Bodies and their role in cultural discourse have been a constant focus in the humanities and social sciences in recent years, but comparatively few studies exist about Old Norse-Icelandic or early Iri
This volume assembles scholars working on cuneiform texts from different periods, genres, and areas to examine the range of social, cultural, and historical contexts in which specific types of texts c
This book offers insights from current research on the role of culture in foreign language learning as well as the construction of culture and identity through language learning and use. It presents o
This book deals with early multilingual acquisition from a holistic, dynamic, and multilingual perspective. It focuses on the analysis of pragmatic awareness and language attitudes of consecutive mult
Noting that religious legitimation of violence remains an integral part of the history of most, if not all, religions, Koch explores theoretical discourses in which religion is used to legitimize poli
This collection of essays originates in the collaboration of the international Research Network “Gender in Antisemitism, Orientalism and Occidentalism.” The interdisciplinary volume proposes to interv
Scholars of literature, mental health, and the history of medicine explore how people of the medieval and early modern periods conducted communicative exchanges in their quest for spiritual health in
A. Sakhnovich (mathematics, U. of Vienna), L.A. Sakhnovich, and Roitberg (mathematics and computer science, U. Leipzig, Germany) explore the method of operator identities and the related theory of S-n
Considering their widespread and highly controversial legacy, Ibn Taymiyya and his foremost disciple, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, arguably belong to the most influential figures of Islamic thought. The co
This book is about the struggle for social power in the interethnic context of the Austrian part of the 19th Austro-Hungarian Empire. It explores how the struggle for power is reflected in attempts to
This book is about the struggle for social power in the interethnic context of the Austrian part of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire. It explores how the struggle for power is reflected in att
Literature scholars and historians draw from literary and historical texts to shed light on medieval and early modern perceptions of what constituted criminal behaviors, and how society responded puni
