The Cultural Traditions Dictionary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cultural Traditions Dictionary write by Gary Law. This book was released on 1998. The Cultural Traditions Dictionary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rosaries and rugby, sashes and sessions, the Battle of the Boyne and the hound of Ulster -- these are some of the many symbols associated with the religious and political cultures in Northern Ireland. Deeply rooted in history, the symbols are often used to reinforce and distinguish community identity. This extensively illustrated new dictionary provides over two hundred lively and informative definitions of the key symbols and expressions particularly relevant to the people of the North. Specially commissioned by the Cultural Diversity Programme of the Community Relations Council in response to the increasing curiosity about 'other' cultural traditions in Northern Ireland, and as a contribution to the knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity throughout Ireland.
The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture
The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture write by Judith Reesa Baskin. This book was released on 2011. The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book is an authoritative reference work for a twenty-first century audience. Its entries, written by eminent scholars, define the spiritual and intellectual concepts and movements that distinguish Judaism and the Jewish experience. The book discusses central figures and literary works, formative historical events, Jewish rituals and practices, and it illuminates the lives of ordinary Jewish men and women. But what makes this dictionary different is its broad exploration of the Jewish experience beyond Judaism, including literature, art, music, theater, dance, film, broadcasting, sports, and ecology, among many other topics from the Bible to the internet"--
Dictionary Plus
Dictionary Plus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dictionary Plus write by . This book was released on . Dictionary Plus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This online-only reference work comprises entries relating to society and culture--from mythology, media, sexuality, and cultural traditions, to food and drink, art, and sports, among many other subjects. These entries, written by specialist authors, are supplementary to other titles covering society and culture in the Oxford Quick Reference collection. The dictionary is an ongoing project, and more entries will be added over time.
Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture
Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture write by Guido Bolaffi. This book was released on 2003. Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Race, ethnicity and culture are concepts that are interpreted in various and often contradictory ways. This Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture provides the historical background and etymology of a wide number of words related to these concepts, looking at discourses of race, ethnicity and culture from a broadly multicultural perspective. This new and up-to-date dictionary contains numerous references to both European and American concepts, debates and terms. Contributors to the dictionary include well-known anthropologists, biologists, lawyers, philosophers, sociologists and psychologists, enabling the Dictionary to bring an interdisciplinary approach to the subject matter, and a rich variety of voice and content that would otherwise
The Dictionary of Global Culture
The Dictionary of Global Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Dictionary of Global Culture write by Kwame Anthony Appiah. This book was released on 1998-12-29. The Dictionary of Global Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Reference/World History "Consistently informative, lively, and accurate . . . a pathbreaking achievement." --The New York Times Book Review s the world's axes of population, power, and commerce shift from North to South and from West to East, the old Eurocentric model of culture is giving way to a new global paradigm. This dictionary, which has been compiled by two of our most esteemed scholars, is the first work of its kind to devote equal emphasis to the cultural contributions of the non-Western world alongside those of Europe and North America. Prepared by regional experts from five continents (including both scholars from other cultures and Western scholars of other cultures), the book's more than 1,200 entries include: Chinua Achebe ¸ Aeschylus ¸ Bo Diddley ¸ Denis Diderot ¸ Martha Graham ¸ The Great Leap Forward ¸ Igbo ¸ Inanna ¸ Jainism ¸ Henry James ¸ John Milton ¸ Yukio Mishima ¸ Ramayana ¸ Raphael ¸ François Toussaint L'Ouverture ¸ Trail of Tears ¸ Zionism ¸ Zydeco Vast in scope and lucidly written, The Dictionary of Global Culture is an indispensable reference for students, businesspeople, or anyone seeking a foothold in the civilization of the next millennium. "Detailed, accurate and solid. . . . It contains much to interest and inform." --Baltimore Sun
