Whole Soyinka and the Poetry of Isolation

This paper provides a glimpse of Islamic scholarship in Mirriah, Niger Republic, at a particular point in time, 1974–1975, before some of the latest currents of religious unrest erupted in West Africa. Through interviews with local scholars, it examines the degree to which they participated in a West African “core curriculum” shared with other Islamic scholars across the Sahel. It also explores the history of the malamai class in Mirriah, noting significant ties to the Bornu empire. Both the ruling dynasty and Mirriah itself also exemplify the process of “becoming Hausa”: people of diverse origins have come to define themselves as Hausa, adopting the Hausa language and the religion of Islam.     

An active postvention program

The Active Postvention Model (APM) described in this article demonstrates how survivors of suicide can be an installation of hope for the newly bereaved and an effective referral resource for support in the grief process. The benefit of active postvention compared to passive postvention results in a dramatic reduction in the elapsed time between death and seeking help for the survivors who receive the active postvention. Other benefits of the APM are discussed as well.     

"马克思至今仍然是具有重大现实意义的人物"--霍布斯鲍姆访谈录

[译者按]艾瑞克·霍布斯鲍姆(Eric J.Hobsbawm),伦敦大学教授、英国皇家科学院院士,是一位著名马克思主义历史学家.生于1917年,是俄国十月革命的同龄人.1936年加入英国共产党.1956年因反对苏联入侵匈牙利而退出英共,后加入意大利共产党.著有论述19世纪历史的三部曲<革命的年代>、<资本的年代>与<帝国的年代>,论述20世纪历史的<极端的年代(1914-1991)>等著作.2004年8月,87岁的霍布斯鲍姆在伦敦接受了俄国<自由思想-21世纪>杂志主编弗·伊诺泽姆采夫的采访,阐述了他对一系列重大历史和现实问题的看法.他在访谈中说:"马克思至今仍然是具有重大现实意义的人物","唯物史观作为马克思主义的核心是普遍适用的",…第三'世界对西方文明来说并不构成威胁",它们没有美国那样的全球政治野心,"甚至可能成为伟大世界强国的中国也没有这样的野心".当然,他的有些观点可能是有争议的,有待进一步探讨.霍布斯鲍姆的访谈录有助于我们了解当代国外学者关于马克思主义、全球化、社会主义和共产主义发展前景等问题的各种观点.现将<自由思想--21世纪>2004年第9期刊登的访谈录(原文标题是:<后共产主义灾难的规模之大在俄国境之外是不了解的>)译载如下.