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Chiefs, Scribes, and Ethnographers: Kuna Culture from Inside and Out (The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Chiefs, Scribes and Ethnographers: Kuna culture from inside and out, copyright 2009, University of Texas Press, Austin, is the latest book from anthropologist James Howe. In keeping with his earlier works, The Kuna Gathering and A People Who Would Not Kneel, Howe writes on the Kuna of Panama. In contrast...

Mormon Passage of George D. Watt: First British Convert, Scribe for Zion Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Under its founder, Joseph Smith, and continuing through his immediate successors Brigham Young and John Taylor, the Mormon Church was a culture that provided opportunity for upward mobility for its adherents, especially new converts from Northern Europe. This was made possible by the diversity of social...

The Scribes For Women's Convents in Late Medieval Germany Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Before the printing press, books were rare, and made mainly by religious institutions. "The Scribes for Women's Convents in Late Medieval Germany" discusses this manuscript production of women during this era, and how these manuscripts differed from those of their male counterparts. Scrutinizing a forgotten...

Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Judaism and Christianity both arose in times of empire, with roots in Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. In order to understand these religious movements, one must first understand the history and society of these imperial cultures. In these formative years, wisdom and apocalyptic traditions flourished...

The Gifts of God: Poems by the Scribe of A Course in Miracles Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a volume of beautiful poetry from the pen of Helen Schucman, scribe of A Course In Miracles. If one is familiar with the teachings in ACIM, reading her majestic poems is like receiving inspirational reflections on the basic thoughts espoused in the course. Because A Course In Miracles is so large...

Jesus and the Village Scribes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)William E. Arnal is a scholar who received his doctorate in 1997 at the University of Toronto under the direction of John Kloppenborg. He has three books to his credit and many scholarly articles in prestigious journals. Both a critic and a historian he brings an unusual perspective to the matter of...

Not as the Scribes: Jesus as a Model for Prophetic Preaching Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I remember a few years ago visiting an independent bible church in Gordonville Pennsylvania, just outside of Paradise. I walked into the building and had a seat in the pew, awkwardly glancing around. I quickly realized that I was easily thirty years younger then anyone else is the congregation. In fact,...

LAI- Scribes and Schools Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Philip Davies has a reputation as one of the more extreme members of the recent school of Biblical minimalists/revisionists. However, in "Scribes and Schools" he keeps himself fairly well restrained and highly referenced. The result is a book that, while not conclusively definitive, intrigues the reader...

The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 1: The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China (Volume I) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Better than Chavannes translation (in French) and also of Burton Watson's partial transaltions. Easy to read and satisfactory notes. Great accomplishment for the various scholars participating in the project. I appreaciate the easy reading since I am not a Chinese scholar except as an old amateur.Click...

The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume V.1: The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This may well be the most important information we have on chinese culture.One can spend years finding one religious motif when anything of importance is in the royal scribes records.Amazing translations even more amazing its released to the public.This is not the only dynasty translated!Click Here to...

One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a realy important book and it is a shame that it is so overlooked. Nana Asma'u was the daughter of Sheikh Usuman dan Fodio, scholar and warrior and sister of the Caliph Muhammad Bello. This book not only describes the Islamic community that thrived in West Africa under Muhammad Bello but also...

Oliver Cowdery: Scribe, Elder, Witness: Essays from Byu Studies and Farms Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Oliver H. P. Cowdery (1806-1850) was one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon and a key figure in the early LDS church history; he was excommunicated in 1838, but returned to the church in later years.The editors wrote in the "Acknowledgements" section of this 2006 book, "Since Oliver Cowdrey...

The Anonymous Scribe & the Secret Temple Scroll Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was not sure what to expect of this book when I saw it; but I enjoy historical fiction with an intriguing plot, and this certainly is it! The title leads one to believe that it is a mystery, a fantasy or a thriller. It is, in fact, a real page-turner with elements of these other genre deftly woven...

The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality, and the Scribe (The British Library Studies in Medieval Culture) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality & The Scribe by Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultural history expert Michelle P. Brown (Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts at The British Library), examines this important and influential eighth-century book in the light of both theological analysis and revelations...

In the Shadow of Lions (Chronicles of the Scribe, Book 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Ginger Garrett's "In the Shadow of Lions" tells the story of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 16th century England. She tells her tale through two main characters. The first, Rose, a fictional creation, is a despairing young woman ready to give up on life. The second is Anne Boleyn, the...

Other Tribes, Other Scribes: Symbolic Anthropology in the Comparative Study of Cultures, Histories, Religions and Texts Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I found I can edit my review. I originally thought I was reviewing the seller and so gave the seller a great review, but when looking back, it looked as if I was giving the book 4 stars! The book came in a timely manner and in condition described. A good price, plus it qualified for Prime Shipping. Many...

Scribes, Warriors, and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya, Revised Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)the first 60 pages talks mainly about archaeological expeditions to Copan and who sponsored them etc. so there was little about the scribes,warriors or kings,but later it picked up.Copan appeared to be the "capital" city of loosely affiliated outlying villages with questionable allegiances. Since the...