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The Sacred Meadows
A Structural Analysis of Religious Symbolism in an East African Town
Abdul Hamid M. el Zein
Northwestern University Press, 1974
The Sacred Meadows is an anthropological study of the religion of Lamu, the oldest inhabited town in Kenya, originally settled in 1370, and situated on an island off the Kenyan coast. Abdul Hamid El-Zein discusses the religious impact of Islam and its place in Lamu society. He explores the structure of the town’s religious system and its relation to social stratification and everyday life. Through his analysis of the religious symbolism used by the people of Lamu, he shows that myth, ritual and magic are integral parts of a whole symbolic system.
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Structural Analysis of Unistrut Space-Frame Roofs
Part A: Recommended Method for Computation of Safe Roof Loads
Paul H. Coy
University of Michigan Press, 1959
Part A: Recommended Method for Computation of Safe Roof Loads, of the Structural Analysis of Unistrut Space-Frame Roofs describes the analysis in detail. It contains numerous examples showing how the method can be applied in determining safe loads for Unistrut space-frame roofs where the roof supports vary either in type or in their plan arrangement. Once the proposed method has been fully understood, Part A needs to be consulted only from time to time. Being primarily a textbook, it has been prepared and printed as a separate volume.
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