Unruly Gods
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Unruly Gods
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Author : Meir Shahar
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1996-08-01
Unruly Gods written by Meir Shahar and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08-01 with Religion categories.
The first study in English to offer a systematic introduction to the Chinese pantheon of divinities. It challenges received wisdom about Chinese popular religion, which, until now, presented all Chinese deities as mere functionaries and bureaucrats. The essays in this volume eloquently document the existence of other metaphors that allowed Chinese gods to challenge the traditional power structures and traditional mores of Chinese society. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines and methodologies to throw light on various aspects of the Chinese supernatural. The gallery of gods and goddesses surveyed demonstrates that these deities did not reflect China's socio-political order but rather expressed and negotiated tensions within it. In addition to reflecting the existing order, Chinese gods shaped it, transformed it, and compensated for it, and, as such, their work offers fresh perspectives on the relations between divinity and society in China.
Chosen By The Devil
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Author : Kala Aster
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-09-20
Chosen By The Devil written by Kala Aster and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-20 with categories.
Book 2 of the Unruly Gods series When three gods escaped Olympus, they had no idea how much trouble would come from it. Daphne is more comfortable with research than magic. The youngest Fate guarding the Gates of Crossing came into her powers late and the only way she can compete with the others is through knowledge. Is it any wonder why she'd fall for the thoughtful and intellectual Hades? Too bad that retreating into her scrolls isn't helping to snuff out the desires raging inside her for the god. Hades is desperate to resist his new and unsettling feelings toward the quietest Fate, especially when they're thrown together on a journey to uncover new information. The bookish Fate is a glowing light in his otherwise dark existence, and he sees that there is more to the raven-haired beauty than she knows. He's determined to help her harness the full potential of her powers... though he's losing his heart to her in the process. When they learn that Zeus has declared the unruly gods and their accomplice Fates as enemies-with their punishment being death-the gods and Fates must band together to come up with a plan. Can Daphne and Hades survive the wrath of the most powerful god? Or will their love be extinguished before it even begins?
Favored By Death
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Author : Kala Aster
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-11-15
Favored By Death written by Kala Aster and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-15 with categories.
Book 3 in the Unruly Gods Series Book 3 in the Unruly Gods Series Moros, the God of Doom and Fate, tagged along with his friends out of boredom, and stupidly revealed that it doesn't matter to him if Chronos unleashes chaos on Earth. Maybe he lost his mind after witnessing Sophia's beauty, after all, she's making him question going back to Olympus at all. He'd rather stay on earth with her, but he's pretty sure she's going to argue that. A lot. His self-centeredness is precisely what Sophia, the leader of the Fates, despises. So what if he's good looking and makes her hormones go crazy. She doesn't trust any of the gods, knowing they'd turn against humans-Fates included-in an instant. And, with her sister Fates having fallen for gods, Sophia is the last one keeping vigilant against the outlaws. She's definitely not going to fall for Moros and his sexy ways. Moros and Sophia will have to place their differences aside to survive because Chronos wants to kill the Fates and reabsorb their powers, and Zeus is still out to punish the gods who broke his rules. If they fail, the gates will open, and the world as they know it will end when the Olympians become free to wreak havoc on the human world. If that happens, any chance at happiness will be lost.
Doing Theology In The New Normal
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Author : Jione Havea
language : en
Publisher: SCM Press
Release Date : 2021-07-30
Doing Theology In The New Normal written by Jione Havea and has been published by SCM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-30 with Religion categories.
Responses to the recent pandemic have been driven by fear, with social distancing and locking down of communities and borders as the most effective tactics. Out of fear and strategies that separate and isolate, emerges what has been described as the “new normal” (which seems to mutate daily). Truly global in scope, with contributors from across the world, this collection revisits four old responses to crises – assure, protest, trick, amend – to explore if/how those might still be relevant and effective and/or how they might be mutated during and after a global pandemic. Together they paint a grounded, earthy, context-focused picture of what it means to do theology in the new normal.
The Self Disclosure Of God
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Author : William C. Chittick
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2015-03-26
The Self Disclosure Of God written by William C. Chittick and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Religion categories.
The Self-Disclosure of God offers the most detailed presentation to date in any Western language of the basic teachings of Islam's greatest mystical philosopher and theologian. It represents a major step forward in making available to the Western reading public the enormous riches of Islamic teachings in the fields of cosmology, mystical philosophy, theology, and spirituality. The Self-Disclosure of God continues the author's investigations of the world view of Ibn al-ʿArabī, the greatest theoretician of Sufism and the "seal of the Muhammadan saints." The book is divided into three parts, dealing with the relation between God and the cosmos, the structure of the cosmos, and the nature of the human soul. A long introduction orients the reader and discusses a few of the difficulties faced by Ibn al-ʿArabī's interpreters. Like Chittick's earlier work, The Sufi Path of Knowledge, this book is based primarily on Ibn al-ʿArabī's monumental work, al-Futūḥāt al-Makkīyah "The Meccan Openings." More than one hundred complete chapters and subsections are translated, not to mention shorter passages that help put the longer discussions in context. There are detailed indices of sources, Koranic verses and hadiths. The book's index of technical terminology will be an indispensable reference for all those wishing to delve more deeply into the use of language in Islamic thought in general and Sufism in particular.
Power Of Gods
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Author : Nancy Madore
language : en
Publisher: Nancy Madore
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Power Of Gods written by Nancy Madore and has been published by Nancy Madore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE SPANNING THOUSANDS OF YEARS IS SUDDENLY COMING TO A HEAD!LEGACY OF THE WATCHERS (the series)Thousands of years ago, something came out of the sky that changed the course of human history. Testimonies abound of these 'angels' and their hybrid offspring, the 'Nephilim' giants. These mighty 'gods' quickly rose to power, and the ancient world came alive with industry and culture. Many consider this period in history to be the 'dawn' of our civilization. People who lived as hunters and gatherers for hundreds of thousands of years suddenly began settling in one place, cultivating the land and even governing themselves. They invented irrigation, the wheel, protective armor and algebra. They somehow acquired knowledge of our solar system that even modern technology wasn't able to confirm until the 1970s. Most importantly, they began to read and write. Yet an undercurrent of terror was spreading like wildfire, carrying whispers of 'djinn,' 'daeva' and 'demons.'The Watchers were supposed to do just that: watch. But humankind proved far too tempting and they 'fell' to earth, taking wives for themselves and even having children. But their children grew into unruly giants whose souls didn't ascend like human souls, but remained here, on this earth. These errant Nephilim souls haunt the earth to this day. They are the 'djinn,' the 'hidden ones,' also known as 'daeva' and 'demon.' They have one purpose--to live. But to live they need bodies.This chain of events has now reached the point where the djinn need more than just our bodies to survive. They must take back control of the earth, just as in the days when they ruled as gods.POWER OF GODS, Vol. 2After the events of the first installment of the Legacy of the Watchers, Nadia Adeire now finds herself inextricably tied to the Raphaelians, that secret society dating back to the Essenes. Her former life—and all that she previously believed in—has been shattered, and she needs their help to pick up the pieces and start again. As the Legacy of the Watchers continues, Nadia is once again drawn into the mysterious underworld of the hidden ones, but this time there may be even more at stake. Threats of Armageddon loom in the background as Nadia and the Raphaelians attempt to decipher a formula that may hold the key to unconscionable power. In the course of their investigation, they will once again retrace the steps of the hidden ones back to the ancient world, this time to King Solomon and his legendary djinn—and the part they played in the fall of Israel. There, they will find hints of what Asmodeous had planned for the not-so-distant future. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Lilith is already attempting to finish what Asmodeous started.
The Kongs Of Qufu
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Author : Christopher S. Agnew
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2019-09-23
The Kongs Of Qufu written by Christopher S. Agnew and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-23 with History categories.
The city of Qufu, in north China’s Shandong Province, is famous as the hometown of Kong Qiu (551–479 BCE)—known as Confucius in English and as Kongzi or Kong Fuzi in Chinese. In The Kongs of Qufu, Christopher Agnew chronicles the history of the sage’s direct descendants from the inception of the hereditary title Duke for Fulfilling the Sage in 1055 CE through its dissolution in 1935, after the fall of China’s dynastic system in 1911. Drawing on archival materials, Agnew reveals how a kinship group used genealogical privilege to shape Chinese social and economic history. The Kongs’ power under a hereditary dukedom enabled them to oversee agricultural labor, dominate rural markets, and profit from commercial enterprises. The Kongs of Qufu demonstrates that the ducal institution and Confucian ritual were both a means to reproduce existing social hierarchies and a potential site of conflict and subversion.
Religious Violence Today 2 Volumes
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Author : Michael Jerryson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2020-07-15
Religious Violence Today 2 Volumes written by Michael Jerryson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-15 with Religion categories.
Through sections containing overview essays and reference entries related to particular religions, this resource explores the rise of religious violence, hate crime, and persecution around the world. Religious violence and persecution have been growing steadily both within the United States and around the world. Drawing on the expertise of a wide range of scholars, this current and comprehensive reference helps readers understand the persecution of members of particular faiths as well as violence committed by members of those faiths. In doing so, it promotes a greater understanding of the role of religion in global politics, domestic and international terrorism, and religious bigotry. The book contains sections on particular religious traditions from around the world. Each section begins with an overview essay surveying violence related to that particular religion, whether committed by or against members of that faith. Reference entries in each section then provide objective, fundamental information about particular topics related to violence and the religion discussed. The entries provide cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and the work closes with a bibliography of resources for further study.
God S Unruly Friends
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Author : Ahmet T. Karamustafa
language : en
Publisher: ONEWorld
Release Date : 2006-06
God S Unruly Friends written by Ahmet T. Karamustafa and has been published by ONEWorld this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06 with History categories.
Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities and although social misfits, were revered by the public yet denounced by cultural elites. This survey of this type of piety, traces the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands in Asia as well as the Middle East and Southeast Europe.
I Don T Give A F
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Author : Prem Dayal
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-11-02
I Don T Give A F written by Prem Dayal and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-02 with Religion categories.
I DON'T GIVE A F***! American Mantras to Free the Spirit (A Roadmap to Enlightenment for Godless Mystics). Good old Socrates said: all I know is that I know nothing. If Socrates didn't know it, imagine what it is that I don't know! But there are a hell of a lot of people who say they know a lot, and are therefore much smarter than I and even smarter than Socrates, who certainly would not be someone to be ashamed of as a classmate. There are those who speak with angels, who speak with the dead, with forest creatures, extraterrestrials, goblins and animals... and the luckiest of all speak long distance with God. Sadly, it often happens that these same people, found talking candidly with ghosts, plants, UFOs, sheep, cows and all types of beasts, have serious difficulty communicating with their own children, their partners or with the valet parking dude.
