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This book presents a detailed exploration into the Centre for
Alternative Technology (CAT), an enterprise concerned with finding
and communicating sustainable ways of living, established in Wales
in 1973. Playing a central role in the global green network, this
study examines CAT's history and context for creation, its
development over time and its wider influence in the progression of
green ideas at the local, national and international levels. Based
on original archival and ethnographic research, this book provides
the first in-depth analysis of CAT and uses the case study to
explore wider issues of sustainability and environmental
communication. It situates the Centre within current environmental
and political discourse and emphasises the relevance and reach of
CAT's practical solutions and creative educational programme. These
practical solutions to the destruction of the environment of human
activity are increasingly vital in today's context of climate
change, loss of biodiversity and rising levels of pollution. It
debates the spectrum of attitudes between environmentalism and
ecologism evident at CAT and in broader conversations surrounding
sustainability. Woven throughout the text, the author makes clear
what we can learn from CAT's almost 50 years of experiments and
experiences, from his first-hand account of working at the site.
This will be a fascinating and revealing read for academics,
researchers, students and practitioners interested in all aspects
of sustainability and environmental issues.
The Hindu-derived meditation movement, The Art of Living (AOL),
founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bangalore, has grown
into a global organization which claims presence in more than 150
countries. Stephen Jacobs presents the first comprehensive study of
AOL as an important transnational movement and an alternative
global spirituality. Exploring the nature and characteristics of
spirituality in the contemporary global context, Jacobs considers
whether alternative spiritualities are primarily concerned with
individual wellbeing and can simply be regarded as another consumer
product. The book concludes that involvement in movements such as
AOL is not necessarily narcissistic but can foster a sense of
community and inspire altruistic activity.
The Hindu-derived meditation movement, The Art of Living (AOL),
founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bangalore, has grown
into a global organization which claims presence in more than 150
countries. Stephen Jacobs presents the first comprehensive study of
AOL as an important transnational movement and an alternative
global spirituality. Exploring the nature and characteristics of
spirituality in the contemporary global context, Jacobs considers
whether alternative spiritualities are primarily concerned with
individual wellbeing and can simply be regarded as another consumer
product. The book concludes that involvement in movements such as
AOL is not necessarily narcissistic but can foster a sense of
community and inspire altruistic activity.
In the 1940s and 1950s, hundreds of art documentaries were
produced, many of them being highly personal, poetic, reflexive and
experimental films that offer a thrilling cinematic experience.
With the exception of Alain Resnais's Van Gogh (1948),
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Le Mystere Picasso (1956) and a few others,
most of them have received only scant scholarly attention. This
book aims to rectify this situation by discussing the most lyrical,
experimental and influential post-war art documentaries, connecting
them to contemporaneous museological developments and Euro-American
cultural and political relationships. With contributors with
expertise across art history and film studies, Art in the Cinema
draws attention to film projects by Andre Bazin, Ilya Bolotowsky,
Paul Haesaerts, Carlo Ragghianti, John Read, Dudley Shaw Aston,
Henri Storck and Willard Van Dyke among others.
Seven year old Sage Saccio has compiled a series of writings and
illustrations on emotions.
This is an exploration of contemporary Hinduism, illustrated by
case studies from the lived religion. Understanding Hinduism today
requires an understanding of how it is practised in the
contemporary world. Stephen Jacob's new introduction tackles these
central issues, beginning with case studies of the grassroots
practice of Hinduism in India and in diaspora communities. He
covers issues of singular importance in the modern study of
Hinduism, including the importance and role of mass media to this
essentially orally transmitted religion. Other major areas covered
include the concept of Hindu dharma, particularly in relation to
caste, gender and Hindu nationalism, key and often controversial
concepts in Hinduism. These useful guides aim to introduce
religions through the lens of contemporary issues, illustrated
throughout with examples and case studies taken from lived
religion. The perfect companion for the student of religion, each
guide interprets the teachings of the religion in question in a
modern context and applies them to modern day scenarios.
This collection of academic essays written by friends and
colleagues of Professor Zev Garber, is a long-overdue tribute to an
outstanding scholar, teacher, and mentor. Each contribution was
written especially for this volume; none have been previously
published. The various sections into which these essays are divided
reflect the areas in which Professor Garber has devoted his own
prodigious teaching and writing energies: the Holocaust,
Jewish-Christian relations, philosophy and theology, history,
biblical interpretation. Also included is a full bibliography of
Professor Garber's own writings: books, articles both scholarly and
popular, opinion pieces, and the like. The introduction by his good
friend Steven Jacobs introduces Professor Garber to those who do
not know him and reminds those who do of his important
contributions to scholarship.
Screening Statues: Sculpture and Cinema is the first book to focus
on the relationship between sculpture and the silver screen. It
covers a broad range of magical, mystical and phenomenological
interactions between the two media, from early film's eroticized
tableaux vivants to enigmatic sculptures in modernist cinema.
Sculptures are literally brought to life on the silver screen,
while living people are turned into, or trapped inside, statuary.
The book examines key sculptural motifs and cinematic sculpture in
film history through a series of case studies and through an
extensive reference gallery of 150 different films. Considering the
work of directors like Georges Melies, Jean Cocteau and Alain
Resnais, as well as films like House of Wax, Jason and the
Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, this is an innovative
exploration of two different media, their artistic traditions and
their respective theoretical paradigms.
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