Citizen Bacchae
What activities did the women of ancient Greece perform in the sphere of ritual, and what were the meanings of such activities for them and their culture? By offering answers to these questions, this study aims to recover and reconstruct an import...
Euripides
Set at the end of the Trojan war, "Euripides' Trojan Women" depicts the women of Troy as they wait to be taken into slavery. While choral songs recall the death-throes of the great city, the scenes between the old queen, Hekabe, and the ...
Classics and Colonialism
This collection of well-focussed essays is the first to examine explicitly the role played by the literature and culture of classical antiquity in the various discourses that established, maintained or undermined the British empire. Drawing on rec...
Consciousness and Fundamental Reality
A core philosophical project is the attempt to uncover the fundamental nature of reality, the limited set of facts upon which all other facts depend. Perhaps the most popular theory of fundamental reality in contemporary analytic philosophy is phy...
Why? The Purpose of the Universe
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy of traditional religion and secular atheism. In this pioneering work, Philip Goff argues that it is ...
Consciousness and Fundamental Reality
A core philosophical project is the attempt to uncover the fundamental nature of reality, the limited set of facts upon which all other facts depend. Perhaps the most popular theory of fundamental reality in contemporary analytic philosophy is phy...
Algal Symbiosis
This book was originally published in 1983. Few groups of organisms have been more successful in forming intimate symbioses with other organisms than the evolutionarily diverse group, the algae. Within every division of these organisms, and in eve...
Cable and Telecommunications Professionals' Reference
This book is for any telecommunications-convergence professional who needs to understand the structure of the industry, the structure of telephony networks and services, and the equipment involved.With the growing variety of networks and technolog...
Embodied Performance
Winner, 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title In this groundbreaking book, Matsuoka Shinpei—a leading scholar of noh theater—provides a detailed account of the birth of one of Japan’s most celebrated art forms. Although noh has often been associated with the elite, Embodied Performance explores its links to a wider popular culture, revealing a rich and colorful public space where courtiers and commoners mingled. Matsuoka traces noh’s connections to popular and religious dances, linked verse, and chigo (beautiful temple boy) culture, emphasizing performance and the body. He describes the world of noh playwright Zeami as well as his views on dramaturgy and performance—and argues that Zeami was once a chigo. Matsuoka shows how religious rituals and cultural forms like ecstatic dance prayer and plays about demons in hell attracted people on the margins. Such activities, Matsuoka contends, drew on the tension between wild acrobatic movement and corporeal restraint, influencing the
Dream Big
NEW YORK TIMES¿BESTSELLER Find and reach your biggest dreams. Bob Goff, the¿New York Times¿bestselling author of¿Love Does¿and¿Everybody, Always, is on a mission to help you recapture the version of your life you dreamed about before fear started ...
Dream Big
From New York Times bestselling author Bob Goff, the creator of the popular Dream Big conferences, a wildly inspiring yet utterly practical blueprint for helping readers find and reach their biggest dreams.
Love Does
The runaway¿NEW YORK TIMES¿BESTSELLER! Can a simple concept shift your entire world? Bob certainly thinks so. When it comes to loving your neighbors, rather than focusing on having the "right answers" or checking the "right boxes,&q...
Live in Grace, Walk in Love
Join beloved¿New York Times¿bestselling author Bob Goff in¿Live in Grace, Walk in Love¿as he shares 365 days of inspiring, unexpected, humble teachings on grace and love that will prepare you for the year ahead. Built on Bob's trademark storytelli...
Undistracted
The world has never been more distracting-joy has never been more possible. You live with a massive amount of distraction: desperate headlines smartphone scrolling an endless to-do list ¿ Not to mention the nagging questions in your heart: Am I ma...
Crackdown
The hyper-powered world of Crackdown (Xbox) has made its way to the comic page! In the not-so-distant future, civilized society is more plugged-in and interconnected than ever - but criminal organizations are growing more connected as well, formin...
Everybody, Always
NEW YORK TIMES¿BESTSELLER What if we stopped avoiding the difficult people in our lives and committed to simply loving everybody? What happens when we give away love like we're made of it? In¿Everybody, Always, Bob Goff's joyful¿New York Times¿bes...
Boundaries & Emotional Development: Boost Self-Esteem & Assertiveness for Healthier Relationships with Inner Child Healing
Boundaries & Emotional Development: Boost Self-Esteem & Assertiveness for Healthier Relationships with Inner Child Healing
Galileo's Error
'Suddenly the universe appears in a new and much more revealing perspective. A splendid introduction to this fascinating idea' Philip Pullman From a leading philosopher of mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new pic...
Meningen Med Universum - Argument För Ett Kosmiskt Syfte
Vad är meningen med universum? I västerländskt tänkande har frågan länge framställts som ett val mellan antingen en religiös eller en naturvetenskaplig världsbild. Med sin nya bok söker den brittiske filosofen Philip Goff en tredje väg bortom Gud och ateism.Med hjälp av modern kosmologi och den filosofiska spjutspetsforskningen om medvetandet argumenterar Goff för idén om ett kosmiskt syfte: universum har verkliga mål, bland annat att utveckla liv. Enligt Goff har såväl de religiösa som vetenskapliga berättelserna om universum stora brister. Istället presenterar han ett nytt filosofiskt program – en sorts kompromiss mellan naturvetenskaplig ateism och religiösa förklaringsmodeller som skänker hopp, inspiration och nyfikenhet.
Galileos Misstag - Till Försvar Av Panpsykismen
Att formulera en teori om hur medvetande uppstår ur neurologisk aktivitet är en av den moderna vetenskapens största utmaningar. Men frågan är om medvetandets mysterium överhuvudtaget kan lösas inom vårt nuvarande vetenskapliga paradigm?I Galileos misstag visar Philip Goff hur Galileo Galileis revolutionerande bedrift att beskriva naturen med ett enbart matematiskt språk förutsatte att allt som inte kan beskrivas matematiskt – färger, dofter, smaker, ljud – skalades bort från den objektiva världen och förpassades till det subjektiva medvetandets sfär. Men om det som inte kan beskrivas med den moderna naturvetenskapens matematiska modeller tillskrivs medvetandet, hur ska då medvetande förstås vetenskapligt?En ny början till svaret på medvetandets gåta finner Goff istället i panpsykism, en teori som förordar att medvetande är en fundamental egenskap hos all materia. Med stöd i teorier som utarbetats av vetenskapsmannen Arthur Eddington och filosofen Bertrand Russell presenterar han en ny väg mot den slutgiltiga teorin om medvetande.
Are My Kids on Track? – The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach
Are My Kids on Track? – The 12 Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach
Brave – A Teen Girl`s Guide to Beating Worry and Anxiety
Brave – A Teen Girl`s Guide to Beating Worry and Anxiety
Noh Drama and The Tale of the Genji
Noh Drama and The Tale of the Genji
Undistracted Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video
Has anyone ever told you... You have permission to eliminate distractions! You have permission to live a more fulfilling life! Distractions cause more harm than you might think. And they're all around us, all the time. They can disrupt our focus o...
Incomparable Hester Santlow
In the first full-length study of the English dancer-actress Hester Santlow, Moira Goff focuses on her unusual career at Drury Lane between 1706 and 1733. Goff charts Santlow's repertoire and makes extensive use of archival resources to investigat...
The Apocrypha: A Guide
Many readers of scripture, particularly in North America, are not aware that a substantial number of books were removed from their Old Testament. These books, often known collectively as the Apocrypha, were considered scripture for centuries and for millions of Christians today still are. This book is an introduction to the Apocrypha. It discusses ancient and early modern disputes about scripture to provide context for understanding the formation of the textual category “Apocrypha.” Each chapter focuses on a specific book, examining its core themes and ideas. The cultural and historical context of the composition of each book is analyzed in its ancient Jewish milieu. This historical context is often elucidated by the Dead Sea Scrolls which have only in recent years been published in full. The later reception of this material in rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and other modern cultural contexts such as art and literature, is also discussed. This book is designed to be read along with
Fiber Optic Video Transmission
Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide is the only comprehensive reference to the techniques and hardware required to transmit video signals over optical fiber. As the broadcast industry moves to HDTV and enhanced television standards ...
Fiber Optic Reference Guide
The Fiber Optic Reference Guide offers readers a solid understanding of the principles of fiber optic technology, especially as it relates to telecommunications, from its early days to developing future trends. Using a minimum of jargon and a weal...
Catching Whimsy
Learn to pursue joy and savor life's possibilities.¿Because you can't catch what you don't chase. Beloved bestselling author Bob Goff takes you on a yearlong journey into the uplifting, inspiring, and unexpected possibilities waiting for you every...
Dream Big Study Guide
At some point, we resign ourselves to living by the scripts and rhythms established by other people. Perhaps it's a parent. Maybe it's a pastor or a boss or a teacher. Maybe it's a mortgage or wedding date or that next pay raise. Wherever the sour...