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منشور في 1995
Groaning tears : ethical and dramatic aspects of suicide in Greek tragedy /

: Groaning Tears examines suicide in Greek tragedy in light of the fifth-century ethical climate. No full-scale work has previously been devoted to this pervasive topic. The particular focus of identifying suicide as a response to the expectations of popular ethics and social demands makes it useful for scholars and students of drama, ethics and sociology. Chapter one establishes the ethical background of audiences in the fifth century while chapters two through five examine suicide in the context of whole plays based on motivational distinctions: to avoid disgrace and preserve an honorable reputation; to avoid further suffering; to end grief; and to sacrifice oneself for a greater good. The final chapter considers a drama of lighter tone that presents suicide in all of its ethical and theatrical aspects.
: 1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-199) and index. : 9789004329522 : 0169-8958 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

منشور في 1992
Aspects of Dramatic Communication: Action, Non-action, Interaction: (A.P. Čechov, A. Blok, D. Charms) /

: 1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004647862

منشور في 2024
Urgency and Severity: Pauline Rationale for Expulsion in 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 /

: When Paul heard that a Christ-follower in Corinth was in an incestuous relationship with his stepmother, the apostle insisted the man be removed immediately from the congregation. This dramatic response is surprising, as Paul responds to other serious situations with much less vehemence. Why did Paul react to the immoral man with such urgency and severity? Using socio-cultural tools, this study explains the importance of group identity and witness for Paul's ecclesiology. The argument lays a foundation for contemporary readers to appraise contexts where an expulsive response to sin might be appropriate.
: 1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004693135

منشور في 2025
The Rise of the Covenant of Redemption in the Theology of Samuel Rutherford /

: The Church of Scotland divine Samuel Rutherford (1600-61) was among the first theologians to say that Christ's saving work took place to fulfill an agreement between God and Christ that had been made in eternity. By placing Rutherford's major statements of this new doctrine in their various social, political, polemical, and pastoral contexts, this book provides a fresh explanation for the dramatic rise of the eternal covenant of redemption to become the cornerstone of Reformed federal theology and offers a case-study in the development of doctrine.
: 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004727212

منشور في 2025
Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1409-1442) : A Hungarian Queen of the 15th Century /

: This book is dedicated to an exceptional and almost forgotten figure of European medieval history, Queen Elisabeth of Luxembourg. Through the story of her life, the author of this volume examines one of the most dramatic periods of Hungarian medieval history (1437-1442), when after the death of Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg, the kingdom lacked a strong monarch. Although the primary focus of this book is Queen Elisabeth, much attention is also paid to her husband, the Duke of Austria and the Roman-German King Albert II of Habsburg. The author reconstructs his short reign in the Kingdom of Hungary on the basis of hitherto unpublished sources, as well as Queen Elisabeth's struggle for the Hungarian crown, which she finally won at the cost of her own life. Through the inclusion of discussions on topics such as the status of women, hygiene, medicine, piety, and travel, the author sheds light not just on the details of Elisabeth's life, but also on life during this period of medieval history more generally.
: 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004722552

منشور في 2026
Myth, History and Archaeology : Essays and Reviews, 2000-2025 /

: A bronze mirror of the fourth century BC shows a she-wolf suckling infant twins. You may think that's a familiar story, but who are the other figures in the scene, and why is there a lion so prominent in the foreground? The image typifies the problems involved in studying the history and evolution of mythic stories in the ancient world. This collection of studies, prompted by a famous archaeologist's quasi-historical reinterpretation of the Romulus legend, seeks to achieve greater clarity by avoiding abstract concepts like 'oral tradition' or 'cultural memory' and paying close attention to what the primary sources presuppose.
: 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004742901

منشور في 2025
Dikes and Society in Rural China: The Jianghan Plain, 1788-2010s /

: To feed an ever-growing population in a water-rich region, the people of the Jianghan Plain in Central China constantly built dikes and polders. As China's political system changed dramatically from 1788 to the 2010s, the governance of Jianghan's dikes and polders also changed, moving from indirect supervision by the state to direct management. This shift has dramatically improved the security of the dike systems and has had a profound impact on the Jianghan people's lives. Based on rarely used local gazetteers and newly available archival materials, this book uses a multidimensional interactive approach to explore water control and state-society relations in rural China over the past three centuries.
: 1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004739482

منشور في 2016
Hearing Kyriotic sonship : a cognitive and rhetorical approach to the characterization of Mark's Jesus /

: In Hearing Kyriotic Sonship Michael Whitenton explores first-century audience impressions of Mark's Jesus in light of ancient rhetoric and modern cognitive science. Commonly understood as neither divine nor Davidic, Mark's Jesus appears here as the functional equivalent to both Israel's god and her Davidic king. The dynamics of ancient performance and the implicit rhetoric of the narrative combine to subtly alter listeners' perspectives of Jesus. Previous approaches have routinely viewed Mark's Jesus as neither divine nor Davidic largely on the basis of a lack of explicit affirmations. Drawing our attention to the mechanics of inference generation and narrative persuasion, Whitenton shows us that ancient listeners probably inferred much about Mark's Jesus that is not made explicit in the narrative.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004329652 : 0928-0731 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

منشور في 2014
Qur'ans of the Umayyads : a first overview /

: For the first time, the dramatic changes the Qur'anic code underwent during the Umayyad period (660-750 C.E.) are analysed and presented on the basis of a selection of material in good part unpublished. In Qur'ans of the Umayyads , François Déroche offers a chronology of the various developments which marked the period, in an approach combining philology, art history, codicology and palaeography. The conclusions he reaches challenge the traditional account about the writing down of the Qur'an and throw a new light on the role of the Umayyads in its handwritten diffusion. Winner of 23rd I.R. Iran World Award for the Book of the Year 2016!
: 1 online resource (x, 155 pages, [45] pages of plates) : facsimile (some color) : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004261853 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

منشور في 2018
Left-dislocation in Republican Latin.

: In the construction known as left-dislocation, an element appears in a fronted position, before the clause to which it belongs, usually introducing the topic of the sentence. Based on a detailed analysis of syntax, information structure and pragmatic organization, this study explores how left-dislocation is used in republican Latin comedy, prose and inscriptions as a device to introduce topics or other pragmatically prominent elements. Taking into consideration especially relative clause syntax and constraints of each text type, Hilla Halla-aho shows that, in the context of early Latin syntax and the evolving standards of the written language, left-dislocation performs similar functions in dramatic dialogue, legal inscriptions and archaic prose.
: 1 online resource. : 9789004357464

منشور في 2025
Saint Olav's Axe: Norwegian Church Treasures, Diplomacy and Exile during the Early Reformation /

: Embark on a thrilling journey into one of Norway's greatest historical mysteries! In 1537, amidst a power struggle and religious upheaval, Norway's last Catholic archbishop flees to the Habsburg Netherlands, taking treasures from Nidaros Cathedral-St. Olav's axe, crowns, golden chalices, and sacred relics. Some vanish in diplomatic disputes, others are lost at sea or seized by pirates. But where did they all end up? Drawing on rare archival discoveries, this book uncovers a riveting tale of exile, diplomacy, and lost heritage. Packed with vivid storytelling and fresh insights, it reveals the dramatic fate of Norway's sacred treasures at the dawn of the Reformation.
: 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004737839

منشور في 2017
The rabbinic conversion of Judaism : the unique perspective of the Bavli on conversion and the construction of Jewish identity /

: In this volume, Moshe Lavee offers an account of crucial internal developments in the rabbinic corpus, and shows how the Babylonian Talmud dramatically challenged and extended the rabbinic model of conversion to Judaism. The history of conversion to Judaism has long fascinated Jews along a broad ideological continuum. This book demonstrates the rabbis in Babylonia further reworked former traditions about conversion in ever more stringent direction, shifting the focus of identity demarcation towards genealogy and bodily perspectives. By applying a reading-strategy that emphasizes late Babylonian literary developments, Lavee sheds critical light on a broader discourse regarding the nature and boundaries of Jewish identity.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004352056 : 1871-6636 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.