Presenting a thoughtful and thorough analysis, and heavily illustrated with superb drawings, plans, and b&w plates of the sculpture, this volume describes the meaning and possible ceremonial uses
Editor Classen (U. of Arizona) organized two sessions at the 2009 International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan U., and from these sessions he and co-editor Marilyn Sandidge (Westfiel
South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in
In view of the various proposals concerning the nature and function of the book of Proverbs, the present study focuses on the social dimensions of the document within its distinct, literary context. T
Tuyen (Ministry of Information and Communication of Vietnam) explores how the deployment and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) can support sustainable economic development in Vi
Within Germanic, North Germanic is special because in many dialects words can differ only based on their melody or word accents. Tonal accents in Norwegian breaks from the traditional analyses of word
Linguists, all but one from Germany or Scandinavia, contribute to the growing discussion about the role of information structure in language change, and operational methods that can be applied to corp
Scholars of literature in a wide range of European languages (which included Arabic until 1492), of history, of art, and even of medicine explore the contexts and causes of laughter. Their topics incl
Linguists Diewald and Smirnova, of Leibniz University, Hannover, present a thorough explanation of their argument that the German language is developing a grammatical form that expresses evidentiality
This handbook provides thorough, up-to-date information on associations concerned with the fields of librarianship, information science and archives. The third, completely revised edition contains ove
The 18 contributions to this volume deal with a variety of 'tropes', such as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, irony, euphemism, antonomasia and hyperbole. Using various approaches or paradigms the auth
The esteemed and enduring Handbook of Zoology, a German work initiated in the 1920s, treats the whole animal kingdom, from single-celled organisms to mammals, in eight volumes, offering overviews on a
ThisOxford dissertationoffers a detailed analysis of the text of the Old Testament book of the prophet Amos and attempts to reconstruct the process of its composition. It looks into the probable histo
The second of an anticipated 30 volumes, this work presents entries from Anim through Atheism, written by noted scholars in many fields. The entries are alphabetical and describe the origins and devel
Renowned for their superb reference works, Walter de Gruyter Press has undertaken yet another landmark work with this Encyclopedia. Anticipating 30 volumes when complete, the encyclopedia offers alpha
Fifteen essays explore how ideas and experiences of transformation were expressed in early Christianity. Topics include the relationship between the resurrection and the ascension stories in Luke-Acts
Revising her 2007 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Pavia, Mauri investigates the three conceptual relations of combination, contrast, and alternative--often expressed in English by AND, BUT, a
Grzybeck (Universitat Graz, Austria) and Kohler (Universitat Trier, Germany) present 66 papers addressing current topics in quantitative linguistic research, about a third of which are published in Ge
This book introduces readers to the principles underlying digital libraries, illustrating these principles by reference to a wide range of digital library practices throughout the world. Individual ch
This monograph presents a fresh and detailed treatment of the problems posed by the Nehemiah-Memoir. Starting from the pre-critical interpretations of Ezra-Neh, the study demonstrates that the use of
Qiang is a Tibeto-Burman language of southwest China, spoken by about 70,000 Qiang and Tibetan people in northern Sichuan Province. This book, the first book-length description of the Qiang language i
Rather than presenting a reverse list of words in endless sequence and strictly alphabetical order, thisReverse English Dictionary considers the structure and formation of words, grouping them togethe
During the decades he spent preparing his edition of Homer, which gained worldwide repute, Martin L. West accumulated numerous interesting and new details regarding the transmission of the text. He is
The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups,
Volume 17 of Reviews in Mineralogy is based on a short course, entitled "Thermodynamic Modeling of Geological Materials: Minerals, Fluids amd Melts," October 22-25, 1987, at the Wickenburg Inn near Ph
The Quranic Noah narratives provide a fascinating window into the making of Muhammad as an eschatological prophet. This book examines their form, content, and sources as a means of deciphering the scr
In exploring the early representation of Muhammad from the perspective of quranic intertextuality, Segovia is not trying to reconstruct the historical Muhammed, but to understand how his image was fab
The extent of the so-called History of David’s Rise has been indecisive, and as a result, various issues around the document have been left extremely flexible. This comprehensive monograph sees the ro
Nonnus, a 5th-century poet from Panopolis (Egypt), composed the Dionysiaca, a mythological epic in 48 books, as well as a paraphrase of theGospel of St John. He has long been a neglected and misrepres
