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The Rites of Passage

Arnold van Gennep - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback

This classic work of anthropology explores the transitional stages of an individual's life and the societal rituals involved.. Arnold van Gennep's masterwork, The Rites of Passage, has been a staple of anthropological education for more than a century. First published in French...
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The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War

Jeff Sharlet - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An Instant New York Times Bestseller.. One of America's finest reporters and essayists explores the powerful currents beneath the roiled waters of a nation coming apart.An unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into corners of our national...
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Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History

DK - ‎DK
Format: Hardcover

Take a journey through Ancient Egypt and see how the pharaohs once lived!An enticing and insightful guide that covers 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c. 3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest, this book explains it all! Written...
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The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives

Jennifer Michael Hecht - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The Wonder Paradox offers a lively, practical, and transcendent road map to meaning and connection through poetry.. Where do we find magic? Peace? Connection?. We have calendars to mark time, communal spaces to bring us together, bells to signal hours of contemplation, official archives...
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