Word: goddesses
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...doesn't speak to anybody, but is constantly muttering to herself. Only when I draw within a meter of her do I realize that she is chanting the name of a family deity: "Ma Sherawali... Ma Sherawali... Ma Sherawali..." She clings to a small idol of the Tiger-Borne Goddess she found in the rubble near the camp...
...result is a superb romantic clash?a battle between a wise god and a defiant young goddess. Just like the fruitful friction between Yuen and his demanding director. Out of it came artistry, and another triumph for Yuen Wo-ping, the martial master...
Some of Doyle's ideas have the imprint of sanity. Being the commanding, demanding warrior goddess may work in the office, she argues, but you should leave her there and treat your husband like a friend and grownup. "Honor his choice of socks and stocks, food and friendships, art and attitudes...have regard for his ideas, suggestions, family and work," she writes. There is a lot to be said for apologizing, for walking away rather than escalating an argument. And Doyle, like many therapists, urges women to do nice things for themselves and build on their interests and friendships outside...
...pond. In the 1800s, despite the supression of Afro-Brazilian religions, followers of such faiths would secretly worship West African deities during Roman Catholic rites. For example, someone might act as if they were praying to the Virgin Mary when they were really praying to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea. The tour guide doesn't tell us any of this. She does point out that Sao Sabastiao translates as "Saint Sebastian...
...costumes were outrageous and provocative, and her production numbers brought to mind (for those of us who keep track of excesses from all eras) the best moments of Ann-Margret and Nancy Sinatra - although even Ann and Nancy never came on variety shows decked out as an Aztec goddess, a female boxer or a geisha girl...