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The Wolf - Culture, Nature, Heritage
Ian Convery, Owen Nevin, Erwin van van Maanen, Peter Davis, Karen Lloyd; Contributions by …
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New insights into the changing human attitudes towards wild nature
through the depiction of wolves in human culture and heritage. Few
animals arouse such strong opinion as the wolf. It occupies a
contested, ambiguous, yet central role in human culture and
heritage. It appears as both an inspirational emblem of the wild
and an embodiment of evil. Offering a mirror to different human
attitudes, beliefs, and values, the wolf is, arguably, the species
that plays the greatest role in shaping our views on what nature is
or should be. North America and, more recently, Europe have
witnessed a remarkable return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus, and
its close relative the Eurasian wolf, Canis lupus lupus) to
eco-systems. The essays collected here explore aspects of this
recovery, and consider the history, literature and myth surrounding
this iconic species. There are chapters on wolf taxonomy, including
the coywolf, the red wolf, and the many faces of the dingo. We also
meet the Tasmanian wolf and encounter Nazi Werewolves from Outer
Space. The book explores the challenges of separating fact from
fiction and superstition, and our willingness to co-exist with
large carnivores in the twenty-first century. Biologists,
historians, anthropologists, cultural theorists, conservationists
and museologists will all find riches in the detail presented in
this wolf collection.
As part of a national and international revolutionary strategy,
terrorism has introduced into the struggle for power within and
among nations a new mode of violence in terms of technology,
victimization, threat, and response. It has also affected our
present concepts and perceptions of self-determination. One of the
principal questions addressed in
As part of a national and international revolutionary strategy,
terrorism has introduced into the struggle for power within and
among nations a new mode of violence in terms of technology,
victimization, threat, and response. It has also affected our
present concepts and perceptions of self-determination. One of the
principal questions addressed in
"One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council
of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and
beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who
wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante-Nicenes
and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in
a ten-volume set. The Ante-Nicenes lived so close to the time of
Christ that their interpretations of the New Testament are
considered more authentic than modern voices. But they are also
real and flawed men, who are more like their fellow Christians than
they are like the Apostles, making their words echo in the ears of
spiritual seekers. In Volume IV of the 10-volume collected works of
the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers
will find the writings of: Tertullian, a Christian apologist and
influential Latin Christian thinker Minucius Felix, known for his
dialog Octavius Commodianus, a Latin poet who converted to
Christianity Origen, a prolific writer and theologian."
This is the first book to dedicate scholarly attention to the work
of Tarell Alvin McCraney, one of the most significant writers and
theater-makers of the twenty-first century. Featuring essays,
interviews, and commentaries by scholars and artists who span
generations, geographies, and areas of interest, the volume
examines McCraney's theatrical imagination, his singular writerly
voice, his incisive cultural critiques, his stylistic and formal
creativity, and his distinct personal and professional
trajectories. Contributors consider McCraney's innovations as a
playwright, adapter, director, performer, teacher, and
collaborator, bringing fresh and diverse perspectives to their
observations and analyses. In so doing, they expand and enrich the
conversations on his much-celebrated and deeply resonant body of
work, which includes the plays Choir Boy, Head of Passes, Ms. Blakk
for President, The Breach, Wig Out!, and the critically acclaimed
trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The
Brothers Size, and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet, as well as the
Oscar Award-winning film Moonlight, which was based on his play In
Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.
Justin Martyr was one of the earliest contenders for the Christian
faith. Like so many other Christians at the time, Justin suffered
the ultimate punishment: death. Justin Martyr argued with
philosophers, cynics, and skeptics wherever he found them. This
included even the Roman Senate, the audience Justin had in mind for
the two apologies (or, 'defenses') contained in this volume. Justin
sought to set the record straight about what the Christians truly
believed in the face of lies, slanders, and misunderstandings that
were prevalent throughout the Roman Empire. Justin Martyr left an
indelible mark on the history of the Christian Church and
influences Christians to this very day.
"One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council
of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and
beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who
wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante-Nicenes
and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in
a ten-volume set. The Ante-Nicenes lived so close to the time of
Christ that their interpretations of the New Testament are
considered more authentic than modern voices. But they are also
real and flawed men, who are more like their fellow Christians than
they are like the Apostles, making their words echo in the ears of
spiritual seekers. In Volume I of the 10-volume collected works of
the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers
will find the writings of: Clement of Rome, the fourth pope, who
was supposedly martyred by being tied to an anchor and tossed
overboard Mathetes, an anonymous writer considered the first
Christian apologist Polycarp, a Christian bishop who was stabbed to
death after he failed to burn at the stake Ignatius, a student of
John the Apostle, who was Bishop of Antioch before he was killed
Barnabas, an anonymous writer given the name of Saint Barnabas
Papias, author of Interpretations of the Sayings of the Lord, a
textbook on quotes from Jesus Justin Martyr, a Christian apologist
and accomplished philosopher, and Irenaeus, disciple of Polycarp,
apologist, and bishop of Lugdunum."
"One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council
of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and
beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who
wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante-Nicenes
and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in
a ten-volume set. The Ante-Nicenes lived so close to the time of
Christ that their interpretations of the New Testament are
considered more authentic than modern voices. But they are also
real and flawed men, who are more like their fellow Christians than
they are like the Apostles, making their words echo in the ears of
spiritual seekers. In Volume VII of the 10-volume collected works
of the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers
will find the writings of Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius Urbanus,
Victorinus, and Dionysius. This volume also contains writing
unattributed to any author, but nonetheless considered of great
value. These writings include: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, The Second Epistle of Clement,
The Nicene Creed, and Early Liturgies. "
"One of the first great events in Christian history was the Council
of Nicaea in 325 AD, convened to organize Christian sects and
beliefs into a unified doctrine. The great Christian clergymen who
wrote before this famous event are referred to as the Ante-Nicenes
and the Apostolic Fathers, and their writings are collected here in
a ten-volume set. The Ante-Nicenes lived so close to the time of
Christ that their interpretations of the New Testament are
considered more authentic than modern voices. But they are also
real and flawed men, who are more like their fellow Christians than
they are like the Apostles, making their words echo in the ears of
spiritual seekers. In Volume II of the 10-volume collected works of
the Ante-Nicenes first published between 1885 and 1896, readers
will find the writings of: the Pastor of Hermas, author of a
popular book in the Ante-Nicene era Tatian, a second-century
theologian Theophilus, a Christian convert and early apologist
Athenagoras, a Christian convert and accomplished philosopher and
Clement of Alexandria, who wrote Protrepticus, Paedagogus, and
Stromata."
This is the first book to dedicate scholarly attention to the work
of Tarell Alvin McCraney, one of the most significant writers and
theater-makers of the twenty-first century. Featuring essays,
interviews, and commentaries by scholars and artists who span
generations, geographies, and areas of interest, the volume
examines McCraney's theatrical imagination, his singular writerly
voice, his incisive cultural critiques, his stylistic and formal
creativity, and his distinct personal and professional
trajectories. Contributors consider McCraney's innovations as a
playwright, adapter, director, performer, teacher, and
collaborator, bringing fresh and diverse perspectives to their
observations and analyses. In so doing, they expand and enrich the
conversations on his much-celebrated and deeply resonant body of
work, which includes the plays Choir Boy, Head of Passes, Ms. Blakk
for President, The Breach, Wig Out!, and the critically acclaimed
trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The
Brothers Size, and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet, as well as the
Oscar Award-winning film Moonlight, which was based on his play In
Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.
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