Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China, Poo Mu-Chou
Автор: Gador-Whyte Sarah Название: Theology and Poetry in Early Byzantium ISBN: 1316505618 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316505618 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 6758.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Romanos` lively and dramatic hymns are a highlight of Byzantine literary invention. This book examines the rhetorical embodiment of theological themes in these kontakia. Through rhetorical techniques like dialogue, metaphor and vivid description, biblical stories and theological concepts are performed, adapted and vivified.
Автор: Armstrong Jeremy Название: War and Society in Early Rome: From Warlords to Generals ISBN: 1107474558 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107474550 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 8794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Combines the rich, but problematic, literary tradition for early Rome with the ever-growing archaeological record to present a new interpretation of early Roman warfare and how it related to the city`s various social, political, religious, and economic institutions.
Описание: This book explores how different forms of reasoning and of divine disclosure played equally integral and harmonious roles in the emergence of systematic epistemology in archaic Greece, and particularly in Hesiod, Xenophanes and Parmenides. Provides a fresh perspective on long-standing questions of rationality and irrationality, philosophy and religion.
Описание: This comparative study explores the similarities and differences between the United States and China in an important arena of overlapping concern: how best to harness public-private collaboration to accomplish some of each society`s most vital collective purposes.
Автор: Sherman Anita Gilman Название: Skepticism in Early Modern English Literature ISBN: 1108842666 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108842662 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 21300.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Skeptical doubt - a foundation of modernity - inspired the burst of artistic creativity illuminating the age of Shakespeare. Literary and philosophical innovation flourished when writers like Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Cavendish, Marvell and Milton channeled their skeptical questions and doubts, forever changing the face of English literature.
Автор: Kelly Adrian, Metcalf Christopher Название: Gods and Mortals in Early Greek and Near Eastern Mythology ISBN: 1108480241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108480246 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 24818.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Addresses one of the most important current questions in the study of antiquity - the contribution of the Near East to the mythology of Ancient Greece. Leading specialists from both fields come together to consider both shared and unique stories about gods and their relationships with humankind.
Автор: Steenbergh Kristine, Ibbett Katherine Название: Compassion in Early Modern Literature and Culture ISBN: 1108495397 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108495394 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 21300.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For readers interested in exploring the history of emotional responses to suffering, this volume describes the theory and practice of compassion in the context of early modern Europe`s sectarian strife, and will engage those looking to make connections between early modern history and our present political moment.
Описание: This book records in considerable detail the remarkable bounded prime gaps breakthroughs of recent decades, including Polymath8`s best result. The material is suitable for graduate students and any mathematician curious about developments in the field. The book is supported by a linked and freely-available package of computer programs.
Описание: This in-depth and accessible analysis of the rhetoric of dissidents, outsiders and truth-tellers challenges preconceptions about free speech and political criticism in the early Middle Ages, revealing that there was room for political dissent in this period, as long as critics employed the right rhetoric and adhered to scripted roles.
Автор: Renfrew Colin, Morley Iain, Boyd Michael Название: Ritual, Play and Belief, in Evolution and Early Human Societies ISBN: 1316507807 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316507803 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 9771.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The origins of religion and ritual in humans hold a longstanding fascination, and have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Here ritual and the development of human societies are related to the critical human and animal legacy of play and performance.
Описание: A revisionary re-examination of Augustan `propaganda` as the product of dynamic, critical interactions among Roman audiences, artists, and poets from Vergil to Ovid. It sheds new light on the meaning and perception of political iconography for scholars and students of this pivotal period in Roman history, literature, and culture.
Описание: Focusing on eight writers and artists, this book examines the centrality of the countryside to women`s work, creativity, and aspirations. The authors tell these women`s stories through their art and literature and in the context of the history and culture of gardens, constructed landscapes, and the countryside.
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