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Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation

Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the state of the field of the philosophy of meditation and engages primarily in the philosophical assessment of the merits of meditation practices. This Handbook unites novel and original scholarship from 28 leading Asian and Western philosophers scientists theologians and other scholars on the philosophical assessment of meditation. It critically assesses the conceptual and empirical validity of meditation its philosophical implications its legitimacy as a phenomenological research tool its potential value as an aid to neuroscience research its many practical benefits and among other considerations its possibly misleading interpretations applications and consequences. Following the introduction by the editor the Handbook’s chapters are organized in six parts: • Meditation and philosophy • Meditation and epistemology • Meditation and metaphysics • Meditation and values • Meditation and phenomenology • Meditation in Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian traditions A distinctive timely and invaluable reference work it marks the emergence of a new discipline therein the philosophy of meditation. The book will be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience in the fields of philosophy meditation Buddhism Hinduism Taoism theology and Asian and Western philosophy. It will serve as the textbook in any philosophy course on meditation and as secondary reading in courses in philosophy of mind consciousness selfhood/personhood metaphysics or phenomenology thereby helping to restore philosophy as a way of life. | Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation

GBP 205.00
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Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

In the second edition of Designer Drafting and Visualization for the Entertainment World Patricia Woodbridge a highly experienced art director of feature films and a long time teacher of scenic drafting and set design at the graduate level teams up with nationally-renowned scenic designer and SCAD professor Hal Tine to give you a dynamic glimpse into the world of designing for mainstream entertainment including theatre film tv and corporate events. Drawing on designs from real Hollywood and Broadway blockbusters this book provides you with the basic tools and principles of scenic drafting and rendering beginning with pencil drafting and culminating with the latest information on CAD drafting digital 3D modelling digital and hand/digital rendering and digital graphics for sets. Full of examples from all areas of entertainment this book not only builds on basic principles of designer drafting to give you the most comprehensive knowledge on the subject but also illuminates scenic career paths with insights from professional set design artists who discuss their education and varied career progressions. New to this edition: • Updated chapters on the basics of scenic pencil drafting including examples of sketch drafting or thinking with a pencil • Drafting from Hollywood and TV hits like True Grit I Am Legend Sherlock Holmes Mr. Popper's Penguins Never Let Me Go Gossip Girl and more • New chapters include Period Shapes and Scenic Details Computer Drafting and Illustration Scenery Graphics and Virtual Scenery | Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World

GBP 180.00
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Routledge Handbook on Women in the Middle East

Routledge Handbook on Women in the Middle East

The Routledge Handbook on Women in the Middle East provides an overview of the key historical social economic political religious and cultural issues which have shaped the conditions and status of women in the region. The book is divided into eleven thematic sections providing a comprehensive guide to understanding the current and historical contexts of women in the Middle East each giving ground-breaking insights into various aspects of women’s movements: The importance of historical context including pre-Islamic through post-colonial histories The importance of politics and the state in understanding women in the ME Women’s roles in political and social movements The impacts of the formal and informal economies and education on women of the region Women’s spaces and the creation of publics and counterpublics The effects of war displacement and other forms of gendered violence Women family and the state Discourses and practices of religion Women and health practices Bodies and sexualities Women and sites of cultural production A unique overview of cutting-edge research in the key arenas of pre-Islamic to post-colonial histories this Handbook will affect the way future generations of scholars engage with and add to the vast repository of socio-political studies of the Middle East. It will thus be of interest to researchers in gender studies women’s studies pre-Islamic and post-colonial studies feminist studies and socio-political and socio-economic studies.

GBP 190.00
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