Parabola

Parabola 7:3

Ceremonies

, ISBN Pb 7:3 / 978Pb 7:3, Parabola

"Becoming Part of It" by Joseph Epes Brown - Native American sacred values as models for our own

"Nobility and Style" by Robertson Davies - Ceremonies as archetypes of order and degree

"Ceremony for a Dying Planet" by Doris Lessing - From The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

"Tennessee Heritage" by Francelia Butler - A firsthand account of the religious ways of mountain people

"Setsubun: Ceremony of Renewal" by Frederick Franck - Ancient ritual in contemporary Japan

"A Pillar So Straight" translated by Barbara Nimri Aziz - From the epic poem sung at a Tibetan wedding

"Name and No Name" by P.L. Travers - The mystery and power of identity

ARCS: "Ritual Action" - The efficacy of sacred patterns

"Making Magic" by David Abram - How is it done?

"The Uses of Ceremony: Two Views" - From the works of Aldous Huxley and P.D. Ouspensky

"Two Poems" by Joseph Bruchac

"Holy Ground" by Brother David Steindl-Rast - The sacramental life

Tangents - Reviews
"Ritual and Performance" by Rob Baker - The question of sacrilege in modern theater and dance
"The Paradox of Conquest" by Thomas Buckley - The influence of Native Americans

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"White Buffalo Woman" / Lakota
"The Two Hunchbacks" / Irish
"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" / English
"The Teasing of the Bride" / Finnish

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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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