Candomble, an African religious and healing tradition that spread to Brazil during the slave trade, relies heavily on the use of... Læs mere
Presents six short works from Bakhtin's "Esthetics of Creative Discourse".
The classic work on forms of the folktale.
Features poems collected by an unidentified Icelander, probably during the twelfth or thirteenth century, and was rediscovered in Iceland in the seventeenth century by Danish scholars.
Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the 'alchemy of the visual image'. This book demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding... Læs mere
With over 4,000 copies sold and now revised and updated, Modern Hebrew for Intermediate Students is the core of a widely used multimedia program for teaching Hebrew in the college-level classroom.
Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology.
States that the term "conspiracy theory" entered the American lexicon of political speech to deflect criticism of the Warren Commission and traces it back to a CIA propaganda campaign to discredit doubters of the commission's report.
Includes analyses of data from students on their perception of their parents, which enable the authors to examine the... Læs mere
Acclaimed for his portraits of people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the 20th century's greatest photographers - but perhaps not the most... Læs mere
Now with new chapters on Greek vase painting and Roman artifacts and wall paintings, Controlling Desires is the essential classroom and general introduction to sexual practices, attitudes, and beliefs in the classical world.
Examines the status of Arab thought in the late twentieth century. This book questions the philosophical positions of the liberals, the Marxists, and the... Læs mere