Parabola

Parabola 13:2

Repetition and Renewal

, ISBN Pb 13:2 / 978Pb 13:2, Parabola

"The Eternal Return" by Mircea Eliade - From the classic study of recurring cycles in myth and ritual

"Fires of the Solstice" by Marguerite Yourcenar - Solar celebrations through the ages

"Testing the Boundaries" by Harry Remde - A craftsman defines the limits in his work

"Following Your Bliss" Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell - Two old friends delight in "The Power of Myth"

"Well, Shoot Me!" by P. L. Travers - A tale of the cycles of youthful discontent

"The Gospel as Yoga" by Ravi Ravindra - Approaching The Gospel According to St. John

"The Art of Fine Tuning" with Steve Reich, Lincoln Kirstein, Peter Brook - Three conversations on repetition in the performing arts

"Trapped on a Wheel" by P. D. Ouspensky - From The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin

"So the Darkness Shall Be the Light: A photo essay" - Paul Caponigro, Minor White, Nicholas Hlobeczy, Peter Caroff Walter Chappell

ARCS: "Sacred Echoes"

"Very Like a Frog Hopping" by Gertrude Stein - The difference between repeating and insistence in writing

"World Renewal" by Thomas Buckley - How the Jump Dance came to the Yurok

"Waking up the Rake" by Linda Hogan - Lessons learned from birds of prey

"Three Poems"

"Even the Ancestors" by Paul Jordan-Smith - The efficacy of ritual repetition

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Markandeya’s Journey" / Hindu
"Two Banquets" / Sufi
"The Prayer" / Muslim
"Legend of the Flowers" / Australian

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Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary

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