Customs Traditions category: 898 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is based on use of archives and other primary sources, including old and rare joke books. Davies makes detailed comparisons between the humor of specific pairs of nations and ethnic...
Sacrificial Ceremonies of Santería
A Complete Guide to the Rituals and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
The first book to explore the history, methods, and thinking behind sacrifice in the growing Santería faith
• Explains the animal sacrifice ceremony in step-by-step detail
• Shares the ancient African sacred stories that reveal the well-thought-out metaphysics and spirituality behind...
Intoxication
The Universal Drive for Mind-Altering Substances
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2005
A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals
• Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research
• By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug use
History...
Caring Across Generations
The Linked Lives of Korean American Families
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
More than 1.3 million Korean Americans live
in the United States, the majority of them foreign-born immigrants and their
children, the so-called 1.5 and second generations. While many sons and
daughters of Korean immigrants outwardly conform to the stereotyped image of
the upwardly mobile, highly...
by Laurence Whistler
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Shortly after the end of World War II, Laurence Whistler set out to write ‘a guide to the festivals of England as they are and as they might be’: the result is a captivatingly readable and enchanting narrative, the ancient holidays revealed as a microcosm of the wheel of life in England. Christmas,...
by John R. Bowen
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
In this powerful, but accessible new study, John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emphasise its constitutive practices, from praying and learning to judging and political organising. Starting at the heart of Islam - revelation and learning in...
by Luther Standing Bear
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2017
When it was first published in 1928, Luther Standing Bear's autobiographical account of his tribe and tribesmen was hailed by Van Wyck Brooks as “one of the most engaging and veracious we have ever had.” It remains a landmark in Indian literature, among the first books about Indians written from...
The Family Ranch
Land, Children, and Tradition in the American West
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2009
As a stabilizing force in the American West, ranch families play a critical role in our country. They contribute to our nation with the food they raise, the resources they manage, and the environments and heritage they preserve. Award-winning author Linda Hussa offers readers an intimate view into...
A travers la Bretagne
Souvenirs et paysages
Language: French
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Max Radiguet (1816-1899)
"Et d'abord – il importe que vous le sachiez, – mon voyage a duré juste un mois et je n'ai foulé du sol breton qu'une longueur de trente-cinq kilomètres, à l'extrémité du Finistère..."
Max Radiguet est né à Landerneau (Finistère), ville...
Opium Culture
The Art and Ritual of the Chinese Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2005
A detailed study of the history and usage of opium
• Explores the use of opium as a major healing herb and a popular relaxant
• Details the opium practices adhered to in the Chinese tradition
• Includes information on the suppression of opium by the modern pharmaceutical...
The Book of Tea
Beauty, Simplicity and the Zen Aesthetic
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Written over a century ago when Japan was abandoning its rich traditions to embrace the hysteria of colonization, this classic written by Okakura Kakuzo helped preserve the masterpieces of Japanese art and culture by illuminating the spirit of the Japanese Tea Masters.
The Book of Tea doesn't...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Many Muslim societies are in the throes of tumultuous political transitions, and common to all has been heightened debate over the place of shari`a law in modern politics and ethical life. Bringing together leading scholars of Islamic politics, ethics, and law, this book examines the varied meanings...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
This volume departs from conventional historiography concerned with colonialism in the Malay world, by turning to the use of knowledge generated by European presence in the region. The aim here is to map the ways in which European observers and scholars interpreted the ethnic, linguistic and cultural...
Tortillas, Tiswin, and T-Bones
A Food History of the Southwest
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
In this entertaining history, Gregory McNamee explores the many ethnic and cultural traditions that have contributed to the food of the Southwest. He traces the origins of the cuisine to the arrival of humans in the Americas, the work of the earliest farmers of Mesoamerica, and the most ancient trade...