A Rosario Castellanos Reader

A Rosario Castellanos Reader
Author: Rosario Castellanos
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2010-06-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0292789890

Thinker, writer, diplomat, feminist Rosario Castellanos was emerging as one of Mexico's major literary figures before her untimely death in 1974. This sampler of her work brings together her major poems, short fiction, essays, and a three-act play, The Eternal Feminine. Translated with fidelity to language and cultural nuance, many of these works appear here in English for the first time, allowing English-speaking readers to see the depth and range of Castellanos' work. In her introductory essay, "Reading Rosario Castellanos: Contexts, Voices, and Signs," Maureen Ahern presents the first comprehensive study of Castellanos' work as a sign or signifying system. This approach through contemporary semiotic theory unites literary criticism and translation as an integral semiotic process. Ahern reveals how Castellanos integrated women's images, bodies, voices, and texts to feminize her discourse and create a plurality of new signs/messages about women in Mexico. Describing this process in The Eternal Feminine, Castellanos observes, "...it's not good enough to imitate the models proposed for us that are answers to circumstances other than our own. It isn't even enough to discover who we are. We have to invent ourselves."

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Ablution, Initiation, and Baptism

Ablution, Initiation, and Baptism
Author: David Hellholm
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 2089
Release: 2011-07-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110247534

In the web of cultural processes of late antiquity ablution rites and initiation rites were performed in different forms and in different contexts. Such rites existed in Early Judaism and Greco-Roman cults and were also applied in early Christianity under the label “baptism”, however, not as one fixed rite uniformly performed and interpreted. Baptismal rites developed diversely corresponding to the diversity among Christian groups of which some later came to be perceived as heretical. Remains of art, architecture and texts from these contexts were discussed in two conferences gathering scholars who are excellent within their respective fields: text studies, studies of rites, archaeology, architecture, history of art, and cultural anthropology. These different fields of research have in recent years generated new knowledge that is relevant for the discussion of ablution and initiation rites and their function in late antiquity. At the same time interests of research have altered in favour of a growing cooperation across discipline borders. The present volumes are the outcome of two conferences in Rome 2008 and at Metochi (Lesbos) 2009.

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"El Camino del Babalawo: El Arte de la Adivinación en la Religión Yoruba"

Author: Juan Martinez
Publisher: JuanMartinez
Total Pages: 394
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Sumérgete en los misterios ancestrales de una de las tradiciones espirituales más antiguas y profundas del mundo con "El Camino del Babalawo: El Arte de la Adivinación en la Religión Yoruba". Este libro es una obra maestra diseñada tanto para el iniciado como para el lector curioso, que busca conocer el intrincado universo de la adivinación de Ifá y el papel central que desempeña el Babalawo, el sabio guardián de los secretos espirituales y el intérprete del destino. A lo largo de estas páginas, descubrirás las claves del oráculo de Ifá, el complejo sistema de adivinación que conecta a los seres humanos con las divinidades y fuerzas del cosmos, proporcionando guía, claridad y soluciones a los desafíos de la vida. Desde los mitos de la creación, hasta los principios fundamentales que rigen la interacción con los Orishas, este libro explora cómo el Babalawo utiliza su profundo conocimiento para transformar la vida de aquellos que buscan respuestas. Este texto te llevará por un viaje revelador, explicando: Los orígenes míticos y el desarrollo de la religión Yoruba y el sistema Ifá. La función esencial del Babalawo como mediador entre lo humano y lo divino. Las técnicas y rituales de adivinación, con un enfoque en el Odu Ifá, los signos y símbolos sagrados que descifran el destino. La importancia del sacrificio, el equilibrio y la armonía en la vida cotidiana según las enseñanzas de Ifá. La relevancia de la adivinación en la búsqueda del destino personal y colectivo. Con una rica mezcla de historia, espiritualidad y sabiduría práctica, "El Camino del Babalawo" no solo ilumina los misterios de Ifá, sino que también invita al lector a reflexionar sobre su propio propósito en el universo. Es una guía indispensable para aquellos que buscan profundizar en el arte de la adivinación y comprender la riqueza espiritual de la cultura Yoruba. Este libro no es solo una ventana al conocimiento del Babalawo, sino también una invitación a comprender el equilibrio cósmico y las fuerzas que guían nuestras vidas.

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Political Initiation in the Novels of Philip Roth

Political Initiation in the Novels of Philip Roth
Author: Claudia Franziska Bruhwiler
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1441142282

Political Initiation in the Novels of Philip Roth exemplifies how literature and, specifically, the work of Philip Roth can help readers understand the ways in which individuals develop their political identity, learn to comprehend political ideas, and define their role in society. Combining political science, literary theory, and anthropology, the book describes an individual's political coming of age as a political initiation story, which is crafted as much by the individual himself as by the circumstances influencing him, such as political events or the political attitude of the parents. Philip Roth's characters constantly re-write their own stories and experiment with their identities. Accordingly, Philip Roth's works enable the reader to explore, for instance, how individuals construct their identity against the backdrop of political transformations or contested territories, and thereby become initiands—or fail to do so. Contrary to what one might expect, initiations are not only defining moments in childhood and early adulthood; instead, Roth shows how initiation processes recur throughout an individual's life.