Late Antique Portraits and Early Christian Icons: The Power of the Painted Gaze (Routledge Research in Art and Religion)

This book focuses on the earliest surviving Christian icons, dated to the sixth and seventh centuries, which bear many resemblances to three other well-established genres of 'sacred portrait' also produced during late antiquity, namely Roman imperial portraiture, Graeco-Egyptian funerary portraiture and panel paintings depicting non-Christian deities. Andrew Paterson addresses two fundamental questions about devotional portraiture - both Christian and non-Christian - in the late antique period. Firstly, how did artists visualise and construct these images of divine or sanctified figures? And secondly, how did their intended viewers look at, respond to, and even interact with these images? Paterson argues that a key factor of many of these portrait images is the emphasis given to the depicted gaze, which invites an intensified form of personal encounter with the portrait's subject. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, theology, religion and classical studies.

Paterson, Andrew

Religion & Spirituality

Routledge

This book focuses on the earliest surviving Christian icons, dated to the sixth and seventh centuries, which bear many resemblances to three other well-established genres of 'sacred portrait' also produced during late antiquity, namely Roman imperial portraiture, Graeco-Egyptian funerary portraiture and panel paintings depicting non-Christian deities.Andrew Paterson addresses two fundamental questions about devotional portraiture - both Christian and non-Christian - in the late antique period. Firstly, how did artists visualise and construct these images of divine or sanctified figures? And secondly, how did their intended viewers look at, respond to, and even interact with these images? Paterson argues that a key factor of many of these portrait images is the emphasis given to the depicted gaze, which invites an intensified form of personal encounter with the portrait's subject.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, theology, religion and classical studies.

Where to Watch Birds in Southern & Western Spain

Science & Math

Garcia, Ernest

Biological Sciences

A&C Black

Birds of the Bahamas

Durrell Pubns

A revised and updated edition of the definitive site guide to this bird-rich Spanish region. Southern Iberia is in the top rank of European birding hotspots, and the fourth edition of this popular book, first published in 1994, continues to ensure that visitors can make the most of the region's many attractions. The information on all sites has been brought right up-to-date, with revised maps and full updated site access details and species lists. Popular localities such as Doñana, Monfragüe and the Strait of Gibraltar get prominent treatment, but the reader is encouraged to wander further afield to visit other, less well-known but equally rewarding sites, including a number of additional localities that are new to this edition. This new edition is indispensable for all birders visiting this remarkable corner of Spain.

Where to Watch Birds in Southern and Western Spain: Andalucia, Extremadura and Gibraltar

Helm

Imagine fighting a war no one wanted you to win. Imagine never wanting to leave.\nAfghanistan has been abandoned by the international community. Left to the ravages of warlords and mercenaries, vying for dominance over the new Silk Road.\nFor Callum King, a former officer who was discharged from the army, his past remains very much tied to that forsaken place. When he receives an offer from one of his former soldiers to work for a private security company in Kandahar, the contract represents an opportunity to make amends for his failures as a soldier and a leader. But the cost would mean walking away from a family that he's tried so hard to put back together.\nAn Idle King is a modern retelling of an ancient story about lost soldiers who can never go home.\nAndrew Paterson is a former infantry officer who served with the Canadian Army and deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 as a Platoon Commander. He now lives in Ottawa with his wife and two sons.

An Idle King

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Andrew Paterson

WINNER OF THE TEXT PRIZE FOR YOUNG READERS Rainfish is a charming and profound book about a young boy called Aaron who makes a bad decision in the heat of the moment and his struggle to alleviate his guilt and stop the rains he thinks his actions may have caused. "An absolutely unforgettable book."--Carly Nugent, author of The Peacock Detectives Aaron lives with his mother and older brother in a small town on the edge of a rainforest. He's sick of being the little brother, left out of everything the older kids get up to. So when he meets Damon he's keen to impress him. It's all going well, until Damon suggests they break into the local church. Aaron's nervous and uncomfortable. But he can't back out now--he's only just beginning to be accepted. When the theft is reported in the local newspaper and the police knock on the door, Aaron finds himself in a tangle of lies. His deep sense of guilt begins to overwhelm him. And then, when he discovers that the fish in the old bath in the backyard--the ones he'd caught in the river in the rainforest--are the rainfish of local legend, he becomes convinced that he is responsible for the terrible rainstorms and floods that devastate the town. This is a warm and humorous middle-grade novel exploring childhood innocence, and the consequences of an impulsive mistake.

Rainfish

Children's Books

Text Publishing Company

This book examines how fifty police officers in South Australia keep well and “bounce back” from duty-related traumatic experience in the absence of practical, accessible and timely organisational support. It investigates mechanisms police officers presently use to “normalise” their duty-related traumatic experiences to preserve the delicate professional balance between “coping” and “psychic numbing” and avoid the much publicised perils of a PTSD diagnosis, while being appropriately responsive to colleagues, victims and survivors in their daily work environment. 
By revealing how police officers manage trauma―outside of the expectations of mental health professionals, union representatives and police leadership―innovative approaches and recommendations are offered to support first responders in moving from assumptions of post-traumatic stress and through post-traumatic growth. The book considers recent advances in post-traumatic growth and resilience theory and reinterpretsexposure in a positive context, as well as preventative experiences in Australia and internationally.

Trauma and Resilience in Contemporary Australian Policing: Is PTS Inevitable for First Responders?

Reference

Springer

Self-Help

Death & Grief

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