Author: Eliot Wigginton
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807899046
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
New in paperback This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, A Foxfire Christmas includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled toy cars.
A Foxfire Christmas
Author: Eliot Wigginton
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807899046
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
New in paperback This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, A Foxfire Christmas includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled toy cars.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807899046
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
New in paperback This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, A Foxfire Christmas includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled toy cars.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Forest Recollections
Author: Tiyavanich Kamala
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824817817
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"I stayed [in the forest] for two nights. The first night, nothing happened. The second night, at about one or two in the morning, a tiger came--which meant that I didn't get any sleep the whole night. I sat in meditation, scared stiff, while the tiger walked around and around my umbrella tent (klot). My body felt all frozen and numb. I started chanting, and the words came out like running water. All the old chants I had forgotten now came back to me, thanks both to my fear and to my ability to keep my mind under control. I sat like this from 2 until 5 a.m., when the tiger finally left." --A forest monk During the first half of this century the forests of Thailand were home to wandering ascetic monks. They were Buddhists, but their brand of Buddhism did not copy the practices described in ancient doctrinal texts. Their Buddhism found expression in living day-to-day in the forest and in contending with the mental and physical challenges of hunger, pain, fear, and desire. Combining interviews and biographies with an exhaustive knowledge of archival materials and a wide reading of ephemeral popular literature, Kamala Tiyavanich documents the monastic lives of three generations of forest-dwelling ascetics and challenges the stereotype of state-centric Thai Buddhism. Although the tradition of wandering forest ascetics has disappeared, a victim of Thailand's relentless modernization and rampant deforestation, the lives of the monks presented here are a testament to the rich diversity of regional Buddhist traditions. The study of these monastic lineages and practices enriches our understanding of Buddhism in Thailand and elsewhere.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824817817
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"I stayed [in the forest] for two nights. The first night, nothing happened. The second night, at about one or two in the morning, a tiger came--which meant that I didn't get any sleep the whole night. I sat in meditation, scared stiff, while the tiger walked around and around my umbrella tent (klot). My body felt all frozen and numb. I started chanting, and the words came out like running water. All the old chants I had forgotten now came back to me, thanks both to my fear and to my ability to keep my mind under control. I sat like this from 2 until 5 a.m., when the tiger finally left." --A forest monk During the first half of this century the forests of Thailand were home to wandering ascetic monks. They were Buddhists, but their brand of Buddhism did not copy the practices described in ancient doctrinal texts. Their Buddhism found expression in living day-to-day in the forest and in contending with the mental and physical challenges of hunger, pain, fear, and desire. Combining interviews and biographies with an exhaustive knowledge of archival materials and a wide reading of ephemeral popular literature, Kamala Tiyavanich documents the monastic lives of three generations of forest-dwelling ascetics and challenges the stereotype of state-centric Thai Buddhism. Although the tradition of wandering forest ascetics has disappeared, a victim of Thailand's relentless modernization and rampant deforestation, the lives of the monks presented here are a testament to the rich diversity of regional Buddhist traditions. The study of these monastic lineages and practices enriches our understanding of Buddhism in Thailand and elsewhere.
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, 2nd ed.
Author: Richard Bauckham
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467446807
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
A groundbreaking work in New Testament studies expanded and updated Winner of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award in Biblical Studies, this momentous volume argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption that the Jesus accounts circulated as "anonymous community traditions," asserting instead that they were transmitted in the names of the original eyewitnesses. In this expanded second edition Bauckham is adding a new preface, three substantial new chapters that respond to critics and clarify key points of his argument, and a comprehensive new bibliography.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467446807
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
A groundbreaking work in New Testament studies expanded and updated Winner of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award in Biblical Studies, this momentous volume argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption that the Jesus accounts circulated as "anonymous community traditions," asserting instead that they were transmitted in the names of the original eyewitnesses. In this expanded second edition Bauckham is adding a new preface, three substantial new chapters that respond to critics and clarify key points of his argument, and a comprehensive new bibliography.
African American Celebrations and Holiday Traditions
Author: Antoinette Broussard
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9780806526546
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This dazzling collection of recipes, style advice, and decorating ideas will help every family bring grace and passion to the holiday season.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9780806526546
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This dazzling collection of recipes, style advice, and decorating ideas will help every family bring grace and passion to the holiday season.
Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore ...
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Finding List of the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City
Author: Enoch Pratt Free Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Catalogues of the valuable library, pictures, prints, coins, medals, &c., of ... Alexander Weddell. (Large paper ed.).
Author: Alexander Weddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Catalogue of the ... Library
Author: John Fitchett Marsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Catalogue of the first (-third) portion of the ... stock of ... books and manuscripts of ... Joseph Lilly ... which will be sold by auction. [3 pt., the 1st with prices in MS.].
Author: Joseph Lilly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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