Worldbuilder's Book Club 2023 - hosted by quartzen

Culture and Religion
Choose a book about cultural or religious practice contemporary or historical, including books about religion,  mythology, cultural norms, manners, social class, or other related topics.
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The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706 by John Thornton

The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706

John Thornton

238 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion medium-paced
Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey by Edna G. Bay

Wives of the Leopard: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the Kingdom of Dahomey

Edna G. Bay

392 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Mani and Manichaeism by Geo Widengren, Charles Kessler

Mani and Manichaeism

Geo Widengren, Charles Kessler

176 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

religion informative reflective slow-paced
Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Japanese Fairy Tales

Yei Theodora Ozaki

256 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy short stories adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Ethnic Identity in Tang China by Marc S. Abramson

Ethnic Identity in Tang China

Marc S. Abramson

258 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
The Season: A Social History of the Debutante by Kristen Richardson

The Season: A Social History of the Debutante

Kristen Richardson

9 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

Michael W. Twitty

480 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective slow-paced
The Best Circles: Society, Etiquette And The Season by Leonore Davidoff

The Best Circles: Society, Etiquette And The Season

Leonore Davidoff

127 pages • first pub 1973 (editions) user-added

nonfiction
Between Women: Friendship, Desire, and Marriage in Victorian England by Sharon Marcus

Between Women: Friendship, Desire, and Marriage in Victorian England

Sharon Marcus

356 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced
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