A great deal of thought went into the tortuous reasoning that became the Third Reich. Wherever they could find them, Nazis begged, borrowed or stole a philosophical reason for their insanity, taking i
Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences
In the outcome of a three-year research project at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Meifert-Menhard proposes a view of narrative that is heavily informed by cognitive narratology and applies i
Five invited expository articles from an October 2011 workshop in Linz, Austria discuss the processing and handling of large scale data and models in earth sciences, and the efficient extraction of th
How much of narrative is myth, and how much is truth, is the interesting theme of these twenty-two essays. Particularly interesting is the use of the term "ancient novel" to describe religious works,
The internal bootstrapps for establishing the grammatical system of a human language build an essential topic in language acquisition research. The discussion of the last 20 years came up with the Lex
Tarasti (musicology, U. of Helsinki, Finland) presents the theory or philosophy of existential semiotics that he has been developing in previous books for the past 15 years. After years under the infl
This peer-reviewed collection of essays is part of the Nietzsche Today series of books, designed to showcase research on Neitzsche's work and its contributions to general philosophy. The focus of this
Berg (philosophy, U. of Haifa) has assembled material from his essays, articles, and presentations over the past several years into a comprehensive account of his thoughts on direct belief. He discuss
Siraya is a Formosan language with unique typological features once spoken around Tainan City in southwest Taiwan. This comprehensive study is based on an analysis of the language of the Siraya Gospel
Based on the author's research in Myanmar, this impressive study presents an in-depth description of the beliefs, people, practices, and culture of the Shwegyin Buddhists there. The volume contains ca
The Villa of the Papyri was the only intact library to survive from Greco-Roman antiquity. Excavation there goes back to the 18th century, but the 10 papers here describe excavations 1994-98 by Infrat
This study demonstrates the importance of including narrative ethics in a construction of Old Testament ethics. The social identity approach is used as a lens through which to understand and derive et
Catholic saints are also signs. Through the saints, the Catholic Church communicates certain models of spirituality. After the Reformation, saints became the media through which the Catholic Church re
During his 40 years in China, Feuchtwang (anthropology, London School of Economics) has been investigating local temple religions that are not connected to any of the main Chinese religious and philos
Lucan's life and times : vitae and other evidence -- Lucan's antiphrastic epos -- Book IV and its place in the poem -- Language and style -- Diction -- Syntax and word order -- Rhetorical devices -- M
In his 1861 book Mutterrecht or Mother Right: an investigation of the religious and juridical character of matriarchy of the Ancient World, Swiss anthropologist and sociologist Johann Jakob Bachofen p
In this first volume of the new series European Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies, 33 multidisciplinary papers explore aspects of the relations between the "avant-garde," "modernism," and "Europe," wi
Originally presented at a 2003 conference held at Georgetown U., the 18 papers in this collection offer research from various cognitive and discourse perspectives that emphasize the shared notions tha
This work gathers together the principal essays of Richard Hunter, whose work has been fundamental in the modern re-evaluation of Greek literature after Alexander and its reception at Rome and elsewhe
The present volume is the eleventh in the series of the Jerusalem Talmud, the first in a three volume edition, translation, and commentary of the Fourth OrderNeziqin. The thirty chapters of Neziqin th
Analytic philosophy has leveled many challenges to Kant’s ascription of necessary properties and relations to objects in his Critique of Pure Reason. Some of these challenges can be answered, it
The theme of Faust, the scholar who compacts his soul to the devil, has undergone many transformations since it first arose in the Reformation period, becoming one of the most profound themes of moder
Internationally recognized scholars from many parts of the world provide a critical survey of recent developments and achievements in the global field of religious studies. The work follows in the foo
These papers focus on the topic of leadership in the library and information professions, providing an overview of institutes, programs and activities occurring around the world. Some are described in
Views of the important figure of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity vary widely. In an effort to reconcile them, Kasher investigates Herod's personality and his emotional state, and proposes
In the decades since Germany was infested with nazism and millions died as the result of its ideology, German identity narratives have emerged which explain that Germans were also the victims of deadl
An introduction overviews approaches to second language learning and teaching, then teachers of English and language focus in turn on the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Each sect
This book critically explores the idea of Europe since the French Revolution from the perspective of intellectual history. It traces the dominant and recurring theme of Europe-as-Christendom in discou
Rock-for-a-cause events like the Mandela shows, Amnesty's Human Rights Now! world tour, and the Anti-Apartheid and Greenpeace charity records are part of new international mobilization strategies. Pre
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