Recent research into the texts, practices, and visual culture of late medieval devotional life in western Europe has clearly demonstrated the centrality of devotions to Christ’s Passion. The situation in Castile, however, could not have been more different. Prior to the final decades of the fifteenth century, individual relationships to Christ established through the use of “personalized” Passion imagery simply do not appear to have been a component of Castilian devotional culture.
In Imagining the Passion in a Multiconfessional Castile, Cynthia Robinson argues that it is necessary to reorient discussions of late medieval religious art produced and used in Castile, placing Iberian devotional art in the context of Iberian devotional practice. Instead of focusing on the segregation of the religious lives of members of late medieval Iberia’s much-discussed “Three Confessions” (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), Robinson offers concrete evidence of the profound impact of each sect on the other two.
Imagining the Passion in a Multiconfessional Castile ranges across traditional disciplinary and cultural divides. Robinson considers altarpieces that differ radically from their European contemporaries; architectural ornament; a rare series of narratives of Christ’s life; indulgenced prayers; Muslim and Jewish mystical texts; lives, hours, devotions, and Psalters of and to the Virgin which appear to be uniquely Iberian and find resonances in both Hebrew and Arabic mystical literature; sacred gardens and trees in both textual and visual culture from Muslim, Christian, and Jewish contexts; and preaching manuals written by converted Jews. Together, these texts and images offer striking evidence of the plurality of late medieval Iberian religious life, both within the supposed boundaries of a specific religion and in terms of each culture’s relationship with the other.

Imagining the Passion in a Multiconfessional Castile: The Virgin, Christ, Devotions, and Images in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Arts & Photography

Robinson, Cynthia

History & Criticism

Penn State University Press

Raymond Chandler meets David Sedaris--the first novel in the Max Bravo comic, noir mystery series. "A lot of fun, full of unexpected depths and twists." --Josh Bazell, bestselling author of Beat the Reaper

The Dog Park Club: A Mystery (A Max Bravo Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Minotaur Books

Opera singer extraordinaire Max Bravo is back in this sequel to THE DOG PARK CLUB that explores both mysterious disappearances and misleading appearances. Max Bravo is ready for some rest and relaxation. But when an old friend takes a leap off the Golden Gate Bridge, Max realizes that rest and relaxation simply aren't in the cards. The jumper, Frank Kelly, was a failed writer and an accomplished hothead. Max acquires Frank's journal, and is soon following the dead man through a foggy landscape of artistic manias and romantic intrigues. Along the way, he encounters a motley crew of crackpots, bohemians, and wily ghosts that refuse to be buried in San Francisco's Barbary Coast past. Fans of quirky, literary mysteries will love this second dose of Max Bravo and his outrageous adventures.

The Barbary Dogs (A Max Bravo Mystery)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Raymond Chandler meets David Sedaris―the first in a dynamite new cozy series that's "a lot of fun, full of unexpected depths and twists." ―Josh Bazell, bestselling author of Beat the Reaper
Amy Carter is missing. And there's no one less capable of finding her than Max Bravo.
Max Bravo is a mid-rung opera singer with a diva's towering ego. And he doesn't do favors. Not until the day he visits a troubled friend in Berkeley and offers to walk her dog.
Max quickly discovers the local dog park. It's an odd, private little world―a preserve for neighborhood crackpots and lay-abouts, and, incidentally, their dogs.
But, the park regulars are friendly. Clubby. They even serve beer. Before long, Max can't stay away.
When one of the regulars disappears, Max's interest in the dog park turns to obsession. Amy Carter – beautiful, adored, pregnant – has vanished. The circumstances bode the worst. 
What happened to Amy? The dog park club has brewed up a theory. And they mean to prove it.

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture discusses the unicum manuscript of the Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd, the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived for more than eight centuries of Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain. The manuscript is of paramount importance as it contains the only known surviving version, both in terms of text and of image, of the love story of Bayâd wa Riyâd. This study will place this manuscript within the context of late medieval Mediterranean courtly culture, offering: <ul>
<li>an annotated translation into English of the entire text </li> <li>reproductions of its images </li> <li>an analysis of both text and images in a series of progressively broader contexts including that of al-Andalus(Arabic-speaking); of "reconquista" Iberia; and the larger Mediterranean world. </li>
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Cynthia Robinson broadens understanding of the Mediterranean region during the Middle Ages, making this text an invaluable resource for scholars with interests in Medieval Spain, art and Mediterranean courtly culture.

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Three Ladies and a Lover (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Routledge

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Reference

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Hadith Bayad Wa Riyad

"A lot of fun, full of unexpected depths and twists."
--Josh Bazell, bestselling author of Beat the Reaper on The Dog Park Club
Max Bravo is ready for some rest and relaxation. But when an old friend takes a leap off the Golden Gate Bridge, Max realizes that rest and relaxation simply aren't in the cards. The jumper, Frank Kelly, was a failed writer and an accomplished hothead. Max acquires Frank's journal, and is soon following the dead man through a foggy landscape of artistic manias and romantic intrigues. Along the way, he encounters a motley crew of crackpots, bohemians, and wily ghosts that refuse to be buried in San Francisco's Barbary Coast past. Fans of quirky, literary mysteries will love this second dose of Max Bravo and his outrageous adventures in Cynthia Robinson's The Barbary Dogs.

The Dog Park Club (Max Bravo)

Thorndike Press

A True Sister In The Sisterhood a book written to bring about change in the women of God When you read this book think about yourself and your relationship with Christ Author Cynthia Robinson reveals ways to examine your commitment to Christ and his teachings while delivering key points on reaching your spiritual potential in the Sisterhood Cynthia Robinson is an inspirational poet and writer who has taken the gifts God has blessed her with to educate encourage and enlighten the lives of others in a positive way Her strong beliefs in making a difference is the driving force behind her passion for writing Her greatest joy is writing inspirational and motivational poetry I consider it as my ministry of words Her writing style is practical yet powerful connecting with her audience in a soul stirring way Cynthia Robinson resides in Rochester NY with her husband Willie and daughters Eboni and Candice Dream Imagine Believe Life is a journey that brings forth change From a little child we play lets pretend games We fi nd ourselves pretending about who we want to be Never realizing the possibilities when you Dream Imagine Believe We say I want to be a writer doctor a lawyer a fi reman And then someone instills in us and we say I think I can You begin to think about the things you want to be Understanding the possibilities when you Dream Imagine Believe Now my dream has come to fruition Manifested through my ambitions I have become the writer I wanted to be My accomplishment acknowledges the possibilities when I Dream Imagine Believe

A True Sister In The Sisterhood: An Inspirational Guide for Christian Women

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Xlibris, Corp.

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Imagining the Passion in a Multiconfessional Castile: The Virgin, Christ, Devotions, and Images in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

The Dog Park Club: A Mystery (A Max Bravo Mystery)

The Barbary Dogs (A Max Bravo Mystery)

The Dog Park Club: A Mystery (A Max Bravo Mystery)

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Three Ladies and a Lover (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Hadith Bayad Wa Riyad

The Barbary Dogs (A Max Bravo Mystery)

The Dog Park Club (Max Bravo)

A True Sister In The Sisterhood: An Inspirational Guide for Christian Women