Within the Mystery cultures of ancient history; art; science and religion formed a unity that offered direction and spiritual nourishment to the broader society. Today; art; science and religion can again be reunited. However; as Marie Steiner indicates in her introduction to these lectures; these aspects of our culture need rejuvenation through fresh spiritual understanding and knowledge. Art cannot be renewed through compromise; but only by returning to the spiritual foundations of life. As she says: "The remedy lies in unlocking the wisdom of the Mysteries and presenting it to humanity in a form adapted to contemporary needs." In these wide-ranging lectures; Rudolf Steiner offers spiritual insight for the modern day into a revitalised world of the arts. His themes include: the relation of art to technology; the moral experience of the worlds of colour and music; the legendary Norwegian Dream Song of Olaf Aring;steson; and the relationship between the various arts of architecture; sculpture; painting; music; poetry; eurythmy and the human being.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. More like a trailer courtBy C. WagnerThis is an eclectic anthology of various experiences involving poverty. When I was young; we were the poor; and then there were other variations and now the variations seem to have multiplied. The Gary; Indiana nightmare; for example; wiped out the steel mills and adequately paying jobs due to the One World Economy. Most whites fled in search of jobs and most of the balance fled as the neighborhoods ldquo;changed;rdquo; causing the middle class minorities to flee also. Now; the lower middle class neighborhoods are toxic. ldquo;The whole country looks more like a trailer park every day.rdquo; (P. 38.). This chapter attributes the sitution to a worsened economy; temporary jobs; unstable neighborhoods; etc. The chapter on Detroit testifies the residentsrsquo; conception of the difference between people and trash. The Matt Wray chapter on White Trash Religions was fascinating; pushing The End even more so than do more ldquo;middle classrdquo; protestant sects. The creepy control religion holds on their lives was both insightful and frightening. If you are old enough and not privileged with a highly paid job placing you in communities such as Plainfield; Indiana; you may have seen the evidence of white trashing. When I moved to the small town of Peru; Indiana; it was a hustling; if not booming; community. Young middle class residents were moving in weekly. Small homes were being renovated and flipped. This was before the folks at the Rotary millionairersquo;s table decided a one world economy would cause their factories to work twenty-four hours a day to sell product to China. (I am not making this up.) Now; forty years later; the brightest young people move somewhere else with greater opportunities. Roofs are not being repaired. Many houses appear to be abandoned. Others are in various states of deterioration. Paying full time jobs are few and far between. This; with the exception of mysterious upper middle class and beyond enclaves; appears to be the economic norm throughout the state; perhaps even the entire U.S. The book was published in 1997 and the authors have not seen anything yet.27 of 28 people found the following review helpful. Excellent. Just ExcellentBy HyperkindI read this book from an academic viewpoint; as I was a brand new professor (in 2009) and I wanted to get some background in teaching about poor Whites (in my Introduction to Sociology class). This book was a great eye opener. Not only was it informative; with excellent pieces of information and perspectives; but it was also rather engaging; and not at all a difficult read.Now that I teach the Sociology of Race; Class; and Gender; I have been thinking about adding this book to the reading list for my students (using it as one of the texts). Honestly? The only turn-off is the price; I really dont like asking students to pays $40 for a book that is not truly a text but more of an anthology. However; I have to say; if you really want to spend $40 on a book that you would find interesting and could most assuredly be dinner party conversation; this is the one.11 of 14 people found the following review helpful. As an undergraduate I was required to take a "Black ...By Paul HanrahanAs an undergraduate I was required to take a "Black Studies" course. I thought a book that focused on "White Studies" as it were would be worth reading. This book was very much worth the time and effort.