Tent Of Miracles

Explores the life of Pedro Archanjo, a mulatto man who spent his life fighting prejudice.

Drawing on historical and cultural approaches to race relations, Identities in Flux examines iconic Afro-Brazilian figures and theorizes how they have been appropriated to either support or contest a utopian vision of multiculturalism. Zumbi dos Palmares, the leader of a runaway slave community in the seventeenth century, is shown not as an anti-Brazilian rebel but as a symbol of Black consciousness and anti-colonial resistance. Xica da Silva, an eighteenth-century mixed-race enslaved woman who "married" her master and has been seen as a licentious mulatta, questions gendered stereotypes of so-called racial democracy. Manuel Querino, whose ethnographic studies have been ignored and virtually unknown for much of the twentieth century, is put on par with more widely known African American trailblazers such as W. E. B. Du Bois. Niyi Afolabi draws out the intermingling influences of Yoruba and Classical Greek mythologies in Brazilian representations of the carnivalesque Black Orpheus, while his analysis of City of God focuses on the growing centrality of the ghetto, or favela, as a theme and producer of culture in the early twenty-first-century Brazilian urban scene. Ultimately, Afolabi argues, the identities of these figures are not fixed, but rather inhabit a fluid terrain of ideological and political struggle, challenging the idealistic notion that racial hybridity has eliminated racial discrimination in Brazil.

From the documentary to the cinema novo and cannibalism, from Nelson Pereira dos Santos's Vidas Secas to music in the films of Glauber Rocha, this third, revised edition is a century-spanning introduction to the story of a medium that flourished in one of the most developed of 'underdeveloped' nations.

With such stunning films as Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Bye Bye Brazil, and Pixote, Brazilian cinema achieved both critical acclaim and popular recognition in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming the premier cinema of Latin America and one of the largest film producers in the western world. But the success of Brazilian film at home and abroad came after many years of struggle by filmmakers determined to create a strong film industry in Brazil. At the forefront of this struggle were the filmmakers of Cinema Novo, the internationally acclaimed movement whose flowering in the 1960s marked the birth of modern Brazilian film. Cinema Novo x 5 places the success of Brazilian cinema in perspective by examining the films of the five leaders of this groundbreaking movement—Andrade, Diegues, Guerra, Rocha, and dos Santos. By exploring the individuality of these masters of contemporary Brazilian film, Randal Johnson reveals the astonishing stylistic and thematic diversity of Cinema Novo. His emphasis is on the films themselves, as well as their makers’ distinctive cinematic vision and views of what cinema should be and is. At the same time, he provides a wealth of valuable background information to enhance readers’ understanding of the historical, cultural, and economic context in which Cinema Novo was born and flourished.

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Marvels and Miracles is one of the last works written by Maria Woodworth-Etter in her long ministry as an evangelist in the Pentecostal movement. This story recounts many events during her lifetime, from holding tent revival meetings at her own expense, to persecution and violent attacks from local townspeople in attempts to silence her ministry. Contributors such as Stanley Frodsham, F.F. Bosworth, and many others recount the miracles and healings they received through Jesus Christ. With testimonies of healing from doctors, sinners, and saints; there is an overwhelming cloud of witnesses that these miraculous events did in fact take place. This proving what she taught so adamantly, that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and His power to heal has not diminished. It is the same as on the day of Pentecost, in 1924, and today.

Banished for promiscuity, Tieta returns to the seaside village of Agreste after twenty-six years. Thinking she is now a rich, respectable widow, her mercenary family welcomes her with open arms. But Tieta is forced to reveal her true identity in order to save the town's beautiful beaches from ugly development. For the only way she can stop the factory is to call upon her close connections in Sao Paulo's highest political and financial circles--as only the Madam of the city's ritziest bordello can.

A classic spiritual book with 108 life-changing tools for Less Stress, More Flow, and Finding Your True Purpose from #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back and Super Attractor, Gabrielle Bernstein. Let’s be real for a sec. Most of us don’t have time for an hour of yoga or 30 minutes of meditation every day for stress management. We’re overwhelmed as it is. Our spiritual practice shouldn’t add to that. That’s why Gabby Bernstein, who has been featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday as a next-generation thought leader handpicked 108 simple techniques to combat our most common problems—stress, burnout, frustration, jealousy, resentment, and more. The stuff we have to deal with on a daily basis. This book is designed so that you can achieve peace and open your heart to experience miracles now. Inspired by some of the greatest spiritual teachings these practical, moment-to-moment tools will help you eliminate blocks and live with more ease, inspiration, and purpose. They’re powerful, life-changing meditations and principles, modernized and broken down into easy-to-digest techniques to fit your lifestyle. Some example life-changing tools featured in Miracles Now are: · Happiness is a choice you make. · Clean up your side of the street. · To feel supported, support yourself. · Peace is in your pulse. · Why am I talking? · Peace begins with YOU. · The miracle comes quietly. · Positive-perception playlists are powerful. · When you’re feeling helpless, help someone. Gabrielle says, “This book offers soulful methods for achieving peace drawn from some of the world’s greatest spiritual teachings. What’s unique about the techniques I’ve chosen is that you can use them to quickly clear your stress and fear any time—even if you only have a minute to spare.” Throughout the book, Gabby shares spiritual principles from both A Course in Miracles and Kundalini yoga and meditation. These tools can help your mental health and help you find your true purpose and inner strength. When you practice these techniques, fear will melt away, inspiration will spring up, and a sense of peace will set in. “Gabrielle is the real thing. I respect her work immensely.”— Dr. Wayne Dyer