Spectacles And Predicaments
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Spectacles And Predicaments
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Author : Ernest Gellner
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1979
Spectacles And Predicaments written by Ernest Gellner and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Philosophy categories.
A collection of essays concerned with some key problems in the study of philosophy, politics and society.
Ernest Gellner
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Author : John A. Hall
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2014-04-22
Ernest Gellner written by John A. Hall and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Ernest Gellner was a multilingual polymath who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam for an entire generation of academics and students. This definitive biography follows his trajectory from his early years in Prague, Paris and England to international success as a philosopher and public intellectual. Known both for his highly integrated philosophy of modernity and for combining a respect for nationalism with an appreciation for science, Gellner was passionate in his defence of reason against every for of relativism.
Irony Of Theology And The Nature Of Religious Thought
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Author : Donald Wiebe
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1991
Irony Of Theology And The Nature Of Religious Thought written by Donald Wiebe and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Philosophy categories.
Donald Wiebe critically examines the pervasive assumption that theology is a form of religious thought that is both compatible with and supportive of religious faith. The irony, he argues, is that theology is in fact detrimental to religion and the religious way of life.
Godly Reading
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Author : Andrew Cambers
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-10
Godly Reading written by Andrew Cambers and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-10 with History categories.
This innovative exploration of Puritan reading practices from c.1580-1720 connects the history of religion with the history of the book.
The Glass Bathyscaphe
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Author : Gerry Martin
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2011-10-13
The Glass Bathyscaphe written by Gerry Martin and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
A narrative history of glass from discovery, through antiquity, the Enlightenment, the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions to the present. It charts the history of the technology but also the enabling effects of glass on such aspects of civilization as experimental science, perspective, astronomy, zoology and all manner of scientific instrumentation - plus the central role of window-glass technology in making the colder north habitable. The authors show how the divergence in glass technology between west and east (China and Japan) explains differential aspects of E/W development. The last chapter develops the intriguing thesis that glass is one of the principal factors in the development of western civilization.
Folklore Cultural Performances And Popular Entertainments
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Author : Richard Bauman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1992-05-14
Folklore Cultural Performances And Popular Entertainments written by Richard Bauman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-05-14 with Communication in folklore categories.
This collection of thirty-seven entries selected from the more than 550 that make up the International Encyclopedia of Communications focuses on expressive forms and practices that are popular and participatory in nature: folklore forms such as folktale and riddle; cultural performances suchas ritual and festival; and popular entertainments such as puppetry and mime. Cross-references within each individual entry facilitate exploration within the volume, while bibliographies appended to each entry direct the reader to related literature. Covering basic concepts, analyticalperspectives, communicative media, expressive genres, and complex performance events, this concise yet comprehensive book is a handy reference for those interested in folklore and its growing role in drama, anthropology, and cultural studies.
Irony In Action
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Author : James Fernandez
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2001-06-20
Irony In Action written by James Fernandez and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Irony today extends beyond its classification as a figure of speech and is increasingly recognized as one of the major modes of human experience. This idea of irony as an integral force in social life is at the center of this provocative book. The result of a meeting where anthropologists were invited to explore the politics of irony and the moral responsibilities that accompany its recognition, this book is one of the first to lend an anthropological perspective to this contemporary phenomenon. The first group of essays explores the limits to irony's liberating qualities from the constrained use of irony in congressional hearings to its reactive presence amid widening disparities of wealth despite decades of world development. The second section presents irony's more positive dimensions through an array of examples such as the use of irony by Chinese writers and Irish humorists. Framed by the editors' theoretical introduction to the issues posed by irony and responses to the essays by two literary scholars, Irony in Action is a timely contribution in the contemporary reinvention of anthropology.
The Strategy Of Maoism In The West
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Author : Jones, David M.
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2022-06-16
The Strategy Of Maoism In The West written by Jones, David M. and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-16 with Political Science categories.
Investigating 20th century Chinese ideology through the two main elements of passionate belief and cultivation of rage, this timely book examines how Maoist thinking has influenced Western politics.
Max Weber And Islam
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Author : Wolfgang Schluchter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-01-22
Max Weber And Islam written by Wolfgang Schluchter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-22 with Religion categories.
Max Weber and Islam is a major effort by Islamic-studies specialists to reexamine and appraise Max Weber's perspectives on Islam and its historical development. Eight specialists on Islam and two sociologists explore many dimensions of Weber's comments on Islam, along with Weber's conceptual framework. The volume's introduction links the discussions to contemporary issues and debates. Wolfgang Schluchter reconstructs Weber's conceptual apparatus as it applies to Islam and its historical development. In subsequent chapters, Islamic specialists consider such major topics as the developmental history of Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic reform, Islamic law and capitalism, secularization in Islam, as well as the value of attempting to apply Weber's concept of sects to Islam. While some authors find flaws in Weber's factual knowledge of Islam, they also find considerable merit in the kinds of questions Weber raised. Contributors to the volume include highly respected contemporary international scholars of Islam: Ira Lapidus, Nehemia Levtzion, Richard M. Eaton, Peter Hardy, Rudolph Peters, Barbara Metcalf, Francis Robinson, Patricia Crone, Michael Cook, and S.N. Eisenstadt. Toby Huff's introduction not only knits the thematics of the separate essays together but adds its own stresses while engaging the contributors in dialogue and debate about fundamental issues. This acute collective analysis establishes a new benchmark for understanding Weber and Islam. This book also provides an up-to-date overview of the developmental history of many aspects of Islam. A major reappraisal of the entire span of Max Weber's sociological thought on Islam, this book will appeal to a wide range of scholars and laymen interested in the Islamic world. It will be of particular interest to sociologists specializing in religion and Middle East area specialists.
Relativism And The Social Sciences
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Author : Ernest Gellner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987-02-26
Relativism And The Social Sciences written by Ernest Gellner and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-02-26 with Philosophy categories.
Considers human diversity and change and rejects the usual solutions to problems of relativism. Presents a new mode of inquiry in its stead a mixture of philosophy, history, and anthropology that appears to be more meaningful.