Vice Capades
Vice Capades

Author: Mark Stein

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2017-07

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1612349293

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From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein’s Vice Capades examines the nation’s relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that our views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. While laws against nude dancing have become less restrictive, laws restricting sexual harassment have been enacted. While marijuana is no longer illegal everywhere, restrictive laws have been enacted against cigarettes. Stein examines this nation’s inconsistent moral compass and how the powers-that-be in each era determine what is or is not deemed a vice. From the Puritans who founded Massachusetts with unyielding, biblically based laws to those modern purveyors of morality who currently campaign against video game violence, Vice Capades looks at the American history we all know from a fresh and exciting perspective and shows how vice has shaped our nation, sometimes without us even knowing it.

Voodoo 'n' Vice
Voodoo 'n' Vice

Author: KC Burn

Publisher: Carina Press

Published: 2014-05-26

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 142689841X

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Book three of The Galactic Alliance After nearly causing a galactic incident, fleet captain Gideon Arcturus is disgraced, demoted and exiled with nothing to do but pass the time at a seedy club on seedier planet Elora Ki. It's no place for a straight-laced soldier, but following the rules is what got him there in the first place. When he meets a mesmerizing fire dancer, he'd do anything to get close to the flame. Tai doesn't date customers—it's far too dangerous for a man who was once for sale. But the shy, awkward Gideon entices him, and the two spend Gideon's leave tangled together, neither knowing the passion that stirs within them won't soon subside. When a violent drug lord forces Tai back into slavery, Tai has no choice but to give up his new love. But when Gideon learns that Tai's fate lies with those who brought about his own ruin, he'll need to revisit his own difficult past in order to save them both. Look for Spice 'n' Solace and Alien 'n' Outlaw, the first two books in The Galactic Alliance, available now! 71,000 words

Vice Capades
Vice Capades

Author: Mark Stein

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2017-07

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1612349277

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From outlawing bowling in colonial America to regulating violent video games and synthetic drugs today, Mark Stein's Vice Capades examines the nation's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This humorous and quirky history reveals that our views of vice are formed not merely by morals but by power. While laws against nude dancing have become less restrictive, laws restricting sexual harassment have been enacted. While marijuana is no longer illegal everywhere, restrictive laws have been enacted against cigarettes. Stein examines this nation's inconsistent moral compass and how the powers-that-be in each era determine what is or is not deemed a vice. From the Puritans who founded Massachusetts with unyielding, biblically based laws to those modern purveyors of morality who currently campaign against video game violence, Vice Capades looks at the American history we all know from a fresh and exciting perspective and shows how vice has shaped our nation, sometimes without us even knowing it.

JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (III)
JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (III)

Author: STEVE ESOMBA, Dr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1291021655

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JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (III) is the third of a series of Modern African Fiction for adults and children about the vast continent of Africa. These are tales and legends of Master Wizard Farangu who undertook the damned and thankless task to reform wizardry, witchery and sorcery norms in the African Continent from essentially evil and destructive motives and outcomes - to good and constructive motives and outcomes. Master Wizard Farangu toured the continent to right wrongs, establish due justice and turn these dark arts into advantageous scientific knowledge. Follow the Master Wizard's benevolent wizards, witches, sorcerers and sorceresses MWFC's activities around Africa.

Deus in Machina
Deus in Machina

Author: Jeremy Stolow

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2012-11-05

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 0823249824

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The essays in this volume explore how two domains of human experience and action—religion and technology—are implicated in each other. Contrary to commonsense understandings of both religion (as an “otherworldly” orientation) and technology (as the name for tools, techniques, and expert knowledges oriented to “this” world), the contributors to this volume challenge the grounds on which this division has been erected in the first place. What sorts of things come to light when one allows religion and technology to mingle freely? In an effort to answer that question, Deus in Machina embarks upon an interdisciplinary voyage across diverse traditions and contexts where religion and technology meet: from the design of clocks in medieval Christian Europe, to the healing power of prayer in premodern Buddhist Japan, to 19th-century Spiritualist devices for communicating with the dead, to Islamic debates about kidney dialysis in contemporary Egypt, to the work of disability activists using documentary film to reimagine Jewish kinship, to the representation of Haitian Vodou on the Internet, among other case studies. Combining rich historical and ethnographic detail with extended theoretical reflection, Deus in Machina outlines new directions for the study of religion and/as technology that will resonate across the human sciences, including religious studies, science and technology studies, communication studies, history, anthropology, and philosophy.

Kings of Vice
Kings of Vice

Author: Ice-T

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2012-07-31

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780765364340

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Rapper and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Ice-T brings his unique knowledge of the streets to a gritty new crime thriller.

A Brief History of Vice
A Brief History of Vice

Author: Robert Evans

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0147517605

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A celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time, A Brief History of Vice explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun—or more intoxicating. Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern man, but booze, sex, trash talk, and tripping built our civilization. Cracked editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history, from the prostitute-turned-empress who scored a major victory for women’s rights to the beer that helped create—and destroy—South America's first empire. And Evans goes deeper than simply writing about ancient debauchery; he recreates some of history's most enjoyable (and most painful) vices and includes guides so you can follow along at home. You’ll learn how to: • Trip like a Greek philosopher. • Rave like your Stone Age ancestors. • Get drunk like a Sumerian. • Smoke a nose pipe like a pre–Columbian Native American. “Mixing science, humor, and grossly irresponsible self-experimentation, Evans paints a vivid picture of how bad habits built the world we know and love.”—David Wong, author of John Dies at the End

The Voodoo Encyclopedia
The Voodoo Encyclopedia

Author: Jeffrey E. Anderson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-08-26

Total Pages: 493

ISBN-13:

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This compelling reference work introduces the religions of Voodoo, a onetime faith of the Mississippi River Valley, and Vodou, a Haitian faith with millions of adherents today. Unlike its fictional depiction in zombie films and popular culture, Voodoo is a full-fledged religion with a pantheon of deities, a priesthood, and communities of believers. Drawing from the expertise of contemporary practitioners, this encyclopedia presents the history, culture, and religion of Haitian Vodou and Mississippi Valley Voodoo. Though based primarily in these two regions, the reference looks at Voodoo across several cultures and delves into related religions, including African Vodu, African Diasporic Religions, and magical practices like hoodoo. Through roughly 150 alphabetical entries, the work describes various aspects of Voodoo in Louisiana and Haiti, covering topics such as important places, traditions, rituals, and items used in ceremonies. Contributions from scholars in the field provide a comprehensive overview of the subject from various perspectives and address the deities and ceremonial acts. The book features an extensive collection of primary sources and a selected, general bibliography of print and electronic resources.

Haitian Vodou
Haitian Vodou

Author: Mambo Chita Tann

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2012-02-08

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 0738731633

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Haitian Vodou is a fascinating spiritual tradition rich with ceremonies and magic, songs and prayers, dances and fellowship. Yet outside of Haiti, next to no one understands this joyous and profound way of life. ln Haitian Vodou, Mambo Chita Tann explores the historical roots and contemporary practices of this unique tradition, including discussions of: Customs, beliefs, sacred spaces, and ritual objects Characteristics and behaviors of the Lwa, the spirits served by Vodou practitioners Common misconceptions such as "voodoo dolls" and the zombie phenomenon Questions and answers for attending ceremonies and getting involved in a sosyete (Vodou house) Correspondence tables, Kreyol glossary, supplemental prayer texts, and an extensive list of reference books and online resources Well-researched, comprehensive, and engaging, Haitian Vodou will be a welcome addition for people new to Haitian spirituality as well as for students, practitioners, and academics.

Class Representation in Modern Fiction and Film
Class Representation in Modern Fiction and Film

Author: K. Gandal

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-04-16

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0230604196

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A fresh exploration of the representation of poverty and class in American literature and film, through the juxtaposition of films, writings and the unusual lives of Zora Neale Hurston, Stephen Crane, Henry Miller and Michel Foucault. The book argues for Hurston's centrality, not merely to the African-American canon, but to the American tradition.