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Harlem World
A thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever. July 3, 1981, was a pivotal night for the future of America's newest art form: hip hop. In New York's Harlem World Club, the Fantastic Romantic Five and the Cold Crush Brothers competed, with an unprecedented $1,000—and their reputations—on the line in a highly anticipated rap battle. The show drew hundreds of fans to settle a question that still dominates hip hop circles: Who's the best? In Harlem World, journalist Jonathan Mael chronicles this fateful night of hip hop rivalry and shares a new look at how Harlem helped ignite a musical revolution. Since hip hop first emerged in New York...
Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie
For many Americans, the words ‘American' and ‘Muslim' simply do not marry well; for many the combination is an anathema, a contradiction in values, loyalties, and identities. This is the story of one American Muslim family—the story of how, through their lives, their schools, their friends, and their neighbors, they end up living the challenges, myths, fears, hopes, and dreams of all Americans. They are challenged by both Muslims who speak for them and by Americans who reject them. In this moving memoir, Idliby discusses not only coming to terms with what it means to be Muslim today, but how to raise and teach her children about their heritage and religious legacy. She explores life as a Muslim in a world where hostility towards Muslims runs rampant, where there is an entire industry financed and supported by think tanks, authors, film makers, and individual vigilantes whose sole purpose is to vilify and spread fear about all things Muslim. Her story is quintessentially American, a story of the struggles of assimilation and acceptance in a climate of confusion and prejudice—a story for anyone who has experienced being an "outsider" inside your own home country.
Entre les lignes du Death Note
Le manga Death Note a incontestablement marqué toute une génération, aussi bien au Japon qu’en Occident. Dessinée par Takeshi Obata et scénarisée par Tsugumi Ohba, cette oeuvre complexe est un shōnen sans en être un. Plutôt que de suivre à la lettre les codes du genre, elle préfère les tordre afin de raconter une histoire sombre et mature. S’il s’agit avant tout d’un thriller efficace, le récit déploie aussi des thématiques propres à la société japonaise, telles que la jeunesse désabusée, le suicide, ou encore l’influence des sectes. Dans cet essai, le docteur en littérature Clément Pelissier explore le duel psychologique entre Kira et L sous toutes les coutures. Il étudie notamment l’idéologie des personnages, les symboles religieux venant nourrir l’histoire, les thèmes sociaux et philosophiques, et bien entendu la composante policière. Le processus créatif des deux artistes, Obata et Ohba, est également présenté.
Abraham, the Nations, and the Hagarites
Jews, Christians and Muslims describe elements of their origins with close reference to the narrative of Abraham, including the complex story of Abraham's relations with Hagar. This volume sketches the significance of this narrative in the three traditions.
Between Philology and Theology
The essays by Florentino García Martínez collected in this volume reflect some of his most recent work on theological concepts as they are formed in the interpretations and in the imagination of ancient Jewish writers, and thus illuminate the nexus between philology and theology. The essays, five of which are published for the first time in English, engage a broad range of ancient Jewish texts ranging from Philo and the Dead Sea Scrolls, to Jubilees, 4 Ezra and the Targumim. Focus of the essays is the way in which ancient Jewish writers (and, in the case of 4 Ezra, Christian Renaissance authors) are interpreting and transforming earlier biblical traditions and how these new interpretations shape theological concepts.
John Brent
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