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African Proverbs as Epistemologies of Decolonization calls for a
rethinking of education by engaging African proverbs as valuable
and salient epistemologies for contemporary times. The book
addresses the pedagogic, instructional, and communicative relevance
of African proverbs for decolonizing schooling and education in
pluralistic contexts by questioning the instructional, pedagogic,
and communications lessons of these proverbs and how they can be
employed in the education of contemporary youth. It presents a
critical discursive analysis of proverbs from selected African
contexts, highlighting the underlying knowledge base that informs
these cultural expressions. Explore alongside the book the ways in
which these Indigenous teachings can be engaged by schools and
educators to further the objective of decolonizing education by
providing a framework for character education. This character-based
framework equips the learner to be knowledgeable about power,
equity, ethics and morality, and to develop a conscience for social
responsibility, as well as to embrace traditional notions of
self-discipline, probity, and hard work. This text goes beyond the
mere documentation of proverbs to tease out how embedded knowledge
and cultural referents in these knowledge bases and systems are
critical for transforming education for young learners today.
This volume offers students a broad examination of the impact of
religion on the lives of women around the world, focusing on
differences among women, indigenous religions, the impact of
religion in colonization, and resistance to religious oppression.
Sexism, pervasive in religion, limits access to high leadership
positions; dictates gender-related religious practices and roles;
portrays women in limited ways in sacred texts; excludes or
condemns them if they are lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; and
makes them subject to violence by people of other faiths as well as
their own. This volume is organized into eight chapters, each
focusing on a different region of the world-North America, Latin
America and the Caribbean, Europe, North Africa and the Middle
East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and East Asia, South and
Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Chapters cover women's status and
experiences in the religions of each region, including indigenous
religions and such major world religions as Christianity, Judaism,
Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Additionally, they cover issues of
religion for women, such as women in religious leadership, women in
sacred texts, LGBTQ issues in religion, the intersections of
religion and politics for women, the legacy of Christian
missionaries on the colonial project, religious violence against
women, and women's resistance to religious oppression. Offers
readers an overview of women's experiences in many religions across
the various regions of the world Highlights intersectionality and
understanding how gender shapes and is shaped by race, sexuality,
social class, age, ability, nation of origin, and religion within
structures of institutional power Analyzes key issues affecting
women in religion around the world, ranging from religious
leadership to religious violence and clergy sex abuse Offers
examples of how women resist sexist oppression in religion and find
sources of liberation within religion Presents sidebars throughout
the text to provide insightful information that enhances the
reader's experience Features an at-a-glance chronological timeline
of women and world religions throughout history, from ancient times
to the present
Surprisingly, perhaps, cricket is a game rich in international
history, sporting characters and, on occasions, controversy. Over
his long career as a cricket commentator and journalist Ralph
Dellor has met some of the greatest exponents of the "summer" game.
In the 1990s he conducted a series of face-to-face taped interviews
with famous cricketers past and present. Along with Stephen Lamb,
his fellow sports journalist and business partner, he has edited
and annotated the interviews so they are put into context of time
and place. Each chapter is a classic piece of cricketing history
and insight into the legends and lore of the game. Featuring such
names as Denis Compton, Brian Statham and Cyril Washbrook.
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