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 Book for the Hour of Recreation (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe) $22.00 Mara de San Jos Salazar (1548-1603) took the veil as a Discalced ("barefoot") Carmelite nun in 1571, becoming one of Teresa of Avila's most important collaborators in religious reform and serving as prioress of the Seville and Lisbon convents. Within the parameters of the strict Catholic Reformation in Spain, Mara fiercely defended women's rights to define their own spiritual experience and to teach, inspire, and lead other women in reforming their church. Mara wrote this book as a defense of the Discalced practice of setting aside two hours each day for conversation, music, and staging of religious plays. Casting the book in the form of a dialogue, Mara demonstrates through fictional conversations among a group of nuns during their hours of recreation how women could serve as very effective spiritual teachers for each other. The book includes one of the first biographical portraits of Teresa and Maria's personal account of the troubled founding of the Discalced convent at Seville, as well as her tribulations as an Inquisitional suspect. Rich in allusions to women's affective relationships in the early modern convent, Book for the Hour of Recreation also serves as an example of how a woman might write when relatively free of clerical censorship and expectations. A detailed introduction and notes by Alison Weber provide historical and biographical context for Amanda Powell's fluid translation.  Liar Liar $2.99 this has to be the best Jim Carrey movie ever made. this movie is hillarious. recommend it for everyone  After the Storm: Lessons from the Northern Edge $14.86 After the Storm is a riveting story that held my attention for its full 54 minutes, and then some given the interesting Extras. The documentary accurately details the pressures tugging at the American fishing industry where safety and conservation are at odds and the issues are further complicated by culture. In presenting the facts, Directors JD Marlow and Amanda Bergeron entertain with beautiful photography, germane interviews and historical perspective. The editing by JD Marlow is masterful; he exhibits a talent that few, even with greater years of experience, have or use so effectively. |
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