint of both the artist and the audience, prompting discussion on a range of important issues, including the formation of the canon. Each essay discusses the status of the aberrant work and the ways in which it challenges, enlarges or supports the overall perception of the poet.

Economic Informality and World Literature

Author : Josh Jewell
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031531345
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Economic Informality and World Literature written by Josh Jewell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wired Homestead

Author : Joseph Turow
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262265447
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book The Wired Homestead written by Joseph Turow and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-06-06 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multidisciplinary essays on the effects of the internet on family life, in particular parental oversight of children's use of the World Wide Web. The use of the internet in homes rivals the advent of the telephone, radio, or television in social significance. Daily use of the World Wide Web and e-mail is taken for granted in many families, and the computer-linked internet is becoming an integral part of the physical and audiovisual environment. The internet's features of personalization, interactivity, and information abundance raise profound new issues for parents and children. Most researchers studying the impact of the internet on families begin with the assumption that the family is the central influence in preparing a child to live in society and that home is where that influence takes place. In The Wired Homestead, communication theorists and social scientists offer recent findings on the effects of the internet on the lives of the family unit and its members. The book examines historical precedents of parental concern over "new" media such as television. It then looks at specific issues surrounding parental oversight of internet use, such as rules about revealing personal information, time limits, and web site restrictions. It looks at the effects of the web on both domestic life and entire neighborhoods. The wealth of information offered and the formulation of emerging issues regarding parents and children lay the foundation for further research in this developing field. Contributors Robert Kraut, Jorge Reina Schement, Ellen Seiter, Sherry Turkle, Ellen Wartella, and Barry Wellman

Sevite Voudou- Practical Voodoo Guide

Author : Asamod Ka
Publisher : Bookmundo.pt
ISBN 13 : 9403772352
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Sevite Voudou- Practical Voodoo Guide written by Asamod Ka and published by Bookmundo.pt. This book was released on 2024-11-08 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great grimoire with exclusive Voodoo rituals. This book covers the loas and their offerings, corresponding days, colors, and candles. Powerful spells with voodoo dolls for love binding, health, counterattack, and destroying enemies. Original Haitian voodoo. Includes Voodoo self-initiation rite, as well as detailed recipes for crafting powders, oils, and essences. Learn to prepare an altar, invoke the ancestors, and use veves in rituals and invocations. Glossary of terms and much more, all within 120 pages.

American Horror Story and Philosophy

Author : Richard Greene
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0812699742
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book American Horror Story and Philosophy written by Richard Greene and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American Horror Story and Philosophy, philosophers with varying backgrounds and interests explore different aspects of this popular “erotic thriller” TV show, with its enthusiastic cult following and strong critical approval. The result is a collection of intriguing and provocative thoughts on deeper questions prompted by the creepy side of the human imagination. As an “anthology show,” American Horror Story has a unique structure in the horror genre because it explores distinct subgenres of horror in each season. As a result, each season raises its own set of philosophical issues. The show’s first season, Murder House, is a traditional haunted house story. Philosophical topics expounded here include: the moral issues pertaining to featuring a mass murderer as one of the season’s main protagonists; the problem of other minds—when I see an old hag, how can I know that you don’t see a sexy maid? And whether it is rationally justified to fear the Piggy Man. Season Two, Asylum, takes place inside a mid-twentieth-century mental hospital. Among other classic horror subgenres, this season includes story lines featuring demonic possession and space aliens. Chapters inspired by this season include such topics as: the ethics of investigative reporting and whistleblowing; personal identity and demonic possession; philosophical problems arising from eugenics; and the ethics and efficacy of torture. Season Three, Coven, focuses on witchcraft in the contemporary world. Chapters motivated by this season include: sisterhood and feminism as starkly demonstrated in a coven; the metaphysics of traditional voodoo zombies (in contrast to the currently fashionable “infected” zombies); the uses of violent revenge; and the metaphysics of reanimation. Season Four, Freak Show, takes place in a circus. Philosophical writers look at life under the Big Top as an example of “life imitating art”; several puzzles about personal identity and identity politics (crystallized in the two-headed girl, the bearded lady, and the lobster boy); the ethical question of honor and virtue among thieves; as well as several topics in social and political philosophy. Season Five, Hotel, is, among other disturbing material, about vampires. Chapters inspired by this season include: the ethics of creating vampire progeny; LGBT-related philosophical issues; and existentialism as it applies to serial killers, Season Six, Roanoke, often considered the most creative of the seasons so far, partly because of its employment of the style of documentaries with dramatic re-enactments, and its mimicry of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Among the philosophical themes explored here are what happens to moral obligations under the Blood Moon; the proper role of truth in storytelling; and the defensibility of cultural imperialism.

Rise of the Ravenisha

Author : P. Grace Lawson
Publisher : Pamela G. Lawson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Rise of the Ravenisha written by P. Grace Lawson and published by Pamela G. Lawson. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rise of the Ravenisha: A Fantasy Fiction Novel On Breaking Your Bonds And Coming Into Your Own Power A wonderfully woven speculative fiction novel about werepanthers, warrior women, and revenge. Warrior women. Ancient power struggles. Corrupt experiments. Queen Idia sold her friends and fellow warriors, an ancient tribe of African warrior women known collectively as the Ravenisha, into slavery for nefarious reasons. Hundreds of years later, the Old-Generation Ravenisha anticipate that the time to release themselves from bondage has arrived. The New-Generation Ravenisha, led by Teddy, need to be nurtured, and ready to spring into action. But can Teddy overcome her own issues to fulfill La Panthère Noire’s prophecy to lead the Ravenisha into a new world order, or will she doom the Ravenisha to slavery for all eternity. Keywords: Fantasy fiction novel, shapeshifting warrior women, werepanthers

an odd boy - volume two [paperback]

Author : Doc Togden
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1898185247
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book an odd boy - volume two [paperback] written by Doc Togden and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peak of the British Blues Boom - and Savage Cabbage the band who could have rivalled Cream. At their height they were billed with Rory Gallagher's Taste at 'Colonel Barefoot's Rock Garden' where psychedelic lyrics and electric blues ignited the night. The arts became rampant street-culture - roaring like wildfire from '68 to '70: Doc's exotic final school years. A tragic chaotic emotional hiatus thrusts him choicelessly on stage alone, as a weird solo-Bluesman with a maniacal talk-in. He meets John Martyn, Jo Ann Kelly, and Mike Cooper. Art School looms and Doc finds himself standing alone with his Blues harp and faux-resophonic guitar - waiting for Papa Legba at yet another crossroads ... ""Deeply touched by what you wrote"" - John Martyn Praise for Volume one: ""One spectacular sentence after another - a delight to read"" - Deborah Magone ""The taste of some exotic food on the tip of the tongue - unsure of what it is you like - but you must try more and more ..."" - Colin J. Tozer