Unbridled

Author: William Robert
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226816907
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
"In Unbridled, scholar of religion William Robert uses Peter Shaffer's enigmatic 1973 play Equus, about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think about and teach religion. For Robert, a play like Equus tangles together text, performance, practice, embodiment, and reception. Studying a play involves us in playing different roles, as ourselves and others, and those roles, as well as the imaginative work they require, are critical to the study of religion. By approaching Equus with the reader, Robert transforms standard approaches to the study of religion, engaging with key themes including ritual, sacrifice, worship, power, desire, violence, and sexuality, as well as major thinkers such as Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, and contemporary theorists such as J. Z. Smith and Judith Butler. As Robert shows, the way themes and theories play out in Equus challenges us to imagine the study of religion anew through open questioning, contrasting perspectives, and alternative modes of interpretation and appreciation"--

Unbridled

Author: Sheila R. Smart
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449726143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Its no secret that children yearn for acceptance from their peers. This was no different for twelve-year-old twins, Timmy and Lilly Wahl when they were whisked away from their calm, peaceful, and familiar surroundings to a new town, a new home, and a new school in Bridle Path. Yet they, unlike their peers, were faced with demanding challenges handed down to them by the class bully, Billy Ormsby. How did the twins learn to break the chain of bullying, bring the class bully to his knees, and strengthen the bond of friendship among them? Journey with the twins in Unbridled to experience Gods mysterious works and ways. Lives will be changed and saved.

Unbridled

Author: Barbara McNally
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452562830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
Everyone believed Barbara was living the American Dream. She married her college sweetheart, sustained him on his rise to success, and seemed to have the perfect marriage, the perfect family, the perfect home. But when she strayed and her matrimonial cookie crumbled, Barbara realized that to be more than a just a wife... she'd have to get a life.Following the lead of her adventurous late grandmother, she set off to overcome her fears and find her independence. While exploring Ireland, the land of her ancestors, she danced with horsemen and communed with priestesses.Somewhere along the way, she discovered parts of herself that had been missing from her life. Something she'd longed for without knowing it. She tasted freedom and wanted more.

Unbridled Power

Author: Shelley L. Davis
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780887308291
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
Inside the secret culture of the IRS.

Unbridled

Author: William Robert
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226816893
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 175

Book Description
A study of religion through the lens of Peter Shaffer’s play Equus. In Unbridled, William Robert uses Equus, Peter Shaffer’s enigmatic play about a boy passionately devoted to horses, to think differently about religion. For several years, Robert has used Equus to introduce students to the study of religion, provoking them to conceive of religion in unfamiliar, even uncomfortable ways. In Unbridled, he is inviting readers to do the same. A play like Equus tangles together text, performance, practice, embodiment, and reception. Studying a play involves us in playing different roles, as ourselves and others, and those roles, as well as the imaginative work they require, are critical to the study of religion. By approaching Equus with the reader, turning the play around and upside-down, Unbridled transforms standard approaches to the study of religion, engaging with themes including ritual, sacrifice, worship, power, desire, violence, and sexuality, as well as thinkers including Judith Butler, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Jonathan Z. Smith. As Unbridled shows, the way themes and theories play out in Equus challenges us to reimagine the study of religion through open questions, contrasting perspectives, and alternative modes of interpretation and appreciation.

Unbridled

Author: Barbara McNally
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452564043
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
There is no greater joy than the adventure of discovering who you really are and then living that life. Unbridled tells the story of Barbara McNallys impulsive liberation. Everyone believed Barbara was living the American Dream. She married her college sweetheart and seemed to have the perfect husband, the perfect family, the perfect home. Yet, she strayed and her matrimonial cookie crumbled. Following the lead of her adventurous late grandmother, she sets off to overcome her fears and find her independence. Along the way she discovers parts of herself that had been missing. Barbara realizes shed created her own prison and that she alone holds the key. From Ireland to Jamaica, she dances with horsemen, communes with priestesses, and has an erotic encounter in an ancient castle. Sensual and soulful. Helpful and hilarious. Join Barbara on her remarkable journey of introspection and exploration as she discovers unbridled freedom.

Unbridled Success

Author: Julia Felton
Publisher: Ecademy Press
ISBN: 1908746513
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Felton shares the profound life and business lessons that horses have taught her. Through her candid story telling she provides insights into how horses can help people become more self-aware and connected to themselves and others. The result is improved leadership skills.

Unbridled

Author: Jude Dibia
Publisher: Jacana Media
ISBN: 1770095268
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
A somewhat regular village girl of exquisite beauty, Ngozi Akachi is haunted by the strange storm that ravages her village on the night of her birth, a story her mother would tell her repeatedly. After suffering various abuses by members of her family, she is sent to Lagos to live with an uncle. Once there she suffers cruelty from her aunt and forges a strange friendship with another girl, Tiffany Okoro, who comes from a different world all together. Embarking on a strange journey that eventually leads to England, she faces many trials until she finds her true voice.

Unbridled

Author: Susan Lower
Publisher: Time Glider Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
Three little words. A cowboy on a motorcycle. And rescue horse. Can Jenny make things right? It's her ex-boyfriend's fault—not hers—Cade ended up in the hospital. His motorcycle is in more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle, and Jenny refuses to leave the handsome cowboy stranded in a strange town. Cade left the rodeo, hoping to put his past behind him and find a place to settle down. He lost his faith and trust in women a long time ago. Staying at Silver Wind to help train the rescue horses gives him a new purpose. While Jenny tries to get him on his feet again to move on, he becomes more attached to the horse rescue and its manager. The more Jenny tries to control things; the more her life feels like it is falling apart. One poor decision leads to another and could put her in danger. But is Jenney too stubborn to admit when she's wrong? Will it take more than three little words and a rescue horse for Jenny to make things right before she pushes Cade too far out of reach?

The Unbridled Tongue

Author: Emily Butterworth
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191639370
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
The Unbridled Tongue looks at gossip, rumour, and talking too much in Renaissance France in order to uncover what was specific about these practices in the period. Taking its cue from Erasmus's Lingua, in which both the subjective and political consequences of an idle and unbridled tongue are emphasised, the book investigates the impact of gossip and rumour on contemporary conceptions of identity and political engagement. Emily Butterworth discusses prescriptive literature on the tongue and theological discussions of Pentecost and prophecy, and then covers nearly a century in chapters focused on a single text: Rabelais's Tiers Livre, Marguerite de Navarre's Heptaméron, Ronsard's Discours des misères de ce temps, Montaigne's 'Des boyteux', Brantôme's Dames galantes and the anonymous Caquets de l'accouchée. In covering the 'long sixteenth century', the book is able to investigate the impact of the French Wars of Religion on perceptions of gossip and rumour, and place them in the context of an emerging public sphere of political critique and discussion, principally through the figure of the 'public voice' which, although it was associated with unruly utterance, was nevertheless a powerful rhetorical tool for the expression of grievances. The Cynic virtue of parrhesia, or free speech, is similarly ambivalent in many accounts, oscillating between bold truth-telling (liberté) and disordered babble (licence). Drawing on modern and pre-modern theories of the uses and function of gossip, the book argues that, despite this ambivalence in descriptions of the tongue, gossip and idle talk were finally excluded from the public sphere by being associated with the feminine and the irrational.