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Salon Weekly: BOOKS ~ SECTION 5 OF 5
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Books and articles we like/don't like; books we are reading ...
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Islam, a short History, by Karen Armstrong This is an awesome book. Karen is the British scholar, former nun, who wrote "A Short History of God", or maybe "A History of God" about the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Starts out giving a straightforward history of the centuries from 630 C.E. (A.D.) to about 1700 C.E. I had no idea that before the rise of Europe with its post-agrairian economy rooted in industry and capitol, Europe was such a backwater. Southern Europe had its great Roman Empire, but Islam had larger and more powerful empires: Persian, Ottoman, Mongol. I thought while Europe slumbered in the Dark Ages after Roman hegemony, the rest of the world was pretty much darkened as well. Not so.
But even more stunning is her brilliant explanation of the rise of European industrial capitalism, which the world had never know before, and how it has subjugated the "third world" and why. At the point I am at she is about to explain the rage of Islamic fundamentalists against Western culture. All right! Would love to discuss this at the table. Ellen Bierhorst
Old Jules by Mari Sandoz. An amazing book about the settlement of the Nebraska panhandle from 1883 to the teens of the twentieth century written by the daughter of one of the old timers, a wife beating, brilliant Swiss man. Thanks to Lincoln Castricone for putting me on to this one. INdian conflict and interface, cattle vs. sheep vs. farms. Weather. Hard times. Illuminating! Ellen
Ender's Game and sequels by Orson Scott Card. This guy is amazing. Set in Earth's future when we are threatened by an insect culture superior to ourselves. Deep psychologically and fascinating. Wonderful, surprising plot, intricate characterizations, living people, informative about human societies and our xenophobias. Highly recomment these Sci-fi novels. Ellen
The End of the World as we Know it by Immanuel Wallerstein. This guy is a sociologist but I would also call him an economist. He's got a wingspan that explains It All. Now I just need someone who understands Wallerstein to explain it to me. Too scholarly for me. He sees the natural history of a c apitolist empire; understands the waves of prosperity and recession, has a crystal ball for the future. Who out there gets Wallerstein ? Help. Ellen
I and Thou by Martin Buber, trans. and with intro by Kauffman. Fabulous classic. We can't relate to each other as things; we must relate to each other in the mystery of personhood. If you, like me, have never read it, this is the one. Kauffman is wonderful. Buber is a post holocaust Jewish philosopher who became the darling of Christian, especially Protestant, theology scholars, who mostly misunderstood him to be talking primarily about the relationship with the Divine. Ellen
Deepak Chopra's Seven Spiritual Principles of Success, a short and luminous book. True. Powerful. So usable! I am rereading it every day in my morning meditation. Ellen
Send me the periodicals, books you are reading...say some words about them. What is exciting to you? e.
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