CLIVE BARRETT

Dentro de la tradición del Tarot, es comunmente aceptado su origen egipcio. Es indudable que el simbolismo egipcio ha inspirado numerosos diseños de Tarot, y las barajas actuales emplean imágenes convencionales cuyas raices son sin discusion egipcias, pero muy pocas muestran en su totalidad tanto los dioses egipcios como sus mitos y religion. Clive Barrett, devuelve el Tarot a su tierra de origen, y lo hace en esta bella obra compuesta de libro y baraja de 78 cartas, que ofrece al lector un magnifico y completo texto donde muestra las vinculaciones entre el simbolismo del Tarot y los mas importantes mitos egipcios, asi como su utilizacion practica , e informacion basica sobre los personajes y escenas que aparecen en la baraja. Hay que añadir el atractivo diseño de la baraja que incluye los mas importantes dioses del panteon egipcio, asi como el simbolismo propio de esta cultura.

The outbreak of the First World War saw an upsurge of patriotism. The Church generally saw the war as justified, and many clergy encouraged the men in their congregations to join the army. There was, however, already a strong strand of anti-war sentiment, opposed to the dominant theology of the Establishment. This was partly based on traditional Christian pacifism, but included other religious, social and political influences. Campaigners and conscientious objectors voiced a growing concern about the huge human cost of a conflict seemingly endlessly bogged down in the mud of the Flanders poppy fields. Subversive Peacemakers recounts the stories of a strong and increasingly organised opposition to war, from peace groups to poets, from preachers to politicians, from women to working men, all of whom struggled to secure peace in a militarised and fragmenting society. Clive Barrett demonstrates that the Church of England provided an unlikely setting for much of this war resistance. Barrett masterfully narrates the story of the peace movement, bringing together stories of war-resistance until now lost, disregarded or undervalued. The people involved, as well as the dramatic events of the conflict themselves, are seen in a new light.

The outbreak of the First World War saw an upsurge of patriotism. The Church generally saw the war as justified, and many clergy encouraged the men in their congregations to join the army. There was, however, already a strong strand of anti-war sentiment, opposed to the dominant theology of the Establishment. This was partly based on traditional Christian pacifism, but included other religious, social and political influences. Campaigners and conscientious objectors voiced a growing concern about the huge human cost of a conflict seemingly endlessly bogged down in the mud of the Flanders poppy fields. Subversive Peacemakers recounts the stories of a strong and increasingly organised opposition to war, from peace groups to poets, from preachers to politicians, from women to working men, all of whom struggled to secure peace in a militarised and fragmenting society. Clive Barrett demonstrates that the Church of England provided an unlikely setting for much of this war resistance. Barrett masterfully narrates the story of the peace movement, bringing together stories of war-resistance until now lost, disregarded or undervalued. The people involved, as well as the dramatic events of the conflict themselves, are seen in a new light.