Author: j.c davisPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Fear,myth & History
Author: j.c davisFear, Myth and History
Author: James Colin DavisPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521894197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This book argues that there was no Ranter group or movement: that the Ranters did not exist.
Fear, Myth and History
Author: J. Colin DavisPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Historicizing Fear
Author: Travis D. BoycePublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1646420039
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Historicizing Fear is a historical interrogation of the use of fear as a tool to vilify and persecute groups and individuals from a global perspective, offering an unflinching look at racism, fearful framing, oppression, and marginalization across human history.The book examines fear and Othering from a historical context, providing a better understanding of how power and oppression is used in the present day. Contributors ground their work in the theory of Othering—the reductive action of labeling a person as someone who belongs to a subordinate social category defined as the Other—in relation to historical events, demonstrating that fear of the Other is universal, timeless, and interconnected. Chapters address the music of neo-Nazi white power groups, fear perpetuated through the social construct of black masculinity in a racially hegemonic society, the terror and racial cleansing in early twentieth-century Arkansas, the fear of drug-addicted Vietnam War veterans, the creation of fear by the Tang Dynasty, and more. Timely, provocative, and rigorously researched, Historicizing Fear shows how the Othering of members of different ethnic groups has been used to propagate fear and social tension, justify state violence, and prevent groups or individuals from gaining equality. Broadening the context of how fear of the Other can be used as a propaganda tool, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of history, anthropology, political science, popular culture, critical race issues, social justice, and ethnic studies, as well as the general reader concerned with the fearful framing prevalent in politics. Contributors: Quaylan Allen, Melanie Armstrong, Brecht De Smet, Kirsten Dyck, Adam C. Fong, Jeff Johnson, Łukasz Kamieński, Guy Lancaster, Henry Santos Metcalf, Julie M. Powell, Jelle Versieren
Political Myth
Author: Christopher FloodPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135347956
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
First Published in 2002. Myth theorists characterize myths as stories that possess the status of sacred truth within one or more social groups. Flood discusses how political myth is an ideologically marked narrative that purports to give a true account of a set of past, present, or predicted political events, widely accepted as valid in its essentials. Among the topics explored are: the historical line of political myth in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western political discourse; the characteristics of political myths and the forms they take in political life and the ends they serve; and the features of political ideologies that are most useful for understanding the nature of political myth.
A Short History of Myth (Myths series)
Author: Karen ArmstrongPublisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307367290
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
What are myths? How have they evolved? And why do we still so desperately need them? A history of myth is a history of humanity, Karen Armstrong argues in this insightful and eloquent book: our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. This is a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest sense–from Palaeolithic times to the “Great Western Transformation” of the last 500 years–and why we dismiss it only at our peril.
Gods and Robots
Author: Adrienne MayorPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691202265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.
History of Paradise
Author: Jean DelumeauPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252068805
Category : Paradise
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Explores the conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location. Delving into the writings of dozens of medieval and Renaissance thinkers, from Augustine to Dante, this title presents a study of the meaning of Original Sin and the human yearning for paradise.
Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
Author: Paul K.-K. ChoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108476198
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Explores the influence of the sea myth at the structural and conceptual foundations of the Hebrew Bible.
Historical Dictionary of the British and Irish Civil Wars, 1637-1660
Author: Martyn BennettPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135960615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
During the 17th century the British Isles were trapped in a 23-year-long state of turmoil through civil war, continued rebellion, and revolutions. King Charles I wanted to instill a new uniform religious policy throughout the British Isles, and this caused a massive uproar over the King's policies toward the diverse people in his kingdom, the English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Through a concise historical chronology and comprehensive overview, users of the Historical Dictionary of the British and Irish Civil Wars will find a very insightful explanation of the people, places, and events that indelibly shaped the United Kingdom's 17th-century history. The cross-listed dictionary entries offer a complete explanation of each important aspect of the Civil Wars and their effect on the kingdom. Also includes maps and a bibliography.
