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 The Political Lives of Saints: Christian-Muslim Mediation in Egypt By Angie Heo 2018 | 316 Pages | ISBN: 0520297989 | PDF | 76 MB Since the Arab Spring in 2011 and ISIS's rise in 2014, Egypt's Copts have attracted attention worldwide as the collateral damage of revolution and as victims of sectarian strife. Countering the din of persecution rhetoric and Islamophobia, The Political Lives of Saints journeys into the quieter corners of divine intercession to consider what martyrs, miracles, and mysteries have to do with the routine challenges faced by Christians and Muslims living together under the modern nation-state. Drawing on years of extensive fieldwork, Angie Heo argues for understanding popular saints as material media that organize social relations between Christians and Muslims in Egypt toward varying political ends. With an ethnographer's eye for traces of antiquity, she deciphers how long-cherished imaginaries of holiness broker bonds of revolutionary sacrifice, reconfigure national sites of sacred territory, and pose sectarian threats to security and order. A study of tradition and nationhood at their limits, The Political Lives of Saints shows that Coptic Orthodoxy is a core domain of minoritarian regulation and authoritarian rule, powerfully reversing the recurrent thesis of its impending extinction in the Arab Muslim world.  The Pilates Effect: Heroes Behind the Revolution by Stacey Redfield, Sarah Holmes English | September 1, 2019 | ISBN: 1684350964, 1684350867 | True PDF | 168 pages | 248 MB With over 9 million Americans practicing Pilates, the popular core exercise system is taking the world by storm. While many find the system helps to strengthen the core, improve posture, and recover from or prevent injuries and pain, Pilates has been clouded in controversy since the beginning. Its origin story is one of greed, ego, celebrities, and lies, with heated legal controversy that threatened the industry.  Andrew Rawson, "The Peninsular War: A Battlefield Guide" English | 2009 | pages: 352 | ISBN: 1844159213 | EPUB | 51,8 mb A new battlefield guide to the Peninsular War is long overdue. Modern development in Spain and Portugal has encroached on many of the battlefields, new research has questioned established interpretations of events, and there is a broader appreciation of the parts played by all the armies involved - the French on one side and the Spanish, Portuguese and British on the other.  The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics edited by Oshin Vartanian, Marcos Nadal English | September 22, 2022 | ISBN: 0198824351 | True EPUB/PDF | 1098 pages | 7.2/64.6 MB Humans have engaged in artistic and aesthetic activities since the appearance of our species. Our ancestors have decorated their bodies, tools, and utensils for over 100,000 years. The expression of meaning using color, line, sound, rhythm, or movement, among other means, constitutes a fundamental aspect of our species' biological and cultural heritage. Art and aesthetics, therefore, contribute to our species identity and distinguish it from its living and extinct relatives. Science is faced with the challenge of explaining the natural foundations of such a unique trait, and the way cultural processes nurture it into magnificent expressions, historically and ethnically unique. How do the human mind and brain bring about these sorts of behaviors? What psychological and neural processes underlie the appreciation of painting, music, and dance? How does training modulate these processes? Are humans the only species capable of aesthetic appreciation, or are other species endowed with the rudiments of this capacity? Empirical examinations of such questions have a long and rich history in the discipline of psychology, the genesis of which can be traced back to the publication of Gustav Theodor Fechner's Vorschule der Aesthetik in 1876, making it the second oldest branch in experimental psychology.
 The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Yoga: Practices for Strong and Balanced Hiking, Climbing, Paddling, and Cycling by Jana Kilgore English | September 1, 2021 | ISBN: 1493055283 | 288 pages | PDF (Converted) | 73 Mb Discover the power and benefits of yoga for outdoor adventures. With The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Yoga, athletes and explorers can tailor yoga practices to support performance, recovery, and longevity, no matter their sport. This fully illustrated guide covers the foundations of yoga, anatomy, alignment, breath work, and asana, then applies these practices specifically for hiking, backpacking, cycling, climbing, paddling, and snow sports.Incorporate yoga before, during, and after your backpacking trips and outdoor adventures for greater strength, balance, connection, and recovery.Understand the unique anatomical demands of backpacking, paddling, climbing, and more to address and prevent common overuse injuries.Learn 88 poses with detailed descriptions, instructive photos, modifications and tips.Follow 21 specific flows and postures of functional therapeutic benefit for backpackers, hikers, paddlers, cyclists, climbers, skiers, and snowboarders.Go beyond the physical and develop practices to support holistic health, mobility, and stability.
 Vienna Pharaon, "The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love" English | ISBN: 0593539915 | 2023 | EPUB | 304 pages | 1 MB From licensed therapist and popular Instagram relationship expert Vienna Pharaon (@mindfulmft, +631K followers) comes a profound guide to understanding and overcoming wounds from your Family of Origin-the foundation of how we relate to others, ourselves, and the world around us.  The Omega Factor - 20 SUPERCHARGED Omega-3 Recipes for the Body and Mind: Omega 3s, Omega 3 Effect, Omega 3 Diet, Omega 3 Cuisine, Omega 3 Fats, Diet Cookbooks, Mediterranean Diet by C.K. Murray English | 2017 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00UBNY9FI | 53 pages | EPUB | 0.13 Mb SUPERCHARGE your Omega-3 intake!  The New Media Monopoly By Ben H. Bagdikian 2004 | 299 Pages | ISBN: 0807061875 | PDF | 13 MB When the first edition of The Media Monopoly was published in 1983, critics called Ben Bagdikian's warnings about the chilling effects of corporate ownership and mass advertising on the nation's news "alarmist." Since then, the number of corporations controlling most of America's daily newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, book publishers, and movie companies has dwindled from fifty to ten to five. The most respected critique of modern mass media ever issued is now published in a completely updated and revised twentieth anniversary edition.'Ben Bagdikian has written the first great media book of the twenty-first century. The New Media Monopoly will provide a roadmap to understanding how we got here and where we need to go to make matters better.' -Robert McChesney, author of Rich Media, Poor Democracy
 The Neurodivergent Friendly DBT Workbook for Self-Help Individual and Group Settings: Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual by Yevhenii Lozovyi English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BGCT4MMT | 280 pages | MOBI | 0.55 Mb Step-by-step instructions for mastering DBT skills are supported by research!
 The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding by Simone Davies, Junnifa Uzodike, Sanny van Loon English | May 11, 2021 | ISBN: 1523512407 | 288 pages | PDF (Converted) | 23 Mb It's time to change the way we see babies. |
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