SALVADOR DAL 'S SEARCH FOR IMMORTALITY WAS NO SECRET, BUT THE PAINTING WAS ...
Salvador Dal was at the top of his artistic fame, yet had a fear he could not conquer: Death. He considered many ways to achieve immortality, including cloning, freezing and finally spirituality. Yet he was confused about his belief in God and religion.
Then he was given a commission that changed his life; an offer to paint The Vision of Hell, one of the famous visions by the shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal.
But how could Dal - an avowed atheist - keep the world from knowing he had returned to the Catholic religion?
And why was this masterpiece hidden from the art world beneath a nun's bed for 30 years?
Dal 's Fatima Secret is an untold story that changes our view of Salvador Dal and answers many mysteries in his work and personal life. Revealing, touching and puzzling, Dal 's Fatima Secret takes us on the spiritual journey of history's greatest surrealist artist.
Автор: Paul Hendrix Clark Название: The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West, " 18531873: A Short History with Documents ISBN: 1624668860 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781624668869 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 27150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perrys squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had already fended off similarly unwelcome intrusions by the French, the Russians, the Dutch, and the British. These Western imperialists had the power and the means to force Japan into the kinds of treaties that would effectively spell the end of Japans autonomy, maybe even its existence as an independent country. At the same moment, Japan was also grappling with a serious insurrection, the death of an emperor, and the death of a shogunas well as with a series of natural disasters and associated famines. The Japanese response to this incredible series of catastrophes would permanently alter the balance of geopolitical power around the world. Drawing on the best recent scholarship, this short introductory volume examines the motivations and maneuvers of the major participants in the conflict and sets the "opening" of Japan in the context of broader global history. Selections from twenty-nine primary sources provide firsthand accounts of the event from a variety of perspectives. Several illustrations are also included, along with a note on historiographic interpretation.
Автор: Murray Jeremy A., Link Perry, Pickowicz Paul G. Название: China Tripping: Encountering the Everyday in the People`s Republic ISBN: 153812369X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538123690 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 101370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This unique book is the first to bring together a group of leading China experts to reflect on their cultural and social encounters while travelling and living in the PRC. Covering nearly a half-century, these stories open a vivid window on a rapidly evolving country and on the zigzag learning curve of the China trippers themselves.
Автор: Link Perry, Madsen Richard P., Pickowicz Paul G. Название: Restless China ISBN: 1442215100 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442215108 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 154880.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This compelling book explores the explosive pace of change in China and how its citizens are grappling with a dramatically new world, both in the public and private spheres. China's stratospheric growth has made it the second largest economy in the world-and one of the most unequal. Marxist ideology and socialist ideals have almost completely collapsed, replaced by a combination of materialism and assertive nationalism. The vast migration of labor from countryside to city has continued apace. The pressures of a hypercompetitive market economy are ripping apart the traditional family and threatening the environment. Corruption has reached new heights. The political system is even more rigid, but perhaps more brittle, than a decade ago. There is enormous popular pride in the ascension of China to the rank of global superpower and general satisfaction in the material benefits that the poor as well as the rich have been gaining from an expanding economy. But there is also great restlessness, anger about structural injustice and political corruption, and a search for new forms of spirituality and ethics to replace a collapsing moral order. The question "What does it mean, in the new day, to be Chinese?" lurks just beneath the surface. This unique interdisciplinary book frames this central issue through an innovative set of case studies on such cutting-edge topics as reality dating shows, countercultural invented language, star bloggers, faith healers, and subversive jokes. Contributions by: Jeremy Brown, X. L. Ding, Hsiung Ping-chen, William Jankowiak, Shuyu Kong, Perry Link, Richard P. Madsen, David Moser, Paul G. Pickowicz, Su Xiaokang, Xiao Qiang, Yunxiang Yan, and Yang Lijun.
Автор: Perry Paul Название: Chasing Jesus: On The Run With the Holy Family in Egypt. A 21st Century Adventure. ISBN: 1700960911 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781700960917 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20680.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The Bible contains but a few verses about the years the Holy Family spent in Egypt - their flight from Hered's death sentence, the weary journey, and their return to Israel after Herod died. But what exactly happened to Jesus and His parents in this ancient land of myth and magic? How did the sojourn in Egypt change Jesus' life and influence His teachings? in search of answers, bestselling author Paul Perry set out to follow the Holy Family's mysterious journey himself. in this fascination book, Perry tells the story of his own amazing trek into Egypt, and the deeper story of the miracles and marvels he uncovered along the way.With the help of the Egyptian Christian Pope and the narratives of the apocrypha, Perry was able to draw a rough map of the Holy Family's route through Egypt, from their entrance into the country across the burning sands of the Sinai Desert to their zigzagging path down to the Nile. With devout guides and temperamental transportation, he ventured to find the places where Jesus had slept, suffered, performed miracles, and engaged in innocent acts of mischief. Near Bubastis, he came upon and enormous filed of fallen idols that - legend says - the infant Jesus had toppled and broken. At Belbeis, Perry almost started a riot when he questioned an Egyptian girl about the site of a tress that Jesus and Mary had rested under. On the wall of a hermit cave in Abu Hinnis, he found fourth-century paintings of Jesus coming to Egypt. Near the spot where an angel was said to have appeared to Joseph, Perry photographed an apparition of light, a photo that has now been declared a "spiritual message from the Lord" by an Egyptian bishop.Part travel adventure, part spiritual journey, part historical detective story, Chasing Jesus recounts a modern-day pilgrimage into an ancient and often baffling land. In the teeming back streets of Cairo, in the shrines thronged by worshipers and desert wastes haunted by saints, Perry turned up shards of the past, tales passed down through countless generations, and ghostly emanations of antiquity. This extraordinary book unfolds a chapter in the life of Jesus that has been shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding for two thousand years. Combining ancient texts, interviews with local experts, and his own startling encounters with contemporary Egypt, Perry has fashioned a book of wonder and revelations.PAUL PERRY has written books on a variety of topics, from near-death experiences to treasure hunting adventures. He is co-author of four bestseller: Saved by the Light, Closer to the Light, Transformed by the Light and Evidence of the Afterlife. He is a Grand Cross Knight in Portugal and is the official filmmaker for the Portuguese Royal Family. See more on his website: www.paulperryproductions.com
Renowned scholars in the field of comparative and interreligious theology respond to Perry Schmidt-Leukel's novel approach to the understanding of religious diversity, using fractals (patterns found in science and nature). Conversation partners from multiple faith traditions include Alan Race, Paul Knitter, Francis Clooney, John Makransky, and Ephraim Meir.
Автор: Phil Jones, Beth Perry, Paul Long Название: Cultural Intermediaries Connecting Communities: Revisiting Approaches to Cultural Engagement ISBN: 1447345010 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447345015 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 42230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book considers the importance of cultural intermediaries, analysing their role as mitigators of the worst effects of social exclusion and examining the necessity to engage communities with different forms of cultural consumption and production.
Автор: Phil Jones, Beth Perry, Paul Long Название: Cultural Intermediaries Connecting Communities: Revisiting Approaches to Cultural Engagement ISBN: 1447344995 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447344995 Издательство: Marston Book Services Цена: 105590.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book considers the importance of cultural intermediaries, analysing their role as mitigators of the worst effects of social exclusion and examining the necessity to engage communities with different forms of cultural consumption and production.
Автор: Paul Hendrix Clark Название: The Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West, " 18531873: A Short History with Documents ISBN: 1624668895 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781624668890 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 71500.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perrys squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had already fended off similarly unwelcome intrusions by the French, the Russians, the Dutch, and the British. These Western imperialists had the power and the means to force Japan into the kinds of treaties that would effectively spell the end of Japans autonomy, maybe even its existence as an independent country. At the same moment, Japan was also grappling with a serious insurrection, the death of an emperor, and the death of a shogun—as well as with a series of natural disasters and associated famines. The Japanese response to this incredible series of catastrophes would permanently alter the balance of geopolitical power around the world. Drawing on the best recent scholarship, this short introductory volume examines the motivations and maneuvers of the major participants in the conflict and sets the "opening" of Japan in the context of broader global history. Selections from twenty-nine primary sources provide firsthand accounts of the event from a variety of perspectives. Several illustrations are also included, along with a note on historiographic interpretation.
Автор: Perry, Paul Название: Orchid keeper ISBN: 1904556531 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781904556534 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 7920.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
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