Ambivalent Europeans

Ambivalent Europeans
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9781135138936
ISBN-13 : 1135138931
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Ambivalent Europeans by : Jon P. Mitchell

Ambivalent Europeans examines the implications of living on the fringes of Europe. In Malta, public debate is dominated by the question of Europe, both at a policy level - whether or not to join the EU - and at the level of national identity - whether or not the Maltese are 'European'. Jon Mitchell identifies a profound ambivalence towards Europe, and also more broadly to the key processes of 'modernisation'. He traces this tendency through a number of key areas of social life - gender, the family, community, politics, religion and ritual.

Malta Ritual

Malta Ritual
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Publisher : Lewis Masonic Pub
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0853183635
ISBN-13 : 9780853183631
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Malta Ritual by : Lewis Masonic

This book contains the official ritual of the order of the knights of Malta Ritual.

Knights of St. John, and Malta, the Chapter General of America of the Ancient and Reformed Rite, Vs. the Grand Encampment of Scotland and the So-called Supreme Grand Commandery

Knights of St. John, and Malta, the Chapter General of America of the Ancient and Reformed Rite, Vs. the Grand Encampment of Scotland and the So-called Supreme Grand Commandery
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : YALE:39002088671020
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Knights of St. John, and Malta, the Chapter General of America of the Ancient and Reformed Rite, Vs. the Grand Encampment of Scotland and the So-called Supreme Grand Commandery by : Robert Ernest Augustus Land

Fifty Years in the Malta Order ...

Fifty Years in the Malta Order ...
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89097345516
ISBN-13 :
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Synopsis Fifty Years in the Malta Order ... by : Robert Ernest Augustus Land

Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World

Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9781107082731
ISBN-13 : 1107082730
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Death Rituals and Social Order in the Ancient World by : Colin Renfrew

This volume, with essays by leading archaeologists and prehistorians, considers how prehistoric humans attempted to recognise, understand and conceptualise death.

Ritual, Play, and Belief in Evolution and Early Human Societies

Ritual, Play, and Belief in Evolution and Early Human Societies
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 355
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ISBN-10 : 9781107143562
ISBN-13 : 110714356X
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Ritual, Play, and Belief in Evolution and Early Human Societies by : Colin Renfrew

This book presents unique new insights into the development of human ritual and society through our heritage of play and performance.

The Archaeology of Malta

The Archaeology of Malta
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 471
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ISBN-10 : 9781107006690
ISBN-13 : 1107006694
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis The Archaeology of Malta by : Claudia Sagona

This book synthesizes the archaeology of the Maltese archipelago from the first human colonization c. 5000 BC through the Roman period (c. 400 AD). Claudia Sagona interprets the archaeological record to explain changing social and political structures, intriguing ritual practices, and cultural contact through several millennia.

Rituals and Practices with the Motherpeace Tarot

Rituals and Practices with the Motherpeace Tarot
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781591438588
ISBN-13 : 1591438586
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Rituals and Practices with the Motherpeace Tarot by : Vicki Noble

A spiritual guidance system with rituals to tap into and manifest feminine divine energy through the Motherpeace deck • Contains over 20 rituals, exercises, and readings that integrate tarot with spiritual practice, rites, and celebrations • Demonstrates how Motherpeace cards may be used to improve health, relationships, and personal insight; celebrate holidays; and commune with the divine forces of the universe • By the cocreator of the Motherpeace deck (more than 200,000 copies sold) First printed during the crest of the women’s spirituality movement, the Motherpeace deck created a sensation as a multicultural tarot designed specifically for women. Depicting people of color, older women, children, animals, and balanced roles for men and women, the Motherpeace deck embraces images from ancient cultures and contemporary tribal peoples to convey the fundamental principles of cooperation, relatedness, egalitarianism, and ecstatic communion. Rituals and Practices with the Motherpeace Tarot offers a deep spiritual practice that taps into and manifests the divine feminine through ritual readings, rites of passage, daily meditative practice, and seasonal celebration. Vicki Noble teaches how to use the imagery of the Motherpeace deck to read the past, present, and future; invoke good health on all planes; nurture healthy relationships; receive divine guidance during critical decision-making; and celebrate sacred holidays. Her book is a useful tool for both beginners and those with extensive knowledge of tarot.

Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society

Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781317158677
ISBN-13 : 1317158679
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Crafting Contemporary Pagan Identities in a Catholic Society by : Kathryn Rountree

Contemporary western Paganism is now a global religious phenomenon with Pagans in many parts of the world sharing much in common - from a nature-revering worldview and lifestyle to a host of chants, invocations, ritual tools and magical practices. But there are also locally-specific differences. Local religious contexts, landscapes, histories, traditions, politics, values and norms all impact on local Paganisms. This is nowhere more evident than in a strongly Catholic society, where religion and culture are deeply entwined. Taking the Mediterranean society of Malta as a case study, this book invites readers inside the world of a small, hidden sub-culture. Showing what it is like being Pagan in a society where the vast majority of the population is Roman Catholic, and Catholicism permeates every sphere of public and domestic, social and political life, Rountree reveals that Paganism here is a unique brew of indigenous and global influences. Pagans employ both creativity and borrowing in constructing identities within a cultural context characterized by antagonism as well as continuity. This book explores the intersections of religious and cultural identity, the global and local, Paganism and Christianity, with insights grounded in rich ethnographic detail based on long-term fieldwork. Rountree makes invaluable comparisons with other studies of modern Pagans and their various worlds.