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      • The Lennon-Ritchie Agency

        The Lennon-Ritchie agency is a literary agency based in Cape Town. We represent a select group of international writers of literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction, and of television and film scripts. Our award-winning books include 2019 Sunday Times Fiction Prize winning THE THEORY OF FLIGHT by Gloria Siphiwe Ndlovu (Penguin Random House SA; Catalyst Press US), winner of the 2019 Sharjah best international book award THE SON OF THE HOUSE by Cheluchi Onuobia (Penguin Random House SA; Dundurn House Press US; E/O Italy; Europa Editions UK), and winner of the 2020 Humanities and Social Sciences best novel award, LACUNA by Fiona Snyckers (Picador Africa; Europa Editions US, UK). We also sell International and film rights for publishing houses including Penguin Random House South Africa, Pan Macmillan South Africa, Quivertree Publications South Africa, and Duck Creek Press, New Zealand.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2020

        Pilgrims: Values And Identities

        by Darius Liutikas, Ali Thompson, María Ángeles Piñeiro Antelo, Pedro Azevedo, Derek Dalton, Luciana Thais Villa Gonzalez, Rubén C. Lois-González, Luis Alfonso Escudero Gómez, Rami K Isaac, Elyor E. Karimov, Kumi Kato, Darius Liutikas, Lucrezia Lopez, Dane Munro, Daniel H Olsen, Josephine Pryce, Ricardo Nicolas Progano, Xerardo Pereiro, Kip Redick, Larry Russell, Pravin S. Rana, Rana P. B. Singh, Xosé M. Santos, Augusta X. Thomson, Dallen J Timothy, Slawoj Tanas, Shin Yasuda

        Values-rich journeys can be described as pilgrimage, spiritual travel, personal heritage tourism, holistic tourism, and valuistic journeys. There are many motivations for undertaking values-rich journeys; the most important including personal values, personal and social identity, life experience, lifestyle, social and cultural influence. The main types of pilgrim journeys are traditional religious or spiritual journeys as well as secular journeys related with the expression of national, communal or personal identity, e.g. the journeys of sport and music fans. The manifestation of personal and social identity has different forms and rituals and constitutes different models of a specific behaviour. The journeys are often embraced as potential instruments for life altering experiences. This book presents contributions that address pilgrim motivation, identity and values as they are shaped by the broader sociological, psychological, cultural and environmental perspectives. With a focus on travellers themselves and their inner world through the lens of their pilgrimage. The research presented focuses on the typology of pilgrim journeys as ways in which identity and values are presented to a post-modern consumer society, providing interesting and challenging perspectives on the identity of pilgrims in the 21st century.

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        May 2008

        Ritual und Gewalt

        Ethnologische Studien an europäischen und mediterranen Gesellschaften

        by Thomas Hauschild

        Noch in den 1980er Jahren galten religiös motivierte Rituale hierzulande als vom Aussterben bedrohte Spezies, als archaische Reste von bestenfalls folkloristischem oder unterhaltungsindustriellem Interesse, die in einer globalisierten, hochtechnisierten und zunehmend säkularisierten Welt keine Bedeutung mehr haben würden. Zwanzig Jahre später hat sich diese Situation gründlich geändert. Alte Rituale leben weiter, neue werden erfunden, importiert oder drängen aus anderen Weltgegenden nach Europa hinein. Gewaltexzesse, die scheinbar von außen in die westlichen Gesellschaften einbrechen, erweisen sich häufig als rituell grundiert und haben ihre europäischen Resonanzen und Gegenstücke. Angesichts dessen entwickelt Thomas Hauschild eine neue Sicht auf Rituale und deren Zusammenhang mit Ressentiment und Gewalt. Jenseits von Idealisierung und Dämonisierung, von "aufgeklärtem Westen" und "rückständigem Orient", von postkolonialem Denken und Wissenschaftsgläubigkeit versteht er Rituale als im Kern politisch neutrale Grenzphänomene an den Rändern textlich überlieferten Wissens, die weniger mit abstrakten politisch-religiösen Überzeugungen zu tun haben als mit den konkreten Lebensbedingungen der Menschen. Hauschild setzt daher auf die Mikroanalyse lokaler ritueller Praktiken und präsentiert höchst anschauliche ethnologische Studien europäischer Gesellschaften und des Mittelmeerraums. Die "Kultur" von Al Qaida wird ebenso untersucht wie die der sizilianischen Mafia, der "Ehrenmord", der "böse Blick" sowie andere magische und religiöse Riten und Fetischismen. Rituale erweisen sich dabei als wertvolle Kulturgüter, die nicht per se Nährboden für Fundamentalismen und Sektierertum sind, sondern aus denen sich wie aus anderen Kulturformen auch gleichermaßen gewalttätige wie friedfertige Konsequenzen ziehen lassen.

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        January 2008

        Love's Sacrifice

        by A. T. Moore

        A. T. Moore's thorough commentary on "Love's Sacrifice" is designed to be of use to all kinds of readers, from students of Early Modern drama to specialists in the field. The notes provide full explanations of obscure words and phrases, and offer analyzes of many aspects of staging and interpretation. The text for this edition is based on a fresh study of the quarto of 1633, the only authoritative early text. In his introduction to the play, Moore reappraises the evidence for the play's date of composition. He also looks at the circumstances of the play's genesis, presenting detailed discussions of both the theater where "Love's Sacrifice" was first performed and the acting company for which it was written. Arguing that Ford's adaptation of his source materials is the key to interpreting this remarkably allusive play, Moore provides a wealth of new information about Ford's sources.The introduction also includes a survey of critical responses, an overview of the play, stage history, and a bibliography of relevant secondary material. This new volume in the "Revels Plays" series is the most detailed and comprehensive edition of "Love's Sacrifice" ever published - and the first modern-spelling edition of Ford's tragedy in more than a century. The play's textual history is discussed in an appendix. A second appendix examines possible links between "Love's Sacrifice" and the real-life story of the murdered Italian prince and musician Carlo Gesualdo. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2020

        Realising the city

        by Camilla Lewis, Jessica Symons

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2020

        Death and the crown

        Ritual and politics in France before the Revolution

        by Anne Byrne

        Looking at royal ritual in pre-revolutionary France, Death and the crown examines the deathbed and funeral of Louis XV in 1774, the lit de justice of November 1774, and the coronation of Louis XVI, including the ceremony of the royal healing touch for scrofula. It reviews the state of the field in ritual studies and appraises the status of the monarchy in the 1770s, including the recall of the parlements and the many ways people engaged with royal ritual. It answers questions such as whether Louis XV died in fear of damnation, why Marie Antoinette was not crowned in 1775 and why Louis XVI's coronation was not held in Paris. This lively, accessible text is a useful tool for under- and post-graduate teaching which will also be of interest to specialists on this under-researched period.

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        October 2018

        Die schönsten Bräuche, Rituale und Traditionen

        by Helga Maria Wolf

        Was versteht man unter Blochziehen, Hütelheben und Heringschnappen? Was hat es mit Rügebräuchen, dem Haussegen und der Weintaufe auf sich? Bräuche, Rituale und Traditionen dienen seit jeher dazu, besondere Ereignisse zu begehen, Festtage zu feiern, durchs Jahr zu begleiten, Sinn zu stiften. Ob Weihnachten oder Ostern, Hochzeiten oder Begräbnisse, Almabtrieb oder Maifest, Eisheilige oder Raunächte – Bräuche und Rituale begegnen uns noch heute vielerorts und in unterschiedlichster Gestalt. Und doch sind viele von ihnen und vor allem das Wissen um sie oft weitestgehend in Vergessenheit geraten. Dieses Buch erzählt davon, woher sie kommen und wie sie entstanden sind. Überraschend, unterhaltsam und voller kurioser Details: Helga Maria Wolf öffnet mit diesem Buch ein Fenster in die Vergangenheit. Der Blick hindurch weckt Neugier und Verständnis, vor allem bewahrt er wertvolles Wissen, damit es nicht verloren geht.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2025

        Let the dead speak

        Spiritualism in Australia

        by Andrew Singleton, Matt Tomlinson

        This book explores the historical and social dynamics of Spiritualism - a religious movement associated in the popular imagination with nineteenth-century parlour séances and ghost photography. It continues to be practised actively today in Australia, the UK, and USA. The authors draw on their deep fieldwork, interviews, and archival research to analyse Spiritualism's resilience and the enduring popular appeal of mediumship. There are three key contributions of the book: the first is that the scholarly study of "belief" should be rehabilitated. The authors propose a model of belief as a dialogue between claims to truth and commitments to institutions supporting those claims. The second is women's agency in Spiritualism. From the movement's beginnings, strong female leaders have decisively shaped its religious and political profile. The third is the need to analyse Australian Spiritualism as a distinct variant of a transnational Anglophone family of ritual practice.

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        January 2022

        Bald ist alles wieder gut

        Mit Ritualen zum Trösten

        by Katja Reider / Antje Flad

        Everything Will Be Fine Again Soon About small accidents and giving comfort Oh no! The little fox fell down while playing and hurt himself. Fortunately, other animals are on the spot right away and know exactly what to do: the bear takes the little fox in his arms, the hedgehog hums a comforting song, and the mouse brings a band-aid. And that’s how the little fox quickly gets quickly all right again! • Loving illustrations with rituals for comforting, which immediately help with everyday accidents.• Developed with psychological advice: Using rituals and rhymes to comfort and calm• Bestselling and innovative ’Ritual‘ concept: Over 50,000 copies sold of "Wenn am Himmel Sterne stehen" since 2019 and over 200,000 copies of “Der Mond ist aufgegangen” gifted to German families by the Ministry of Education

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        January 2022

        Animal Courtship

        by Krista West

        Animal courtship is a process that results in two mature members of a species becoming a couple, usually with the intent to mate and produce offspring. Different species of bugs, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals have their unique sets of courtship rules and rituals. In Animal Courtship, learn the various ways species attract mates, including by singing, dancing, glowing, and even attacking.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2007

        ‘Chords of freedom’

        Commemoration, ritual and British transatlantic slavery

        by J. R. Oldfield

        How should we as Britons remember transatlantic slavery? How has slavery been remembered in the past? 'Chords of freedom' sets out to answer these questions and, in doing so, traces the way in which British transatlantic slavery has been absorbed into the nation's collective memory. By combining two current historiographical preoccupations - the construction of public memory and British transatlantic slavery - this fascinating book focuses on the way in which the British traditionally have been taught to view transatlantic slavery through the moral triumph of abolition. The author traces the construction of this national history through a number of case studies, including visual images, literary memorials (the competing accounts of the anti-slavery movement produced by Thomas Clarkson and Robert and Samuel Wilberforce), monument-memorials, galleries and museums, and commemorative rituals from the nineteenth century to the present day. A separate chapter also considers how Britain's example in abolishing first the slave trade (1807) and then colonial slavery (1833-34) impacted on the rituals of the American anti-slavery movement, and served as a convenient symbol of the potential of freedom in the British West Indies. 'Chords of freedom' offers valuable new insights into the way in which a 'culture of abolition' took root in Britain, and how our views of transatlantic slavery and figures like William Wilberforce have been revised and amended to reflect the changing demands of a series of 'present days'. Its cross-disciplinary approach will appeal to a broad spectrum of specialists, as well as to undergraduates and postgraduates. ;

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        July 2022

        So verfliegt die Wut im Nu

        Mit praktischen Tipps für Eltern

        by Katja Reider

        That's How Anger Flies Away in a Flash About releasing anger and giving comfortThe little hedgehog is terribly angry! The sparrow has just sat down in hedgehog's little house and that belongs to the hedgehog alone! He rages and cries from all the anger. Fortunately, the other animals know what to do: Bear brings a pillow for him to punch, Deer stomps the anger into the ground and Mouse shows how to catch his breath again. So even the biggest anger is quickly gone.• Loving illustrations with practical tips, which immediately help with feelings of anger• Developed with psychological advice: Using rituals and rhymes to comfort and calm• Bestselling and innovative ’Ritual‘ concept: Over 55,000 copies sold of the series and over 200,000 copies gifted to German families by the Ministry of Education

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        June 2019

        Liao Zhai Zhiyi

        by Pu Songlin

        It is a collection of short stories in literary language written by the famous Chinese novelist Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty. They either expose the darkness of feudal rule, or attack the corruption of the imperial examination system, or rebel against the shackles of feudal rituals, and are rich in profound ideological content. The works depicting the theme of love are the most numerous in the whole book, and they express a strong anti-feudal ritualistic spirit. Some of these works, through the romance between flower demons and foxes and humans, express the author's ideal love.

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        January 2020

        Six Records of a Floating Life

        by Shen Fu

        It is an account of the life of Shen Fu and his wife, which is a story of their ordinary but interesting home life and their travels around the world. The work describes the author and his wife Chen Yun's love for each other and their desire to lead a life of art while being clothed and fed, but the oppression of feudal rituals and the torment of a life of poverty eventually led to the destruction of their ideals. The book is written in a fresh and honest manner, without any trace of ornamentation, and the plot is about a couple who love each other to death; it begins with joy and ends with sorrow, and it is sad and moving as they drift away from home.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2020

        Christmas in nineteenth-century England

        by Neil Armstrong

        Whether for reasons of family, food, shopping or religion, it's hard to imagine a British winter without Christmas, or to think of a more traditional national festival. But how and when did Christmas cards, pantomimes and advertising become part of that tradition? This book looks at how people in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries experienced Christmas and how today's priorities and rituals began and endured. It explores the origins of our deeply held notions around Christmas traditions and demonstrates how those ideas were in fact shaped by the fast-paced modernisation of English life. A fascinating account of the development of many things we now take for granted, the book touches on the history of childhood and the family, philanthropy and work, and the beginnings of consumerism that shaped the Christmas we know today.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2021

        Ukrainian ancient beliefs: keys from Paradise-Iriy

        by Ivan Prosyanyk

        Ivan Prosyanyk from Chernihiv region is not only an artist, the author of folklore and artistic paintings on the theme of pagan holidays but also a writer, ethnographer, local historian, philosopher, storyteller, in addition, also a healer and herbalist. His narrative album contains paintings that colorfully highlight the ancient beliefs, traditions, and rituals of Ukrainians. Describing them, the artist calls to honor the Native Earth and Native Heavens to preserve the primary philosophy that existed at the most advanced level of the ancient world, those acquisitions, and knowledge of our ancestors that will continue to serve their descendants in the future. For a wide range of readers and everyone interested in the history of their region, beliefs, and customs of the ancient Ruthenians.

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        From Beginning of Life

        by Hu Xuewen

        From Beginning of Life is the result of eight years of work by Hu Xuewen, and is considered a panoramic history of life in centuries-old China. It is a story that begins with the beginning of lives. It uses the great grandmother who delivered more than 12,000 people as the backbone, and the beings brought into the world by the great grandmother as the branches and leaves, building a magnificent and vast literary world. Hu Xuewen’s brush reaches into the rituals, morals, bloodlines and localities of vernacular society, and through flesh and blood of his characters, he gives shape to the unnamed “Yuan Qi” at the bottom of national life in a grand picture, and sets the heart of a centuries-old China that has survived and prospered through all the hardships, demonstrating the author’s extraordinary narrative talent.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2017

        The souls of white folk

        White settlers in Kenya, 1900s–1920s

        by Brett Shadle, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie

        Kenya's white settlers have been alternately celebrated and condemned, painted as romantic pioneers or hedonistic bed-hoppers or crude racists. The souls of white folk examines settlers not as caricatures, but as people inhabiting a unique historical moment. It takes seriously - though not uncritically - what settlers said, how they viewed themselves and their world. It argues that the settler soul was composed of a series of interlaced ideas: settlers equated civilisation with a (hard to define) whiteness; they were emotionally enriched through claims to paternalism and trusteeship over Africans; they felt themselves constantly threatened by Africans, by the state, and by the moral failures of other settlers; and they daily enacted their claims to supremacy through rituals of prestige, deference, humiliation and violence. The souls of white folk will appeal to those interested in the histories of Africa, colonialism, and race, and can be appreciated by scholars and students alike.

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        July 2021

        Confucius' Family Words

        by Huang Dunbin

        This book records the thoughts and words of Confucius and his disciples, and much of its content concerns major historical and cultural events, such as Confucius' travels around the world, his questioning of Laozi, his replies to the ruler of his country, and his discussions on the rituals and music system and history and nature. The Confucius Family Sayings has long been questioned as an apocryphal book, but unearthed documents from the 20th century prove that the book is not apocryphal, although there are traces of later collation and reorganisation. In the study of Confucius' disciples and Confucian family studies, the book has more obvious advantages than the Historical Records; in presenting an overall image of early Confucianism and interpreting the history of the three generations, the book has irreplaceable value. Some scholars believe that the Confucian Family Sayings is of higher value than the Analects of Confucius and is the "first book of Confucianism".

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