Author : Asia Rainey
Publisher : Broken Levee Books
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2021-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781634059794
In a dark world where all hope seems lost, Oshun's book of mirrors reveals the true definition of beauty.
Author : Joseph M. Murphy
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 2001-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253108630
Ã’sun is a brilliant deity whose imagery and worldwide devotion demand broad and deep scholarly reflection. Contributors to the ground-breaking Africa's Ogun, edited by Sandra Barnes (Indiana University Press, 1997), explored the complex nature of Ogun, the orisa who transforms life through iron and technology. Ã’sun across the Waters continues this exploration of Yoruba religion by documenting Ã’sun religion. Ã’sun presents a dynamic example of the resilience and renewed importance of traditional Yoruba images in negotiating spiritual experience, social identity, and political power in contemporary Africa and the African diaspora. The 17 contributors to Ã’sun across the Waters delineate the special dimensions of Ã’sun religion as it appears through multiple disciplines in multiple cultural contexts. Tracing the extent of Ã’sun traditions takes us across the waters and back again. Ã’sun traditions continue to grow and change as they flow and return from their sources in Africa and the Americas.
Author : Jiba Anderson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 16,24 MB
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ISBN : 1458305708
Author : Baba Raul Canizares
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,62 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780942272697
Oshun is the deity of river waters and is also seen as the embodiment of love and sexuality. She represents the joy of life and is, in many ways, what makes life worth living. Oshun is the patron of gold and all wealth is hers to give. She also rules marriage and is the giver of fertility. Her influence is gentle and loving and she teaches humanity that the secret of life is love.
Author : David Barreto
Publisher : David Barreto
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 23,43 MB
Release : 2024-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1916211119
This authoritative volume offers a comprehensive exploration of Umbanda, meticulously crafted for both academic researchers and religious practitioners. As the most detailed analysis of Umbanda ever written in English, it covers the religion’s history, deities, hierarchies of entities, essential tools, rituals, and temple practices. Each chapter methodically unpacks a critical aspect of Umbanda: from ancient mythology and its more recent syncretic roots to its modern-day practices and the role of Brazil’s socio-political background in shaping it. Altar setups, chants, the role and composition of offerings, and the occult details of mediumistic channelling are explored with the precision and insight of a seasoned practitioner. Tailored specifically for English-speaking readers, this work ensures precise translations of key terms and names, bridging cultural gaps while maintaining the integrity of Umbanda’s spiritual and ritualistic essence. The translations are crafted to facilitate a deep understanding of Umbanda, ensuring the content is accessible and resonates without sounding categorically foreign or rather exotic. Topics Covered Include ● The historical, sociological, and political contexts that shaped Umbanda ● The religion's theological evolution and doctrinal development ● Orishas, spiritual hierarchies, and mythological narratives ● Temple layout, ritual implements, and the significance of sacred offerings ● The traditions of spiritual channelling and their hidden rites ● Essential images ● A comprehensive glossary of key terms and concepts The Book of Umbanda is an essential reference for students, educators, scholars, and practitioners of the religion from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. It also holds significant value for professionals and academics across various disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, philosophy, theology, and history.
Author : Janell Hobson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 34,14 MB
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429516703
When God Lost Her Tongue explores historical consciousness as captured through the Black feminist imagination that re-centers the perspectives of Black women in the African Diaspora, and revisits how Black women’s transatlantic histories are re-imagined and politicized in our contemporary moment. Connecting select historical case studies – from the Caribbean, the African continent, North America, and Europe – while also examining the retelling of these histories in the work of present-day writers and artists, Janell Hobson utilizes a Black feminist lens to rescue the narratives of African-descended women, which have been marginalized, erased, forgotten, and/or mis-remembered. African goddesses crossing the Atlantic with captive Africans. Women leaders igniting the Haitian Revolution. Unnamed Black women in European paintings. African women on different sides of the "door of no return" during the era of the transatlantic slave trade. Even ubiquitous "Black queens" heralded and signified in a Beyoncé music video or a Janelle Monáe lyric. And then there are those whose names we will never forget, like the iconic Harriet Tubman. This critical interdisciplinary intervention will be key reading for students and researchers studying African American women, Black feminisms, feminist methodologies, Africana studies, and women and gender studies.
Author : Kirsten Riddle
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 33,39 MB
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1800653603
A must-have guide to Wiccan wisdom for any novice witch. Interested in magic and Wiccan practices but not sure where to start? The Little Book of Wicca is the perfect companion for those beginning their journey into the wonderful world of witchcraft. With a friendly and straightforward approach, Kirsten Riddle dispels common misconceptions of this nature-based spiritual practice and provides practical advice on how to incorporate the principles of Wicca into your daily life. The book features easy-to-follow magical techniques for enhancing your creativity, wellbeing and relationships, from herbal, kitchen and lunar magic to simple spells and rituals using everyday objects and household items. There's even a quick and easy quiz that allows you to discover your Wiccan strengths. With this essential compendium of knowledge, you'll be ready to take your first steps on the Wiccan path.
Author : Rosemary Edghill
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 34,72 MB
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466878134
Rosemary Edghill cast a keenly observant, friendly, yet faintly amused eye on an intriguing American micro-culture. The Bast novels offer a very new view of the practitioners of a very old faith. Edghill allows that there's still magic in the air. Rosemary Edghill's Bast novels are a real treat. Bell, Book, and Murder contains all three Bast novels, Speak Daggers to Her, Book of Moons, and The Bowl of Night (excerpted in USA Today). At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Tove Jansson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0374350450
When stricken with a severe cold, Moominpappa decides to set down an account of his eventful youth, which he shares chapter by chapter with Moomintroll, Sniff, and Snufkin.
Author : Tonia Leigh Wind
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000479706
Drawing on a range of historical and literary texts, this book examines how Black women under the yoke of slavery negotiated their sense of belonging and spirituality from a liminal position, stuck between a new life in the Americas, and their connections to their African ancestral roots and a wider diasporic community. The book investigates how Black women in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, the United States, and Brazil turned to their spiritual beliefs as a tool of resilience and resistance. These “griots” and “goddesses” are forced to negotiate complex issues such as race, gender, identity, maternity, sexuality, and belonging, from a liminal position that looks to both settle roots in a foreign land, and stay connected to ancestors and the Sacred. As these Black female protagonists turn to (re)memory and ancestral knowledge to map their connection with the Divine, they become mediators of worlds, and hybrid griots surpassing temporal and geographical boundaries. With important reflections on Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa’s Daughters of the Stone, and Ana Maria Gonçalves’s Um Defeito de Cor, amongst other texts, this book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of comparative literature, religious studies, gender studies, and African diaspora studies.
