Weaving a Life
Author: Mary Meigs Atwater
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780934026772
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Weaving the Threads of Life
Author: Renaat Devisch
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1993-11
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780226143620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor the Yaka of Southwestern Zaire, infertility is a tear in the fabric of life, and the Khita fertility ritual is a trusted way of reweaving the damaged strands. In Weaving the Threads of Life Rene Devisch offers an extended analysis of the Khita cult, which leads to an original account of the workings of ritual healing. Drawing on many years among urban and rural Yaka, Devisch analyzes their understanding of existence as a fabric of firmly but delicately interwoven threads of nature, body, and society. The fertility healing ritual calls forth forces, feelings, and meanings that allow women to rejoin themselves to the complex pattern of social and cosmic life. These elaborate rites—whether simulating mortal agony and rebirth, gestation and delivery, or flowering and decay; using music and dance, steambath or massage, dream messages or scarification—are not based on symbols of traditional beliefs. Rather, Devisch shows, the rites themselves generate forces and meaning, creating and shaping the cosmic, physical, and social world of their participants. In contrast to current theoretical methods such as postmodern or symbolical interpretation, Devisch's praxiological approach is unique in also using phenomenological insights into the intent and results of anthropological fieldwork. This innovative work will have ramifications beyond African studies, reaching into the anthropology of medicine and the body, comparative religious history, and women's studies.
Weaving Life
Author: Cynthia "Salonista" Kosciuczyk
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2021-03-24
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1665517085
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough this journey into the world of rugs, one begins to understand the fascination for this ancient art.The woven language of symbols and color come alive in Weaving Life. Part story, part history, this artistic discovery is woven together with poetry.
Weaving a Spiritual Life
Author: Ann Marie Bezayiff
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2011-11
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 1613462840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJust as a weaver works the yarn and creates the fabric, so too are we uniquely woven pieces of art produced from the breath of God. Each thread of our humanity is set in his image. Unlike the human weaver, God's calculations are perfect. There are no mistakes, oversights, or uneven salvages. We are precious and loved because he has formed us. In her inspirational weekly devotional, author Ann Marie Bezayiff continues to share her spiritual journey, but his time with her loom and yarn. Her insights of faith in everyday life are like the creative process and skill of hand weaving. Drawing upon her experiences as a writer of words, a life-long teacher, and weaver of cloth, her stories are reminiscent of our own personal walk with Christ in our busy, complicated lives. As we work the yarns of life and weave together our experiences and understandings, her insights remind us that no matter the shape, texture, or design we create, each of us is uniquely woven by the hand of God. Ann Marie uses fifty-two funny and inspirational life stories to illustrate that Weaving a Spiritual Life is a step-by-step process whose finished result is worth the wait.
Weaving the Word
Author: Kathryn Sullivan Kruger
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781575910529
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Through an analysis of specific weaving stories, the difference between a text and a textile becomes blurred. Such stories portray women weavers transforming their domestic activity of making textiles into one of making texts by inscribing their cloth with both personal and political messages."--BOOK JACKET.
Weaving Women's Lives
Author: Louise Lamphere
Publisher: UNM Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780826342782
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWell-known anthropologist Lamphere highlights the voices of three generations of Navajo women who are weaving their traditional beliefs with modern American culture to create a new blueprint for their lives and the next generations.
Weaving My Way Through Life
Author: Natalie Pierce
Publisher: Author House
Published: 2013-06-07
Total Pages: 89
ISBN-13: 1481759124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the story of my life and what I needed to do to survive. My daydreams were my escape from life when I was a child. When I became an adult I learned there was always something I could do to make things better like getting a job for more money. If a project doesnt work one way you can weave around and go another way. I feel like Ive been weaving in and out all of my life. The most important thing is to never give up. A person can do anything if they never give up. That is the message that I hope you receive from my book.
Weaving Lives: The Essence of Human Connection
Author: Naresh Chandra Nayak
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
Published: 2024-09-12
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany senior citizens are not well-versed in using computers and handling online tasks such as logging in, using OTPs, and managing passwords. Consequently, many beneficiaries struggle to utilize the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) websites, as they prefer reading printed books over online content. "CGHS AT A GLANCE" aims to assist these beneficiaries by explaining how CGHS functions, detailing its rules and regulations, and addressing potential challenges they might face while availing CGHS services. By understanding the rules and regulations of CGHS, beneficiaries can significantly reduce the difficulties they encounter.
Weaving Prayer Into the Tapestry of Life
Author: Martha Graybeal Rowlett
Publisher: WestBow Press
Published: 2013-06
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1449795161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost books are like visitors. They come and go. This book can be a long-term companion and assistant as you weave prayer into the tapestry of your life. Weaving Prayer Into the Tapestry of Life pictures each of us as a weaver at a loom, creating in every moment our life's tapestry. The transformative thread of prayer is always available to be woven into our life's design. In this weaving, we experience in wonder the creative presence of God. The chapters of this book gives an overview of Christian understanding and practice of prayer. The author combines Scripture, voices and sources from the tradition of the church, poetry, stories, and accounts of personal experience to explore ten of the most familiar ways Christians pray. These are: centering, praise, confession, meditative reading of Scripture, petition, intercession, dedication, silence, and benediction. Nine sets of Prayer Prompts, one with each chapter, invite you to move from thinking to doing. They provide a framework for personal devotion that includes all of the dimensions of Christian prayer discussed in the chapters. Resources from Scripture, prayers of the church, and contemporary materials offer structure and stimulus for expressing the prayers of your heart. These Prayer Prompts are adaptable for repeated use. Members of a prayer group or spiritual growth group may enjoy sharing experiences with this book. "Martha Rowlett deeply understands Christian thinking, Christian living, Christian prayer, and, dare I say it, God. She shares her wisdom with utmost simplicity. Those who use her book will find themselves becoming better Christians." -John Cobb, professor emeritus, Claremont School of Theology
Weaving Work and Motherhood
Author: Anita Ilta Garey
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781566397001
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmanating from a thesis, presents the outcome of interviews carried out in 1991-92 among women working in a private hospital in California. Covers the effects of night, shift and part-time work on child rearing and family life.
