Gods Gangsters

Author : Avron Boretz
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824860713
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, Ghosts, and Gangsters written by Avron Boretz and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demon warrior puppets, sword-wielding Taoist priests, spirit mediums lacerating their bodies with spikes and blades—these are among the most dramatic images in Chinese religion. Usually linked to the propitiation of plague gods and the worship of popular military deities, such ritual practices have an obvious but previously unexamined kinship with the traditional Chinese martial arts. The long and durable history of martial arts iconography and ritual in Chinese religion suggests something far deeper than mere historical coincidence. Avron Boretz argues that martial arts gestures and movements are so deeply embedded in the ritual repertoire in part because they iconify masculine qualities of violence, aggressivity, and physical prowess, the implicit core of Chinese patriliny and patriarchy. At the same time, for actors and audience alike, martial arts gestures evoke the mythos of the jianghu, a shadowy, often violent realm of vagabonds, outlaws, and masters of martial and magic arts. Through the direct bodily practice of martial arts movement and creative rendering of jianghu narratives, martial ritual practitioners are able to identify and represent themselves, however briefly and incompletely, as men of prowess, a reward otherwise denied those confined to the lower limits of this deeply patriarchal society. Based on fieldwork in China and Taiwan spanning nearly two decades, Gods, Ghosts, and Gangsters offers a thorough and original account of violent ritual and ritual violence in Chinese religion and society. Close-up, sensitive portrayals and the voices of ritual actors themselves—mostly working-class men, many of them members of sworn brotherhoods and gangs—convincingly link martial ritual practice to the lives and desires of men on the margins of Chinese society. This work is a significant contribution to the study of Chinese ritual and religion, the history and sociology of Chinese underworld, the history and anthropology of the martial arts, and the anthropology of masculinity.

Author : Steven Machat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905636839
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, Gangsters and Honour written by Steven Machat and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, an insider's account of the deals and the dodges inside the music and entertainment business over the last 30 years As the son of the legendary showbiz lawyer Marty Machat, Steven Machat grew up among such names as Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Frankie Valli, and Sam Cooke. Following in his father's footsteps, by the time he was in his late 20s he was proud to see his name alongside his father's on the brass plaque outside their Broadway offices. But there was a price--Steven discovered from a young age that the glitter and the glamour too often disguises a crude and cruel reality, and that those who are publicly perceived as gods can just as easily be seen as gangsters. He found himself wondering how to live with such contradictions, and whether it is possible to maintain any sense of honor inside such a world. This beautifully constructed memoir of a life inside a fascinating world of celebrity includes appearances by Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Michael Jackson, David Copperfield, Sharon Osbourne, George Bush, Phil Collins, Suge Knight, Tupac, Biggie, Gianni Versace, Phil Spector, Joan Collins, Donny Osmond, Bobby Brown, and many more.

Author : Heather Parker Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781920103118
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God's Gangsters? written by Heather Parker Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number Gangs in South Africa's prisons are living legends and unique when compared with other prison gangs across the globe.

Author : SLMN
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0998767425
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods & Gangsters written by SLMN and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violent crime and romantic jealousy entangle a rising rap group in this urban thriller. .-Kirkus Reviews- The son of a hustler, it’s no surprise that Power has followed in his family’s footsteps and made a name for himself as one of the most respected hustlers on the streets of QueensBoro. Along with his best friend and partner Kane, the duo create a super group that sets out to take the streets and hip-hop world by storm. But soon Power finds himself in the middle of a love triangle gone-wrong with a label owner and his lead singer, Egypt, which threatens the freedom and livelihood of everyone involved.

Author : SLMN
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1954220383
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods & Gangsters 3 written by SLMN and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A continuation of the Gods & Gangsters series, Part Three brings heroine Egypt on a whole new job, fulling of catching cases...and bodies. On the mean streets where dog eats dog there is always one that has sharper claws and bigger teeth, and in New York her name is Egypt. Never an ordinary girl, Egypt learned the hard way that life, even when it is being kind, is a bastard. A survivor, she did what she needed to make it from day-to-day. And it turned out she was good at it. Better than good. Egypt grew into an extraordinary woman, cold, ruthless, a killer at heart, and New York witnessed her metamorphosis from that innocent child to the most feared assassin of the age. Gods & Gangsters 3 is a continuation of the series, placing Egypt in the driver's seat for a wild ride.

Author : Deon Joseph Johnson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781517373016
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gangsters- For- God written by Deon Joseph Johnson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of inspiration & motivation, about incarcerated men that lost their way & identity to gangs, and all the other snares of the devil. By the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These same men have been called and saved by God while in prison and now are being trained as soldiers in the army of God to fight against the wiles of the devil, that they may seek and save that which are lost through the blood of Christ and the word of their testimony...... There is a better way and through the testimonies of these incarcerated men that are now living free, full of life, peace, joy and love. You also can be released by accepting Jesus Christ as your lord and savior, change the devil's lie that we're believed our whole life into the truth of GOD's word and experience this life changing phenomenon.....

Author : Steven Leroy Jackson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477180664
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gangsters of Virtue written by Steven Leroy Jackson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangsters of Virtue/ The Wise Sorrowful Hearts is a true cautionary tale for the youth of this nation and the world.This is the untold story of murder, greed, lust for power and the final family betrayals in a major Washington DC Drug Enterpise in the 1960 ́s and beyond. The street life during the founding of the Washington DC, Black Mafia by Convicted Heroin Distributor and D.C. Drug Kingpin, Lawrence W. Slippery Jackson. It tells of the Hardships, Accomplishments,sacrifices and punishments associated with drug dealing and family. It explores the Old style Drug Game to the new generation of drug dealers and the relationship between Lawrence , his father and sibling, his extended family, his wife Anna Mae Jackson his eight children and his 500 member Black Mafia Gang. This book tells a untold story of the wife and children living together and thriving in the Southeast Hillcrest area of Washington ,DC. The story is told through the eyes of the youngest boy Steven Leroy Jackson. My father and mothers strength and dignity saved our family. Education and mentoring from The US Army, my extended family and siblings saved me and changed my fate. I received many awards and took part in historical events as a result of what people always said about us. "You come from good stock", after you read my book , you will know why my wonderfully bright sisters and brother deserve all the good things that have happend to us and for us over the last 35 years. God Lives in you too. Little Lawrence , Momma and Dad We will love you forever.

Author : Brian J. Bowe
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780766030299
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judas Priest written by Brian J. Bowe and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A biography of British heavy metal band Judas Priest"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Wayne Barlowe
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765348654
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God's Demon written by Wayne Barlowe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Sargatanas, Brigadier-general in Beelzebub's host, is restless. He has never forgotten what he lost in the Fall. He is sickened by what he has done and what he has become. Now, after a confrontation with a damned soul, he makes a decision that will reverberate through every being in Hell.

Author : Bill Dixon
Publisher : Life Rich Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781489739353
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Widow's Son written by Bill Dixon and published by Life Rich Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an autobiography of a man's incredible journey finding God and his truth at the brink of death. Bill Dixon has lived an incredible fast paced life, bouncing around from place to place, experiencing situations that a vulnerable youth should never have to face. Everything unimaginable at his young age, witnessing drug deals to murder and more. Stability of a home was always a challenge and through his perseverance his path to God was anything but straight and easy. Fraught with challenges and danger Bill's journey is documented in this true account of one man's struggle to survive and find God's grace in the process.