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Brigid of Kildare, Ireland, is uniquely venerated as both a goddess
and a saint throughout Ireland, Europe and the USA. Often referred
to as Mary of the Gael and considered the second most important
saint in Ireland after St Patrick, her widespread popularity has
led to the creation of more traditional activities than any other
saint; some of which survive to this day. As a result of original
historical and archaeological research Brian Wright provides a
fascinating insight into this unique and mysterious figure. This
book uncovers for the first time when and by whom the goddess was
'conceived' and evidence that St Brigid was a real person. It also
explains how she 'became' a saint, her historical links with the
unification of Ireland under a High King in the first century and
discusses in depth her first documented visit to England in AD 488.
Today, Brigid remains strongly connected with the fertility of
crops, animals and humans and is celebrated throughout the world
via the continuation of customs, ceremonies and relics with origins
dating back to pre-Christian times. Using a combination of early
Celtic history, archaeology, tradition and folklore from Ireland,
Britain and other countries, this comprehensive study unravels the
mystery of a goddess and saint previously complicated by the
passage of time.
Let's say you're the manager of one of the most beloved franchises
in Major League Baseball, with every past and current player
available on your bench. Game time is approaching and the ump needs
your line-up card. Who's your starting pitcher? Fireballer Dwight
Gooden, lights-out Tom Seaver, or run-stingy Jacob de Grom? Is Gary
Carter behind the plate or Mike Piazza? Who'll bat clean-up?
Combining statistical analysis, common sense, and a host of
intangibles, Brian Wright constructs an all-time All-Star Mets
line-up for the ages. Agree with his choices or not, you'll learn
all there is to know about the men who played for and managed New
York's Amazin' Mets.
During the Second World War Birmingham suffered 365 air raid alerts
and 77 actual air raids. These raids took place between the 8th
August 1940 and the 23rd April 1943. There were over 9,000
casualties of whom 2,241 were killed. This book contains the first
hand accounts of some of those who survived. The Memorial shown on
the front cover "The Tree of Life" by Lorenzo Quinn is dedicated to
the memory of all victims of the Blitz on Birmingham. The memorial
was donated to the City of Birmingham by the Halcyon Gallery on
behalf of its founders Racna and Lionel Green, in association with
Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Air Raids Remembrance
Association.
The conservation of genetic resources is vital to the maintenance
of biodiversity and to the world's ability to feed its growing
population. There are now more than a thousand genebanks worldwide
involved in the ex situ (meaning "away from the source") storage of
particular classes of crops. Since the 1970s, the eleven genebanks
maintained by the centres of the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have become pivotal to
the global conservation effort. However, key policy and management
issues - usually with economic dimensions - have largely been
overlooked.This provided the impetus for a series of detailed
economic studies, led by IFPRI, in collaboration with five CGIAR
centres: CIAT (based in Colombia), CIMMYT (Mexico), ICARDA (Syria),
ICRISAT (India) and IRRI (Philippines). This book reports these
studies and discusses their wider implications.
Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament is the inaugural
volume of The Text and Canon of the New Testament series, edited by
Daniel B. Wallace. This first volume focuses on issues in textual
criticism; in particular, to what degree did the scribes, who
copied their exemplars by hand, corrupt the autographs? All but one
of the chapters deals specifically with New Testament textual
criticism. The other addresses textual issues related to an early
apocryphal work, the Gospel of Thomas. The book begins with the
full transcription of Wallace's presentation at the Fourth Annual
Greer-Heard Forum, in which he and Bart Ehrman debated over the
reliability of the New Testament manuscripts. Adam Messer looks at
the patristic evidence of "nor the Son" in Matthew 24:36 in a quest
to determine whether the excision of these words was influenced by
orthodox Fathers. Philip Miller wrestles with whether the least
orthodox reading should be a valid principle for determining the
autographic text. Matthew Morgan focuses attention on the only two
Greek manuscripts that have a potentially Sabellian reading in John
1:1c. Timothy Ricchuiti tackles the textual history of the Gospel
of Thomas, examining the Coptic text and the three Greek fragments,
using internal evidence in order to determine the earliest stratum
of Thomas. Brian Wright thoroughly examines the textual reliability
of the passages in which Jesus appears to be called God, concluding
that the textual proof of the designation theos as applied to Jesus
in the NT merely confirms what other grounds have already
established. Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament will be
a valuable resource for those working in textual criticism, early
Christianity, New Testament apocrypha, and patristics.
WINNER OF THE HERITAGE TORONTO 2022 BOOK AWARD Rich and diverse
narratives of Indigenous Toronto, past and present Beneath many
major North American cities rests a deep foundation of Indigenous
history that has been colonized, paved over, and, too often,
silenced. Few of its current inhabitants know that Toronto has seen
twelve thousand years of uninterrupted Indigenous presence and
nationhood in this region, along with a vibrant culture and history
that thrives to this day. With contributions by Indigenous Elders,
scholars, journalists, artists, and historians, this unique
anthology explores the poles of cultural continuity and settler
colonialism that have come to define Toronto as a significant
cultural hub and intersection that was also known as a Meeting
Place long before European settlers arrived. "This book is a
reflection of endurance and a helpful corrective to settler
fantasies. It tells a more balanced account of our communities,
then and now. It offers the space for us to reclaim our ancestors'
language and legacy, rewriting ourselves back into a landscape from
which non Indigenous historians have worked hard to erase us. But
we are there in the skyline and throughout the GTA, along the coast
and in all directions." -- from the introduction by Hayden King
Want the word on Buffy Sainte-Marie? Looking for the best powwow
recordings? Wondering what else Jim Pepper cut besides "Witchi Tai
To"? This book will answer those questions and more as it opens up
the world of Native American music. In addition to the widely heard
sounds of Carlos Nakaias flute, Native music embraces a wide range
of forms: country and folk, jazz and swing, reggae and rap. Brian
Wright-McLeod, producer/host of Canadaas longest-running Native
radio program, has gathered the musicians and their music into this
comprehensive reference, an authoritative source for biographies
and discographies of hundreds of Native artists. "The Encyclopedia
of Native Music" recognizes the multifaceted contributions made by
Native recording artists by tracing the history of their
commercially released music. It provides an overview of the
surprising abundance of recorded Native music while underlining its
historical value. With almost 1,800 entries spanning more than 100
years, this book leads readers from early performers of traditional
songs like William Horncloud to artists of the new millennium such
as Zotigh. Along the way, it includes entries for jazz and blues
artists never widely acknowledged for their Native roots--Oscar
Pettiford, Mildred Bailey, and Keely Smith--and traces the
recording histories of contemporary performers like Rita Coolidge
and Jimmy Carl Black, "the Indian of the group" in the original
Mothers of Invention. It also includes film soundtracks and
compilation albums that have been instrumental in bringing many
artists to popular attention. In addition to music, it lists
spoken-word recordings, including audio books, comedy, interviews,
poetry, and more. With thisunprecedented breadth of coverage and
extensively cross-referenced, "The Encyclopedia of Native Music" is
an essential guide for enthusiasts and collectors. More than that,
it is a gateway to the authentic music of North America--music of
the people who have known this land from time immemorial and
continue to celebrate it in sound.
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