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Augustine and Manichaean Christianity : selected papers from the first South African Conference on Augustine of Hippo, University of Pretoria, 24-26 April 2012 /
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Based on several newly discovered texts, Augustine and Manichaean Christianity provides groundbreaking discussions of the relationship between the most influential church father of the West and the religion of his formative years. Augustine's connection with Manichaean Christians was not only intense, but also enduring. This book unearths the essential background of writings such as Augustine's Confessiones , De ordine and De vera religione , and discloses many a hidden Manichaean source of his powerful concepts of memory and the vision of God. Contributions by, among others, Iain Gardner, Therese Fuhrer, Jason BeDuhn, Majella Franzmann, Josef Lössl, Annemaré Kotzé and Nils Arne Pedersen.
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1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004255067 :
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Between Worlds : Forging an African Mission Church in Southern Africa /
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Between Worlds expands beyond the focus of the previous volume-the British colony of Natal-to the more challenging framework of the American Zulu Mission and its Congregational churches in southeastern Africa between the 1880s and 1920s. This study rejects arguments by many critical scholars, who see Western missionaries at best as adjuncts of the colonial project, imposing an understanding of Western Christianity that inevitably clashes with alien and resistant African cultures. The mission-church relationship in this era also changes dramatically especially in urban environments. The church in South Africa becomes the dominant partner from the 1880s and by 1900 the mission has become an adjunct of the church-an understanding with far-reaching consequences elsewhere in the subcontinent.
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1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004733701
Saint Olav's Axe: Norwegian Church Treasures, Diplomacy and Exile during the Early Reformation /
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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.
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1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004737839
"Red" Banks : The Contribution of Chinese Banks to the Economic Rise of China (1980-2020) /
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Have you ever wondered how China's banking sector powered the world's most dramatic economic transformation? This book opens the vault, revealing how policy banks, state-owned giants, and daring joint-stock institutions fueled China's rise from 1980 to 2020. You'll explore unpublished financial records and financed reforms to Belt and Road mega-projects. How did China's banks sidestep the pitfalls of Western systems? What made their approach to infrastructure and manufacturing uniquely explosive? This study bridges gaps in global finance research, challenging conventional narratives and exposing the symbiotic relationship between state strategy and real economic growth.
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1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004741218
Hardships and Downfall of Buddhism in India /
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Buddhism originated as an antinomial system, facing the opposition of both vaidika and theistic Brahmans, who socially identified themselves with the agrarian world. The two models of society generated in early historical India never merged, and Buddhism was gradually and often violently reduced to impotence. It was Gupta rule that first checkmated the antinomial model of the Buddhists. Whereas in the open society traders, landowners and 'tribals' coexisted, from Gupta times onwards pressure on kings and direct Brahmanical rule led to the requisition of land and the imposition of a varna state society. Doctrinal debates, which soon turned into ordeals, were instrumental in the suppression of the Buddhist elite, mainly formed by intellectuals of Brahmanical descent, this being proof of a dramatic rift in the brahmanavarna. The Vajrayana, which was the Buddhist response to this state of affairs, originated and grew under Pala rule and expansionism, and was characterized by a decisive opening towards the outcast and the theorization of violence. This set off a conflict whose scope and significance are still poorly understood. It was eventually the compromise between the orthodox powers and the Muslims that caused the final downfall of Buddhism. The former were obliged to transfer political power to the latter but had a free hand in social repression. The book draws mainly on Brahmanical sources, both literary and iconographic, which are abundant and insufficiently exploited, as well as or archaeological evidence, hardly every resorted.
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1 online resource (524 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004752740
Voice and voices in antiquity /
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Voice and Voices in Antiquity draws together 18 studies of the changing concept of voice and voices in the oral traditions and subsequent literate genres of the ancient world. Ranging from the poet's voice to those of characters as well as historically embodied communities, and from the interface between the Greek and Near Eastern worlds to the western reaches of the Roman Empire, the scholars assembled here offer a methodologically rich and diverse series of approaches to locating the power of voice as both poetic construct and communal memory. The results not only enrich our understanding of the strategies of epic, lyric, and dramatic voices but also illuminate the rhetorical claims given voice by historians, orators, philosophers, and novelists in the ancient world.
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1 online resource. :
9789004329737 :
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