Pearl and the Lost Gem
Author | : Ruby Winten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2014-11-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781922224385 |
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Author | : Ruby Winten |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2014-11-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781922224385 |
Author | : Fiona Lindsay Shen |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2022-10-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1789146224 |
From their creation in the maw of mollusks to lustrous objects of infatuation and conflict, a revealing look at pearls’ dark history. This book is a beautifully illustrated account of pearls through millennia, from fossils to contemporary jewelry. Pearls are the most human of gems, both miraculous and familiar. Uniquely organic in origin, they are as intimate as our bodies, created through the same process as we grow bones and teeth. They have long been described as an animal’s sacrifice, but until recently their retrieval often entailed the sacrifices of enslaved and indentured divers and laborers. While the shimmer of the pearl has enticed Roman noblewomen, Mughal princes, Hollywood royalty, mavericks, and renegades, encoded in its surface is a history of human endeavor, abuse, and aspiration—pain locked in the layers of a gleaming gem.
Author | : Robert K. C. Forman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 0195116976 |
This book is the sequel to Robert Forman's well-received collection, The Problem of Pure Consciousness (Oxford, 1990). The essays in the earlier volume argued that some mystical experiences do not seem to be formed or shaped by the language system--a thesis that stands in sharp contradistinction to deconstruction in general and to the "constructivist" school of mysticism in particular, which holds that all mysticism is the product of a cultural and linguistic process. In The Innate Capacity, Forman and his colleagues put forward a hypothesis about the formative causes of these "pure consciousness" experiences. All of the contributors agree that mysticism is the result of an innate human capacity, rather than a learned, socially conditioned and constructive process. The innate capacity is understood in several different ways. Many perceive it as an expression of human consciousness per se, awareness itself. Some hold that consciousness should be understood as a built-in link to some hidden, transcendent aspect of the world, and that a mystical experience is the experience of that inherent connectedness. Another thesis that appears frequently is that mystics realize this innate capacity through a process of releasing the hold of the ego and the conceptual system. The contributors here look at mystical experience as it is manifested in a variety of religious and cultural settings, including Hindu Yoga, Buddhism, Sufism, and medieval Christianity. Taken together, the essays constitute an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the nature of human consciousness and mystical experience and its relation to the social and cultural contexts in which it appears.
Author | : Antoinette L. Matlins |
Publisher | : Gemstone Press |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2001-10 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 0943763355 |
With today's finest cultured pearls rivaling diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire in terms of popularity, rarity and price, more and more people are searching for a reliable source of information to guide them in the fascinating and complex world of pearls-natural, cultured and imitation. This revised and updated 3rd edition is a comprehensive, authoritative guide that tells readers everything they need to know about pearls to fully understand and appreciate them, and avoid any unexpected-and costly-disappointments, now and in future generations.
Author | : Steve Ryfle |
Publisher | : Wesleyan University Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2018-04-10 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0819577413 |
“An appreciation of Japanese fantasy-film history through the eyes of a filmmaker whose name is obscure but populism remains influential.” —Chicago Tribune Ishiro Honda, arguably the most internationally successful Japanese director of his generation, made an unmatched succession of science fiction films that were commercial hits worldwide. From the atomic allegory of Godzilla and the beguiling charms of Mothra to the tragic mystery of Matango and the disaster and spectacle of Rodan, The Mysterians, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Honda’s films reflected postwar Japan’s anxieties and incorporated fantastical special effects, a formula that created an enduring pop culture phenomenon. Now, in the first full account of this overlooked director’s life and career, Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski shed new light on Honda’s work and the experiences that shaped it—including his days as a reluctant Japanese soldier, witnessing the aftermath of Hiroshima, and his lifelong friendship with Akira Kurosawa. The book features close analysis of Honda’s films (including, for the first time, his rarely seen dramas, comedies, and war films) and draws on previously untapped documents and interviews to explore how creative, economic, and industrial factors impacted his career. Fans of Godzilla and tokusatsu (special effects) film, and of Japanese film in general, will welcome this in-depth study of a highly influential director who occupies a uniquely important position in science fiction and fantasy cinema, as well as world cinema. “Provides the reader with a lasting sense of the man—his temperament, values, philosophies, dreams, and disappointments?behind some of cinema’s most beloved characters.” —Film Comment
Author | : Modern Language Association of America |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 930 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Electronic journals |
ISBN | : |
Vols. for 1921-1969 include annual bibliography, called 1921-1955, American bibliography; 1956-1963, Annual bibliography; 1964-1968, MLA international bibliography.
Author | : Sophie Jewett |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2019-11-20 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : |
Sophie Jewett's modern English version of 'The Pearl' makes this important Middle English poem accessible to modern readers. The dream vision, written in a North-West Midlands Middle English with elements of allegory, follows a grieving father who encounters the Pearl-maiden, a beautiful woman who imparts Christian doctrine and reveals an image of the Heavenly City. Though the Dreamer awakens before crossing the stream, the poem's profound exploration of spirituality and the afterlife continues to captivate readers today.