In this commentary Kanagaraj examines how John projects the church as God’s "new covenant community", which is characterized by two virtues: love and obedience.
This book re-assesses archaeological research into holy well sites in Ireland and the evidence for votive deposition at watery sites throughout northwest European prehistory.
Why do photographs interest writers, especially autobiographical writers? Ever since their invention, photographs have featured — as metaphors, as absent inspirations, and latterly as actual objects —
The close relationship between photography and archaeology is widely acknowledged. Since its invention, photography has been an indispensable documentation tool for archaeology, while the development
World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization introduces the range, history and significance of the archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.
The Typenatlas der romischenReichspragung von Augustus bisAemilianus systematically presents and discusses the iconography of the reverses of Roman imperial coins as contemporary official primary sour
Linguists specializing in English explore the discourse-pragmatic semantic, morphological and syntactic factors involved in English morphosyntactic alternations within a wide range of contemporary the
Brunnow's 1895 Arabische Chrestomathie au Prosaschriftestellern, later substantially enlarged and refined by Fischer, has long been a classic textbook for introducing Classical Arabic literature, even
Rossington Bridge lies next to the Roman road between Doncaster and Lincoln. Excavations between 1956-1961 discovered eight pottery kilns, a site of considerable significance.
An introduction to major aspects of later 5th century Athens such as society, civil life, education, religion, the arts, the sciences, philosophy, sport and recreation.
The central importance of the actor-author is a distinctive feature of Italian theatrical life, in all its eclectic range of regional cultures and artistic traditions.
Acknowledging that he is writing within the framework of his evangelical and Pentecostal beliefs, Gabriel (theology, U. of Saskatchewan) nevertheless draws from theologians across Christian traditions
"The choice of certain name forms for geographical features is always also an expression of personal attitudes, scientific convictions, political intentions and juridical frameworks. Recommendations a
Braun (Austrian Academy of Sciences, retired) chronicles the development of basic tools by ancient civilizations, scientific achievements during the Middle Ages, and manufacturing advances during the
This book presents evidence from a detailed field study project into the deserted rural settlements throughout Wales - exploring settlement morphology, monastic upland exploitation, medieval and post-
Following the same methodological principles established in an earlier volume dedicated to administrative documents from the reign of Sulgi, Hilgert (Assyriology and Sumerology, Friedrich-Schiller-Uni
New geoinformatic technologies have recently had a transformative effect on landscape archaeology, particularly by facilitating the high resolution acquisition and analysis of data over large areas. T
Stonehenge is an iconic monument for people all around the world. Built around 5000 years ago, it stands for mystery and forgotten secrets waiting to be decoded.
Over 150 years of research in the Circum-Alpine region have produced a vast amount of data on the lakeshore and wetland settlements found throughout the area.
Ancient Egypt, Greek temples, Indian palaces and medieval castles are just some of the sources of inspiration which architects used when designing houses in the Regency period.
Excavation in advance of engineering works along the M1 from Junctions 6a to 10 (between Hemel Hempstead and Luton) revealed significant archaeological remains of wide-ranging date.
How does the practice of archaeology benefit from faunal analysis? Michael Glassow and Terry Joslin's Exploring Methods of Faunal Analysis: Insights from California Archaeology addresses this question
Ingram (emeritus, Pacific Lutheran U., Tacoma, Washington) argues that the Buddhist-Christian dialogue, in all three of its forms--conceptual, social engagements, and interior--are interdependent proc
Kaldellis (not further identified) and Efthymiadis (social anthropology, U. of the Aegean, Mytilene) contribute to the study of Byzantine provincial society by collecting brief profiles on particular
Kouremenos (classics, Aristotle U., Thessaloniki, Greece) has particular interests in Greek philosophy and science. He has written two other books on Aristotle in connection with mathematical infinity
Recently retired (Paul-Valery U. of Montpellier), French scholar of 18th-century British literature Soulier-Detis has woven fragmented explanations about satirical painter and engraver William Hogarth
Throughout history, climate change has been an important driving force behind human behaviour. This archaeological study seeks to understand the complex interrelations between that behaviour and clima
Storytelling is a universal human activity and oral narration — particularly modern ‘conversational’ narration such as anecdotes or personal stories — has long been fertile ground for linguists workin
Andrey Platonovich Platonov (1899-1951) is increasingly regarded as one of the greatest writers of the Soviet period. His linguistic virtuosity, philosophical rigour and political unorthodoxy combined
Short description: A comprehensive and thorough survey of the Christological position based on the insights of international scholarship. The book establishes continuity between the historical Jesus a
A collection of c.200 etymologies and etymological complexes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The list includes brief contextual information, evidence from ancient grammarians, discussion of the artistic f
Plato's Apology (Defence) of Socrates is a masterpiece of ancient rhetoric which philosophically illustrates in practice and illuminates in principle Plato's version of Socrates' dialectical method. T
In "Encountering Empire", Elisabeth Engel traces how black American missionaries - men and women grappling with their African heritage - established connections in Africa during the
Salt is an invisible object for research in archaeology. However, ancient writings, ethnographic studies and the evidence of archaeological exploitation highlight it as an essential reference for huma
Focussing on three philosophers - Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, and Slavoj Zizek - Faithful Doubt argues that atheism can be redeeming. Far from being inhospitable to faith, doubt is increasingly
With Experiments Past the important role that experimental archaeology has played in the development of archaeology is finally uncovered and understood. Experimental archaeology is a method to attempt
This is the final volume in the monograph series resulting from archaeological excavations in the Ebbsfleet Valley in advance of High Speed 1 and the Ebbsfleet International station.
