Jean La Fontaine

Creative Lives and Works: Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social sciences, the sciences to the performing and visual arts. The current volume on five of England’s foremost social anthropologists is the second in the series of several such books. These conversations and talks are interlaced with rich ethnography and interpretations of distant civilizations and the very real practices that enable these tribal societies and cultures to thrive. There are several teaching moments in these engaging conversations which are further enriched by detailed personal experiences that each of the five shares. Sir Raymond Firth gives us an insight into his Polynesian experience, while Audrey Richards and Lucy Mair recall their days in the African hinterland. Meyer Fortes’s account of his tribal study, yet again in the African subcontinent, is mesmeric, while Sir Edmund Leach’s Southeast Asian encounters are just as enthralling. Immensely riveting as conversations, this collection gives one a flavour of how tribal societies live and work. The book will be of enormous value not just to those interested in learning about tribal societies and cultures, and those interested in History, Culture Studies, but also to those curious to gather knowledge about other cultures. Please note: This title is co-published with Social Science Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

This first collection includes 8 fables of La Fontaine and their morals: - The Cricket and the Ant- The Crow and the Fox- The Frog that wanted to be as big as an Ox- The Hare and the Tortoise- The Wolf and the Lamb- Death and the Woodcutter- The Hen with the Golden eggs- The town Rat and the country RatAt the end of this illustrated book, the difficult words are clearly explained to the young readers and a short presentation of the author is given to them in order to get to know him better. Ce premier recueil comporte 8 fables de La Fontaine et leur morale: - La Cigale et la Fourmi- Le Corbeau et le Renard- La Grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le Boeuf- Le Li vre et la Tortue- Le Loup et l'Agneau- La Mort et le B cheron- La Poule aux oeufs d'or- Le Rat de ville et le Rat des champs la fin de ce recueil, les mots difficiles sont clairement expliqu s aux jeunes lecteurs et une courte pr sentation de l'auteur leur est propos e afin de mieux le conna tre.

Klassicheskie basni v perevodakh russkikh poetov s velikolepnymi illjustratsijami Zhan-Noelja Roshju! Zdes privychnoe i znakomoe smeshano s prichudlivym i nebyvalym: obezjany plavajut na delfinakh, pchjoly sudjatsja s shershnjami, a ryby demonstrirujut chudesa krasnorechija. Eti zatejlivye istorii v stikhakh napolneny izjaschnymi shutkami i proniknuty zhitejskoj mudrostju. Mnogie sjuzhety okazhutsja dlja chitatelja znakomymi: v knigu voshli i originalnye proizvedenija frantsuzskogo basnopistsa, i perelozhenija traditsionnykh basennykh sjuzhetov, izvestnykh s glubokoj drevnosti. Bolshe uznat o znamenitom basnopistse chitatel smozhet iz vstupitelnoj stati istorika Tamary Ejdelman i esse sovremennika Lafontena, velikogo skazochnika Sharlja Perro. Dlja detej 7-10 let.

Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.

Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.

Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work. Awarded the Lewis Galantière Prize by the American Translators Association, 2008.

Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work. Awarded the Lewis Galantière Prize by the American Translators Association, 2008.

Allegations of satanic child abuse became widespread in North America in the 1980s. Shortly afterwards, there were similar reports in Britain of sexual abuse, torture and murder, associated with worship of the Devil. Professor Jean La Fontaine, a senior British anthropologist, conducted a two year research project into these allegations, which found that they were without foundation. Her detailed analysis of a number of specific cases, and an extensive review of the literature, revealed no evidence of devil-worship. She concludes that the child witnesses come to believe that they are describing what actually happened to them, but that adults are manipulating the accusations. She draws parallels with classic instances of witchcraft accusations and witch-hunts in sixteenth and seventeenth-century Europe, and shows that beneath the hysteria there is a social movement, which is fostered by a climate of social and economic insecurity. Persuasively argued, this is an authoritative and scholarly account of an emotive issue.