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The Routledge History of Medieval Magic

The Routledge History of Medieval Magic

The Routledge History of Medieval Magic brings together the work of scholars from across Europe and North America to provide extensive insights into recent developments in the study of medieval magic between c. 1100 and c. 1500. This book covers a wide range of topics including the magical texts which circulated in medieval Europe the attitudes of intellectuals and churchmen to magic the ways in which magic intersected with other aspects of medieval culture and the early witch trials of the fifteenth century. In doing so it offers the reader a detailed look at the impact that magic had within medieval society such as its relationship to gender roles natural philosophy and courtly culture. This is furthered by the book’s interdisciplinary approach containing chapters dedicated to archaeology literature music and visual culture as well as texts and manuscripts. The Routledge History of Medieval Magic also outlines how research on this subject could develop in the future highlighting under-explored subjects unpublished sources and new approaches to the topic. It is the ideal book for both established scholars and students of medieval magic.

GBP 42.99
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Full Circle A Memoir

Full Circle A Memoir

This is a personal history of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of Edith Kurzweil author teacher editor of Partisan Review and a recent recipient of the National Medal of Humanities. The book opens with Kurzweil early adolescence in Vienna during the Nazi takeover. It ends with the author finding herself in the new century. In between she kept moving on and interrogating the world around her. The reader follows Kurzweil on her perilous journey at the age of fourteen to Belgium through France Spain and Portugal alone with her younger brother. Her fantasies of reunion with her parents in New York kept her going but came to naught: she had not expected to fall from a wealthy childhood into the life of the working-class poor as a millinery apprentice or a diamond cutter. Instead of entering college life she eventually became a conventional American housewife. Unhappy and anxious she anticipated the social changes in America and returned to Europe with her second husband and her two children. She arrived at the beginning of the Italian miracle-its post-war revitalization. In Milan she met many Americans as an active member of its community and of the British-American club. After personal tragedy she returned to New York and only then pursued her early intellectual ambitions. The author eventually became a professor of sociology and quickly climbed up the academic ladder. Just as she had been as a little girl she still wanted to know everything beginning with her study of Italian entrepreneurs and going on to European history and French thought to psychoanalysis and anti-Semitism. Her early writings prompted William Phillips co-founder and editor of Partisan Review to invite her into the elite circle of New York intellectuals. She worked alongside him first as a reader then as executive editor and took over the editorship of the legendary journal during its final period. Kurzweil's journey was one of courage and of emotional and intellectual growth. Full Circle will be of interest to intellectual and cultural historians literary and Holocaust scholars and American studies specialists. | Full Circle A Memoir

GBP 19.99
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Magic Realism World Cinema and the Avant-Garde

Magic Realism World Cinema and the Avant-Garde

This book follows the hybrid and contradictory history of magic realism through the writings of three key figures – art historian Franz Roh novelist Alejo Carpentier and cultural critic Fredric Jameson – drawing links between their political aesthetic and philosophical ideas on art’s relationship to reality. Magic realism is vast in scope spanning almost a century and is often confused with neighbouring styles of literature or art most notably surrealism. The fascinating conditions of modernist Europe are complex and contradictory a spirit that magic realism has taken on as it travels far and wide. The filmmakers and writers in this book acknowledge the importance of feeling atmosphere and mood to subtly provoke and resist global capitalism. Theirs is the history of magic-realist cinema. The book explores this history through the modernist avant-garde in search of a new theory of cinematic magic realism. It uncovers a resistant geopolitical form of world cinema – moving from Europe through Latin America and the former Soviet Union to Thailand – that emerges from these ideas. This book is invaluable to any reader interested in world modernism(s) in relation to contemporary cinema and geopolitics. Its sustained analysis of film as a sensory intermedial medium is of interest to scholars working across the visual arts literature critical theory and film-philosophy. | Magic Realism World Cinema and the Avant-Garde

GBP 35.99
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The Old Songs of Skye Frances Tolmie and Her Circle

The Old Songs of Skye Frances Tolmie and Her Circle

Originally published in 1977. Frances Tolmie (1840-1926) was one of the foremost Gaelic folklore and folksong experts. This account of her life and work places her unique contribution to human song against a full personal historical and cultural background. The book includes a selection of the songs she heard and wrote down together with the part they played in her life and that of her circle and the larger community. Moving in a variety of circles Frances Tolmie experienced the warm domesticity of an enlightened Skye manse the cultural bustle of upper middle-class Edinburgh ‘entrepreneurs’ the romantic serious-mindedness of the first Cambridge women students the sensitive nature-loving community round Ruskin at Coniston and spent her later sociable years back in Scotland. This book with its historical introduction by Flora MacLeod and musical introduction by Frank Howes along with Ethel Bassin's own detailed introduction reflects her profound study of the song and folklore of her people and describes how she recorded a precious part of British traditional culture catching it alive and sharing it as truly as possible. | The Old Songs of Skye Frances Tolmie and Her Circle

GBP 31.99
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Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft Inherently Human

Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft Inherently Human

This book introduces students to the anthropology of magic and witchcraft terms widely used but with no widely accepted definitions. It takes a new approach to this area within the anthropology of religion demonstrating that the bases for these beliefs and alleged practices are inherent in human cognition and psychology even instinctual and likely rooted in our evolutionary biology. It shows how magic and magical thinking are regular elements in people’s daily lives and that understanding the components of the witchcraft complex offers surprisingly important insights into patterns of thinking and social behavior. The book reviews the many meanings of “magic” and “witchcraft ” and introduces the best anthropological meanings of the terms. The components of these beliefs are timeless and universal; this fact and recent advances in the brain sciences suggest that the principles of magic are derived from basic processes of human thinking and the attributes of the witch derive from neurobiologically based fears and fantasies. The propensity for such beliefs probably had adaptive significance in the evolutionary development of the human species; they are inherently human. This book is intended to focus anew on the core concepts of magic witchcraft and the supernatural while also serving as an introduction to the anthropology of religion for undergraduate and graduate-level courses. | Rethinking the Anthropology of Magic and Witchcraft Inherently Human

GBP 34.99
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Science and Magic in the Modern World Psychological Perspectives on Living with the Supernatural

Science and Magic in the Modern World Psychological Perspectives on Living with the Supernatural

Science and Magic in the Modern World is a unique text that explores the role of magical thinking in everyday life. It provides an excellent psychological look at the subconscious belief in magic in both popular culture and society as well as experimental research that considers human consciousness as a derivative of belief in the supernatural thus showing that our feelings emotions attitudes and other psychological processes follow the laws of magic. This book synthesises the science of ‘natural’ phenomena and the magic of the ‘supernatural’ to present an interesting look at the juxtaposition of the inner and outer selves. Fusing research into psychological disorders subconscious feelings as well as the rising presence of artificial intelligence this book demonstrates how an engagement with magical thinking can enhance one’s creativity and cognitive skills. Science and Magic in the Modern World is an invaluable resource for those studying consciousness as well as those looking at the effect of magical thinking on religion politics science and society. | Science and Magic in the Modern World Psychological Perspectives on Living with the Supernatural

GBP 39.99
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Magic and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World Studies in Honor of Christopher A. Faraone

Magic and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World Studies in Honor of Christopher A. Faraone

This volume explores aspects of ancient magic and religion in the ancient Mediterranean specifically ways in which religious and mythical ideas including the knowledge and practice of magic were transmitted and adapted through time and across Greco-Roman Near Eastern and Egyptian cultures. Offering an original and innovative combination of case studies on the material aspects and cross-cultural transfers of magic and religion this book brings together a range of contributions that cross and connect sub-fields with a pan-Mediterranean comparative scope. Section I investigates the material aspects of magical practices including first editions and original studies on papyri gems lamellae containing binding curses and protective texts and other textual media in ancient book culture. Several chapters feature the Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri the compilation of magical recipes in the formularies and the role of physical book-forms in the transmission of magical knowledge. Section II explores magic and religion as nodes of cultural exchange in the ancient Mediterranean. Case studies range from Egypt to Anatolia and from Syria-Phoenicia to Sicily with Greco-Roman religion and myth integrated in a diverse and interconnected Mediterranean landscape. Readers encounter studies featuring charismatic figures of Magi and itinerant begging priests the multiple understandings of deities such as Hekate Herakles or Aphrodite or the perceived exotic origin of cult statues mummies amulets and cursing formulae which bring to light the rich intercultural networks of the ancient Mediterranean and the crucial role of magic and religion in the process of cross-cultural adaptation and innovation. Magic and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World appeals to both specialized and non-specialized audiences with expert contributions written in an accessible way. This is a fascinating resource for students and scholars working on magic religion and mythology in the ancient Mediterranean. | Magic and Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World Studies in Honor of Christopher A. Faraone

GBP 130.00
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Magic Science and Empire in Postcolonial Literature The Alchemical Literary Imagination

Magic Science and Empire in Postcolonial Literature The Alchemical Literary Imagination

This book examines the ways in which contemporary British and British postcolonial writers in the after-empire era draw connections between magic (defined here as Renaissance Hermetic philosophy) and science. Writers such as Tom Stoppard Zadie Smith and Margaret Atwood critique both imperial science or science used in service to empire and what Renk calls imperical science a distortion of rational science which denies that reality is holistic and claims that nature can and should be conquered. In warning of the dangers of imperical science these writers restore the connection between magic and science as they examine major shifts in scientific thinking across the centuries. They reflect on the Copernican Revolution and the historic split between magic and science scrutinize Darwinism consider the relationship between Victorian science and pseudo-science analyze twentieth-century Uncertainty theories reject bio/genetic engineering call for a new approach to science that reconnects science and art and ultimately endeavor to bring an end to the imperial age. Overall these writers forge a new discourse that merges science with the arts and emphasizes a holistic philosophy a view shared by both Hermetic philosophy and recent scientific theories such as chaos or complexity theory. Along with recent books that focus on the relationship between contemporary literature and science this work focuses on contemporary British literature’s critique of science and the ways in which postcolonial literature addresses the relationship between magic science and empire. | Magic Science and Empire in Postcolonial Literature The Alchemical Literary Imagination

GBP 46.99
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Don Juan Mescalito and Modern Magic The Mythology of Inner Space

Don Juan Mescalito and Modern Magic The Mythology of Inner Space

First published in 1978 Don Juan Mescalito and Modern Magic begins with an analysis of the Castaneda material from the viewpoint of its inherently magical content. The author examines the symbiotic gestures the magical actions and the mind-altering techniques employed by the brujo Don Juan and then goes on to draw comparisons with two other schools of thought: the psychedelic development of the 1960s and the Western Magical Tradition. The essential aim throughout is to show that there is a basically Western shamanism which uses Western symbols and is easily accessible. The shamanistic practices of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn are examined in this context. Considerable emphasis is also placed on mythological aspects associated with out-of-the-body experiences and their relevance to both the Don Juan Mescalito imagery and the Qabalistic and Tarot symbols found in Western Magic. This book will be of interest to students of religion history and literature. | Don Juan Mescalito and Modern Magic The Mythology of Inner Space

GBP 90.00
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Red Magic The World’s Best Fairy Tales Collected and Arranged by Romer Wilson

Red Magic The World’s Best Fairy Tales Collected and Arranged by Romer Wilson

With a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes as well as the original illustrations by Kay Nielsen this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson – Green Magic (1928) Silver Magic (1929) and Red Magic (1930) – offers a combination of classic fairy tales alongside lesser known global and diverse tales. Red Magic contains such classics as “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” from the Arabian Nights “A Child’s Dream on a Star” by Dickens and “The Chimera” by Hawthorne. It also contains previously unpublished tales such as “Princess Silver Silk” and “The Enchanted Deer. ” It was Romer Wilson’s intention to combine the familiar with the unknown and to introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher Wilson uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. This collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences. Through his Preface and commentary Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will therefore be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales folklore and children’s literature as well as global or comparative literature and social justice. | Red Magic The World’s Best Fairy Tales Collected and Arranged by Romer Wilson

GBP 120.00
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An Analysis of Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic

An Analysis of Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic

Keith Thomas's classic study of all forms of popular belief has been influential for so long now that it is difficult to remember how revolutionary it seemed when it first appeared. By publishing Religion and the Decline of Magic Thomas became the first serious scholar to attempt to synthesize the full range of popular thought about the occult and the supernatural studying its influence across Europe over several centuries. At root his book can be seen as a superb exercise in problem-solving: one that actually established magic as a historical problem worthy of investigation. Thomas asked productive questions not least challenging the prevailing assumption that folk belief was unworthy of serious scholarly attention and his work usefully reframed the existing debate in much broader terms allowing for more extensive exploration of correlations not only between different sorts of popular belief but also between popular belief and state religion. It was this that allowed Thomas to reach his famous conclusion that the advent of Protestantism – which drove out much of the superstition that characterised the Catholicism of the period – created a vacuum filled by other forms of belief; for example Catholic priests had once blessed their crops but Protestants refused to do so. That left farmers looking for other ways of ensuring a good harvest. It was this Thomas argues that explains the survival of what we now think of as magic at a time such beliefs might have been expected to decline – at least until science arose to offer alternative paradigms. | An Analysis of Keith Thomas's Religion and the Decline of Magic

GBP 6.50
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The Magic of Mentoring Developing Others and Yourself

The Magic of Mentoring Developing Others and Yourself

The Magic of Mentoring offers an introduction to the theory and practice of successful mentoring together with a unique focus on how mentors can reflect on the skills they bring to the role and those they still need to develop. Through the use of scenarios reflections and stories the reader is encouraged to apply the content to a real context demonstrating the importance of reflection for both parties and the benefits derived from this especially those related to understanding ourselves and others. Written by Carol Thompson who has worked with a range of trainee teachers and mentors this book draws from the author’s own experience to explore the importance of self-development and the ways in which this can be enhanced through practice. Reviewing key themes in relation to mentoring including models and current practice it considers the creation of a nurturing environment through effective communication as well as acknowledging the need to generate the right challenge for mentees. All aspects of mentoring are outlined emphasising how personal development can improve the experience of your mentees build your own confidence enhance your transferable skills and advance your own professional practice and relationships. Engaging activities are provided for mentors to undertake to support their own professional development. The Magic of Mentoring is an ideal guide for all those studying coaching or mentoring on a formal programme or for anyone who mentors others in formal or informal settings. The structure of 15 concise chapters lends itself to referencing back and targeted reading for specific guidance. | The Magic of Mentoring Developing Others and Yourself

GBP 27.99
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Elemental Magic Volume II The Technique of Special Effects Animation

Elemental Magic Volume II The Technique of Special Effects Animation

Design beautiful professional-level animated effects with these detailed step-by-step tutorials from former Disney animator and animated effects expert Joseph Gilland. Filled with beautiful full-color artwork Elemental Magic Volume II breaks down the animated effect process from beginning to end-including booming explosions gusting winds magical incantations and raging fires. He also breaks down the process of effects clean-up as well as timing and frame rates. The companion website includes real-time footage of the author lecturing as he animates the drawings from the book. In these videos he elucidates the entire process from blank page to final animation. See it all come to life like never before. Throughout the book Joseph refers to and includes examples from his own professional work from feature films such as Lilo and Stitch and Tarzan. | Elemental Magic Volume II The Technique of Special Effects Animation

GBP 180.00
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Folklore Magic and Witchcraft Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century

Folklore Magic and Witchcraft Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century

This volume offers 18 studies linked together by a common focus on the circulation and reception of motifs and beliefs in the field of folklore magic and witchcraft. The chapters traverse a broad spectrum both chronologically and thematically; yet together their shared focus on cultural exchange and encounters emerges in an important way revealing a valuable methodology that goes beyond the pure comparativism that has dominated historiography in recent decades. Several of the chapters touch on gender relations and contact between different religious faiths using case studies to explore the variety of these encounters. Whilst the essays focus geographically on Europe they prefer to investigate relationships over highlighting singular local traits. In this way the collection aims to respond to the challenge set by recent debates in cultural studies for a global history that prioritises inclusivity moving beyond biased or learned attachments toward broader and broadening foci and methods. With analysis of sources from manuscripts and archival documents to iconography and drawing on writings in Latin Hebrew Arabic and other languages this volume is essential reading for all students and scholars interested in cultural exchange and ideas about folklore magic and witchcraft in medieval and early modern Europe. | Folklore Magic and Witchcraft Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century

GBP 35.99
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The Central Workers' Circle of St. Petersburg 1889-1894 A Case Study of the Workers' Intelligentsia

The Central Workers' Circle of St. Petersburg 1889-1894 A Case Study of the Workers' Intelligentsia

Filling an important gap in a neglected area of Russian history namely the 1880s and early 1890s this volume originally published in 1987 examines the labour movement from the perspective of the politicized workers themselves. It examines not only their attitudes toward student intellectuals but also toward the rank and file workers as well as themselves. These attitudes are essential to understand the extent and the focus of the ‘workers intelligentsia’s’ political and cultural activities. The period the book focusses on was one of relative labour calm whilst at the same time being a period of rapid industrial development. St. Petersburg was chosen because it was the largest city and also the locale of Russia’s most technologically advanced industries. | The Central Workers' Circle of St. Petersburg 1889-1894 A Case Study of the Workers' Intelligentsia

GBP 36.99
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The Anthropology of Religion Magic and Witchcraft

The Anthropology of Religion Magic and Witchcraft

This concise and accessible textbook introduces students to the anthropological study of religion. Stein and Stein examine religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective and expose students to the varying complexity of world religions. The chapters incorporate key theoretical concepts and a rich range of ethnographic material. The fourth edition of The Anthropology of Religion Magic and Witchcraft offers:• increased coverage of new religious movements fundamentalism and religion and conflict/violence;• fresh case study material with examples drawn from around the globe;• further resources via a comprehensive companion website. This is an essential guide for students encountering anthropology of religion for the first time.

GBP 82.99
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Water Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

Water Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

The world water problems are a due to bad governance not to physical water scarcity. This book is inspired by this statement and explores whether it holds in a specific country Spain where climatic conditions – Spain is one of the most arid countries of the European Union - would fully justify saying that water problems are due to physical water scarcity. The metrification of water uses and their monetary value is a first important step in understanding how reallocation of water among users could help mitigating many of current water problems in Spain. However water reallocation among users or from users to nature is far from simple. Initiatives portrayed as the solution to the water governance ‘jigsaw’ – e. g. water trade improved water use efficiency users collective action public participation – are not free of difficulties and shortcomings. The book explores the growing need for maintaining Spain’s natural capital and the human component of water governance – people’s needs wishes (vested) interests aspirations – that often determine the result of decisions and sometimes lead water management to a deadlock. This book takes a step forward in showing a more complex - and also closer to reality - picture of water governance in Spain. | Water Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: can we square the circle?

GBP 69.99
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An Analysis of E.E. Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft Oracles and Magic Among the Azande

An Analysis of E.E. Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft Oracles and Magic Among the Azande

The history of anthropology is to a large extent the history of differing modes of interpretation. As anthropologists have long known examining analyzing and recording cultures in the quest to understand humankind as a whole is a vastly complex task in which nothing can be achieved without careful and incisive interpretative work. Edward Evans-Pritchard’s seminal 1937 Witchcraft Oracles and Magic Among the Azande is a model contribution to anthropology’s grand interpretative project and one whose success is based largely on its author’s thinking skills. A major issue in anthropology at the time was the common assumption that the faiths and customs of other cultures appeared irrational or illogical when compared to the “civilized” and scientific beliefs of the western world. Evans-Pritchard sought to challenge such definitions by embedding himself within a tribal culture in Africa – that of the Azande – and attempting to understand their beliefs in their proper contexts. By doing so Evans-Pritchard proved just how vital context is to interpretation. Seen within their context he was able to show the beliefs of the Azande were far from irrational – and magic actually formed a coherent system that helped mould a functional community and society for the tribe. Evans-Pritchard’s efforts to clarify meaning in this way have proved hugely influential and have played a major part in guiding later generations of anthropologists from his day to ours. | An Analysis of E. E. Evans-Pritchard's Witchcraft Oracles and Magic Among the Azande

GBP 6.50
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Light — Science & Magic An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Light — Science & Magic An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Photographic lighting is a topic that will never go out of style no matter how sophisticated cameras and other technology get. Even with the most high-tech gear photographers still need to put a lot of thought and vision into lighting their photographs in order to get great results. Mastering this key skill has the power to dramatically and quickly improve your photographs as well as your efficiency. Light—Science & Magic provides you with a comprehensive theory of the nature and principles of light with examples and instructions for practical application. Featuring photographs diagrams and step-by-step instructions this book speaks to photographers of varying levels. It provides invaluable information on how to light the most difficult subjects such as surfaces metal glass liquids extremes (black-on-black and white-on-white) and portraits. This new edition includes: • Expanded chapters on portraiture and lighting equipment • Chapters on necessary equipment when working on location versus in the studio • An updated appendix of reliable photo gear sources • Over 100 new photographs and informational sidebars • Updated information about advances in flash equipment LED panels and fluorescent lights Lighting styles will evolve but the science of light will always remain the same. Once photographers understand the basic physics of lighting (without having to become physicists) they can apply that knowledge to a broad range of photographic styles. | Light — Science & Magic An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

GBP 46.99
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Parenting and Childhood Memories A Psychoanalytic Approach to Reverberating Ghosts and Magic

Parenting and Childhood Memories A Psychoanalytic Approach to Reverberating Ghosts and Magic

Parenting and Childhood Memories is a collection of stories about the ways in which parents’ childhood memories influence their current interactions with their babies and young children: the ghosts and magic of our minds. This book explores the underlying meanings of parents’ memories that emerge in their perceptions of their children and their responses to the challenges of early development and the everyday life stresses of parenting. Drawing on extensive material originating in mother-child groups and parent consultations the author demonstrates that parents’ emotional growth and ability to nurture their young children's emotional health is promoted by uncovering the links between the past and the present and unearthing the underlying meanings of seemingly inexplicable behavior. This original book grounded in long-established psychoanalytic ideas is about moments in early development and parent-child interaction that tell this story. Offering useful insights readers will be intrigued by the details of the therapeutic process described and be inspired by the outcomes. This book will appeal to psychoanalysts therapists mental health professionals and parents. | Parenting and Childhood Memories A Psychoanalytic Approach to Reverberating Ghosts and Magic

GBP 21.99
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Sex Drugs and Creativity Searching for Magic in a Disenchanted World

Sex Drugs and Creativity Searching for Magic in a Disenchanted World

In Sex Drugs and Creativity: The Search for Magic in a Disenchanted World Kahoud and Knafo take a close look at omnipotent fantasies in three domains: sex drugs and creativity. They demonstrate how these fantasies emerge and how artists draw on them both to create and destroy—sometimes simultaneously – and how understanding this can help psychoanalysts work more effectively with these individuals. Using the personal statements of influential artists and entertainers in addition to clinical material the authors examine the omnipotence of self-destruction as it contends with that of creative artists. The authors argue that creative artists use omnipotent fantasies to imagine the world differently - this enables them to produce their art but also leaves these artists vulnerable to addiction. Chapters devoted to Stephen King and Anne Sexton demonstrate the ways these authors used drugs and alcohol to fuel imagination and inspire creative output while simultaneously doing harm to themselves. A detailed case study also demonstrates successful clinical work with a creative substance user. Sex Drugs and Creativity will appeal to anyone interested in the links between creativity and substance use and will be of great use to psychoanalysts and mental health practitioners working with these challenging clients. | Sex Drugs and Creativity Searching for Magic in a Disenchanted World

GBP 34.99
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The Introverted Educator Redefining Participation and Creating Quiet Magic in the Classroom

The Introverted Educator Redefining Participation and Creating Quiet Magic in the Classroom

In today's world of education teachers face increasing pressure to design classrooms with high engagement and larger-than-life atmospheres. But how do you make that work if you or your students are introverts and more reticent to speak up? This unique book has the secrets to creating a Dead Poets Society classroom even if you’re not quite a Robin Williams! The book offers insights on effective instruction through the eyes of six dynamic and effective yet introverted educators. The teachers share their experiences and strategies for how they brought magic into their instruction and made their classrooms come to life for students. Their inspiring real-life stories demonstrate that there is no one right way to teach – if you don’t want to jump on a table in a costume you can reach and engage students in your own unique way! Appropriate for teachers of all subject areas the book also offers research-backed ways to recognize and support the students who are not the talkers or the first ones to volunteer. It also includes book reflection questions so teachers and administrators can better support introverted educators and students alike. | The Introverted Educator Redefining Participation and Creating Quiet Magic in the Classroom

GBP 18.99
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The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead Mystery Dances in the Magic Theater

The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead Mystery Dances in the Magic Theater

The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead is a multifaceted study of tragedy in the group’s live performances showing how Garcia brought about catharsis through dance by leading songs of grief mortality and ironic fate in a collective theatrical context. This musical literary and historical analysis of thirty-five songs with tragic dimensions performed by Garcia in concert with the Grateful Dead illustrates the syncretic approach and acute editorial ear he applied in adapting songs of Robert Hunter Bob Dylan and folk tradition. Tragically ironic situations in which Garcia found himself when performing these songs are revealed including those related to his opiate addiction and final decline. This book examines Garcia’s musical craftsmanship and the Grateful Dead’s collective art in terms of the mystery-rites of ancient Greece Friedrich Nietzsche’s Dionysus 20th century American music rooted in New Orleans Hermann Hesse’s Magic Theater and the Greek Theatre at Berkeley offering a clear prospect on an often misunderstood phenomenon. Featuring interdisciplinary analysis close attention to musical and poetic strategies and historical and critical contexts this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of Popular Music Musicology Cultural Studies and American Studies as well as to the Grateful Dead’s avid listeners. | The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead Mystery Dances in the Magic Theater

GBP 38.99
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Tantra Magic and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia Texts Practices and Practitioners from the Margins

Tantra Magic and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia Texts Practices and Practitioners from the Margins

This book explores the cross- and trans-cultural dialectic between Tantra and intersecting ‘magical’ and ‘shamanic’ practices associated with vernacular religions across Monsoon Asia. With a chronological frame going from the mediaeval Indic period up to the present a wide geographical framework and through the dialogue between various disciplines it presents a coherent enquiry shedding light on practices and practitioners that have been frequently alienated in the elitist discourse of mainstream Indic religions and equally overlooked by modern scholarship. The book addresses three desiderata in the field of Tantric Studies: it fills a gap in the historical modelling of Tantra; it extends the geographical parameters of Tantra to the vast yet culturally interlinked socio-geographical construct of Monsoon Asia; it explores Tantra as an interface between the Sanskritic elite and the folk the vernacular the magical and the shamanic thereby revisiting the intellectual and historically fallacious divide between cosmopolitan Sanskritic and vernacular local. The book offers a highly innovative contribution to the field of Tantric Studies and more generally South and Southeast Asian religions by breaking traditional disciplinary boundaries. Its variety of disciplinary approaches makes it attractive to both the textual/diachronic and ethnographic/synchronic dimensions. It will be of interest to specialist and non-specialist academic readers including scholars and students of South Asian religions mainly Hinduism and Buddhism Tantric traditions and Southeast Asian religions as well as Asian and global folk religion shamanism and magic. | Tantra Magic and Vernacular Religions in Monsoon Asia Texts Practices and Practitioners from the Margins

GBP 120.00
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