Generally, readers have a negative idea of the Exile. Psalm 137 has fuelled the idea that this was a time of sorrow and despair. This image of the Exile influenced, for instance, Luther's ideas on the
This book highlights the importance of secular and profane prints for the reconstruction and understanding of themes popular in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, and examines their function
"This study seeks to establish a panethnic approach to science fiction that reads mainstream cyberfiction and American Mexican, Asian, and Caribbean literature together, arguing that these exemplary s
For the latest in Brepols' series of medieval texts by and about women, Dockray-Miller (English, Lesley University) has edited and translated two Middle English saint's lives composed at Wilton Abbey
In this analysis of Euripides’ tragedy Bacchae, the author explores examples of transformative historical moments related to Bacchae and others texts by Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians. The autho
Classicists and biblical scholars consider other sources besides Herodotus and the Bible for insight into Achaemenid Persia. They cover Herodotus on the character of Persian imperialism; the use and a
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,
Most of the essays in this collection address long-standing issues related to identity construction, linguistic legacies, religious and cultural beliefs and practices. Others confront questions of mig
Since 1990, the Athienou Archaeological Project (AAP) has investigated the Malloura valley on the edge of the central Mesaoria plain near the modern town of Athienou, Cyprus. Excavations have concentr
