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Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics
explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider
communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life,
essential to deep sustainability. It considers landscape as
narrative, and applies theoretical frameworks in eco-phenomenology
and ecosemiotics to literary, historical, and philosophical study
of the relationship between text and landscape. It considers in
particular examples and lessons to be drawn from case studies of
medieval and Native American cultures, to illustrate in an applied
way the promise of environmental humanities today. In doing so, it
highlights an environmental future for the humanities, on the
cutting edge of cultural endeavor today.
J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of
the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist
literature with postmodern implications and huge commercial
success. These essays examine that paradox and its significance in
understanding the intersection between traditionalist and
counter-culture criticisms of the modern. The approach helps to
explain the popularity of his works, the way in which they continue
to be brought into dialogue with twenty-first century issues, and
their contested literary significance in the academy.
"Strange Beauty" brings the developing discipline of
environmental literary criticism to bear on narratives of nature
and the Otherworld from early cultures around the Irish Sea.
Reflecting on an Otherworld associated with human experience,
Siewers uses texts such as the Ulster Cycle and the "Mabinogi" to
relate views of nature, symbolism and language. This book uncovers
early syntheses of Christian and indigenous Insular cultures which
express an integration of the spiritual and physical landscapes
that are marginalized in later medieval thought. "Strange Beauty
"opens a window on distinctive alternative views of the relation of
culture to nature still relevant today.
In this collection, world-renowned scholars of Bolshevism and world
communism analyze the human costs of the Bolshevik Revolution, its
contribution to the spread of totalitarianism, and the responses it
inspired among American and Western intellectuals. Together, their
essays constitute a profound refusal of the poesy of
totalitarianism that is based on sober research and detailed
analysis of the limits of utopian politics and the dangers of cruel
ideologies based in the cosmetic aesthetic of moral perfectionism
and lyric intoxication. This study provides an accurate and
succinct depiction of the nature of Bolshevism and its consequences
in light of several decades of research, including former Soviet
archival materials and American intelligence such as the Venona
files.
Western societies today are coming unmoored in the face of
earth-shaking ethical and cultural paradigm shift. At its core is
the question of what it means to be human and how we are meant to
live. The old answers are no longer accepted; a dizzying array of
options are offered in their stead. Underpinning this smorgasbord
of lifestyles is a thicket of unquestioned assumptions, such as the
separation of gender from biological sex, which not so long ago
would have been universally rejected as radical notions. In the
spring of 2019, a group of Orthodox Christian scholars drawn from a
wide variety of academic disciplines met together to offer
responses to the moral crisis our generation faces, elaborating
upon its various forms and facilitating a fuller understanding of
some of its theological and philosophical foundations. In doing so
they offer support to all those who question the claims that are so
forcefully insisted upon today - a clarity that will aid them in
standing up and resisting trends that have already shown to be the
cause of great suffering and unhappiness. Among the contributors to
this volume are NY Times bestselling author Rod Dreher, Frederica
Matthewes-Green, Dr David Bradshaw, Fr Chad Hatfield, and Fr Peter
Heers. Collectively, these scholars remind us that it is only
through our participation in the life of Christ, God who became
man, that we can find the healing of our humanity through the
restoration in us of His image, in which we were formed at the
beginning of time.
Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics
explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider
communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life,
essential to deep sustainability. It considers landscape as
narrative, and applies theoretical frameworks in eco-phenomenology
and ecosemiotics to literary, historical, and philosophical study
of the relationship between text and landscape. It considers in
particular examples and lessons to be drawn from case studies of
medieval and Native American cultures, to illustrate in an applied
way the promise of environmental humanities today. In doing so, it
highlights an environmental future for the humanities, on the
cutting edge of cultural endeavor today.
In this collection, world-renowned scholars of Bolshevism and world
communism analyze the human costs of the Bolshevik Revolution, its
contribution to the spread of totalitarianism, and the responses it
inspired among American and Western intellectuals. Together, their
essays constitute a profound refusal of the poesy of
totalitarianism that is based on sober research and detailed
analysis of the limits of utopian politics and the dangers of cruel
ideologies based in the cosmetic aesthetic of moral perfectionism
and lyric intoxication. This study provides an accurate and
succinct depiction of the nature of Bolshevism and its consequences
in light of several decades of research, including former Soviet
archival materials and American intelligence such as the Venona
files.
J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of
the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist
literature with postmodern implications and huge commercial
success. These essays examine that paradox and its significance in
understanding the intersection between traditionalist and
counter-culture criticisms of the modern. The approach helps to
explain the popularity of his works, the way in which they continue
to be brought into dialogue with twenty-first century issues, and
their contested literary significance in the academy.
Strange Beauty provides a new perspective on early Celtic stories
of the Otherworld and their relevance to today's ecological
concerns, arguing for a contemporary re-reading of the Otherworld
trope in relation to physical experience.
Sensuous Poems Through Time tells the story of life's loves,
hardships, emotions and passions. Each poem tells a story of a
person or event in the cross roads of life. These written words
gave me an outlet for my pain, happiness and confusion. Take the
time to interpret these messages into your life and find a way into
your heart and soul throughout time. .
Nighty Night Sailboat Celebrates a Key West Birthday is about a
little girl named Juni who lives aboard Nighty Night Sailboat. It
tells about her celebrating her birthday in Key West. Juni goes to
all the Key West attractions. The book teaches children and adults
nautical terms, lessons learned, and about living on a sailboat.
This book is similiar to "Good Night Moon" as giving parents a book
to put their children to bed at night.
Title: Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis: in the land of the
Lapps and Kv ns ... Translated from the Norwegian and] edited by C.
Siewers.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel
guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and
female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal
narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Tromholt,
Sophus; Siewers, Carl; 1885. 2 vol.; 8 . 10280.ee.12.
"Nighty Night Sailboat in the Bahamas" is a book that tells
children and adults places to visit in the Bahamas. It tells of a
child who lives on a sailboat with her parents. Juni travels to
Bahamas islands and learns about Customs, nautical terms, and what
to do in the islands. It has a dedication page that allows you to
write your child's name in the book. Children 8 and under, boy and
girls will love this educational and heart-warming story. It is a
great way to put your favorite child or grandchild to bed. I'm a
passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to
understand basic nautical terms.
"Santa finds Nighty Night Sailboat" is a great educational
Christmas children's book. It tells of a child who lives on a
sailboat with her parents. Juni is worried that Santa will not find
her, since she lives on a sailboat and travels to port-to-port.
Juni is reassured by the other children in the Marina that Santa
will find her. It has a dedication page that allows you to write
your child's name in the book. Children 8 and under, boy and girls
will love this educational and heart-warming story. It is a great
way to put your favorite child or grandchild to bed. I'm a
passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to
understand basic nautical terms.
I'm a passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to
understand basic nautical terms. It tells of a child who lives on a
sailboat with her parents sail from America to Spain. It gives a
child an education of Spain, spanish customs and sailing off the
Spanish coast. It is my intent for the buyer to customize each book
with a child's name. It is written for both boys and girls. It is a
great way to put your child or grandchild to bed for a siesta.
I'm a passionate sailor who has a vision to inspire children to
understand basic nautical terms. It tells of a child who lives on a
sailboat with her parents and tells the sea creatures "Nighty
Night" each night. It is my intent for the buyer to customize each
book with a child's name. It is written for both boys and girls. It
is a great way to put your child or grandchild to bed.
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to
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for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:
CHAPTER III. JOUKNEYS TO HATTA, MUONION1SKA, AND KAEESUANDO. Tub
Pleasures Of A Traveller?Something On " Y"?An UnwelCome Guest?The
Besult Of His Visit?The Start At Last? A Drive In A Snowstorm-?A
Befuge?A Banquet At A " Grand Hotel "?A Night On The Mountain-?In
The Empire Of The Czar?A Diplomatic " Wedge "?Onward ?In The Land
Of The Thousand Lakes?The " Straight Line " Of A Beindeer? A Lovely
Midnight Drive?A Centre Of Religious FanaTicism?Absolution
Dispensed Wholesale?An Evening In A "holy" Place ? The Finns ? The
Kvins ? A Linguistic Puzzle?Bathing enfamille?A Land Of Lakes And
Forests? An Hospitable Spot In The Wilderness?A Pleasant EvenIng?-A
Finnish Church Service?Finnish versus Lappish?A Desolate
Spot?Disappointment?On The Way Home?ConFusing Frontiers?Caught In A
Snowstorm?A Pleasant Night?Welcome Back " Wenn Jemand eine Rtise
tliulit so kann er was erzdhlen," says a German proverb. When a man
has travelled he must have something to tell, you may perhaps say,
and having now held the reader so long captive in the Koutokseino
solitude, I feel it doubly incumbent on me to tell something of
what I saw and experienced on my journey to?well, you shall soon
learn where. I must say, by-the-bye, that the duty does not weigh
heavily on me, as he who has travelled feels compelled to relate
something?yea, you might as well attempt to stem mighty Niagara
itself as the narrative of a man who for nine .months has been shut
out fromevery vestige of civilisation, with a dog, a few hundred
reindeer, and a score of Lapps for his sole society and enjoyment,
were the journey but a walk through a village high street. And to
be candid, gentle reader, is it not one of the greatest delights
and rewards of the journey to think: " What shall I not have to
relate when I get home ? " Does n...
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