Customs & Traditions 7

La barrière et le niveau : étude sociologique sur la bourgeoisie française moderne. Cet ouvrage est un grand classique de la sociologie contemporaine, et l’un des œuvres majeures d’Edmond Goblot. Bo……続きを見る

Jing-zhe refers to the awakening of hibernating insects and animals, which marks the start of spring. Jing-zhe Day usually falls on March 5, 6 or 7 of each year. Activities related to Jing-zhe are t……続きを見る

Culture Works addresses and critiques an important dimension of the “work of culture,” an argument made by enthusiasts of creative economies that culture contributes to the GDP, employment, social c……続きを見る

This book is the first to focus specifically upon the relationship between refugees and intercultural transfer over an extensive period of time. Since circa 1830, a series of groups have made their ……続きを見る

Aunt Epp penned her life lessons, which form a fascinating glimpse of Victorian life, over sixty years. Sassy and opinionated, Aunt Epp was not afraid to voice her views and give her advice on topic……続きを見る

The first-ever comprehensive introduction to traditional Filipino healing practicesーfeaturing rare photographs and insights into the roots and modern-day rituals of this ancient shamanic and spirit……続きを見る

What is the American middle class? What does it want? In search of these answers The Good Life tackles the assumptions Americans make and have made about their own cultureーabout the meaning of equa……続きを見る

Peace is advanced as a condition to be desired, yet human social orders around the world are structured in a way that peace is nearly impossible to achieve within them. The Fourth Age proposes that ……続きを見る

Remember the ill-fitting tuxes, regrettable dresses, wilting corsages, cheap beer, and rented limos that marked the biggest, most-anticipated celebration of the school year? Remember when the whole ……続きを見る

Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza. From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved u……続きを見る

The Places and Spaces of Fashion, 1800-2007 brings together art, design, fashion, and a much neglected concern for its spatial realities. The spaces and places of fashion have often been overlooked ……続きを見る

Pat Conroy said that R. Scott Brunner’s Due South “delivers the goods and delivers them Southern fried”; Rick Bragg said that Brunner “writes like people down here talk, with beauty.” Carryin’ On mo……続きを見る

Even in secular and civil contexts, marriage retains sacramental connotations. Yet what moral significance does it have? This book examines its morally salient features -- promise, commitment, care,……続きを見る

When the first edition of this book was published in 1957, the art of making a tipi was almost lost, even among American Indians. Since that time a tremendous resurgence of interest in the Indian wa……続きを見る

"Bushido: The Soul of Japan" written in 1900 by Inazo Nitobe is a study of the way of the samurai.As Japan underwent deep transformations of its traditional lifestyle while becoming a modern nation,……続きを見る

A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States over the past two decades and are now being adopted in countries around the world. These innovative courts--includin……続きを見る

It’s time to play with New Orleans musicians, as they invite you into their kitchens to share their stories and recipes. Based on the much-loved OffBeat magazine series with the same name, The ……続きを見る

The citizens of the Marshall Islands have been told that climate change will doom their country, and they have seen confirmatory omens in the land, air, and sea. This book investigates how grassroot……続きを見る

Among the Northwest Coast Indians (Tlingit, Haida, and others), potlatches traditionally are lavish community gatherings marking important events, such as funerals or marriages. In celebrations that……続きを見る

TEUTONIC MYTH AND LEGEND by DONALD A. MACKENZIE (1912) An Introduction to the Eddas and Sagas; Beowulf; The Nibelungenlied and others. This is Donald Mackenzie's able retelling of the Northern mytho……続きを見る

El chingonario es un diccionario del verbo mas usado en Mexico: chingar. Aquí se podrán encontrar palabras y expresiones derivadas del mismo, así como su definición y nuevas invenciones con las que ……続きを見る

Never before had Daniel Bergner seen a spectacle as bizarre as the one he had come to watch that Sunday in October. Murderers, rapists, and armed robbers were competing in the annual rodeo at Angola……続きを見る

The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which r……続きを見る

Buddhism is a religion which must be viewed from many angles. Its original form, as preached by Gautama in India and developed in the early years succeeding, and as embodied in the sacred literature……続きを見る

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“Witch Covens and the Grand Masters” is a detailed treatise on the subject of witchcraft written by Montague Summers, exploring in particular their hierarchy, their 'sabbat', and related practices. ……続きを見る

Symbols: A Universal Language looks at the story behind the world's most famous symbols, from the peace sign to the smiley. It shows just how much importance has been attached to the smallest and si……続きを見る

The Price of Freedom Denied shows that, contrary to popular opinion, ensuring religious freedom for all reduces violent religious persecution and conflict. Others have suggested that restrictions on……続きを見る

In Unveiling Traditions Anouar Majid issues a challenge to the West to reimagine Islam as a progressive world culture and a participant in the building of a multicultural and more egalitarian world ……続きを見る

Using the journals of W. Norman Rudolf (1835-1886), a Victorian merchant, Evangelical Balance Sheet: Character, Family, and Business in Mid-Victorian Nova Scotia explores the important role of chara……続きを見る