Women in christian traditions

Women in Christian Traditions

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Gospel in Christian Traditions

The Gospel in Christian Traditions demonstrates the continuity through history and through a very wide range of Christian denominational and cultural

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Women in Celtic Myth

Stories that focus on the women of Celtic mythology, from formidable women warriors to the gentle women who guided others to spiritual wisdom.

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Hathor Rising: The Power of the Goddess in Ancient Egypt

Drawing from temple art, myths, rituals, and poetry, Dr. Roberts examines the female aspect of the complex Egyptian pantheon, particularly the goddess Hathor-Sekhmet, providing a powerful new perspective on women's theology.

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Women of Visionary Art

An exploration of the role that dreaming, psychedelic experiences, and mystical visions play in visionary art.

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Early Christian Women

In this Element the author argues that genre deeply affects how early Christian female philosophers are characterized across different works. The incl

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Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception

Reveals how the Virgin Mary and other holy women were part of an ancient sacred order of priestesses trained in the practice of divine conception

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Gospel of Philip

The mainstream position of the Christian church on sexuality was perhaps best summed up by Pope Innocent III (1160-1216) when he stated that the sexual act is so shameful that it is intrinsically evil. Another Christian theologian maintained that the holy Ghost is absent from the room shared by a wedded couple. What Philip records in his gospel is that Christ said exactly...

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Vogue on Christian Dior

In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection, the "New Look," which transformed the way women dressed, and he continued to send shock waves with his later shows, significantly altering the fashion landscape. Vogue on Chris

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Women in the Mission of the Church – Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History

Demonstrates the integral participation of women in the church's mission from the first century to the twentieth century, showing how they have overco

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Women in a Patriarchal World

The UK's leading Christian feminist takes a closer look at twenty-five stories of women in the Bible, at how they responded to the crises they faced,

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Christian Women in the Patristic World – Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries

Illuminates the influence, authority, and legacy of women in the early Christian centuries, showing how they helped shape Christianity in its beliefs

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Women and Gendered Violence in Canada

By drawing on a range of theoretical traditions emerging from feminism, criminology, and sociology, Women and Gendered Violence in Canada significantl

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Parables – Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation

Young focuses on the historical development and theological significance of parables in the Jewish and Christian traditions, examining parallels betwe

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50 Women Every Christian Should Know – Learning from Heroines of the Faith

Inspiring stories of fifty Christian women, from Julian of Norwich to Ruth Bell Graham, who made a difference in the lives of people around them and h

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Women on the Margins

As she did with Martin Guerre, Natalie Zemon Davis here retrieves individual lives from historical obscurity to give us a window onto the early modern world. As women living in the 17th century, Glikl bas Judah Leib, Marie de l'Incarnation, and Maria Sibylla Merian, equally remarkable though very different, were not queens or noblewomen, their every move publicly noted. R...

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The Adidas Archive. The Footwear Collection - Christian Habermeier

<p>The adidas story is one of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and conceiving the all-around sports shoe, worn by the likes of Lionel Messi, Run DMC, and Madonna. A mecca for sneaker fans, this book presents adidas’s history through more than 350 pairs of shoes from the “adidas Archive”, including one-of-a-kind originals, vintage models, never-before-seen proto...

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Women in the World of the Earliest Christians – Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life

Provides an accurate and fulsome picture of the earliest Christian women by examining a wide variety of first century Jewish and Greco-Roman documents

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50 People Every Christian Should Know – Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith

Combining the stories of fifty faithful men and women, beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe offers today's readers inspiration and encouragement in life's

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The adidas Archive. The Footwear Collection. 40th Anniversary Edition - Christian Habermeier

<p>The adidas story is one of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and conceiving the all-around sports shoe, worn by the likes of Lionel Messi, Run DMC, and Madonna. A mecca for sneaker fans, this book presents adidas’s history through almost 200 pairs of shoes, including one-of-a-kind originals, vintage models, and designer pieces.</p> <p> </p> ...

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Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (0241532531)

Kniha - autor Silvia Federici, 304 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici's history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages through the European witch-hunts, the rise of scientific rationalis...

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Voices of Lament – Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice

Inspired by Psalm 37 and inviting empathy and healing, Christian Women of Color who have faced deep suffering and injustice hold their lament in holy

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African Churches Ministering 'to and with' Persons with Disabilities

This book engages with Christian church traditions and disability issues in Africa, focusing on Zimbabwe in particular.

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I Hear Her Words

Is there gender equality in Buddhist traditions? What do Buddhist texts say about women? This book offers a new introduction to women in Buddhism, and

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Buddhist Christianity - A Passionate Openness

It is possible to be a Christian Buddhist in the context of a universal kind of belief that sits fairly light to both traditions. This book explores t

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Thomas Hardy's Christmas

Thomas Hardy's traditional Christmas. Although Hardy had difficulty in embracing the Christian faith, he adored it’s joyous traditions, reliving

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Streams of Living Water

The author of the bestselling CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINE explores the great traditions of Christian spirituality and their role in spiritual renewal

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Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales: Epic Tales - Purkiss Diane

Anotace: In the West we tend to think of witches in terms of the witch trials, when fear, ignorance and religious fervour brought the poor to heel, and fostered suspicion of those who dared to be different, or knowledgeable, or independent of mind. Witches and wizards are often associated with pre-Christian societies, Celtic in particular, (and therefore popular in tales...

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Witches, Wizards, Seers &amp; Healers Myths &amp; Tales: Epic Tales - Diane Purkiss

<p>In the West we tend to think of witches in terms of the witch trials, when fear, ignorance and religious fervour brought the poor to heel, and fostered suspicion of those who dared to be different, or knowledgeable, or independent of mind. Witches and wizards are often associated with pre-Christian societies, Celtic in particular, (and therefore popular in tales ...

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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia I - Fuel

<p>The photographs, drawings and texts published in this book are part of a collection of more than 3,000 tattoos accumulated over a lifetime by prison attendant Danzig Baldaev. Tattoos were his gateway into a secret world in which he acted as ethnographer, recording the rituals of a closed society. The icons and tribal languages he documented are artful, distastefu...

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Didache

Description: In this study edition, Aaron Milavec provides an overview of his pioneering efforts to surface the hidden unity governing the progression of topics in the Didache, a mid-first-century pastoral program for training converts. Milavec's commentary uses literary and sociological insights to reconstruct the faith and hope, the discipline and rituals, the anxieties...

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Things Remembered and Things Forgotten - Kyoko Nakajima

Anotace: 'If we want to understand what has been lost to time, there is no way other than through the exercise of imagination ... imagination applied with delicate rather than broad strokes'. So wrote the award winning Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima of her story, Things Remembered and Things Forgotten, a piece that illuminates, as if by throwing a switch, the l...

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Dionysos

No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in visionary experience and ritual representation, the Greeks possessed a complete expression of indestructible life, the essence of Dionysos. In this work, the noted mythologist and historian of religion ...

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Czech Republic - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture - Vogler Kevan

Anotace: Don`t just see the sights-get to know the people. Many tourists visit the Czech Republic knowing no more about it than that the beer is cheap and the women beautiful. That lack of knowledge has led to frustration among Czechs, most of whom are very well-informed about the world around them.Culture Smart! Czech Republic informs you about the traditions, values, a...

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Czech Republic - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs &amp; Culture - Kevan Vogler

<p>Don't just see the sights-get to know the people. Many tourists visit the Czech Republic knowing no more about it than that the beer is cheap and the women beautiful. That lack of knowledge has led to frustration among Czechs, most of whom are very well-informed about the world around them. Culture Smart! Czech Republic informs you about the traditions, values...

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Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius - Freedman Harry

Anotace: `Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.` - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks`Among the finest volumes on Cohen`s life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself.` - John McKenna, writer and frien...

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Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius - Harry Freedman

<p>'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.' - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks 'Among the finest volumes on Cohen's life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself.' - John McKenna, writer and frie...

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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia. Volume I

Anotace: 'A rare and astonishing book, a glimpse of a deeply secretive world that has taken the author a lifetime to penetrate. It reveals more graphically than any Gulag history the unreformed horror of Russia: the lack of law, the rule of violence, the brutality, anti-Semitism and xenophobia. And yet it is filled with a poignance and a sense of personal tragedy th...

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The Maiden: Winner of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023 - Foster Kate

Anotace: The Times Bestseller`A masterpiece` - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal `Exceptional - a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant` - Daily MailInspired by a real-life case, Kate Foster`s The Maiden is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history. Winner of the Bl...

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Keep It Shut

Keep It Shutby Karen Ehman explores how to better control your tongue, knowing what to say and how to say it, and realizing when it is best to say nothing at all. From Bible times to modern times women have struggled with their words. What to say and how to say it. What not to say. When it is best to remain silent. And what to do when you've said something you wish you co...

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The Colony of Good Hope - Kim Leine

Anotace: In the tradition of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, an immensely powerful historical novel about the first encounters between Danish colonists and Greenlanders in the early eighteenth century, of brutal clashes between priests and pagans and the forces that drive each individual towards darkness or light. 1728: The Danish King Fredrik IV sends a governor to Gr...

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Dior by John Galliano (édition française)

During his time as a student at London’s Central Saint Martins, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer John Galliano worked as a dresser at the National Theatre, learning the art of costume and the power of illusion. As a regular in London nightclubs, Galliano met a coterie of artists and colorful personalities, forging strong ties with kindred spirits who would play a d...

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The Colony of Good Hope - Kim Leine

<p>'A superb novel . . . A hugely powerful chronicle of lives lived on the edge' - Sunday Times, Books of the YearIn the tradition of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, an immensely powerful historical novel about the first encounters between Danish colonists and Greenlanders in the early eighteenth century, of brutal clashes between priests and pagans and the forces that ...

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The Jungle Book: 130th Anniversary Edition - Rudyard Joseph Kipling

<p>Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Jungle BookPuffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this very special 130th anniversary edition of The Jungle Book.Young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan and is adopted by Father Wol...

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Jesus Christ, a Rogue - Felix Boom

Anotace: The novel, bordering between real story and fantasy, controversial by nature, has been written by an experienced author, established up to now in a different genre. Hence the author's need for pseudonym. The plotline is based on the return of Jesus Christ to the earth after more than 2000 years. Jesus Christ is acting as a tabloid sports reporter and a good spor...

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Jesus Christ, a Rogue - Felix Boom

<p>The novel, bordering between real story and fantasy, controversial by nature, has been written by an experienced author, established up to now in a different genre. Hence the author's need for pseudonym. The plotline is based on the return of Jesus Christ to the earth after more than 2000 years. Jesus Christ is acting as a tabloid sports reporter and a good sport...

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Jesus Christ, a Rogue

The novel, bordering between real story and fantasy, controversial by nature, has been written by an experienced author, established up to now in a different genre. Hence the author's need for pseudonym. The plotline is based on the return of Jesus Christ to the earth after more than 2000 years. Jesus Christ is acting as a tabloid sports reporter and a good sportsman, a f...

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The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name - Muraresku Brian C.

Anotace: The most influential religious historian of the twentieth century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi passed from one generation to the next, ever since th...

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Cleopatra

Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous-yet more poorly understood-than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on pri...

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Shoes A-Z. The Collection of The Museum at FIT - Valerie Steele

<p>Step inside one of the world’s most enviable closets to celebrate the empowering, sensual, playful, and practical shoe. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, ephemera, and sketches are featured in this volume, a follow-up to Fashion Designers A–Z, from the most coveted labels such as Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Chanel, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Roger Vivier, Ch...

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