Briefpublizistik der Frühen Neuzeit : Formen und Funktionen epistolarer Genres zwischen 1500 und 1800 /
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Seit jeher bleibt der Gebrauch der Briefform nicht auf persönliche Mitteilungen beschränkt. Doch die Konzentration auf Privatbriefe als exklusive Form epistolarer Kommunikation ab der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts hat lange den Blick auf die Ausprägungen einer frühneuzeitlichen Briefpublizistik verstellt. In der mediengeschichtlichen Dynamik des Druckzeitalters wird die zwanglose Briefform vermehrt als Alternative zur geschlossenen Abhandlung genutzt, um neue Adressierungsstrategien und Darstellungstechniken zu erproben. Dabei richten Lehrbriefe, Sendschreiben, offene Briefe, aber auch poetische Genres wie Versepistel oder Heroide die Formen epistolaren Schreibens für eine breitere Öffentlichkeit aus. Die hier versammelten Beiträge unternehmen erstmals den Versuch, das Feld vor allem der deutsch- und lateinischsprachigen Briefpublizistik zwischen 1500 und 1800 in seiner formalen, funktionalen und thematischen Vielfalt systematisch auszumessen.
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1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004738621
Johann Ludwig von Wolzogen's Philosophical and Political Thought : A Confrontation with the Ideas of Descartes and Szlichtyng, with Selected Translations /
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This volume presents the first English translations of the writings of Johann Ludwig von Wolzogen (c. 1599-1661)-theologian, philosopher, and mathematician-who emerged as one of the leading figures of the Polish Brethren, also known as the Socinians or Arians. It highlights Wolzogen's distinctive contribution to early modern European philosophy and intellectual culture, revealing the depth and originality of his engagement with the major religious and philosophical debates of his time. The accompanying introduction situates his thought within the wider currents of seventeenth-century discourse, demonstrating how the Polish Brethren-one of Europe's most innovative and reform-minded movements-anticipated key themes of modernity, including religious rationalism, toleration, and social reform.
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1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004692107
Consular Jurisdiction : On the History of the Judicial Functions of Consulates (12th-20th Century) /
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For today's practitioners, the history of the judicial functions of consulates is far more colourful and obscure than modern consular law might suggest. Take, for instance, Consul Annibale de Rossetti in Egypt, who had to arbitrate a lawsuit between two German merchants and was completely overwhelmed. De Rossetti neither knew German nor was he familiar with the law he was expected to apply. Modern consuls often react with disbelief at the fact that their predecessors acted not only as judges, but also as regulatory authorities and bailiffs. This volume brings together contributions on the history of the legal roles and functions of consulates, spanning from America to China and from their origins in the Middle Ages to the modern consulate. Contributors are: Marcella Aglietti, Eleonora Angella, Arnaud Bartolomei, Thibault Bechini, Giorgio Ennas, Ana Belem Fernández Castro, Juliette Françoise, Laura Galoppini, Sacha Gauthier Olssy, Thomas Gidney, Berna Kamay-Ulusay, Jessica Marglin, Cédric Quertier, Lars Regula, Victor Simon, Jörg Ulbert, and Dominique Valérian. L'histoire des fonctions judiciaires des consulats est bien plus riche et obscure pour les praticiens d'aujourd'hui que ne le laisse penser le droit consulaire moderne. Par exemple, lorsque le consul Annibale de Rossetti, en Égypte, dut trancher un litige entre deux commerçants allemands, il fut dépassé par la situation. De Rossetti ne connaissait ni l'allemand, ni le droit qu'il était censé appliquer. Les consuls modernes réagissent souvent avec incrédulité en apprenant que leurs prédécesseurs exerçaient à la fois les fonctions de juges, d'autorités réglementaires et d'huissiers de justice. De volume réunit des contributions portant sur l'histoire des rôles et fonctions juridiques des consulats, de l'Amérique à la Chine, depuis leurs origins au Moyen Âge jusqu'au consulat moderne.
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1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004755192
Al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar. Vol. III : Section 1: The Genealogies of ʿAdnān and His Descendants /
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This section of al-Ḫabar ʿan al-bašar , the last work of the fifteenth-century historian al-Maqrīzī, presents an overview of the genealogies of the pre-Islamic northern Arabs, regarded as the descendants of the apical ancestor figure ʿAdnān. Al-Maqrīzī's text is embedded in the broader context of the genealogical tradition as a major organising principle in premodern Muslim historiography. The volume highlights the segmentary nature of Bedouin society, which resulted in inherently controversial tribal genealogies and historical traditions. The existence of many conflicting versions of the same pedigrees (and of the historical narratives undergirding each version) affected the Muslim historian's work in subtle but profound ways.
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1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004750807
Immunity and Contagion: Transformations of Biopolitics in the Time of Pandemic /
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How does the pandemic affect the notion of biopolitics? Immunity and Contagion offers a twofold perspective on the notion of biopolitics: on the one hand, it examines the negative effects of the pandemic, such as mourning, melancholy, dispossession, affective disorders, as well as social and racial inequalities; on the other hand, it reveals the need to redefine biopolitics as a positive attempt to survey, govern, and overcome the crisis. The pandemic encourages us to reformulate biopolitics in positive terms so that it would take into account all forms of human, biological, and geological life and becomes capable of operating on a planetary scale.
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1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004748187
Theôria as Cognition in Plato /
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How Plato appropriated the pilgrim's theôria into his own philosophy has been the subject of many noble and insightful studies. When Plato took up this concept, he launched an understanding that would have a very long life in classical philosophy: the idea that doing philosophy itself has an essentially contemplative character was now explicitly formulated. But this only leads us to the next question: according to Plato, what is the nature of this contemplation as a form of cognition? How does philosophy, understood as theôria and as a cognitive activity, relate to other forms of cognition-perception, memory, recollection, imagination, and emotion? The essays collected in this book explore the nature of theôria as cognition, while also taking into account the metaphors, dramatic settings, and cultural background that frame Plato's dialogues, showing it to be not only a "way of life" but also a form of knowledge.
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1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004747128
Biographies of Companionship: Living with Bovines in Tamil Country /
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This book weaves together little moments of companionship-a human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bull's tail, a cow kicking a human, a calf's nose being roped, humans, bulls, and cows walking together. These moments narrate the biography of companionship between humans and bovines.
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1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004760752
Afropean Biblical Studies : Constructing a Nigerian/British Women's Hermeneutic /
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Step into the pioneering field of Afropean Biblical Studies. This book constructs a Nigerian/British women's hermeneutic that reshapes how we read the New Testament, blending feminist, postcolonial, and decolonial approaches. In this book, readers will meet the author through her autobiographical reflections, which, alongside rich literary and cultural insights, illuminate fresh readings of biblical characters-like Herodias's daughter (Mark 6:17-28; Matthew 14:3-12) and the woman who washed Jesus' feet (Luke 7:36-50)-and engage popular contemporary novels, including Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other . Original, innovative, and methodologically bold, it challenges Western-dominated scholarship and opens new horizons in biblical interpretation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004764491
Emotions, Ethics and Mass Atrocities : Perspectives from Scholars, Teachers and Practitioners /
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"I can vividly recall the feeling of exhaustion I felt listening to this harrowing account. ... At the same time I felt a deep respect for this man who was able to tell his story with great serenity, and I was bothered by my own fatigue and loneliness, which felt so futile next to his." An Michels, team leader at the Victims and Witnesses Section, International Criminal Court . Mass atrocities cause horrendous suffering. Scholars, students and practitioners who grapple with these crimes are continuously exposed to victims' suffering, perpetrators' ordinariness and imperfect transitional justice mechanisms. How do we cope with our emotions? What ethical implications then arise? Private conversations among colleagues have often taken place hesitantly, fearful it will distract from the actual work. This book, however, brings these conversations to the fore through a series of deeply personal and purposeful reflections to open up new and important conversations. Contributors are: Andy Aydin-Aitchison, Annalisa Battista, Thijs B. Bouwknegt, Anne-Marie de Brouwer, Patrick Cammaert, Koko Christiaanse, Marije Luitjens, Brianne McGonigle Leyh, An Michels, Caecilia Johanna van Peski, Furtuna Sheremeti, Alette Smeulers, Maartje Weerdesteijn and Martin Witteveen.
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1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004754720