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Princeton University Press A Wonder to Behold Craftsmanship and the
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Princeton University Press Arab Patriotism The Ideology and Culture of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This study is a significant step in clarifying identity in the Arab provinces during the 19th century regarding both the Ottoman Empire and within the provinces themselves." * Choice *"Mestyan is at his best when he excavates and reconstructs lines connecting diverse and often obscure individuals to equally diverse institutions of power."---Wilson Chacko Jacob, American Historical Review"Adam Mestyan’s Arab Patriotism is an ambitious project on the Ottoman province of Egypt . . . in the nineteenth century."---Side Emre, Bustan"Arab Patriotism is an ambitious study. Dealing with Egyptian history from the 1830s to the 1890s, it addresses two hitherto relatively unexplored subjects. . . . Throughout, the study presents fresh material and opens new perspectives on Egyptian history. The book is a significant contribution to the history of modern Egypt."---James Jankowski, Journal of Arabic Literature
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Princeton University Press Africas Struggle for Its Art
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Princeton University Press Love War and Diplomacy
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Princeton University Press Semitic Words in Egyptian Texts of the New
Book SynopsisSemitic words and names appear in unprecedented numbers in texts of the New Kingdom, the period when the Egyptian empire extended into Syria-Palestine. In his book, James Hoch provides a comprehensive account of these words--their likely origins, their contexts, and their implications for the study of Egyptian and Semitic linguistics and Late-BronzTrade Review"This very substantial volume is a major contribution to our understanding and interpretation of the wide variety of Semitic words ... to be found in ancient Egyptian texts."--Philology and GrammarTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of tablesAbbreviations and SiglaIntroduction3Pt. IThe Semitic Words15Pt. IIAnalyses and Conclusions3971Phonology3992Morphology4383Domain of Use4604The Genres of Texts4745The Source Languages4796The Development of Group Writing487Appendix: Catalogue of Signs505Bibliography513Word Indexes533Name Indexes563
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Princeton University Press Greek Mythology in Byzantine Art
Book SynopsisKurt Weitzmann demonstrates that the postulated miniatures of the handbook that goes under the name of Apollodorus migrated into other texts, of which the commentary of Pseudo-Nonnus--attached to several homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus--and the Cynegetka of Pseudo-Oppian are the most important. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton LegacyTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. xvii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I. PSEUDO-NONNUS, pg. 6*II. PSEUDO-OPPIAN, pg. 93*III. BYZANTINE IVORY CASKETS, pg. 152*IV. EPILOGUE, pg. 189*INDEX, pg. 209*PLATES, pg. 219
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Princeton University Press Semitic Words in Egyptian Texts of the New
Book SynopsisSemitic words and names appear in unprecedented numbers in texts of the New Kingdom, the period when the Egyptian empire extended into Syria-Palestine. In his book, James Hoch provides a comprehensive account of these words--their likely origins, their contexts, and their implications for the study of Egyptian and Semitic linguistics and Late-Bronze and Iron-Age culture in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike previous word catalogs, this work consists of concise word studies and contains a wealth of linguistic, lexical, and cultural information.Hoch considers some five hundred Semitic words found in Egyptian texts from about 1500 to 650 b.c.e. Building on previous scholarship, he proposes new etymologies and translations and discusses phonological, morphological, and semantic factors that figure in the use of these words. The Egyptian evidence is essential to an understanding of the phonology of Northwest Semitic, and Hoch presents a major reconstruction of the phonemic systemsTrade Review"This very substantial volume is a major contribution to our understanding and interpretation of the wide variety of Semitic words ... to be found in ancient Egyptian texts."--Philology and GrammarTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of tablesAbbreviations and SiglaIntroduction3Pt. IThe Semitic Words15Pt. IIAnalyses and Conclusions3971Phonology3992Morphology4383Domain of Use4604The Genres of Texts4745The Source Languages4796The Development of Group Writing487Appendix: Catalogue of Signs505Bibliography513Word Indexes533Name Indexes563
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Princeton University Press The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Debating the Archaeological Heritage Duckworth Debates in Archaeology
Book SynopsisRobin Skeates is Reader in Archaeology at the University of Durham and author of Visual Culture and Archaeology: art and social life in prehistoric South-East Italy and Debating the Archaeological Heritage.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Loot Legitimacy and Ownership The Ethical Crisis in Archaeology Duckworth Debates in Archaeology
Book SynopsisColin Renfrew was formerly Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeology, University of cambridge, UK, where he is now Senior Fellow. His publications include Figuring It Out: Parallel Visions of Artists and Archaeologists (2003); Excavations at Phylakopi in Melos, 1974-77, and Prehistory: the Making of the Human Mind (both 2007).
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Collecting the Dead Archaeology and the Reburial Issue
Book SynopsisCressida Fforde is an independent researcher and consultant, working for various indigenous groups and, most recently, the Auckland War Memorial Museum. She is co-editor of 'The Dead and Their Possessions: repatriation in principle, policy and practice' (2001).
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Ethics and Burial Archaeology by Sayer Duncan Author ON Jun242010 Paperback
Book SynopsisDuncan Sayer is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He is co-editor of Mortuary Practice and Social Identities in the Middle Ages (2009) and a founding member of the Association for the Study of Death and Society.
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Basic Books From Black Land To Fifth Sun
Book SynopsisUntil recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this ground-breaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond the artifacts,into the mystical realm of shamans and spirit mediums, ancestor worship, and ritual sacrifice. From the Nile''s black land to the Aztec''s world of the Fifth Sun, from Stonehenge to Jericho, Fagan describes how Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Automated Design-mapping and other sophisticated scientific methods are helping us to decode the religious and spiritual beliefs of our forebears. This new archaeology of the mind blends a wealth of scientific disciplines,from botany, zoology, and geology to neuropsychology, palynology, and nuclear physics. With vivid imagery and a transporting voice, Fagan revolutionizes our understanding of the inner lives of ancient people.Table of Contents* The Archaeology of the Intangible * Dark Caves, Obscure Visions * San Artists in Southern Africa * Fertility and Death * Power and the Ancestors * Avebury: Landscapes of the Ancestors * Stonehenge and the Idea of Time * Two Livings: Agriculture and Religion * The Moundbuilders of Eastern North America * The Bull Beneath the Earth * A Shrine at Phylakopi * Divine Kings Along the Nile * Xunantunich: The Maiden of the Rock * The World of the Fifth Sun * Epilogue
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AltaMira Press,U.S. Gender in Archaeology
Book SynopsisSarah Milledge Nelson takes on the formidable task of attempting the first comprehensive feminist, theoretical synthesis of the flood of archaeological work on gender. She examines the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social formations, state development, and ideology. Nelson provides examples from gender-specific archaeological studies worldwide to examine such traditional myths as woman the gatherer, the goddess hypothesis, and the Amazon warriors, replacing them with a more nuanced, informed treatment of gender based on the latest research. She also examines the structure of the archaeological discipline in her attempt to understand and change a discipline that has made women all but invisible both as researchers and objects of research. Nelson''s book is a benchmark work for all archaeologists working on or interested in gender and points the way toward fruitful avenues for further research.Trade ReviewThis excellent book provides an overview of the development and current state of feminist prehistoric archaeology… has an immense scope and will probably become a classic in the field. * Historical Archaeology *Nelson presents a lucid, scholarly demonstration of the importance of an archeological approach to the past that focuses on the evidence for the roles of women and men, freed from the androcentric assumptions that have shaped our thinking. * Library Journal *A comprehensive analysis of research on gender in early societies written from the perspective of a distinguished anthropological archeologist. . . . A must for scholars and students (graduate and undergraduate) interested in how the richly textured analysis of gender is revolutionizing our concepts of the past. * CHOICE *In her book Professor Sarah Milledge Nelson presents recent interpretations and results of other researchers. They are followed by critical reflections and discussions, and the comments are often sharp and cutting. Various aspects on how power and prestige affect gender relations, in the past and present, are explored, and Nelson's critical feminist perspective sets the character through the entire book. Her text, however, not only deconstructive; she offers alternative ways to find new data and interpret old data and the examples highlighted come from both the archaeological and anthropological disciplines. -- Linda Lökvist, (Department of Archaeology, University of Göteborg, Sweden) * European Journal of Archaeology *This volume is more than just a helpful review of the classic and current literature on gender issues in archaeology.…Nelson makes the link—between gender roles involved in the development and practice of archaeology and those gendered assumptions that underlie archaeological models of past society—the integrating theme of this volume. * Journal of Anthropological Research *I recommend this book to any archaeologist, amateur or professional, and to anyone who is interested in the stories that archaeologists have to tell. At the very least it will challenge some old assumptions, and it may generate much new and productive research in the future. -- Ann M. Early, Arkansas Archeological Survey * Mississippi Archaeology *In this volume, Sarah Nelson provides a synthesis that should receive attention as an introductory archaeology text, beyond its obvious use for gender studies and feminist research. -- Kathleen M. Bolen, (University of California, Berkeley)Nelson... provid[es] a good survey of work on gender, power, and prestige by archaeologist. The strongest contribution of her book is its citing of this work in general issues in anthropology and scientific method: readers would develop a keen appreciation of how validity is constructed—or wanting—in data interpretation. The usefulness of Nelson's lively book extends far beyond efforts to evaluate women's roles through material remains of past societies. Every feminist will find that it strengthens her standpoint. -- Alice Beck Kehoe, professor of anthropology emeritus, Marquette University * Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society *As a source book for both the history of thought in, and the current development of, archaeological feminist theory, this book is an invaluable resource. The bibliography alone is straggering...and will no doubt become an automatic "first stop" for students and other interested parties. The book should perhaps be recommended reading for any archaeologist in need of a reminder that there are always other ways of looking at things. Finally, and most importantly, it provides an unpleasant though necessary snap-shot of attitudes that we might have hoped would die out unassisted. -- David Trevarthen * Cosmos 14, (1998) *Despite a rapidly growing literature, engendered archaeology remains a misunderstood and marginalized aspect of our discipline. Sarah Nelson's Gender in Archaeology: Analyzing Power and Prestige provides the first general synthesis of this recent and diverse body of research...a good general introduction to the history, theory and application of gender-oriented research...a strength of the book is the focus on pre-historic archaeology and the particluar methodological and theoretical problems of grappling with gender in the archaeological record...the book is a valuable contribution to those who are unfamiliar with [the] literature and want a general overview of the issues...informative and highly readable. -- Diane Lyons, Simon Fraser University * The Midden, Vol. 31, No.2, 1999 *Table of Contentschapter 1 About the Author chapter 2 Preface chapter 3 1. Introduction chapter 4 2. The Creation of Power and Prestige chapter 5 3. Interpreting Gender in the Past. Theories and Strategies chapter 6 4. In the Beginning. Archaeology, Gender, and Origins Research chapter 7 5. Gender and the Division of Labor chapter 8 6. Families and Households chapter 9 7. The Larger Community chapter 10 8. Ideology and Gender chapter 11 9. Gender, Evolution, and Muted Voices chapter 12 References chapter 13 Index
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Taylor & Francis Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious
Book SynopsisIn Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems, youâll take an incisive look at why sexual misconduct occurs in religious systems and how to implement proactive strategies for holistic change. Applicable to both Jewish and Christian communities, this illuminating exploration takes a look at the psychology behind scapegoating, why it is perpetuated, and how you can quell the damaging tradition of silence.Understanding Clergy Misconduct in Religious Systems helps you see leaders of religious institutions in a way that the world has been afraid to see them--in a glass clearly. Enriched with metaphoric myths and fairy tales instead of technical jargon, its unique systemic perspective reveals the psychodynamics behind the obsession with family secrets and lets you understand this dysfunction from the perspectives of victim, abuser, and counselor. These specific areas will both inform and aid you in dealing with this difficult subject: the religious institution as a fTable of ContentsContents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Congregation as a Family System The Role of Rules Power and Projection The Impact of History The Religious Institution as a Family System The Congregation as a Marriage Summary Chapter 2. The Illusion of Eden and the Fortified City A Lack of Emotional Nourishment and the Hunger to Be Filled Faith, Belief, Trust, Commitment, and the Hope of Security The Fear of Conflict The Fortified City: The Public Face of Prosperity That Hides the Private Face of Poverty God in the Garden: The Idolization of the Spiritual Leader Summary Chapter 3. God-Transference, The Good Object, and the Make-Up of Ministers God Transference and the Good Object The Makeup of Ministers Summary Chapter 4. Mirroring God: Clergy in Relationship Relationship as Marriage Relationship as Vocation Summary Chapter 5. The Issue of Clergy Sexual Misconduct Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse The Issue of Power: Abandonment, Authority, and Animal Force How It Happens: Misconduct from the Part of the Perpetrator Summary Chapter 6. Vulnerability and the Psychology of the Victim How the Primary Victim Becomes Involved Why the Victim Doesn’t Disclose Secondary Victims False Accusations A Matter of Ethics Summary Chapter 7. The Scapegoat as the Bearer of Evil Scapegoating in Families Scapegoating in Communities Scapegoating in Congregations The Price They Pay: The Destructive Effects of Scapegoating Summary Chapter 8. Untold Tales and Skeletons in the Closet Pandora’s Box Institutional Patterns and the Painful Footprints of a Secret Incestuous Systems and Collegial Collaboration in the Service of the Secret Summary Chapter 9. The Case of Hope Church The History of Hope Church An Analysis of Behavioral Patterns Chapter 10. Reowning Responsibility Personal Responsibility Ethical Behavior and Ethical Systems An Ethic of Responsibility Corporate Responsibility The Role of Consultants in Reowning Responsibility Reowning Responsibility Through Preventative Maintenance Reowning Responsibility by Creating Boundaries Reowning Responsibility Through Proactive Clergy Training Summary Chapter 11. Postscript: Becoming a Functional Spiritual Family The Creation of Holy Space The Preservation of Tradition The Creation and Maintenance of Ethical Community Developing and Nurturing a Sense of Mission Enabling an Experience of God The Changing Face of Religious Institutions Appendix: Clinical Presentation of Survivors of Sexual Abuse Notes Glossary Index
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Taylor & Francis Inc What the Dying Teach Us Lessons on Living
Book SynopsisWhat the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living is a spiritual approach to health care that teaches the reader about values, hope, and faith through actual experiences of terminally ill persons. This unique approach to health care teaches the living how to deal with grief and the bereavement process through faith and prayer. Priests, pastors, chaplains, and psychotherapists will learn how to treat parishioners or patients with the values the dying leave behind, allowing part of their deceased loved one’s beliefs and teachings to guide them through the grieving process. In the end, you will also become aware of your spiritual self while helping others heal and renew their soul.While What the Dying Teach Us concentrates on the values you can learn from the terminally ill, the author includes his own views on: how our tears manifest the depth into which our relationship with a deceased loved one travels how dimensions of reality lead us to appreciate the present exTable of ContentsContents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Lessons on Healing, Hope, and Peace A Moment of Grace Healing Moments I’ll Be with You Lessons of Hope from the Dying A Transformed Life Where the Soul Never Dies Eternal Love A Peace That Passes All Understanding Tears of Honor Part Two: Lessons on Spirituality Words of God The Freeing Power of Questions Perceptions of Reality and Death Keeping the Magic Alive Lamaze Lessons for the Soul Creating Spiritual Awareness Painting Pictures We Cannot See Soul Retrieval Part Three: Evaluative Lessons on Living Spiritual Ethics in the Medical Setting Healing Relationships Facing the Unknown: A Structured Experience Reflections Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Inc Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity
Book SynopsisLearn to reach out to these hidden Christians! Offering a wide variety of points of view from the welcoming to the traditional, Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity addresses one of the crucial issues facing the church in these shifting times. Pastors of all Christian churches, whatever their denomination or theology, are likely to be faced with pastoral care or counseling of someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered. This valuable compendium examines various ways you can meet the spiritual and psychological needs of these members of your congregation. Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity addresses the basic problems of sexual diversity, including definitions of sexual orientations and issues of human development. It offers wise guidance for offering pastoral care and counseling, and it provides tested solutions for the problems counselors face in dealing with these individuals. Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual DTable of ContentsContents About the Contributors Foreword Sexual Diversity: An Issue for Counselors and Churches Changes in Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Among Mental Health Professionals: What Pastoral Counselors Need to Know Does “Confidentiality” Have Limits? Relationships Between Pastors and Counselors Pastoral Care of Sexual Diversity in the Black Church Gay and Lesbian Christians: Faith and Coping in the Church Pastoral Care with Marriages and Domestic Partnerships A Developmental Model for Effective Treatment of Male Homosexuality: Implications for Pastoral Counseling Pastoral Care and the Formation of Sexual Identity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Love the Sinner: A Pastoral Response to Homosexuality A Practical Theology of “Welcoming” What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality? What Does the Bible Call Us, as Christians, to Do on This Issue? A Welcoming Ministry for All God’s Children Counseling Lesbians A Pastoral Theology for the Sinned Against: Adult Christian Women Sexually Abused as Children Disenfranchised Bereavement: Pastoral Care of Complicated Grief Reactions to AIDS-Related Losses AIDS Services Organizations: A Call to Ministry Index Reference Notes Included
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Taylor & Francis Inc International Perspectives on Pastoral Counseling
Book SynopsisGain fresh perspectives on pastoral care and counseling from international experts!This informative book will show you how pastoral care and counseling are viewed and practiced in Africa, India, Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Central America, South America, Germany, and the United Kingdom. You'll find new perspectives on theoretical and practical aspects of pastoral care and counseling as well as fascinating case studies and unique insights on how culture affects this type of ministry.In his Preface, Dr. Howard Clinebell, Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Psychology and Counseling at the Claremont School of Theology, explains the need for this book: “In the radically new world of the 21st century, pastoral counselors of all races and ethnic backgrounds will be challenged by a growing need to provide competent help to burdened individuals, couples, families, and communities of different cultural backgrounds and worldviews than their own.”InternTable of Contents About the Contributors Preface Introduction Pastoral Counseling in the Philippines: A Perspective from the West Global Issues of Pastoral Counseling: With Particular Attention to the Issues of Pastoral Counseling in the Philippines Cultural Landscapes of Pastoral Counseling in Asia: The Case of Korea with a Supervisory Perspective The Future Landscape of Pastoral Care and Counseling in the Asia Pacific Region Pastoral Counseling in Chinese Cultural Contexts: Philosophical, Historical, Sociological, Spiritual, and Psychological Considerations Pastoral Counseling in Indonesia Pastoral Care and Counseling: An Asian Perspective Pastoral Care in Latin America Pastoral Action in the Midst of a Context of Economic Transformation and Cultural Apathy Planting Pastoral Counseling Seeds in Brazilian Soil: Creating and Recreating Models Journeying on the Margins: Moments in Pastoral Care and Counselling, from the Inner City of Pretoria Complexity and Simplicity in Pastoral Care: The Case of Forgiveness Pastoral Counseling in Multi-Cultural Contexts Index Reference Notes Included
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Taylor & Francis Inc Religion the Community and the Rehabilitation of
Book SynopsisExplore the relationship between faith-based programs, religion, and offender rehabilitation! This book reports on current research from several disciplines to help the reader understand the nature and impact of the relationship between faith-based programs, religion, and offender rehabilitation. Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders is a unique resourcethere has been very little research published on this important topic. President Bush''s faith-based initiative recognized that religion plays a role in the justice system and corrections that is overlooked but essentialit increases the role of community and caring in the system in a unique and important way. This pathbreaking book points the way toward a system of faith-based programs that are not only effective but also economical, as these programs are often staffed by volunteers. Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders addresses imTable of Contents Introduction: Religion-Offenders-Rehabilitation: Questioning the Relationship Prison Religion in Action and Its Influence on Offender Rehabilitation The Reasons for Religious Involvement in the Correctional Environment The Role of the Prison Chaplain in Rehabilitation Intersections of Race, Religion, and Inmate Culture: The Historical Development of Islam in American Corrections Resistance to Conversion to Islam Among African American Women Inmates Prisoners, Prison, and Religion: Religion and Adjustment to Prison Religiosity and Drug Use Among Inmates in Boot Camp: Testing a Theoretical Model with Reciprocal Relationships Denominational Differences in Self-Reported Delinquency Evaluating Religious Initiatives in a Correctional Setting: Do Inmates Speak? Shame and Religion as Factors in the Rehabilitation of Serious Offenders Social Theory, Sacred Text, and Sing-Sing Prison: A Sociology of Community-Based Reconciliation The Prisoner as Scapegoat: Some Skeptical Remarks on Present Penal Policy Rethinking God, Justice, and Treatment of Offenders Index Reference Notes Included
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Taylor & Francis Inc Transforming Shame A Pastoral Response
Book SynopsisExplore shame''s revelatory and transformative potential within Christianity and the Church Learn to understand shame to allow for positive change in your clients and parishioners. This book explores psychological, spiritual, and theological aspects of shame and shame''s transformative potential. It will help pastoral care givers and mental health workers to identify shame issues and become agents of healing. By examining shame in the gospel accounts of the life, ministry, and death of Jesus, it shows that shame is a vital part of what defines us as human, and how shame can draw us into the mystery of our relationship with God. From the author: This book develops the thesis that shame is a necessary and ontological part of the human condition. Shame can become pathological, undergirding and dominating the entire personality, making it impossible to feel oneself either part of the collective or an individual in one''s own right. Transformation of shame isTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Shame in the Gospel Accounts of the Life, Ministry, and Death of Jesus; Chapter 3 What Is Shame? Toward a Working Phenomenological Understanding; Chapter 4 The Revelatory Potential of Shame; Chapter 5 Defenses Against Shame; Chapter 6 Methodology in the Use of Depth Psychology in Theological Study and Ministry; Chapter 7 Toward an Understanding of Shame from Perspectives of Depth Psychology; Chapter 8 Toward a Theology of Shame; Chapter 9 Reflections on the Orientation of the Institutional Church and Its Ministers Toward the Meaning and Phenomenon of Shame; Chapter 10 Conclusion;
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Taylor & Francis Inc Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes There
Book SynopsisAbuse, although often not detected or reported, existed in every facility we surveyed. It is a serious problem.Old, weak, and often cognitively impaired, nursing home patients can be easy targets for physical, psychological, material, and financial mistreatment at the hands of those entrusted with their care, safety, and well-being. Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes: There Is No Safe Place examines the dark side of nursing homes, where not every employee has the commitment of Mother Theresa. This groundbreaking book applies criminological theory to help develop practical methods of controlling abuse and presents the results of the first and only nationwide study on the theft of patients’ belongings, a form of abuse too often ignored by the nursing home industry. Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes surveys employees, administrators, and family members of patients in 47 nursing homes throughout the United States. Their responses pTable of Contents Preface PART I: NURSING HOMES AND THEORIES OF ABUSE Chapter 1. The Nature of Nursing Homes Myths and Facts About Nursing Homes How Nursing Homes Got Started Nursing Homes As Bureaucracies Nursing Homes As Total Institutions Barriers to Nursing Home Abuse Research Chapter 2. Nursing Aides: The Backbone of Care in Nursing Homes Workforce Issues and Problems of Nursing Home Aides Narratives of Nursing Home Aides Chapter 3. Understanding Abuse Why Nursing Homes May Be Good for Abusers Nursing Homes and the Motivated Offender Patients and Their Possessions As Suitable Targets Guardianship in Nursing Homes Countervailing Forces Summary PART II: NURSING HOME THEFT Chapter 4. Employees and Theft Results from the Survey of Employees Conclusions About Employees Chapter 5. The Victims and Their Families Family Members’ Reports of Theft What Is Stolen? Conclusion Chapter 6. Preventing and Reducing Theft Theft Precautions for Patients Theft Precautions for Nursing Homes Reporting of Theft Theft Prevention Training Programs PART III: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL MALTREATMENT Chapter 7. Physical Abuse and Neglect Abandonment, Segregation, and Neglect Government Reform Committee Types of Physical Abuse Sexual Abuse Neglect Chapter 8. Psychological Abuse and Neglect Types of Psychological Abuse Some Effects of Psychological Abuse Neglect Chapter 9. Reducing the Risk of Physical and Psychological Abuse Screening Practices Staff Education and Training Advocacy PART IV: FRAUD, REFORM, AND RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter 10. Exploitation of Nursing Home Patients: Their Finances and Rights Financial Abuse Reform of Nursing Home Regulations Chapter 11. Summary and Conclusions Appendix. Methodology Data Collection Employee Questionnaires Measuring Theft Response Rates from the Survey of Employees Victimization Survey Family Members’ Questionnaire Glossary References Index
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Taylor & Francis Inc Pastoral Care from the Pulpit Meditations of Hope
Book SynopsisLearn to apply the lessons found in the Bible to the struggles of day-to-day lifePastoral Care from the Pulpit connects the head, heart, and soul issues of everyday life, presenting a pastoral care approach to preaching and teaching practical Christianity. This powerful, progressive book gives hope to anyone struggling to survive and thrive as a spiritual person in difficult times. The author, a practicing psychotherapist who is also an ordained minister, explores Biblical stories and passages to find practical motivations for living as a Christian, offering encouragement to those suffering from a lack of purpose, identity, or acceptance. Pastoral Care from the Pulpit makes creative use of counseling and pastoral care principles to serve as a handbook for spiritual survival against life’s everyday challenges. The book is an outgrowth of sermons delivered by the author at First Christian Church in Rome, Georgia, creative explorations of the Bible that blendTable of ContentsWascovich, Foreword. Preface. Part I: Transformational Stories for Living as a Christian. The Transforming Power of Touch. Seeing Possibilities and Potentialities in Your Identity. Awaking to New Hopes along the Dusty Road of Life. Does God Put You to the Test or Take the Test for You? Jesus on a Roll: Straightening Up and Straightening Out. A Not So Modest Proposal: Follow Jesus. Wandering into Far Countries: With Whom Are You Traveling? Part II: Transformational Principles for Living as a Christian. The Amazing Vastness of the Invitation to Grace: No One Is Excluded. Finding Freedom from False Assumptions. Restoring the Brokenness of Shattered Assumptions. Positive Assumptions: Living by Faith. Saying Yes to the Way of Jesus. Jesus Stills Storms Still. Drinking out of a Glass with a Hole in the Bottom. Why Does God Never Say Nothing? References. Index.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Race and Practice in Archaeological
Book SynopsisCharles E. Orser, Jr. argues that since race has been used implicitly in archaeology for more than 100 years, the issue must be addressed directly despite the long history of debate, denial, and ignorance.Trade Review"An extraordinarily stimulating and provocative book, rich in ides and suggested new directions for archaeology." * Choice *"Charles Orser outlines a research strategy for studying poverty and racism that is worthy of historical archaeology. . . . Much of this book is devoted to dealing with how people come to be worthy of being despised, usually by being seen as belonging to biologically inferior groups." * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1. Problematizing Race in Archaeology 2. The Prehistory of Race and Archaeological Interpretation, Part I: Inventing Race for Archaeology 3. The Prehistory of Race and Archaeological Interpretation, Part II: Ethnicity over Race 4. Archaeological Interpretation and the Practice of Race 5. Materiality in the Practice of Race 6. A Case Study of Archaeology and the Practice of Race from Early Nineteenth-Century Ireland 7. Race, Practice, and Archaeology References Cited Index
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University of Pennsylvania Press Thinking Through Material Culture
Book SynopsisThinking Through Material Culture provides a new theoretical framework for understanding the pivotal role of material culture in human cognition, perception and action.Trade Review"The book is extremely well researched, drawing on the cognitive sciences, psychology, sociology, art history, philosophy, the neurosciences, semiotics, semiology, and, of course, archaeology and anthropology. . . . A path-breaking book." * Current Anthropology *Table of ContentsIntroduction: thinking through material culture 2. Animacy, agency, and personhood 3. Cognition, perception, and action 4. The dynamics of networks 5. Networks of meaning: a sociosemiotics of material culture 6. Thinking through: meaning in modern material culture 7. Archaeological case study: drinking vessels in Minoan Crete 8. Conclusions
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Beneath the Ivory Tower The Archaeology of
Book SynopsisOffers a series of case studies to reveal the ways archaeology can offer a more objective view of changes and transformations that have taken place on America's college campuses. From the tennis courts of William and Mary to the “iconic paths, lawns, and well-ordered brick buildings” of Harvard, this volume will change the ways readers look at their alma maters - and at archaeology.
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University of Arizona Press Archaeology and Apprenticeship
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The University of Alabama Press Method and Theory in American Archaeology
Book SynopsisThis is a facsimile reprint of a 1958 title. It outlines the state of American archaeology at that time. It suggests that little interpretation was taking in place in American Archaeology, and offered an analytical perspective.Trade ReviewThis newly edited edition will give the large number of new millennium archaeologists a chance to read and own a pivotal work in American archaeological theory. - Stephen Williams Harvard University
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Archaeology and Heritage An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis work is intended as an approachable introduction aimed at students of archaeology, history or museum and heritage studies. It attempts to take a fresh approach by providing an introduction to themes in the field of heritage as it relates to the material legacy of our past.Table of ContentsPreface: The Aims of this Book Introductory Interlude: A Note About Literature and Discourses of Heritage and Archaeology 1. Heritage All Around Us 2. Components of the Heritage and Their Treatment 3. Institutions of Heritage 4. 'Public' Archaeologies 1: Defining the Public 5. 'Public' Archaeologies 2: Engaging with the Public 6. The Value 'Debate' in Archaeology 7. Relocating Heritage in Archaeology
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British Museum Press Regarding the Dead Human Remains in the British
Book SynopsisA key publication on the British Museum's approach to the ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of human remains in museum collections and possible solutions to the dilemmas relating to their curation, storage, access management and display.Trade ReviewThis book outlines how the museum curates human remains in its collection, its benefits to our understanding as well as the ethical considerations of studying the dead. -- The Arbuturian The Arbuturian a fascinating and thought-provoking insight into a museum's approach to such assemblages. -- Current World Archaeology Current World ArchaeologyTable of ContentsPreface Part One – Holding and Displaying Human Remains Introduction Simon Mays Curating Human Remains in Museum Collections: Broader Considerations and a British Museum Perspective Daniel Antoine Looking Death in the Face: Different Attitudes towards Bog Bodies and their Display with a Focus on Lindow Man Jody Joy The Scientific Analysis of Human Remains from the British Museum Collection: Research Potential and Examples from the Nile Valley Daniel Antoine and Janet Ambers Part Two – Caring For, Conserving and Storing Human Remains Introduction Gaye Sculthorpe Ancestral Remains from Oceania: Histories and Relationships in the Collection of the British Museum Natasha McKinney Collection Care: Handling, Storing and Transporting Human Remains Daniel Antoine and Emily Taylor Conservation of Human Remains from Archaeological Contexts Barbara Wills, Clare Ward and Vanessa Sáiz Gómez with contributions by Capucine Korenberg and Julianne Phippard Part Three – Researching the British Museum Collection Introduction Clark Spencer Larsen Old Bones Overturned: New Evidence for Funerary Practices from the Sasanian Empire St John Simpson and Theya Molleson Beneath the Surface: Imaging Techniques and the Jericho Skull Alexandra Fletcher, Jessica Pearson, Theya Molleson, Richard Abel, Janet Ambers and Crispin Wiles The Collection of Egyptian Mummies in the British Museum: Overview and Potential for Study John H.Taylor The Human Remains from Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh: International Custodianship, Respect and Research Jonathan Tubb and Caroline Cartwright The Bioarchaeology of Amara West in Nubia: Investigating the Impacts of Political, Cultural and Environmental Change on Health and Diet Michaela Binder and Neal Spencer Contributors Index
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American Society of Overseas Research PRELIM REPORTS 198183 BASOR SUPP 23
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American Society of Overseas Research Preliminary Reports of AsorSponsored Excavations
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American Society of Overseas Research Preliminary Reports of AsorSponsored Excavations
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Oxford Archaeology The Patients Story
Book SynopsisExcavations at the site of the burial ground of the old Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, revealed the largest assemblage of individual burials yet recovered from an 18th/19th century hospital site in Britain. Founded in 1770 with funds from the estate of the Royal physician and MP John Radcliffe, the infirmary was rare in having its own dedicated burial ground. The skeletons span a short period of time, between 1770 and 1852, and comprise patients who had not been claimed for burial in their home parish. Virtually all of them are unidentified, but documentary evidence shows that they comprise members of the labouring and middle classes, most of whom had originated from the locality and the surrounding counties. Their bones provide an important perspective on the health of industrialising post-medieval populations, characterised by high rates of trauma and disease. They highlight the hitherto unrecognised role that the operating theatre and mortuary played in the development of medical educ
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University of London Institute of Archaeology Mammal Bones and Teeth An Introductory Guide to
Book SynopsisThis guide is designed as an introduction to the basic methods for identifying mammal bones and teeth. It is intended to highlight for beginners the main points on which identifications can be made on the bulk of bones and teeth from a small range of common Old World mammals.Table of Contents1. Introduction and Aims2. Animals Included3. Terms, Abbreviations, Divisions and Directions in the Skeleton and Dentition4. Bones and Their Identification5. General Note About the Drawings6. Size and Variation7. Antlers8. Horn Cores9. Cranial Bones10. Teeth11. Tooth Sockets12. Mandible13. Vertebrae14. Ribs15. Scapula16. Humerus17. Radius-ulna18. Innominate Bone19. Femur20. Tibia-fibula21. Carpals22. Tarsals23. Bovid and Cervid Metapodials24. Horse Metapodials25. Metapodials of Cats, Dogs, Pigs, and Humans26. Phalanges27. References28. Index
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Oxford University School of Archaeology Archaeological Results from Accelerator Dating
Book SynopsisPresents research contributions drawing on radiocarbon dates produced by the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator.
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Oxford University School of Archaeology On the Theory and Practice of Archaeological
Book SynopsisThese nine papers, based on the 4th World Archaeological Congress held in South Africa in 1999, take a critical view of computer usage in archaeology and study its impact on the discipline and especially in terms of archaeological method and theory.Table of ContentsComputers and archaeological culture change, Jeremy Huggett; archaeological computing and disciplinary theory, Jayne Gidlow; mathematics and computers, Hannah Forsyth; constructs, simulations and hyperreal worlds - the role of virtual reality (VR) in archaeological research, Glyn Goodrick and Mark Gillings; from museum store to data warehouse - archaeological archives for the 21st century, Francis Grew; intellectual excavation and dynamic information management systems, Anthony Beck; English sites and monuments records - information, communication and technology, Ben Robinson; a view from above - can computers help aerial survey?, Rog Palmer; is there such a thing as "computer archaeology"?, Andre Tschan and Patrick Daly.
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Oxford University School of Archaeology Crossing Frontiers
Book SynopsisIt is difficult to imagine modern archaeology without radio-carbon dating, geophysics, analytical chemistry, or the input of the social and historical sources. Archaeology is inevitably an interdisciplinary enterprise, perhaps more so than any other field.
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Eliot Werner Publications Inc HunterGatherer Foraging Five Simple Models
Book SynopsisDesigned as an introduction to undergraduate and graduate students new to the subject Hunter-Gatherer Foraging: Five Simple Models presents the five foraging models that lend themselves best to hunter-gatherer application: diet breadth, linear programming, front- versus back-loaded resources, technological investment, and field processing.Trade Review '[A] fine volume that does just what it claims to. The style is informal, often humorous, and it will clearly work well in a classroom of advanced undergraduates or graduate students. The flow and clarity of the discussions almost makes one forget that this is math that they’re trying to master. . . . [A]nyone with a serious interest in hunter-gatherers, prehistoric subsistence, and resource provisioning will want to own a copy.' (Mark E. Basgall, Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology) 'This book is the first of its kind to provide a suite of tools applicable to many ethnographic and archaeological foraging problems. Anyone . . . involved in human behavioral ecology should work through this book. It is certainly required reading for any student of the discipline, and as it finds its way into the classroom and onto the desks of practitioners, it is sure to become a classic.' (Brian F. Codding, California Archaeology) '[A]n excellent primer on a group of models that . . . played an important role in the development of hunter-gatherer and ecological studies in anthropology . . . . The examples, sample problems, and touch of humor as the mod els are explained make the book ideal for use . . . with either advanced undergraduates, graduate students, or for anyone wishing for a quick reminder of the math behind the models.' (Susan K. Harris, American Antiquity) '[A] laboratory manual to teach mathematical models to people interested in Optimal Foraging Theory. . . . [T]he book will be useful for graduate seminars to teach details of how foraging societies maximize returns in manipulating the variability in resources of their exploitation territories.' (Andrew B. Smith, Journal of Human Evolution) '[T]his . . . small book . . . could be used well as an adjunct or ancillary text for a n umber of different courses in quantitative methods, hunter-gatherers, or foraging economy. . . . [I]t succeeds overall very well and very nicely in what it aims to do. (Robert Whallon, Journal of Anthropological Research) 'This book would make an excellent accompaniment to many anthropology and archaeology courses, both at high school and college levels. . . . There is a lot of well-written material crammed into this little book! I highly recommend it for anyone interested not only directly with hunter-gatherer research, but for anyone who wonders how-we-know what we think we know about ancient day-to-day life.' (Ira R. Wishoff, The Dirt Brothers http://dirtbrothers.org/) Prepublication praise . . . 'This volume presents exercises designed to convey foraging models in a hands-on manner. An excellent resource for upper-division undergraduate and graduate-level classes focused on topics ranging from analytical models in anthropology/archaeology to hunter-gatherers.' (Gary M. Feinman,The Field Museum) 'Anyone who has tried to teach students the various models used in behavioral ecology will find this book a welcome relief. Written by an authority who understands both theory and application, the book's examples and exercises show the models' potentials and limitations. As a step-by-step guide, it is an indispensable supplement to a variety of classes.' (Robert L. Kelly, University of Wyoming) 'A compact, consistently informative, and exemplary primer for beginners and experts alike. Bettinger's inviting and lucid style, multiple examples, and transparent math will make this short book an instant classic, the well-worn companion of anyone interested in prehistoric subsistence and lifeways.' (Bruce Winterhalder, University of California, Davis) Table of ContentsChapter 1. How To Calculate Optimal Diet Breadth Chapter 2. Optimal Foraging with Constraints: Linear Programming Chapter 3. Front- and Back-Loaded Resources: Caching Chapter 4. Technological Investment Chapter 5. Field Processing II Appendices
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Eliot Werner Publications Inc A Primer on ModernWorld Archaeology
Book SynopsisFocused on four overarching elements of the post-Columbian world (colonialism, Eurocentrism, racialization, and capitalism), A Primer on Modern-World Archaeology is designed to introduce historical archaeology to undergraduates, graduate students, and everyone interested in the material expressions of how the present world came to be. Trade Review`Charles Orser returns to the haunts he introduced in the late 1990s, updates them, and inspires us to consider how 'modern-world' archaeological inquiry is relevant to our own time. In this primer Orser provides students with an intellectual platform to ensure that their research makes contributions to respectful, ethical, and sustainable decision making in cultural heritage and related fields.’ Kelly Dixon, University of Montana `Charles Orser's modern-world archaeology is an important intervention in the moribund literature of archaeological theory. With a deft hand, Orser lays out foundational principles for an archaeology that explains where we came from and where we are headed. This primer should be widely read by students and embraced by scholars interested in an archaeology that matters.’ Robert Paynter, University of Massachusetts `Charles Orser is the leading theoretician in global historical archaeology. His development of modern-world archaeology combines historical archaeological investigations of past capitalism and colonialism with anthropological concerns with present consumerism, consumption, and globalization. This primer is an excellent introduction to the application of local methods that allow archaeologists to join global conversations.’ Jonathan Pragnell, University of Queensland ’This brief and well-written book will be useful to professionals and students at all levels, from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students. Even those who are already familiar with this material and approach will find the book engaging. Teaching and practicing modern-world archaeology, as defined in this new book, is both challenging and exhilarating.’ William R. Fowler, Vanderbilt University `...Orser's book adopts a concise format; its eight short chapters briskly tackle big topics of global reach and cultural sensitivity. [...] Orser expresses his hope that modern-world archaeology can remain 'fresh and innovative at the same time that [...] it remains relatively free from the fads archaeologists often adopt' (p. 121). This is a tricky act to pull off but surely successfully achieved here.’ Robert Witcher, New Book Chronicle. Antiquity, 89 `[Orser's] highly accessible writing style makes his ideas easily comprehensible. [...] A Primer on Modern-World Archaeology reflects his commitment to this research program. The book gives students easy access to modern-world archaeology and is a quick read for archaeologists who want to understand Orser's program.’ Randall H. McGuire, Binghamton University, Journal of Anthropological Research, Winter 2015; Vol. 71, No. 4 `...Orser presents an excellent overview of his topic and provides much to think about. His clear and concise introduction to the theoretical underpinnings of modern-world archaeology alone makes the book worth reading. Orser should be commended for reiterating the importance of viewing sites within broader contexts, and also articulating the strengths and relevance of archaeology as a discipline.’ Brad Botwick, North American Archaeologist, Vol. 37(3), 2016Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Modern-World Archaeology Chapter 2. The Haunts Chapter 3. The Foundation Chapter 4. Structures Chapter 5. Microhistory Chapter 6. Artifacts Chapter 7. Challenges Chapter 8. The Future of Modern-World Archaeology References
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Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Passionate Curiosities
Book SynopsisThe collection of the University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum of Archaeology explored through the people whose intellectual interests and financial backing brought artefacts to Ann Arbor from the 1880s to the 1990s. The Museum is internationally recognized for antiquities of the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Near East.Trade Review Talalay and Root address a diverse audience of students, scholars, museum staff and volunteers, as well as visitors, casual and loyal. Passionate Curiosities finds its place alongside a range of other recent publications that illuminate the historiography of the Kelsey, and provides an essential reference on the history of collecting at this important university museum. Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols and Elizabeth Dospel Williams, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2016.07.12 Table of Contents Acknowledgments Map of the Mediterranean and the Near East 1 Introduction 2 The Backdrop: An Overview of Early American Museums 3 Francis W. Kelsey: Scholar, Collector, Leader A Brief Biography Professor Kelsey’s Acquisitions Birth of an Archaeology Museum in Ann Arbor 4 What Comes Home from the Field (1924–1963) Excavations as Collection-Building Missions Pre–World War II Excavations Expeditions of a Different Order: Post–World War II 5 The Passionate and the Curious, Part I (1893–1927): Collections Acquired in the F. W. Kelsey Years The De Criscio Collection The Dennison Collection The Marburg (ex-Gottschalk) Collection The Todd Collection The Djehutymose Coffin and Related Artifacts The Askren Collection The Petrie Gift The Barosso Watercolors 6 The Passionate and the Curious, Part II (1928–2013):Collections Acquired by the Kelsey Museum The Cesnola Collection The Van Deman Collection The Bay View Collection The Gillman Collection The Goudsmit Collection The Waterman Collection The Bonner Collection and Related Corpora The Adams (ex-Herzfeld) Collection of Late Prehistoric Stamp Seals Individual Acquisitions by Purchase, 1970s–1990s 7 Select Categories of Artifacts Textiles Coins Glass Fine Art Photography and Prints 8 Collectors, Dealers, Authenticity, and Ethical Quandaries Collectors and Dealers Questions of Authenticity Ethical Quandaries Appendix Antiquities Legislation Simplified Timelines for Kelsey Collections Notes Works Cited Concordance of Museum Object Accession Numbers to Figure Numbers General Index About the Authors
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Rihtspell Publishing AngloSaxon Church Architecture Stone Sculpture
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive guide with detailed explanations, illustrations and photographs of late-7th century to 11th century Anglo-Saxon Churches and stone sculpture. It is divided into four parts.The first part includes an extensive glossary explaining the terms likely to be encountered, it explains Celtic and Roman Church practices and the Synod of Whitby, how Anglo-Saxon churches were established and their plans, and also provides a summary to the settlements of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Hiberno-Norse in England. The second part provides a comprehensive description of the construction and architectural features of extant Anglo-Saxon Churches including their walling, plinths and quoining, archways, doorways, windows and belfry-openings of whatever shape or format or wherever their location. It also explains features such as string-courses, pilaster-strips, pilaster-buttresses, hood-moulding and strip-work. Also included are extant Anglo-Saxon stairways and crypts. Expla
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Mesoamerican Philosophy
Book SynopsisThe philosophy of Mesoamerica the indigenous groups of precolonial North-Central America is rich and varied but relatively little-known. In this ground-breaking book, Alexus McLeod introduces the philosophical traditions of the Maya, Nahua (Aztecs), Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and others, focussing in particular on their treatment of language, truth, time, creation, personhood, knowledge, and morality. His wide-ranging discussion includes important texts of world literature such as the K''iche Maya Popol Vuh and the Aztec Florentine Codex, as well as precolonial glyphic texts and imagery. This comprehensive and accessible book will give students, specialists and other interested readers an understanding of Mesoamerican philosophy and a sense of the current scholarship in the field.Trade Review'This book arrives at a timely moment, as non-canonical philosophical traditions are getting increased attention. This is an engaging and wide-ranging introduction to one of the least well known of these traditions, Mesoamerican philosophy. McLeod shows that this culture produced challenging and unique perspectives on many central questions in philosophy, including the nature of language, knowledge, and reality itself.' Peter Adamson, University of MunichTable of ContentsIntroduction; The Cultural and Historical Background; 1. The Nature of Philosophy in Mesoamerica; 2. The Nature of Language, Truth and Meaning; 3. Time; 4. Identity, Self and Personhood; 5. Creation and the Gods; 6. Being and Worlds; 7. Knowledge, Seeing; 8. Ethics; Conclusion – Mesoamerican Philosophy and the Contemporary World.
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Cambridge University Press Bioarchaeology of Infants and Children
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Cambridge University Press Retrospective and Prospective for Scientific
Book SynopsisProvenance has been one of the major scientific applications in archaeology for a hundred years. The ''Golden Age'' began in the 1950s, when large programmes were initiated focussing on bronzes, ceramics, and lithics. However, these had varying impact, ranging from wide acceptance to outright rejection. This Element reviews some of these programmes, mainly in Eurasia and North America, focussing on how the complexity of the material, and the effects of human behaviour, can impact on such studies. The conclusion is that provenance studies of lithic materials and obsidian are likely to be reliable, but those on ceramics and metals are increasingly complicated, especially in the light of mixing and recycling. An alternative is suggested, which focusses more on using scientific studies to understand the relationship between human selectivity and processing and the wider resources available, rather than on the simple question of ''where does this object come from''.
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Taylor & Francis Archaeological Investigation
Book SynopsisThe thoroughly updated second edition of Archaeological Investigation reviews and explains the practices of field archaeology in the world today. Now co-authored by Madeleine Hummler, the bookâs scope has been enlarged in time and space, reaching out to the different methods and strategies applied in both the academic and commercial sectors in diverse terrain on land and under the sea.Archaeological Investigation accompanies the reader on a journey from absolute beginner to professional. Part 1 (Principles) sets the scene for newcomers, showing the axial role of fieldwork in rediscovering the past. Part 2 (In the Field) is aimed at those setting out to collect primary data by the diverse methods of modern survey and excavation. Word pictures on First day in the field and First day on a dig provide friendly introductions to the high-tech enterprise that fieldwork has become. Now fully engaged in the process, newcomers to archaeology are ready, in Part 3 (Writing Up), to
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Archaeological Networks and Social Interaction
Book SynopsisArchaeological Networks and Social Interaction focuses on conceptualisations of human interaction, human-thing entanglement, material affordances and agency.Network concepts in the archaeological discipline are ubiquitous these days. They range from loose concepts, used as metaphors to address a notion of connectivity, to highly formal and mathematically complex predictions of human behaviour. These different networked worlds sometimes clash and rarely converge. Archaeologists interested in network analysis, however, have achieved a much better understanding of the implications of adopting formal methods for studying social interaction and there have been theoretical advancements realising a better synergy between different theoretical perspectives. These nascent concerns are explored further in this volume with regional specialists exploring case studies from Prehistory to the Middle Ages throughout the Ancient and New Worlds, outlining how formal network appTable of Contents1. Archaeological networks and social interaction 2. Relational concepts and challenges to network analysis in social archaeology 3. Entangled identities: processes of status construction in late Urnfield burials4. Distributed feasts: reciprocity, hospitality and banquets in Iron Age to Orientalising central and southern Italy 5. Marble networks: social interaction in houses at Pompeii 6. Objects that bind, objects that separate7. A complex beadwork: bead trade and trade beads in Scandinavia ca. 800-1000 AD revisited 8. Social network analysis and the social interactions that define Hopewell 9. Terrestrial communication networks and political agency in Early Iron Age Central Italy (950-500 BCE): a bottom-up approach
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Taylor & Francis Archaeological Theory in a Nutshell
Book SynopsisThis book provides a brief, readable introduction to archaeological theory. Adrian Praetzellis demystifies a pile of tricky contemporary concepts for the theory-phobic undergraduate or beginning graduate student. This new edition adds chapters on Indigenous, cognitive, and behavioral archaeologies and now covers 15 contemporary theories from neoevolutionism to queer theory. Each chapter begins with a description of the concept, its origin and significance. Next up is an example of how an archaeologist has used the idea to understand their site, making the connection between the idea and the archaeology plain and unambiguous. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. A glossary of postmodern discourse (including that word) concludes the book. Using plain English to clarify some of the more baffling ideas used in contemporary archaeology, this book is a vital resource for students studying archaeological theory and the discipline asTable of ContentsChapter 1 How Theory Works; Chapter 2 Neoevolutionism; Chapter 3 Behavioral Archaeology; Chapter 4 Marxism; Chapter 5 Critical Theory; Chapter 6 Postcolonalism; Chapter 7 Indigenous Archaeology; Chapter 8 Feminism; Chapter 9 Queer Theory; Chapter 10 Structuralism; Chapter 11 Agency, Structure, and Structuration; Chapter 12 Transgressive Archaeologies; Chapter 13 Archaeological Biography; Chapter 14 Cognitive Archaeology; Chapter 15 Phenomenology; Chapter 16 Materiality and Thing Theory; Chapter 17 The Next Big Thing, or Where Do We Go From Here?; Chapter 18 Parlez-vous Po-Mo? A Mostly Postmodern Phrasebook.
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Taylor & Francis Foreigners Among Us
Book SynopsisAssessing key questions such as who the foreigners and outsiders in ancient Maya societies were and how was the foreign a generative component of identity, Foreigners Among Us reassess the arrival of foreigners as part of archaeological understandings of Pre-Columbian Maya and questions not only who these foreigners might have been but who were making such designations of difference in the first place. Drawing from identity studies, standpoint theory, and ideas on alterity, Foreigners Among Us highlights the diverse ways being foreign was constituted, imitated, and marked from quotidian practices of making corn tortillas to ceremonial acts between king and captive and their memorialization in scenes on sculpted stone monuments. Rather than treat the foreign as axiomatically determined by geographical distance or fixed at birth, the book considers the foreign as much performed as inherited. It examines practices of captivity, cuisine, body Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Tropes of the Foreigner: From Famous Royals to Humble Migrants, Chapter 3 Captive Performances: Spectacles and the Everyday, Chapter 4 Cuisines and the Relational Making of People, Chapter 5 Pilgrimages to Foreign Places and the Acts of Becoming, Chapter 6 Looking In From Afar: Representations of Mayas, Chapter 7 Conclusion, References.
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