African Mating Ritual
Author: Barry S. S. (author)
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780463591048
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Author: Barry S. S. (author)
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780463591048
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Eugenia W. Herbert
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780253208330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines African metallurgy and pottery from the concept of ritual, belief and taboo and discusses the gender implications of such a system.
Author: Carol Beckwith
Publisher:
Published: 2002-10-08
Total Pages: 402
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA newly designed, affordable one-volume edition of this definitive work on the traditional rituals of Africa, containing more than half the photos that were in the original edition plus new images that will focus fresh attention on specific ceremonies. The book is accompanied by a CD of African ceremonies. 473 photos.
Author: Sobonfu Some
Publisher: Sobonfu Some
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA renowned, respected teacher and mentor to thousands, Sobonfu Somi is one of the first and foremost voices of African spirituality to come to the West. Somi was born in Dano, Burkina Faso, a remote West African village with a population of about two hundred people. Dano has preserved the old ways of African village life, with family structures, spiritual practices, and methods of living that have been in place for more than ten thousand years. In The Spirit of Intimacy, Somi distills the ancient teachings and wisdom of her native village to give insight into the nature of intimate relationships. Somi generously applies the subtle knowledge from her West African culture to this one. Simply and beautifully, she reveals the role of spirit in every marriage, friendship, relationship, and community. She shares ancient ways to make our intimate lives more fulfilling and secure and offers powerful insights into the "illusion of romance," divorce, and loss. Her important and fascinating lessons from the heart include the sacred meaning of pleasure, preparing a ritual space for intimacy, and the connection between sex and spirituality. Her ideas are intuitively persuasive, provocative, and healing--and supported by sound practical advice, along with specific rituals and ceremonies based on those used for thousands of years. With this book, the spiritual insights of indigenous Africa take their place alongside those of native America, ancient Europe, and Asia as important influences on Western readers.
Author: Laura S. Grillo
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781478091639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout West African societies, at times of social crises, postmenopausal women â€" the Mothers â€" make a ritual appeal to their innate moral authority. The seat of this power is the female genitalia. Wielding branches or pestles, they strip naked and slap their genitals and bare breasts to curse and expel the forces of evil. In An Intimate Rebuke Laura S. Grillo draws on fieldwork in Cà ́te d'Ivoire that spans three decades to illustrate how these rituals of Female Genital Power (FGP) constitute religious and political responses to abuses of power. When deployed in secret FGP operates as spiritual warfare against witchcraft; in public it serves as a political activism. During Cà ́te d'Ivoire's civil wars FGP challenged the immoral forces of both rebels and the state. Grillo shows how the ritual potency of the Mothers' nudity and the conjuration of their sex embodies a moral power that has been foundational to West African civilization.
Author: Edith Turner
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2011-06-03
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0812203984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperiencing Ritual is Edith Turner's account of how she sighted a spirit form while participating in the Ihamba ritual of the Ndembu. Through her analysis, she presents a view not common in anthropological writings—the view of millions of Africans—that ritual is the harnessing of spiritual power.
Author: Curtis A Keim
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2013-07-16
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0813348951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many Americans the mention of Africa immediately conjures up images of safaris, ferocious animals, strangely dressed "tribesmen," and impenetrable jungles. Although the occasional newspaper headline mentions authoritarian rule, corruption, genocide, devastating illnesses, or civil war in Africa, the collective American consciousness still carries strong mental images of Africa that are reflected in advertising, movies, amusement parks, cartoons, and many other corners of society. Few think to question these perceptions or how they came to be so deeply lodged in American minds. Mistaking Africa looks at the historical evolution of this mind-set and examines the role that popular media plays in its creation. The authors address the most prevalent myths and preconceptions and demonstrate how these prevent a true understanding of the enormously diverse peoples and cultures of Africa. Updated throughout, the fourth edition covers the entire continent (North and sub-Saharan Africa) and provides new analysis of topics such as social media and the Internet, the Ebola crisis, celebrity aid, and the Arab Spring. Mistaking Africa is an important book for African studies courses and for anyone interested in unraveling American misperceptions about the continent.
Author: Aspen Berry
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Published: 2021-02-10
Total Pages: 162
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKShe had the perfect marriage, almost. When Emily's husband first told her an old college buddy would be staying, at first she was dead against the idea. After all, they're trying for a baby and the last thing she needs is some stranger the other side of the paper-thin walls. However, after a chance encounter with the seductive Andre, things soon change. He's charming, he's large, and he's very black. Emily tries her hardest to fight her ever-growing curiosity, she's a good wife, after all, but Andre's only in town for a week opening a new gym franchise. However, when circumstances conspire to bring them together, will she be strong enough to resist? Warning: This novella contains themes of interracial adultery, specifically white wives breeding with black men. Please don't read if these topics cause offense.
Author: Matthew T. Momon
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2012-07-02
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 1477133321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is designed to assist the advanced mathematics and science students through the maze of the Ancient World/Hellenistic World/ Classical World and its flow into the Modern World. This book will not only put critical events in perspective but also in their true chronological order. This book will give the reader knowledge of the history of the Mediterranean World from the Persian Empire to the 1883 A.D. discovery of electricity and beyond. From the seven wonders of the ancient world to ancient warfare and ancient machines of war and peace to Africas development and implementation of the disciplines of mathematics, all engineering sciences, physics, chemistry, metallurgy, statistics, medicine, masonry, technology, ethics, political science, metaphysics, astronomy, astrology and philosophy. In general, the reader will be introduced to a world that was developed and maintained by the mind of the African. This way of thought has maintained the world up to the modern age. Most importantly, the reader will learn through deductive and inductive reasoning where the origin of the western world really beginswho educated whom, when this education took place, where it took place, how long this educational environment lasted, the manner in which the professors and master teachers were treated, when the course of the world changed, who changed it, how it was changed and why. If the reader is tired of keep your eyes on the prize! and wants to know what the prize is and whether or not the African deserves the prize, then read this book and be informed.
Author: Richard D. Estes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2012-03-28
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13: 0520272978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on his own extensive fieldwork and on the research of many other scientists, the author describes and explains the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Hoofed Mammals: Antelopes and Other Ruminants; Hoofed Mammals: Nonruminants; Carnivores, and Primates