The Riddle Of The Sphinx Or Human Origins
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The Riddle Of The Sphinx Or Human Origins
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Author : Géza Róheim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Riddle Of The Sphinx Or Human Origins written by Géza Róheim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
The Riddle Of The Sphinx Or Human Origins
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Author : Géza Róheim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The Riddle Of The Sphinx Or Human Origins written by Géza Róheim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Aboriginal Australians categories.
Storytracking
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Author : Sam D. Gill
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1998-02-12
Storytracking written by Sam D. Gill 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 1998-02-12 with Religion categories.
Storytracking is a work of theory and application. It is both a study of history and culture and the academic issues accompanying the interpretation and observation of other peoples. Sam Gill writes about Central Australia, but, more importantly, he writes about the business of trying to live responsibly and decisively in a postmodern world faced with irreconcilable diversity and complexity, with undeniable ambiguity and uncertainty. Storytracking includes engaging accounts of many of the colorful figures involved in the nineteenth-century development of Central Australia, and it is an argument for a multiperspectival theory of history. It presents descriptions of an important aboriginal culture--the Arrernte--and it critically examines ethnography. It exposes the colonialist underbelly of all modern academic culture study, yet it embraces the situation as one of creative potential outlining an interactivist epistemology with which to negotiate the classical alternatives of objectivism and subjectivism. Gill presents an examination of the emergent academic study of religion focused on two exemplary scholars--Mircea Eliade and Jonathan Smith--offering a play theory of religion as the basis for innovative critical discussions of text, comparison, interpretation, the definition of religion, academic writing style, and the role of "the other." Based on painstakingly detailed research, Gill exposes disturbing and confounding dimensions of the modern world, particularly academia. Yet, beyond the pessimism that often characterizes postmodernity, he charts an optimistic and creative course framed in the terms of play.
The Curious History Of The Riddle
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Author : Marcel Danesi
language : en
Publisher: Wellfleet Press
Release Date : 2020-05-26
The Curious History Of The Riddle written by Marcel Danesi and has been published by Wellfleet Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-26 with Games & Activities categories.
Part history book, part puzzle book, The Curious History of the Riddle is fully illustrated with over 250 riddles interspersed throughout the text for solving, so get ready to put on your thinking cap! The Curious History of the Riddle investigates the fascinating origin and history of the riddle, from the very first riddle (the Riddle of the Sphinx) to the twenty-first century, with riddles found in pop culture, including movies, books, and video games. Riddles are ageless, timeless, and so common that we hardly ever reflect upon what they are and how they originated. Riddles come in all languages and from all eras of human history, making them a truly “curious” history. In The Curious History of the Riddle, puzzle expert Marcel Danesi delves deep into the riddle's origin and offers a concise snapshot of riddles throughout time—from the Riddle of the Sphinx, to the riddles in Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack and Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, to those found in the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings book series, and much more—covering these fascinating topics: Ancient riddles Medieval riddles Riddles in the Renaissance Riddles as part of leisure culture Riddles in literature Riddles in popular culture Rebuses as visual riddles The Puzzlecraft series from Wellfleet Press tackles some of the greatest conundrums of our time. Learn how to navigate the world’s trickiest mazes, solve the most complex crosswords, and finally get the answer to “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” Follow literature’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he guides you through hundreds of challenging cross-fitness brain exercises inspired by his most popular cases and adventures. You can also train your memory to perform better and learn the meanings behind your own personality traits or the traits of others. These handy and portable paperbacks are sized perfectly to travel, whether on vacation or just for your daily commute. The intricately designed covers and bold colors will capture your attention as much as the engaging content inside. Other titles in the series include: The Curious History of Mazes; The Curious History of the Crossword; Escape from Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Code Breakers; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Math & Logic Games; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Visual Puzzles; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Lateral Brain Teasers; Solving Sherlock Homes; Solving Sherlock Holmes Volume II; Maximize Your Memory; and The Book of Personality Tests.
The Riddling Between Oedipus And The Sphinx
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Author : Yuan Yuan
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2016-04-12
The Riddling Between Oedipus And The Sphinx written by Yuan Yuan and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-12 with Art categories.
The issue of the other has always been an urgent one, especially since 1980’s, when the political debates over race, gender, class, culture, ethnicity, and post-colonialism took the central stage. The Riddling between Oedipus and the Sphinx, Ontology, Hauntology, and Heterologies of the Grotesque probes the polemic status of the other and the dubious nature of the subject from a heterodox perspective of an emblematic grotesque figure, the Sphinx—the mystical trickster and the guardian of sacred knowledge in Egyptian culture. In Greek mythology, Oedipus, the epitome of Western logos, solved the Sphinx’s riddle with a single word, “Man.” This evocation for the phantom of a solipsistic subject discloses, in effect, Oedipus’ latent grotesque disparity. The book explores the encounter of this unlikely pair to inquire the riddling relationship between the singular subject and the grotesque other in the context of modern discourses of the subject and postmodern theories of the other.
Encyclopedia Of Anthropology
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Author : H. James Birx
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2006
Encyclopedia Of Anthropology written by H. James Birx and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Social Science categories.
Focuses on physical, social and applied athropology, archaeology, linguistics and symbolic communication. Topics include hominid evolution, primate behaviour, genetics, ancient civilizations, cross-cultural studies and social theories.
Metaphor Riddles And The Origin Of Language
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Author : Marcel Danesi
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2024-04-08
Metaphor Riddles And The Origin Of Language written by Marcel Danesi and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Scientific evidence for the origin of speech is abundant, but evidence for the origin of language as separate from speech as a naming system remains speculative. What evidence can be utilized that will furnish relevant insights on the origin or language? This book attempts to provide an answer by suggesting that the first riddles of humanity, along with the first myths, reveal that language may have emerged as a mode of reflection via metaphor—a mode that involves blending speech forms together to produce complex, abstract cognition.
Bookseller S Catalogues
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Author : Thornton J. and son
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Bookseller S Catalogues written by Thornton J. and son and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with categories.
The Letters Of Robert Duncan And Denise Levertov
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Author : Robert Edward Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Letters Of Robert Duncan And Denise Levertov written by Robert Edward Duncan and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Collections categories.
This volume presents the complete correspondence between two of the most important and influential American poets of the postwar period. The almost 500 letters range widely over the poetry scene and the issues that made the period so lively and productive. But what gives the exchange its special personal and literary resonance is the sense of spiritual affinity and shared conviction about the power of the visionary imagination. Duncan and Levertov explore these matters in rich detail until, under the stress of dealing with the Vietnam War in poetry, they discover deep-seated differences in the religious and ethical convictions underlying their politics and poetic stance. The issues that drew them together and those that drove them apart create a powerful personal drama with far-reaching historical and cultural significance. The editors have provided a critical Introduction, full notes, a chronology, and a glossary of names.