The Routledge Companion to Religion & Film brings together a lively & experienced team of contributors to introduce students to the key topics in religion & film & to investigate the ways in which the exciting subject of religion & film is developing for more experienced scholars Divided into four parts the Companion analyzes the history of the interaction of religion & film through periods of censorship as well as appreciation of the medium studies religion-in-film examining how the world's major religions as well as Postcolonial Japanese & New Religions are depicted by & within films uses diverse methodologies to explore religion & film such as psychoanalytical theological & feminist approaches & audience reception analyzes religious themes in film including Redemption the Demonic Jesus or Christ Figures Heroes & Superheroes considers films as diverse as The Passion of the Christ The Matrix Star Wars & Groundhog Day This definitive book provides an accessible resource to this emerging field & is an indispensable guide to religion & film for students of Religion Film Studies & beyond ...

This is the first comprehensive survey in English of research methods in the field of religious studies It is designed to enable non-specialists & students at upper undergraduate & graduate levels to understand the variety of research methods used in the field The aim is to create awareness of the relevant methods currently available & to stimulate an active interest in exploring unfamiliar methods encouraging their use in research & enabling students & scholars to evaluate academic work with reference to methodological issues A distinguished team of contributors cover a broad spectrum of topics from research ethics hermeneutics & interviewing to Internet research & video-analysis Each chapter covers practical issues & challenges the theoretical basis of the respective method & the way it has been used in religious studies illustrated by case studies ...

The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Reader is a comprehensive reader aimed at intermediate level students of Brazilian Portuguese The aim is to provide a structured language teaching resource that is enjoyable & stimulating for learners but that also provides meaningful cultural contexts This Brazilian Reader consists of twenty readings graded on the basis of complexity of vocabulary grammar & syntax It presents a range of different text types which give a good representation of contemporary Brazilian writing including fiction & non-fiction by some of Brazil's most prominent & popular authors Key features include vocabulary lists for quick reference reading comprehension questions exercises to learn & review important vocabulary focus on idiomatic expressions full answer key to vocabulary & idiom exercises Portuguese-English glossary at the back Suitable for both class use & independent study The Routledge Intermediate Brazilian Reader is an essential tool for facilitating vocabulary learning & increasing reading proficiency ...

Please note that the website URL is now routledgehebrewcom The Routledge Introductory Course in Modern Hebrew Hebrew in Israel is an integrated language course designed specifically for classroom-based learners The course contains 90 lessons combining texts grammar explanations & exercises This is supported by a Companion Website with audiovisual materials to guide the student through the key skills of reading writing speaking & listening Features include a wide range of compelling texts from dialogues & simple narratives to newspaper articles & poetry vocabulary lists for each text a variety of exercises for every lesson including oral drills listening comprehension grammar exercises & writing practice a solid grammatical foundation presented in an accessible user-friendly manner cultural notes to introduce students to Israeli society beautiful illustrations All the texts wordlists & verb conjugations are freely available in an audiovisual format on the Companion Website routledgehebrewcom which contains a wealth of additional resources including answers to all of the exercises in the book interactive exercises audiovisual verb dictionary audiovisual lists of prepositions with their pronoun suffixes audiovisual reference charts of numbers colors the days of the week etc checklists & review lessons for each unit links to Israeli websites videos & music Hebrew in Israel provides everything that students & instructors need for an engaging & effective learning environment ...

The Routledge Queer Studies Reader provides a comprehensive resource for students & scholars working in this vibrant & interdisciplinary field The book traces the emergence & development of Queer Studies as a field of scholarship presenting key critical essays alongside more recent criticism that explores new directions The collection is edited by leading scholars in the field & presents individual introductory notes that situate each work within its historical disciplinary & theoretical contexts essays grouped by key subject areas including Genealogies Sex Temporalities Kinship Affect Bodies & Borders writings by major figures including Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Judith Butler David M Halperin Jose Esteban Munoz Elizabeth Grosz David Eng Judith Halberstam & Sara Ahmed The Routledge Queer Studies Reader is a field-defining volume & presents an illuminating guide for established scholars & also those new to Queer Studies ...

Aphra Behn was the first female professional writer in England & The Rover her most popular play is set in Naples during the misrule of carnival time The Rover explores issues of love trickery & deception forced marriage male power fidelity & the excesses of sexual passion 176 pages Behn Aphra ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Guy Pearce & Robert Pattinson star in this bleak drama directed by David Michôd Ten years after an economic collapse has made life tough in the Australian outback Eric (Pearce) travels from place to place in his car which is his only remaining possession & struggles to make ends meet When a group of wandering thieves steal his car after their own truck gets damaged & leave an injured member behind Eric sets off to track them down In his pursuit he meets up with Rey (Pattinson) the abandoned member of the group who he believes will have an idea of the gang&s whereabouts Can Eric hunt them down & regain the only thing he has left? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Four disc set including A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflection Upon Existtence You the Living Songs from the Second Floor A Swedish Love Story ...

The world's first independent air force the Royal Air Force celebrates its centenary in 2018 In the 100 years since the end of World War I the service has been involved in almost continuous operations around the globe giving the RAF the longest & most wide-ranging history of any air force in the world But over the years this history has also become entangled with myths The Royal Air Force A Centenary of Operations will set the record straight dispelling these as it uncovers
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Soon after the Second world War wartime allies became Cold War adversaries & by 1950 the perceived threat of a Soviet strike on Western Europe or Britain dominated military planning For the next forty years the Royal Air Force was in the front-line of the Cold War In Britain & Germany light bomber crews exercised in preparation for a future conflict while interceptor pilots stood by ready to counter incursions by Soviet aircraft Between 1956 & 1969 the elite crews of the iconic V-Force of nuclear bombers trained to perform the ultimate mission striking targets deep in the heart of Russia Protecting British interests overseas personnel at stations across the Middle East & Far East were regularly engaged in supporting operations during the many colonial conflicts which occurred throughout the 1950s & 1960s Undertaking these duties were new British-designed aircraft introduced to squadrons from the early-1950s The names of these extraordinary aircraft which included the Hunter Lightning Vulcan & Canberra became synonymous with the Cold War In this book Ian Proctor uses over 150 highly evocative colour images from a single remarkable Air Ministry collection to portray the RAF & its personnel between 1950 & 1970 He provides a selected insight into service life the aircraft recruitment & training & the operations & exercises undertaken by the RAF during a twenty year period of the Cold War ...