Illustrated with striking Pompeian depictions of these ancient combatants, Gladiators at Pompeii presents a complete picture of the gladiators of the Roman Empire and the highly organized and regulate
Post represents ritual and liturgical studies, Tineke Nugteren represents comparative religion, and Hessel Zondag represents the psychology of religion on the Dutch team charged with exploring the rit
This volume reports on the results of excavations conducted by the American Schools of Oriental Research at the Iron Age settlement of Tell Qarqur between 1993 and 1999. The volume begins with an over
The present volume consists of fourteen comparative and descriptive studies dealing with the syntax and morphology of the simple clause in Chadic. Chadic languages are the largest and the most diversi
A Greek version with facing-page French translation of Hippocrates' maladie sacree with notes and commentary. The introduction draws attention to contemporary ideas about the treatment of illness and
Medievalists with a range of specialties and interests strive to reveal and assess new aspects of the material culture of early Europe and to intervene in the theories of materialism that govern such
"In first-century Palestine, a revival was taking place. Many Jews were looking for a more personal encounter with their God. They believed that the glory of YHWH was not confined to the Jerusalem san
Through a discussion of power dynamics with a critical eye towards the political situation of influential Christian leaders including Constantine, Damasus, Ambrose, and Augustine, Death's Dominion dem
Through a discussion of power dynamics with a critical eye towards the political situation of influential Christian leaders including Constantine, Damasus, Ambrose, and Augustine, Death's Dominion dem
Editors and translators Nicholson and Grenier-Winter present students, academics, and general-interest readers with a collection of selected, French and modern English translations of poems written by
Within Butler's oeuvre there are specific texts that not only make in-depth investigation into the intricacies of agency their narrative projects, says Bast, but also engage in a dialogue with eac
This festschrift contains 29 essays in honor of the work of Norwegian linguistics scholar Jan Resto, along with a bibliography of his work. Scholars working in Europe, Egypt, Israel, Ethiopia, and the
Religious-Zionism developed in Israel as an attempt to combine halakhic commitment with the values of modernity, two networks of meaning not easily reconciled. This book presents a study of the discou
The Second Vatican Council was the most important event in the Roman Catholic Church in the twentieth century. In line with Pope John XXIII's desire for aggiornamento it searched for ways to enable th
Public Theology is a rapidly growing international field of study which focuses on how Christian belief and practice engage with wider social issues. Yet, whilst the ultimate concern of public theolog
The hope for intimacy lies deep within us all. That moment of feeling uniquely understood, the antidote to isolation, is what gives us value, validation and self-belief. Often confused with love, inti
This book deals with two interconnected yet often forgotten realities of the constitutional order in Africa: first, the 'foreign affairs power' that gives the specific organs of the State the capacity
In this volume, Elimelekh examines Arabic prison literature in a variety of contexts, and from a variety of perspectives. Beginning with an overview of the genre, she goes on to look at the genre from
Tracing the development of negation from Classical Arabic to the post-classical period, Diem shows how the pre-verbal particles of negation inherited from Classical Arabic combined with a newly develo
"The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe" surveys the major religious currents of Europe before Christianity - the first continental religion with hegemonic ambition - wiped out most local religio
"James Watts uses rhetorical analysis for this detailed exposition of Leviticus 1-10. In dialogue with a wide variety of contemporary scholarship on Leviticus, this commentary also engages the history
Jean-Paul Sartre: Mind and Body, Word and Deed celebrates Sartre's polyvalence with an examination of Sartrean philosophy, literature, and politics. In four distinct yet related sections, twelve schol
"Starting with the question concerning the discursive formation of architectural history, the chapters compiled in this manuscript attempt to re-read the historiography of the early modern architectur
Sufism formed one of the cultures of resistance which has existed in the social fabric of Persia since antiquity. Such resistance continues to manifest itself today with many looking to Sufism as a mo
This title brings together international contributions on early Italian post-WWII cinema. Additionally, it includes articles dealing with often marginalized filmmakers, independent productions and gen
Phelps (religion, Mount Olive College, North Carolina) explores the relationship that French philosopher Badiou's thinking maintains with Christian theology. He covers Badiou's anti-theology; event, t
European political and other social scientists analyze manifestations of togetherness and separateness of territorial units in Europe, with a special focus on state exclaves--areas geographically sepa
In the early twentieth century The Eastern Buddhist not only shared in pioneering presentations of Buddhism to the west but invited interaction with non-Japanese authors. This interactive process incr
This book is a Christian devotional that uses A Christmas Carol as a tool to teach the ancient Advent lessons of Hope, Faith, Peace, Love and Joy. Each week's devotion begins with a section from A Chr
Newar marriage is mostly performed in accordance with traditional Brahmanical-Sanskriatic rituals, say Gutschow, who is not further identified, and Michaels (classical Indology and religious studies,
Though not a native Arabic speaker, Gelder (Oxford U.) has been entranced by Arabic poetry since his first encounter with it in the 1960s, in Amsterdam. His concern in this study is less "sense" than
What counts as health or ill health? How do we deal with the fallibility of our own bodies? Should illness and disease be considered simply in biological terms, or should considerations of its emotion
Approximately 106 documents in 10 languages (in Romanized transcription with English translation) are presented in the first volume, which is about three times as big as the other two volumes. The foc
Watson (Arabic linguistics, U. of Salford, UK) bases her study of the linguistic structure of Mehri primarily on first-hand fieldwork. She offers a descriptive account of two dialects of Mehri, with r
Foregrounding the funk style "invented" by legendary musician James Brown, this study concerns itself with how the experience of time in popular music is reflective of broader social, political or, mo
Brian Wilson is a genius . Ever since British press agent Derek Taylor launched a publicity campaign with that theme to promote the landmark LP Pet Sounds in 1966, some variation of that claim has bee
Foregrounding the funk style "invented" by legendary musician James Brown, this study concerns itself with how the experience of time in popular music is reflective of broader social, political or, mo
Brian Wilson is a genius . Ever since British press agent Derek Taylor launched a publicity campaign with that theme to promote the landmark LP Pet Sounds in 1966, some variation of that claim has bee
In the early twentieth century The Eastern Buddhist not only shared in pioneering presentations of Buddhism to the west but invited interaction with non-Japanese authors. This interactive process incr
In the early twentieth century The Eastern Buddhist not only shared in pioneering presentations of Buddhism to the west but invited interaction with non-Japanese authors. This interactive process incr
