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Known in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as
Vodun, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for
hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while
simultaneously evolving in response to human experience and
globalization. Spirit Service: Vodun and Vodou in the African
Atlantic World explores this dynamic religion, its mobility, and
its place in the modern world. By examining the systems-ritual
practices, community-based spirit veneration, and spiritual means
of securing opportunity and well-being-alongside the individuals
who worship, this rich collection offers the first comprehensive
ethnographic study of West African spirit service on a broad scale.
Contributors consider social encounters between African/Haitian
practitioners and European / North American spiritual seekers,
economies and histories, funerary rites and spirit possessions, and
examinations of gender and materiality. Offering much-needed
perspective on this historically disparaged religion, Spirit
Service reminds us all that the gods are growing, assimilating, and
demanding recognition and respect.
Known in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as
Vodún, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for
hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while
simultaneously evolving in response to human experience and
globalization. Spirit Service: Vodún and Vodou in the African
Atlantic World explores this dynamic religion, its mobility, and
its place in the modern world. By examining the systems—ritual
practices, community-based spirit veneration, and spiritual means
of securing opportunity and well-being—alongside the individuals
who worship, this rich collection offers the first comprehensive
ethnographic study of West African spirit service on a broad scale.
Contributors consider social encounters between African/Haitian
practitioners and European / North American spiritual seekers,
economies and histories, funerary rites and spirit possessions, and
examinations of gender and materiality. Offering much-needed
perspective on this historically disparaged religion, Spirit
Service reminds us all that the gods are growing, assimilating, and
demanding recognition and respect.
The Neurobiology of C. elegans assembles together a series of
chapters describing the progress researchers have made toward
solving some of the major problems in neurobiology with the use of
this powerful model organism. The first chapter is an introduction
to the anatomy of the C. elegans nervous system. This chapter
provides a useful introduction to this system and will help the
reader who is less familiar with this system understand the
chapters that follow. The next two chapters on learning,
conditioning and memory and neuronal specification and
differentiation, summarize the current state of the C. elegans
field in these two major areas of neurobiology. The remaining
chapters describe studies in C. elegans that have provided
particularly exciting insights into neurobiology.
Violent conflict brings together two seemingly disparate groups:
humanitarians and soldiers. This mixes and convolutes agendas,
blurring lines that are often perceived to be sacrosanct. Delving
deeply into the history and reasons of why these two groups work in
close proximity, this study provide a unique insight into the
history, ethical dilemmas and policy conundrums when aid workers
operate close to the military. Using Afghanistan as a case study,
analytical rigour, deep primary research and "field" knowledge are
combined in an exceptional contribution to this important area.
This book gives scholars and practitioners alike a nuanced
perspective on the challenges faced by aid workers, military
personnel and decision-makers alike in countries affected by
violent conflicts, hosting foreign military interventions and
receiving international aid. -- .
Responding Effectively to humanitarian disasters is far from
straightforward, and relief workers often find themselves in a
world of uncoordinated , highly competitive agencies working with
cross-cutting purposes. Managing Humanitarian Relief is aimed at
relief workers charged with putting together a programme of action
to help people in extreme crisis. It provides humanitarian relief
managers with a single comprehensive reference for all the
management issues they are likely to encounter in the field. The
book is organized in two parts. First, it provides an outline of
different relief programming sectors: food and nutrition, health,
water and sanitations, and shelter. Second, it presents 20 separate
management topics that are essential for overseeing programmes.
It's easy-to-use format includes checklists, tables, diagrams,
sample forms, and no-nonsense tips from practitioners to help
readers in emergency situations.
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