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The twentieth century was a period of rapid change for religion. Secularisation resulted in a dramatic fall in church attendance in the West, and the 1950s and 1960s saw the introduction of new religions including the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the Church of Scientology, and the Children of God. New religions were regarded with suspicion by society in general and Religious Studies scholars alike until the 1990s, when the emergence of a second generation of 'new new' religions – based on popular cultural forms including films, novels, computer games and comic books – and highly individualistic spiritualities confirmed the utter transformation of the religio-...
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The fourteen papers in the present volume deal with the hero and the concept of hero as found in different kinds of sources (such as written, oral, ethnographic), in different epochs and in different regions of India.
This Collection Of Papers Addresses Various Facets Of Maharashtrian Culture Like Yaksas, Tutelry Gods Of Rulers, Folklore Themes Like Cows, Bulls, Folk Etymologies, Heroic Ballads, Lavani, Bhuts, Bhakti Traditions, Khandoba, Etc.
Ein Buch ohne Folgerichtigen Inhalt. Eine schnelle filmische Bildfolge. Aber eine immer wieder sekundenschnell aufleuchtende eindeutige Sprach-, Sprech- & Schreiblandschaft. die Darstellung einer Autobiografie im Spiegel von Robert Lax, Magnus Hirschfeld, Billie Holiday, Herman de Vries, Sun Ra, Jackson Pollock, Joshida Kenko, Joseph Beuys, Ernst Bloch, Jean Paul, Mynona, Ezra Pound, Marylin Monroe, John Cassavetes, John Cage & vielen anderen. Drehorte wie Kabul, Gavdos, Kairo, Mauthausen, Königsberg. Sachen & Sachverhalte wie Traum, Sprache/Schrift, Orgasmus, Inuit, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Hörspiel. Der Jazz hat von seinen ersten Anfängen mit Jelly Roll Morton bis zum konzessionslosen Freejazz einen zentralen Platz. eine Autobiografie mit den dramaturgischen Möglichkeiten eines found footage films. Wo die Sprache denaturiert wird & es der Literatur die denaturierte Sprache verschlägt, hilft nur noch der dokumentarische Gestus.
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Multi-instrumentalist Marshall Allen is among the most striking voices in jazz. His explosive alto saxophone is signature sound of the Sun Ra Arkestra, an iconic African-American big band which he joined in 1958. Succeeding the bands legendary founder Sun Ra who already in his lifetime has turned into a myth of its own, Marshall Allen has directed the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995. Under the guidance of the 87-year old maestro, the Sun Ra Arkestra has not only survived all the jazz tides but is still cult, and continues to inspire old audiences as well as more and more young people.¿I¿m actually painting pictures of infinity with my music, and that¿s why a lot of people can¿t understand it,...
Zweibändige Materialiensammlung zu einer Ausstellung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums für Völkerkunde in der Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle Köln vom 23. März bis 17. Juni 1990