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What is honor? Is it the same as reputation? Or is it rather a
sentiment? Is it a character trait, like integrity? Or is it simply
a concept too vague or incoherent to be fully analyzed?
In the first sustained comparative analysis of this elusive notion,
Frank Stewart writes that none of these ideas is correct. Drawing
on information about Western ideas of honor from sources as diverse
as medieval Arthurian romances, Spanish dramas of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, and the writings of German jurists of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and comparing the European
ideas with the ideas of a non-Western society--the Bedouin--Stewart
argues that honor must be understood as a right, basically a right
to respect. He shows that by understanding honor this way, we can
resolve some of the paradoxes that have long troubled scholars, and
can make sense of certain institutions (for instance the medieval
European pledge of honor) that have not hitherto been properly
understood.
Offering a powerful new way to understand this complex notion,
"Honor" has important implications not only for the social sciences
but also for the whole history of European sensibility.
Exploring the mystical traditions of Scotland and Ireland, this
exciting project reads like a memoir but with insight and a call to
action on every page. THE MIST-FILLED PATH is about embracing
indigenous wisdom and using that wisdom in daily practice. More
than simply retelling Celtic stories, the book encourages seekers
to act to transform their world as they heal themselves.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
In an engaging family memoir, Frank Henderson, who became
Commandant of the Second Battalion of Irish Volunteers, reveals the
influence of his parents and the Christian Brothers in molding his
militancy and pride in Irish culture.
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