Vocalisation in group writing : a new proposal /
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The so-called group writing or syllabic orthography is a special orthography used in Egyptian hieroglyphic texts starting from the New Kingdom/Late Bronze Age. The nature and function of this orthography, especially the way it notates vowels, has been a topic of debate for more than a century, without any consensus being reached. In this book, Marwan Kilani presents a new interpretative model that provides a fresh explanation of how the syllabic orthography notates vowels. The author starts from a critical reanalysis of previous suggestions and from a thorough reassessment of the evidence. He then infers the functioning of the system by comparing the group writing spelling of Late Egyptian words surviving in Coptic with the reconstructions of their vocalizations. This approach leads to the recognition of a system that not only coherently explains all the spellings attested in the corpus, but which also produces interpretations of the spellings in group writing that agree with current reconstructions of the Egyptian vocalization. The book contains indexes and an Appendix listing the words analysed in the study.
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vi, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9783943955200
3943955206 :
0946-8641;
All those Nations : Cultural Encounters within and with the Near East /
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This collection of studies treats the theme of cultural (and other) confrontations between different groups (ethnic, or linguistic, or political, or religious...) within the Middle East, but also in some contributions, the types of confrontation between the West and the Middle East.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004502161
9789056930325
The Fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba : Berbers and Andalusis in Conflict /
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This book is a discussion of the complex events which surround the breakup of the Muslim Caliphate of Córdoba in the early eleventh century. The focus of the study concerns quite a short period of time: 1009-1031 A.D., although a wide-ranging investigation of the political structure of Muslim Spain is embarked on. A thorough narrative of the events is followed by separate discussions of some of the main groups involved in the civil wars, the Marwānids (the supporters of a legitimately-appointed Umayyad representative), the saqāliba (Slavs), the Berbers and the Christians of northern Spain. This book is able to fill the gap in our knowledge of this hitherto little-understood period of Spanish history and tackles important questions, such as the attitude towards the Berbers, tribal solidarity and the importance of land-reforms during the 10th century
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1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004610828
A teacher for all generations : essays in honor of James C. Vanderkam /
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This collection of essays honors James C. VanderKam on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday and twentieth year on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame. An international group of scholars-including peers specializing in Second Temple Judaism and Biblical Studies, colleagues past and present, and former students-offers essays that interact in various ways with ideas and themes important in VanderKam's own work. The collection is divided into five sections spanning two volumes. The first volume includes essays on the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East along with studies on Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Essays in the second volume address topics in early Judaism, Enoch traditions and Jubilees , and the New Testament and early Christianity.
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"This collection of essays honors James C. VanderKam on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday and twentieth year on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame"--ECIP data view. :
1 online resource (2 volumes in 1) :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789004224087 :
1384-2161 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Excavations at Serra East : parts 1-5, A-Group, C-Group, Pan Grave, New Kingdom, and X-Group remains from cemeteries A-G and rock shelters /
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"Campagne internationale pour la sauvegarde des monuments de la Nubie."
"George R. Hughes and James W. Knudstad, directors." :
xxxii, 236 p., 43 p. of plates : ill. ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii-xxvi). :
0918986923 (alk. paper)
Analyzing collapse : the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom /
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This book explores the long-term trends in the development of what was the first complex civilization in history, the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2650-2200 BC), the period that saw the construction of eternal monuments such as Djoser's Step Pyramid complex in Saqqara, the pyramids of the great Fourth Dynasty kings in Giza, and spectacular tombs of high officials throughout Egypt. The present study aims to show that the historical trajectory of the period was marked by specific processes that characterize most of the world's civilizations: the role of the ruling elite, the growth of bureaucracy, the proliferation of interest groups, and adaptation to climate change, to name but a few -- and the way that these processes held the germ of ultimate collapse. The case is made that the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom state is of relevance to the study of the anatomy of development of any complex civilization.
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xv, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789774168383
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 199 - (Fall 2011)
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The Monastery of St Matthew the Potter al-Dayr al-Qadis al-Anba Mata'us al-Fakhuri, Esna -- the Wall Paintings From the Temple of Amenhotep ||| at Wadi es-Sebua: Conservation, Preservation, and Documentation -- "Restoring and Conserving a Tympmum from the North Chapel of the Senwosret ||| Pyramid Complex at Dahshur" -- Crumbling Challenge and Presentation Puzzle: the Karanis Site Management Project -- Egypt and the Block Sea Slave Trade During the Thirteenth Century -- An Introduction to the Palace in Ancient Egypt -- Director General of Upper Egypt and the Oases Presents Lectures -- ARCE Group Enjoys the Beauty and History of Cyprus -- Endowment Donors as of 7/21/2011 -- Annual Report.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 199 - (Fall 2011)
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The Monastery of St Matthew the Potter al-Dayr al-Qadis al-Anba Mata'us al-Fakhuri, Esna -- the Wall Paintings From the Temple of Amenhotep ||| at Wadi es-Sebua: Conservation, Preservation, and Documentation -- "Restoring and Conserving a Tympmum from the North Chapel of the Senwosret ||| Pyramid Complex at Dahshur" -- Crumbling Challenge and Presentation Puzzle: the Karanis Site Management Project -- Egypt and the Block Sea Slave Trade During the Thirteenth Century -- An Introduction to the Palace in Ancient Egypt -- Director General of Upper Egypt and the Oases Presents Lectures -- ARCE Group Enjoys the Beauty and History of Cyprus -- Endowment Donors as of 7/21/2011 -- Annual Report.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 181 - (Fall/Winter - 2001/2002)
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the Reconstruction of a Group of Wooden Models from the Tomb of Djehutynakht in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Nadia Lokma --Center Update -- Finding What Belzoni Didn't Take Foundation Deposit Pits in the Western Valley of the Kings / Richard H. Wilkinson -- Between Comite and Community: The Restoration of Al-Salih Tala'i / Alaa El-Habashi -- The Cairo Mapping Project / Nicholas Warner -- Conservation of the Cave Church at the Monastery of St. Paul / by the Red Sea Michael Jones.
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 181 - (Fall/Winter - 2001/2002)
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the Reconstruction of a Group of Wooden Models from the Tomb of Djehutynakht in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Nadia Lokma --Center Update -- Finding What Belzoni Didn't Take Foundation Deposit Pits in the Western Valley of the Kings / Richard H. Wilkinson -- Between Comite and Community: The Restoration of Al-Salih Tala'i / Alaa El-Habashi -- The Cairo Mapping Project / Nicholas Warner -- Conservation of the Cave Church at the Monastery of St. Paul / by the Red Sea Michael Jones.
Explorations in the Second Christian Century : Texts, Groups, Ideas, Voices /
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As allegiance to Jesus Christ spread across the Roman Empire in the second century, writings, practices, and ideas erupted in a creative maelstrom. Many of the patterns of practice and belief that later become normative emerged, in the midst of debate and argument with neighbours who shared or who rejected that allegiance. Authoritative texts, principles of argument, attitudes to received authority, the demands of allegiance in the face of opposition, identifying who belonged and who did not, all demanded attention. These essays explore those divergent voices, and the no-less diverse and lively debates they have inspired in recent scholarship.
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1 online resource (492 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004715738
"The Teaching of These Words": Intertextuality, Social Identity, and Early Christianity : Essays in Honor of Clayton N. Jefford /
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What does it mean for a group to speak of its identity and, in contrast, to speak about the "other"? As with all groups, early Christian communities underwent a process of identity formation, and in this process, intertextuality played a role. The choice of biblical texts and imageries, their reception and adaptation, affected how early Christian communities perceived themselves. Conversely, how they perceived themselves affected which texts they were drawn to and how they read and received them. The contributors to this volume examine how early Christian authors used Scripture and related texts and, in turn, how those texts shaped the identity of their communities.
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1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004690097
Religion and Coping in Mental Health Care /
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Joseph Pieper and Marinus van Uden have proposed a book consisting of previously published papers on the topics of religion, coping, and mental health care. It covers quite a bit of territory: the complex relationships between religion and mental health, surveys that present the views of therapists and patients about the interface between religion and mental health, a case study of a religious patient struggling with psychological problems, empirical studies of religious coping among various groups, and a method for teaching the clinical psychology of religion. Although the papers are diverse, they are unified by several themes. First, the papers convey a balanced approach to religion and psychology. They speak to the potentially positive and negative contributions religion can make to health and well-being. Second, several of the papers focus on the role of religious coping among patients in the Netherlands. This focus is noteworthy since the large majority of this theory and research has been limited to the USA. Third, they underscore the value of a cross-cultural approach to the field. Their surveys point to the importance of religious/worldview perspectives to many patients (and therapists) in the Netherlands, even though the culture is more secularised than the USA. However, their papers also suggest that the manifestation of these religious/worldview perspectives may take different shape in the Netherlands. Fourth, the papers have clinical relevance. The case history of the obsessive-compulsive patient by Van Uden (ch. 4) contains an excellent example of the way in which religious resources can be accessed to counter dysfunctional behaviours. This volume shows initial effort in a newly emerging area of study. It is encouraging to see a significant body of research and practice on the psychology of religion and coping coming out of the Netherlands. It could stimulate further advances in a more cross-culturally sensitive, clinical psychology of religion. - Kenneth Pargament, Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789401202954
9789042019973
Islamic civilisation, 950-1150 : a colloquium published under the auspices of the Near Eastern History Group, Oxford, the Near East Center, University of Pennsylvania /
: Contains papers read at the third of a continuing series of colloquia held June 30-July 4, 1969 at All Souls College, Oxford. : x, 284, [8] pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 0851810063
Noubadian X-Group remains from royal complexes in cemeteries Q and 219 and from private cemeteries Q, R, V, W, B, J, and M at Qustul and Ballana /
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At head of title: Campagne internationale pour la sauvegarde des monuments de la Nubie.
"Keith C. Seele, director." :
xxxix, 409 pages, 83 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm :
Includes bibliographical references. :
0918986745
9780918986740