Barbara Celarent return home

Celarent Graphic
The most common form of Barbara Celarent



Barbara Celarent is a region of the ocean spirit. She emerges from time to time as that spirit's interest in comprehending the phenomena of particularity and difference."Barbara Celarent" is simply the name given to the minimal definition and constancy thereby achieved.

Since humans appear to be one of the vanguards exploring phenomena of difference, an occasional aspect of this minimal constancy is indwelling in humans. Celarent has most often taken the form of the woman shown to the left.

At present (2049) Celarent has a number of particular characteristics: she "is" a woman of 51 years with a wide variety of experiences acquired while indwelling various humans. She also "is" Neptunian Professor of the Sociology of Particularity at the University of Atlantis, with research continuing into the peculiar behavior of humans.

None of this has any enduring reality. Celarent simply emerges and disappears.

The American Journal of Sociology reviews

One of Celarent's attempts to be particular is a series of essays about old books in social science. These began to appear in the year 2009. As an aspect of eternity, Celarent is not particularly bothered by the anachronisms involved. Her "bibliography" appears below.

Comments about Celarent's reviews and suggestions for works she should read should be sent to Andrew Abbott at the email address noted below. Professor Abbott is occasionally visited by Celarent and passes on such material to her.

Volume 115

Michael Young. The Rise of the Meritocracy, 1870-2033. AJS 115:322-326, 2009.
Henry David Thoreau. Walden; or, Life in the Woods. AJS 115:649-655, 2009.
Frances Donovan. The Woman Who Waits. The Saleslady. The Schoolma'am. AJS 115: 984-990, 2009
Bernard Berelson and Gary A. Steiner. Human Behavior. AJS 115:1345-1350, 2010.
Oliver Cromwell Cox. Caste, Class, and Race. AJS 115:1664-1669, 2010.
Herbert Marcuse. Eros and Civilization. AJS 115:1964-1972, 2010.

Volume 116

Gilberto Freyre. The Masters and the Slaves. AJS, 116:334-339, 2010.
Jomo Kenyatta. Facing Mount Kenya AJS, 116:772-728.
T'ung-Tsu Ch'u (pinyin Qu Tongzu)Law and Society in Traditional China. Local Government under the Ch'ing AJS, 116:1046-1052.
Mariama Ba. So Long a Letter. AJS, 116:1391-1396.
G. S. Ghurye. Caste and Race in India. AJS, 116:1713-1719.
Frantz Fanon. A Dying Colonialism. AJS, 116:2062-2068.

Volume 117

Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati. The High-Caste Hindu Woman. Conditions of Life in the United States. . AJS, 117:353-360.
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Facundo. . AJS, 117:716-723.
Chen Da. Chinese Migrations with Special Reference to Labor Conditions. Emigrant Communities in South China. . AJS, 117:1022-1027.
Ali Shari'ati. On the Sociology of Islam. Marxism and Other Western Fallacies. . AJS, 117:1288-1294.

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