Fantasy has had a modern resurgence in cinema due largely to the success of superhero narratives and the two major fantasy series, the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Often regarded as mere escapi
This commentary attempts to understand and explain the book of Joshua on its own value and not as part of a larger literary creation as those theories are largely disputed. It includes the insights of
George Berkeley (1685-1753) is, with John Locke and David Hume, one of the three major figures in the British empiricist school of philosophy. He has been the centre of much attention recently and his
The island of Hormuz in the Persian/Arabian Gulf was once a colony of Portugal, used mainly as a military outpost and source of contact with India, Persia and China. This collection touches on several
This is the second German translation of the emblems of Andrea Alciato, known as the father of the emblem, and includes facsimile copies of the original that include an array of delightful and often e
Roloff presents her PhD dissertation in Indian and Tibetan studies at the University of Hamburg (no date noted), which is an edition and translation of a biography of Red mda' ba gZhom nu blo gros (13
This history of Danish science is an English translation and condensation of a four-volume set published in 2005 and 2006 as the result of a research project conducted by staff of the Department of Sc
The Tafsir of Ezekiel is the largest and most renowned Early Judaeo Persian text. It holds 226 pages of translation and commentary on Ezekiel 1:21-39:29. The Tafsir was written - probably in the la
The Tafsir of Ezekiel is the largest and most renowned Early Judaeo Persian text. It holds 226 pages of translation and commentary on Ezekiel 1:21-39:29. The Tafsir was written - probably in the la
The obscurity of Second Dynasty stands out, says Kahl, even in the chaos and darkness of the Pre-Dynastic and early dynastic periods in Egyptian history. Yet it is there that he has sought the origin
The Thornham Parva Retable is Britain's largest and most complete medieval altarpiece. It was found in a found in a loft above a stable at Thornham Hall in Suffolk in 1927, and soon afterwards it was
Scholars in the fields of history, theology, art history, and English, most of whom teach in the US (two are in Germany and France), have written the dozen articles that make up this volume on aspects
'A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion' explains the key ideas and methods in the study of religion and demonstrates how they can be used. The aim is to provide students with a tool-kit of
Written and spoken in many places outside of France, and fluid in its incorporation into local language, the uses of French in medieval Europe is the subject of this fine volume of 14 essays, with a f
Ever since a group of people came into existence who called themselves Muslims and followed Islam, questions of what it means to be a member of this group - who is to be included/excluded and what the
Four customaries that describe the daily life and liturgy at the abbey of Cluny over nearly 100 years beginning at the end of the 10th century comprise both the sources and the object of these 14 stud
A dozen essays, some reprinted and some written for the anthology, present a range of views on the brain, the mind, and the connection between the two, with the goal of trying to find common ground am
This book studies the way in which the narrator in the Books of Judges, Samuel and Kings uses names, other nominals, or pronouns to refer to his characters, and the way those characters use them to ad
Though writers and readers have long agreed that travel does not only broaden the mind, but that it is also useful to report on such an experience, the question of what to report on and how has remain
The cultures of the world have chosen different ways to make spoken language visible and permanent. The original edition of Writing Systems represented the first time that modern linguistic principles were brought to bear on a study of this. Now this new edition brings the story up to date; it incorporates topics which have emerged since the first edition (such as electronic techniques for encoding the world's scripts), together with new findings about established topics, including the ultimate historical origin of our alphabet. Featuring a series of detailed case studies of scripts of diverse types, and giving due attention to the psychology of reading and learning to read, the book is written so as to be accessible to those with no prior knowledge of any writing systems other than our own.
"A translation and commentary on selected songs attributed to the satirical Middle High German poet Neidhart from the thirteenth-century Riedegg manuscript"--
Contributors include Nicolas Crossley, Cecile Deer, Steve Fuller, Michael Grenfell, Cheryl Hardy, Karl Maton, Robert Moore, Derek Robbins, Dan Schubert, and Patricia Thomson.
Explaining techniques of multivariate statistical analysis that are widely used in archaeology and archaeological science, Baxter emphasizes the popular methods of principal component analysis, corres
We imagine posthumans as humans made superhumanly intelligent or resilient by future advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science. Many argue that these enha
We imagine posthumans as humans made superhumanly intelligent or resilient by future advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science. Many argue that these enha
The ongoing publication of Heidegger's complete works has called into question the interpretive and translative practices that have historicized Heidegger's thinking through the adaptation of categori
Healthcare delivery, especially in the primary care sector, is increasingly becoming multicultural and multilingual in character. This global reality manifests itself as communicative challenges in in
Cultivating fields that their colleague Reuter had plowed before dying suddenly, medievalists explore problems in comparative history, Charlemagne and the paradoxes of power, the aetheling Aethelwold
In this erudite and comprehensive monograph, Luckensmeyer (Center for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane) discusses eschatology as the key to an understanding of Paul's
"Rethinking Biblical Scholarship" brings together seminal essays to provide readers with an assessment of the archaeological and exegetical research which has transformed the discipline of biblical st
Indigenous societies around the world have been historically disparaged by European explorers, colonial officials and Christian missionaries. Nowhere was this more evident than in early descriptions o
Indigenous societies around the world have been historically disparaged by European explorers, colonial officials and Christian missionaries. Nowhere was this more evident than in early descriptions o
"Emerging Trends in Continental Philosophy" presents a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the most recent developments in European thought. From feminist thought to environmental philosophy to a
Michael Hauskeller poses some challenging questions about human enhancement, interrogating the logic behind its processes and examining the justifications behind its criteria. The book provides a rigo
Michael Hauskeller poses some challenging questions about human enhancement, interrogating the logic behind its processes and examining the justifications behind its criteria. The book provides a rigo
This book reads Victorian fin de siaecle literature through the medium of perceptions of childhood. It examines the connection between 'monstrous' and idealistic symbolic representations of childhood
The Danish National Research Foundation and the Aarhus University Research Foundation helped support publication of this two-volume set, which offers documentation of excavations undertaken between 19
Several papers focus on the primary evidence for the past, from Old Kingdom to Late Period sculpture, and from the pyramids to the cat in ancient Egypt.
This anthology, edited by Simonsen (comparative literature, U. of Aarhus, Denmark) and Stougaard-Nielsen (PhD, Scandinavian studies, U. College London, UK), investigates possible meanings of the idea
The articles printed here were first presented at a conference on Anglicisms held i9n Regensburg in 2006. Fischer (English linguistics, University of Regensburg) and Pulaezewska (English linguistics,
