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This book chronicles the life of a 9 years old little girl whose
life changed forever on Christmas Day in 1968. From despair to
triumph, she gives her account of a life lived the hard way due to
her misinterpretation of one conversation that impacted her entire
life. She learns to use the Power of Choice and that leads to a
life that is not statistically valid.
This, the first, in-depth survey of Native American Indian foodways
is an amazing chronicle of both human development over thousands of
years and American history after the European invasion. It sheds
light not only on this group and their history but on American food
culture and history as well. For thousands of years an intimate
relationship existed between Native Americans and their food
sources. Dependence on nature for subsistence gave rise to a rich
spiritual tradition with rituals and feasts marking planting and
harvesting seasons. The European invasion forced a radical
transformation of the indigenous food habits. Foodways were one of
the first layers of culture attacked. Indians were removed from
their homelands, forced to cultivate European crops such as wheat
and grapes, new animals were introduced, and the bison, a major
staple in the Great Plains and West, was wiped out. Today, American
Indians are trying to reclaim many of their food traditions. A
number of their foodways have become part of the broader American
cookbook, as many dishes eaten today were derived from Native
American cooking, including cornbread, clam chowder, succotash,
grits, and western barbeque. The story of Native American foodways
presented here is an amazing chronicle of both human development
over thousands of years and American history after the European
invasion. Through cultural evolution, the First Peoples worked out
what was edible or could be made edible and what foods could be
combined with others, developed unique processing and preparation
methods, and learned how to preserve and store foods. An intimate
relationship existed between them and their food sources.
Dependence on nature for subsistence gave rise to a rich spiritual
tradition with rituals and feasts marking planting and harvesting
seasons. The foodways were characterized by abundance and variety.
Wild plants, fish, meat, and cultivated crops were simply prepared
and eaten fresh or smoked, dried, or preserved for lean winters.
The European invasion forced a radical transformation of the
indigenous food habits. Foodways were one of the first layers of
culture attacked. Indians were removed from their homelands, forced
to cultivate European crops, such as wheat and grapes, new animals
were introduced, and the bison, a major staple in the Great Plains
and West, was wiped out. Today, American Indians are trying to
reclaim many of their food traditions. Other traditions have become
part of the broader American cookbook, as many dishes eaten today
were derived from Native American cooking, including cornbread,
clam chowder, succotash, grits, and western barbeque. The scope is
comprehensive, covering the six major regions, from prehistory
until today. Chapters on the foodways history, foodstuffs, food
preparation, preservation, and storage, food customs, food and
religion, and diet and nutrition reveal the American Indians'
heritage as no history can do alone. Examples from many individual
tribes are used, and quotations from American Indians and white
observers provide perspective. Recipes are provided as well, making
this a truly indispensable source for student research and general
readers.
After the death of Raphael in 1520, the next generation in Italy
was to see the rise of the complex and refined sensibility summed
up in the term "Mannerism." In this uniquely comprehensive guide to
sixteenth-century Renaissance art, Linda Murray examines the
manifold achievements of Italian artists and identifies the
individual forms taken by artists in Northern Europe and in Spain,
including Durer, Bruegel and El Greco.
The Renaissance began in Italy, but it grew out of European
civilization, with roots in Antiquity, in Christian dogma, and in
Byzantium. The artistic ferment which had taken hold of Florence by
1420 was also reflected in the regional schools of Siena, Umbria,
Mantua and Rome; and the new ideas spread from Italy through
France, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Portugal. The book
includes artists as diverse as Piero della Francesca, Van Eyck,
Durer, Mantegna and Bellini, as well as the High Renaissance
masters Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. With superb
illustrations of the artists' work and crucial historical
information about the "rebirth" of arts and letters, the authors
illuminate one of the most important periods of art history. 251
illus., 51 in color.
The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture explains a
wide range of terms used in the study of the history of Christian
art and architecture including subjects, topics, themes, artists,
works, movements, and buildings. This long-awaited new edition of
Peter and Linda Murray's classic text continues to provide an
invaluable, authoritative, and engaging guide to interpreting
Christian Art both for students and teachers of the subject, as
well as non-specialists or those without a formal education in
Christianity. The new editor, the Reverend Tom Devonshire Jones,
has been aided by over a dozen expert contributors, fully updating
the text for the new century. Areas that have been expanded upon
include the artwork, artists, and innovations of the 19th, 20th,
and 21st centuries (such as the relationship between Christianity
and film). Coverage includes art from around the world, with new
entries upon the Christian art of North America, Latin America,
Australasia, and of the non-Western world, as well as Christian
artistic interactions with other religions, including Judaism and
Islam. The detailed bibliography has been heavily revised and
updated, increasing the number of sources cited and expanding on
sources relevant to the study of non-traditional Christian art. The
updated bibliography will be placed on a companion webpage to the
Dictionary, which will also feature an appendix of web links to
sites of relevant interest.
We are what we eat—not just physiologically, but culturally. This
collection of cross-cultural, generational essays, and accompanying
recipes shows the profound importance of food dishes within
American women's lives. For people of every ethnicity, food
provides much more than mere fuel for the body—it contains an
invisible component that ties families and generations together
with the continuity of shared experience. And for the women who are
entrusted with the responsibility of keeping that priceless
cultural thread intact, family recipes embody tradition, bridge
generation gaps, and erase age differences. This book is organized
around 50 short essays and recipes presented by women from
multicultural backgrounds and dissimilar walks of life. The
chapters depict the paths of these individuals in their lives and
the details of how they acquired their precious family recipes. The
stories document how women universally use inherited family recipes
to remember and memorialize key women in their lives and to aid and
measure their own growth and development. Included are
reminiscences of an Egyptian aunt, a poor mother from Australia, a
Katrina-flooded New Orleans family, Turkish relations, Chinese
mothers, and Indian grandmothers.
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