The Dada movement, revered as perhaps the purest form of cultural subversion and provocation in 20th-century Europe, has been a victim of the readiness with which cultural historians have swallowed it
This book offers a comparative social history of theology in the nineteenth century with a particular focus on three illustrative centres of theological study: Berlin, Oxford and Chicago. (James Clark
Richly illustrated in color, this handbook aims to impart the skills that allow the reader to answer the question, “Why does this painting matter?” Organized chronologically, with passages of historic
The case of Deir Alla is a social and economic case study of developing Third World agriculture. The study is based upon historical sources, contemporary public information with statistics, and field
Mediterranean and West European pre-modern agriculture (agriculture before 1600) was by necessity ‘organic agriculture’. Crop protection is part and parcel of this agriculture, with weed control in th
The Livre fort excellent de cuysine is one of a family of cookery books that first saw the light with Pierre Sergent's La Fleur de toute cuysine (renamed Le Grand cuisinier de toute cuisine) of 1542.
Europe is dotted with tens of thousands of prehistoric barrows. In spite of their ubiquity, little is known on the role they had in pre- and protohistoric landscapes.
Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women begins with a procession of girls, dressed in foreign costume and carrying boughs – tokens of supplication – arriving in Argos. Fugitives from Egypt they are in flight from
One of the most fertile and fast-developing themes of recent historiography is treated by the 10 new papers in this volume. The history of the ancient world has traditionally been studied with a view
‘Authenticity’ and authentication is at the heart of museums’ concerns in displays, objects, and interaction with visitors. These notions have formed a central element in early thought on culture and
Excavations in the London Borough of Hillingdon revealed a rich archaeological landscape with possible settlement continuity and shift over a period of 6000 years. Evidence for important Neolithic mon
Excavations revealed evidence of a settlement dating from the mid 7th to late 9th centuries. Remains of a wooden bridge and 35 buildings were found, some with timber surviving in post-holes, also a sm
Since the revelation of Iris Murdoch's (1919-1999) affair with Elias Canetti (1905-1994), scholarship on their relationship has been largely biographical, focusing in particular on Canetti's alleged r
Catherine Booth’s achievements - as a revivalist, social reformer, champion of women’s rights, and, with her husband William Booth, co-founder of the Salvation Army - were widely recognized in he lif
Constructing more inclusive political spaces has been a central concern of social movements in postcolonial societies. This book engages with Ecuador’s recent processes of political transformation by
Beginning with the biblical motif of Jacob’s struggle with God (Genesis 32), Podmore undertakes a theological investigation and rehabilitation of ‘spiritual trial’ [known in the German Lutheran tradit
Christian theology is not naively the study of the Bible “only” or alone but the interactions and engagement of the Bible with these human traditions. To this end, Michael's work is the study of the B
The emotional separation of boys from their mothers in early childhood enables them to connect with their fathers and their fathers' world. But this separation also produces a melancholic reaction of
Aeschylus’ Suppliant Women begins with a procession of girls, dressed in foreign costume and carrying boughs – tokens of supplication – arriving in Argos. Fugitives from Egypt they are in flight from
With help from other excavators on the project, Pinnock describes the archaeological finds from the Roman period near Nostell Priory, a Palladian mansion built in 1733 and in the care of Britain's Nat
Spong Hill, with over 2500 cremations, remains the largest early Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery to have been excavated in Britain. This volume presents the long-awaited chronology and synthesis of the
Sacrosanctum Concilium opened the door to all Christians to understand the contemporary challenge to their life and health, and it started with the reform of the liturgy.
In this, the third volume of The Paul L. Holmer Papers: the reader will see Holmer's deep concern with the problems and possibilities of the sermon, liturgy, ministry, and spirituality. Inspired by So
Religious belief was central to the lives - and deaths - of all medieval Londoners. Religion was fully integrated into the social and political order, providing the population with an understanding of
In his detailed and thought-provoking work, Philip Goodwin conducts a thorough analysis of the challenges facing the Biblical translator, with particular focus on the problematic dominance of the King
First full illustrated translation with Egyptian transliteration, aiming to present with their individual histories all the compositions on prt m hrw "Book of the Dead" papyri from t
Goethe's ideas on colour and imagery crossed many borderlines: those of artistic processes and philosophical aesthetics, art history and colour theory, together with the science of perception.
The latest in this ongoing series of collections from the Oxford School of Archaeology includes several narrowly focused papers, concentrating on specific items, such as a gold band inscribed with a b
The latest edition of 'The Fire that Consumes' now contains a foreword by celebrated theologian Richard Bauckham. Edward William Fudge's seminal work enlightens Christians and theologians with a coher
'The Crisis of Global Capitalism' is a collection of essays with a compelling introduction by Adrian Pabst which offers a much-needed moral analysis of Western political economy in the wake of the 200
Fee (emeritus, New Testament, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada) offers his own exegetical reading of the final book of the Bible, with very little concern for anything except to help people hear it f
St Dunstan of Canterbury (909-88) was the central figure in the development of English church and society after the death of King Alfred. Douglas Dales traces Dunstan's life beginning with his educati
Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Prominent are the nature and possibility o
Because of their significance in everyday life in ancient Egypt, this works provides a specific lexicography of terms with textual and bibliographical references to cattle, sheep and goats. In ancient
With the redevelopment of the former car park adjacent to Baskerville House as part of the Library of Birmingham project, the opportunity arose to examine some of the most complete remains of the 19th
The cathedral or Duomo of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence ranks with the Parthenon in Athens, the Pantheon in Rome, Istanbul's Hagia Sofia, Chartres cathedral, St. Peter's, the Eiffel Tower, and Frank
This volume presents the conclusions of a research assessment funded by English Heritage which drew together the broad community of scholars interested in marine and maritime affairs, with a remit of
Brading Roman Villa is a fine example of a maritime courtyard villa with in situ mosaics of the third and fourth centuries which rank amongst the best of their kind in northern Europe. This highly ill
