Sources of evil : studies in Mesopotamian exorcistic lore /
:
Sources of Evil: Studies in Mesopotamian Exorcistic Lore is a collection of thirteen essays on the body of knowledge employed by ancient Near Eastern healing experts, most prominently the 'exorcist' and the 'physician', to help patients who were suffering from misfortunes caused by divine anger, transgressions of taboos, demons, witches, or other sources of evil. The volume provides new insights into the two most important catalogues of Mesopotamian therapeutic lore, the Exorcist's Manual and the Aššur Medical Catalogue, and contains discussions of agents of evil and causes of illness, ways of repelling evil and treating patients, the interpretation of natural phenomena in the context of exorcistic lore, and a description of the symbolic cosmos with its divine and demonic inhabitants.
:
1 online resource (xiii, 382 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004373341 :
1566-7952 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Liber amicorum Jürgen Horn zum Dank /
: "Herausgegeben von Mitarbeitern des Seminars für Ägyptologie und Koptologie der Universität Göttingen. Fur dieses Heft presserechtlich verantwortlich : Heike Sternberg-El Hotabi." -- Title page verso. : xii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : Hadeer
For the gods of Girsu : city-state formation in ancient Sumer /
:
This work demonstrates Girsu is a primary locale for re-analyzing, through an interdisciplinary approach combining archaeological and textual evidence, the origins of the Sumerian city-state.
:
Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
9781784913908 (ebook) :
The murmuring stories of the priestly school : a retrieval of ancient sacerdotal lore /
:
This book deals with the stories of Israelite complaint or murmuring in the wilderness found in the books of Exodus and Numbers that were composed and edited by the priesthood of ancient Israel. It discusses the significance of the theme of rebellion and complaint for the ancient priests and analyses the part they played in the development of the theme in the Pentateuch. After a general introduction on the theme of murmuring and on the Priestly School, the book goes on to analyze four major priestly texts: the manna story (Exodus 16); the story of the Scouts (Numbers 13-14); the story of the rebellions surrounding the figure of Korah (Numbers 16-17) and the story of the Waters of Merivah (Numbers 20). The significance of the book is two-fold. First, it develops a methodology that allows one to discriminate between early priestly narrative materials and later priestly editorial supplementation. Second, the work demonstrates the antiquity of the priestly narrative lore in the Pentateuch and the significant role which the priests played in creating and developing major narrative traditions in ancient Israel.
:
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-372) and index. :
9789004276154 :
0083-5889 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Current research in Egyptology 2010 : proceedings of the eleventh annual symposium /
:
x, 205 pages : illustration ; 25 cm. :
9781842174296
1842174290 :
http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search~S0?/tCurrent+Research+in+Egyptology+2010/tcurrent+research+in+egyptology+2010/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/marc&FF=tcurrent+research+in+egyptology+2010+proceedings+of+the+eleventh+annual+symp&1%2C%2C2
https://dbellis.library.astate.edu/vwebv/staffView?searchId=131&recPointer=0&recCount=10&searchType=2&bibId=2291989
Hadeer
Building God's kingdom : Norwegian missionaries in highland Madagascar, 1866-1903 /
:
Building God's Kingdom studies how the encounter with nineteenth century Madagascar influenced the Norwegian Protestant mission. Drawing upon rich Norwegian and Malagasy sources, entangled and multivocal stories are allowed to unfold, revealing the complex dynamics of mission encounters. Tracing Malagasy agency and pursuit of churchly independence in pre-colonial and colonial Madagascar, this study explores the power-struggles between the Malagasy, the missionaries and between the mission in Norway and Madagascar. Through careful attention to context and agency, Karina Hestad Skeie provides new perspectives on the interplay between the local and the global in Christian missions, and on the centrality and restrictions of local agency on mission policy.
:
1 online resource (xix, 296 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-292) and index. :
9789004242128 :
0924-9389 ; :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Supporting Children's Wellbeing Using the Reading Well Home Reading Program /
:
Discover the transformative power of The Reading WELL home reading program. This monograph unveils a groundbreaking approach to enhance child wellbeing through the use of developmental bibliotherapy. Parents and children engage in shared reading and discussions on the themes of body image, self-esteem, and resilience. Designed for children aged 8 to 10 years, this research not only fosters a love for reading but also provides a process to support emotional growth and learning. Backed by compelling theoretical insights, this book offers a profound insight to ways literature can act as a tool to promote eudemonic wellbeing and address issues of trauma in children's lives. Ideal for educators, psychologists, and parents, The Reading WELL sets a new standard in nurturing children's holistic development through the magic of storytelling.
:
1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004694774
Cedar forests, cedar ships : allure, lore, and metaphor in the Mediterranean Near East /
:
It is commonly recognized that the Cedars of Lebanon were prized in the ancient world, but how can the complex archaeological role of the Cedrus genus be articulated in terms that go beyond its interactions with humans alone?
:
Previously issued in print: 2016. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
9781784913663 (ebook) :
Thinking the divine in interreligious encounter.
:
Thinking the Divine in Interreligious Encounter seeks to take seriously our questions of cross-cultural and inter-religious dialogue on God or the Divine: How can the Divine be named and thought as Europe finds itself in midst of cross-cultural processes of a global nature and as religions such as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism come into the foreground in the West? What are some of the major shifts in Christian theology, as it recognizes that peoples of non-Christian faith traditions name and think the Divine in ways that differ from and sometimes conflict with Europe's dominant religion(s) and secular culture? Together with "Naming and Thinking God in Europe Today" and "Post-colonial Europe in the Crucible of Cultures" (Rodopi 2007), this volume allows us to discover opportunities for a multivalenced reflection on God or the Divine that achieves mutual intelligibility without surrendering to a dogmatic untranslatability or a crude relativism.
:
1 online resource (321 pages : illustrations) :
9789401207577 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Asian and Oceanic Christianities in conversation : exploring theological identities at home and in diaspora /
:
The old contrast between "universal" and "local" is now collapsing, but a new paradigm has yet to be defined. The contributors claim that the questions they raise will help redraw the lines of demarcation each in a unique way. Their collaborative result is a re-submission of the century-old question regarding "the essence of Christianity," and the readers will hear answers to this question resounding in polyphonic voices. The book will make a unique contribution to the scholarship by constructing a common forum connecting diasporic Asians and Oceanians who live and work in regions around the Pacific Ocean. Publication in the field of theology has been thick on the American side of the Pacific, and the agenda of discussion are shaped largely in accordance with the concerns of those living on the North-American continent and in British Isles. Theologians living on the other side of the Pacific, while in daily contact with the multi-religious realities that beg theological attention, sometimes lack means of engaging in sustained discussion with other theologians who are similarly struggling to gain insights into different cultural contexts. This book will provide a shared ground for reflection and discussion.
:
1 online resource (239 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789042032996 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Les ostraca coptes de la TT 29 : autour du moine Frange /
:
"Entre 1999 et 2006, les campagnes de fouille menées par la mission archéologique de l'Université libre de Bruxelles dans la tombe thébaine no 29 du vizir Aménémopé ... ont révélé les traces d'une réoccupation du monument à l'époque copte ... et mis au jour plus d'un millier d'ostraca de cette période ... dont un peu plus de huit cents sont publiés ici (textes et traductions commentées)"--Book jacket.
Includes index (v. 2) :
2 volumes (432, 86 pages, 133 pages de planche) : illustrations ; 31 cm. :
Bibliography: v. 2, p. 78-86. :
9789461360038 (vol. 1)
9461360037 (vol. 1)
9789461360045 (vol. 2)
9461360045 (vol. 2)