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Rastafari is an Afrocentric social and religious movement that
emerged among Afro-Jamaican communities in the 1930s and has many
adherents in the Caribbean and worldwide today. This book is a
groundbreaking account of Rastafari, demonstrating that it provides
a normative conception of Blackness for people of African descent
that resists Eurocentric and colonial ideas. Vivaldi Jean-Marie
examines Rastafari’s core beliefs and practices, arguing that
they constitute a distinctively Black system of norms and
values—at once an ethos and a cosmology. He traces Rastafari’s
origins in enslaved people’s strategies of resistance, Jamaican
Revivalism, and Garveyism, showing how it incorporates ancestral
religious traditions and emancipatory politics. An Ethos of
Blackness draws out the significance of practices such as avoiding
technological exploitation of natural artifacts and the belief in
living in harmony with the natural order. Jean-Marie considers
Rastafari’s theology, exploring its reinterpretation of biblical
scriptures and its foundations in the rejection of Christianity’s
Eurocentrism and racism. However, he insists, before Rastafari can
fulfill its promise of liberation for people of African descent, it
must confront its failure to include women and redress sexism.
Through rigorous and sensitive reflections on Rastafari culture and
cosmology, this book offers deeply original insights into the Black
theological imagination.
Rastafari is an Afrocentric social and religious movement that
emerged among Afro-Jamaican communities in the 1930s and has many
adherents in the Caribbean and worldwide today. This book is a
groundbreaking account of Rastafari, demonstrating that it provides
a normative conception of Blackness for people of African descent
that resists Eurocentric and colonial ideas. Vivaldi Jean-Marie
examines Rastafari’s core beliefs and practices, arguing that
they constitute a distinctively Black system of norms and
values—at once an ethos and a cosmology. He traces Rastafari’s
origins in enslaved people’s strategies of resistance, Jamaican
Revivalism, and Garveyism, showing how it incorporates ancestral
religious traditions and emancipatory politics. An Ethos of
Blackness draws out the significance of practices such as avoiding
technological exploitation of natural artifacts and the belief in
living in harmony with the natural order. Jean-Marie considers
Rastafari’s theology, exploring its reinterpretation of biblical
scriptures and its foundations in the rejection of Christianity’s
Eurocentrism and racism. However, he insists, before Rastafari can
fulfill its promise of liberation for people of African descent, it
must confront its failure to include women and redress sexism.
Through rigorous and sensitive reflections on Rastafari culture and
cosmology, this book offers deeply original insights into the Black
theological imagination.
As discrete mathematics rapidly becomes a required element of
undergraduate mathematics programs, algebraic software systems
replace compiled languages and are now most often the computational
tool of choice. Newcomers to university level mathematics,
therefore, must not only grasp the fundamentals of discrete
mathematics, they must also learn to use an algebraic manipulator
and develop skills in abstract reasoning. Experimental Mathematics
with MAPLE uniquely responds to these needs. Following an emerging
trend in research, it places abstraction and axiomatization at the
end of a learning process that begins with computer
experimentation. It introduces the foundations of discrete
mathematics and, assuming no previous knowledge of computing,
gradually develops basic computational skills using the latest
version of the powerful MAPLE software. The author's approach is to
expose readers to a large number of concrete computational examples
and encourage them to isolate the general from the particular, to
synthesize computational results, formulate conjectures, and
attempt rigorous proofs. Using this approach, Experimental
Mathematics with MAPLE enables readers to build a foundation in
discrete mathematics, gain valuable experience with algebraic
computing, and develop a familiarity with basic abstract concepts,
notation, and jargon. Its engaging style, numerous exercises and
examples, and Internet posting of selected solutions and MAPLE
worksheets make this text ideal for use both in the classroom and
for self-study.
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Various Artists - Stars of Classical (CD)
Various Artists, Emmerich Kalman/Franz Lehar/Johann Strauss II, Francesco Sartori, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Cohen, …
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This book elaborates Jean Améry’s critique of philosophy and his
discussion of some central philosophical themes in At the Mind’s
Limits and his other writings. It shows how Améry elaborates the
shortcomings and unfitness of philosophical theories to account for
torture, the experience of homelessness, and other indignities, and
their inability to assist with overcoming resentment. It thus
teases out the philosophical import of Jean Améry's critique of
philosophy, which constitutes his own philosophical testament of
being an inmate at Auschwitz. This book situates At the Mind’s
Limits in the context of twentieth-century Continental philosophy.
On the one hand, it elaborates Améry’s engagement with key
philosophical figures. On the other hand, it shows how thoroughly
Améry denounces the limits of the philosophical enterprise, and
its impotence in capturing and accounting for the crimes of the
Third Reich.Â
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Simply Vivaldi (CD)
Antonio Vivaldi
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This book elaborates Jean Amery's critique of philosophy and his
discussion of some central philosophical themes in At the Mind's
Limits and his other writings. It shows how Amery elaborates the
shortcomings and unfitness of philosophical theories to account for
torture, the experience of homelessness, and other indignities, and
their inability to assist with overcoming resentment. It thus
teases out the philosophical import of Jean Amery's critique of
philosophy, which constitutes his own philosophical testament of
being an inmate at Auschwitz. This book situates At the Mind's
Limits in the context of twentieth-century Continental philosophy.
On the one hand, it elaborates Amery's engagement with key
philosophical figures. On the other hand, it shows how thoroughly
Amery denounces the limits of the philosophical enterprise, and its
impotence in capturing and accounting for the crimes of the Third
Reich.
These magnificent concertos are distinguished from all other ensemble music of their time by their emphasis on virtuosity, their rhythmic exuberance, flexible instrumentation, independent approaches to thematic development, and their genuine innovations in concerto form. Newly edited and engraved under the expert guidance of Dr. Eleanor Selfridge-Field, this work appears in full score, reproduced from an authoritative source.
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Dowani, 3 Tempi Play Along Offers/Dowani, 3 Tempi Play Along Bietet/Dowani, 3 Tempi Play Along Vous Offre - A. Vivaldi, Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo Op. 3 No. 6, Rv 356 in a Minor (English, German, French, Paperback, Multilingual)
Antonio Vivaldi
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R405
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Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along is an effective and time-tested method of
practicing that offers more than conventional play-along editions.
Dowani 3 Tempi Play Along enables you to learn a work
systematically and with accompaniment at different tempi. The first
thing you hear on the CD is the concert version in a first-class
recording with solo instrument and orchestral, continuo, or piano
accompaniment. Then the piano or harpsichord accompaniment follows
in slow and medium tempo for practice purposes with the solo
instrument heard softly in the background at a slow tempo. Finally,
you can play at the original tempo to the accompaniment of an
orchestra, piano, or basso continuo. All versions appearing on the
CD were recorded live by renowned soloists, accompanists, and
orchestras. There are no synthesised sounds in a Dowani edition!
A documentary journey through the vast expanse of our galaxy and
the history of mankind's attempts at space travel, set to the music
of Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons', as performed by the Sofia Chamber
Ensemble.
The A Z of String Players surveys the lives, careers and recordings
of over 300 string players from the past and present. Many great
string players who have made recordings are included, from Accardo
to Zukerman. The text covers artists from the earliest recording
processes to contemporary, cutting-edge technology. In this clear
and straight-forward publication, the artists are listed
alphabetically, with a summary of their career, notable recordings,
biography and critical appraisal of their recorded legacy. In
addition, four compact discs present a selection of recordings from
69 artists. This package will appeal to enthusiast and scholar
alike as a readable, informed and fascinating work of reference.
(Music Sales America). One of the finest works of all Vivaldi's
choral settings, arranged for the upper voices by Desmond
Ratcliffe. Uplifting and melodic, the intoxicating tunes and
spellbinding optimism of Gloria have helped it to become one of the
most popular works in the Baroque choral repertoire.
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Vivaldi Rocks (Sheet music)
Antonio Vivaldi, Mark Wood
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R1,684
R1,436
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Vivaldi's Magnificat probably dates from shortly after the 1726
death of composer C.P. Grua, which resulted in his having to
provide sacred music for the Venetian orphanage and convent he
enjoyed a long-standing relation with: the Ospedale della Pieta.
There are actually three versions of the work: 1) for single chorus
and orchestra (RV 610); 2) for double chorus and two orchestras (RV
610a); and the final version (RV 611), which takes six movements
from replaces the other three movements woth solos written for
specific singers at the Pieta: Apollonia, la Bolognesa, Chiaretta,
Ambrosina and Albetta.The present edition, originally published by
E.F. Kalmus in 1969, retains the material from the original
single-choris version (RV 610), while including the added solo
material Vivaldi inserted for RV 611 as alternatives, making it
eminently practical for today's choral groups. Now available in a
digitally-enhanced reprint.
(String). This edition collects in one volume all four concertos
that make up "The Four Seasons." The combined retail value of the
component publications that make up this collection (50263030
Spring, 50263040 Summer, 50262990 Fall, 50263000 Winter), at $7.95
each, totals $31.80. This "Complete" edition is an extraordinary
value.
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Various Artists - Farnace (CD)
Francesco Corselli, Adriana Fernandez, Sonia Prina, Fulvio Bettini, Coro del Teatro de la Zarzuela, …
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R805
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In Vodou Cosmology and the Haitian Revolution in the Enlightenment
Ideals of Kant and Hegel, Vivaldi Jean-Marie begins with an
interpretation of the rise of Vodou practices in Saint-Domingue
which is sensitive to the social, spiritual and cultural challenges
of the slaves communities in Saint- Domingue, later Haiti. He shows
effectively that Vodou cosmology emerged as a spiritual, social and
cultural technology for the enslaved to overcome the dissonance and
brutality of slavery in Saint-Domingue. Vodou Cosmology thus
assumes the tripartite role of spiritual, social and cultural
compass for slaves who, concurrently with the development of Vodou,
managed to establish a common ethos. Furthermore, to situate the
rise of Vodou cosmology within the larger discourse of the
Enlightenment and argue that it heralded a radical Enlightenment in
the African diaspora, Jean- Marie compares and contrasts some
aspects of the philosophies of Kant and Hegel with the social,
spiritual and cultural experience of the enslaved communities of
Saint-Domingue. This comparison shows that Kant and Hegel's
depiction of African Negroes' mores and their religious practices
in the colonies fails to capture that Vodou cosmology was both a
mechanism of resistance and the medium to restore their social,
spiritual, and cultural identity against the backdrop of the
Atlantic slave trade. Also, he elaborates the Enlightenment's
conception of African Negroes as commercial currency and
specifically Hegel's view of slavery in the colonies as the
manifestation of divine providence. He concludes that the
significance of the Haitian Revolution lies in the fact that it
ascribed freedom to people of African descent in the diaspora and
is thus implicit in later themes of black freedom. The Haitian
Revolution ties blackness with freedom and mapped out a radical
enlightenment in the European colonies.
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