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The Birth of the Banjo
"A professional banjo player, Joel Sweeney introduced mainstream America to a music (and musical instrument) which had its roots in the transplanted black culture of the southern slave. Beginning with the banjo's introduction to America and Great Britain, the book provides an overview of early banjo music. An appendix contains a performance chronology"--Note de l'éditeur.
The Legend of Mar Qardagh
This pioneering study uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq. Translated from Syriac into English here for the first time, the legend of Mar Qardagh introduces a hero of epic proportions whose characteristics confound simple classification. During the several stages of his career, Mar Qardagh hunts like a Persian King, argues like a Greek philosopher, and renounces his Zoroastrian family to live with monks high in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Drawing on both literary and artistic sources, Joel Walker explores the convergence of these diverse themes in the Christian culture of the Sasanian Empire (224-642). Taking the Qardagh legend as its foundation, his study guides readers through the rich and complex world of late antique Iraq.
Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World
In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to--or, in some cases, to bind or escape from--the divine powers of heaven and earth. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, including Assyriology, Classics, and early Islamic history, the fifteen essays in this vo...
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SWITCHING GEARS
The context of Switching Gears is about life transitions that tie to change, which is a constant in the world today. There is at least one woman and one man in every city, county and state that either has or will Switch Gears, and some that may be in the midst of the transition at this moment. Book Review: “Switching Gears speaks to two of the most important qualities for a successful life – adaptability and resilience. Pour your favorite beverage, sit back, and read true life stories of people who have risen above the most difficult challenges. You will gain inspiring insights and ideas for successfully navigating this rapidly changing world.” -- David McNally, Bestselling Author, “Even Eagles Need A Push” and “Be Your Own Brand”
