07.08.2020

“Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings” by Katrina Daly Thompson

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"Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings" by Katrina Daly Thompson
"Since the 1960s, people on the islands off the coast of Tanzania have talked about being attacked by a mysterious creature called Popobawa, a shapeshifter often described as having an enormous penis. Popobawa's recurring attacks have become a popular subject for stories, conversation, gossip, and humor that has spread far beyond East Africa. Katrina Daly Thompson shows that talk about Popobawa becomes a tool that Swahili speakers use for various creative purposes such as subverting gender segregation, advertising homosexuality, or discussing female sexuality. By situating Popobawa discourse within the social and cultural world of the Swahili Coast as well as the wider world of global popular culture, Thompson demonstrates that uses of this legend...>>
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07.08.2020

“Delphi Complete Works of Hieronymus Bosch” edited by Peter Russell

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"Delphi Complete Works of Hieronymus Bosch" edited by Peter Russell
"The Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch is considered one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work is renowned for its fantastic imagery, ethereal landscapes, original religious concepts and, most famously, his macabre, nightmarish depictions of Hell. Though almost forgotten for centuries, today he is held as an innovative visionary, whose works offer a rare insight into humanity’s desires and deepest fears. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Bosch’s complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version...>>
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07.08.2020

“Lunar Alchemy: Everyday Moon Magic to Transform Your Life” by Shaheen Miro

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"Lunar Alchemy: Everyday Moon Magic to Transform Your Life" by Shaheen Miro
"Wherever you are in life, you are experiencing a phase. Just like the moon, you are on a journey from dark to light and back again, treading the path from inward journey to outward expression. And for whatever phase you may be in, there is magic to be discovered―magic that can transform your life. In Lunar Alchemy, Shaheen Miro―a much-loved intuitive and energy worker―offers a new way of moving through the world. As you read this book, Miro will teach you how to embrace the moon’s progression through the sky. Something in you will be awakened, a strange stirring of magic that has always been there. Each phase of the moon, writes Shaheen, is an...>>
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07.08.2020

“Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Calm, Clarity, and Courage” by Philip Goldberg

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"Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Calm, Clarity, and Courage" by Philip Goldberg
"This concise, compassionate guide will help you access the silent sanctuary within you. It's filled with practical tools that provide spiritual support at a moment's notice, in whatever time you have, with whatever attention you can spare. Expert teacher Philip Goldberg draws on authoritative texts and masters from every spiritual path, especially the empirical methods of the Yoga tradition--as well as contemporary psychology, scientific research, and decades of interviews and personal experience. The result is a wide range of techniques to relieve the mind and body, refresh the spirit, and gird you for constructive action. You'll get insightful instruction in practices ranging from deep meditation to cognitive reframing to "spiritual space management," from silently communing...>>
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