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The Nuwaubian Nation takes the reader on a journey into an
African-American spiritual movement. The United Nuwaubian Nation
has changed shape since its inceptions in the 1970s, transforming
from a Black Hebrew mystery school into a Muslim utopian community
in Brooklyn, N.Y.; from an Egyptian theme park into an Amerindian
reserve in rural Georgia. This book follows the extraordinary
career of Dwight York, who in his teens started out in a New York
street gang, but converted to Islam in prison. Emerging as a Black
messiah, York proceeded to break the Paleman's spell of Kingu and
to guide his people through a series of racial/religious identities
that demanded dramatic changes in costume, gender roles and
lifestyle. Dr. York's Blackosophy is analyzed as a new expression
of that ancient mystical worldview, Gnosticism. Referring to
theories in the sociology of deviance and media studies, the author
tracks the escalating hostilities against the group that climaxed
in a Waco-style FBI raid on the Nuwaubian compound in 2002. In the
ensuing legal process we witness Dr. York's dramatic reversals of
fortune; he is now serving a 135-year sentence as his Black Panther
lawyer prepares to take his case to the Supreme Court. This book
presents fresh and important insights into racialist spirituality
and the social control of unconventional religions in America.
The Nuwaubian Nation takes the reader on a journey into an
African-American spiritual movement. The United Nuwaubian Nation
has changed shape since its inceptions in the 1970s, transforming
from a Black Hebrew mystery school into a Muslim utopian community
in Brooklyn, N.Y.; from an Egyptian theme park into an Amerindian
reserve in rural Georgia. This book follows the extraordinary
career of Dwight York, who in his teens started out in a New York
street gang, but converted to Islam in prison. Emerging as a Black
messiah, York proceeded to break the Paleman's spell of Kingu and
to guide his people through a series of racial/religious identities
that demanded dramatic changes in costume, gender roles and
lifestyle. Dr. York's Blackosophy is analyzed as a new expression
of that ancient mystical worldview, Gnosticism. Referring to
theories in the sociology of deviance and media studies, the author
tracks the escalating hostilities against the group that climaxed
in a Waco-style FBI raid on the Nuwaubian compound in 2002. In the
ensuing legal process we witness Dr. York's dramatic reversals of
fortune; he is now serving a 135-year sentence as his Black Panther
lawyer prepares to take his case to the Supreme Court. This book
presents fresh and important insights into racialist spirituality
and the social control of unconventional religions in America.
The product of many years' research by Susan Palmer, archivist to
Sir John Soane's Museum, At Home with the Soanes paints a detailed
picture of the social and domestic life at Nos 12 & 13
Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, in the early 19th century - how the
buildings were heated, the servants' daily duties, what meals were
cooked, wines purchased and teas drunk - even the fate of the
family's pet dog. Family life with two children - in many ways as
difficult as modern offspring - is brought vividly to life and the
below-stairs relationships of the servants are poignantly recorded.
The evening social whirl of visits to theatres and supper parties
is chronicled, and the description of seaside holidays on the
Kentish coast, when Margate was in vogue, portrays the social
niceties of promenades and dances. Originally published in 1997, At
Home with the Soanes has been updated to include the latest
discoveries that have come to light during restoration of the house
and re-designed to include over 100 illustrations, mostly in
colour, from the extensive Museum archive, including photographs of
the newly-recreated 'lost' private apartments. At Home with the
Soanes offers a fascinating insight into this London family's life,
both upstairs and downstairs.
Unsure how to sew the new knits so they’ll look great and fit
better than ready-to-wear? Knits for Real People helps readers sort
out the differences in fabric types and explains the fitting and
sewing techniques for each. Photographs of knit fashions from
McCall’s, Vogue, and Butterick pattern companies provide
inspiration throughout the book and illustrate the many types of
knits. The many techniques explained include: layout, cutting, and
marking; seaming techniques using sewing machines and sergers,
including the use of the differential feed feature; creative
embellishments, including piping, flounces, “peepers,” and
decorative serging; neckline and edge finishes, including bands,
collars, and bindings; sleeves, hems and closures; and fitting
techniques for tops, pants, and activewear. Knit fabrics are very
popular in fabric stores and this book helps people take advantage
by teaching how to fit patterns for this versatile material.
The Raelians came to the attention of the world in 2002 when the
spokesperson for Clonaid, a company founded by Raelian followers,
announced that the first human clone had been born--a claim that
although has not been independently substantiated, prompted outrage
and condemnation from scientists, religious organizations, and the
White House. Aliens Adored is the first full length, in-depth look
at the Raelian movement, a fascinating new religion founded in the
1970s by charismatic prophet, Rael. Born in France as Claude
Vorilhon, the former race-car driver started the religion after he
experienced a visitation from the aliens (the "elohim") who, in his
cosmology, created humans by cloning themselves. The millenarian
movement awaits the return of the alien creators, and in the
meantime seeks to develop the potential of its adherents through
free love, sexual experimentation, opposition to nuclear
proliferation and war, and the development of the science of
cloning. Sociologist Susan J. Palmer has studied the Raelian
movement for more than a decade, observing meetings and rituals,
and enjoying unprecedented access to the group's leaders as well as
to its rank-and-file members. In Aliens Adored she provides a
thorough analysis of the movement, focusing on issues of sexuality,
millenarianism, and the impact of the scientific worldview on
religion and the environment. Palmer traces Rael's philosophy and
the formation of the Raelian subculture. Rael's radical sexual
ethics, his gnostic anthropocentricism, and shallow ecotheology
offer us a mirror through which we see how our worldviews have been
shaped by the forces of globalization, postmodernism, and secular
humanism.
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