Divine Names on the Spot

Divine Names on the Spot
Author: Fabio Porzia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789042951617

'Ancient Greek and Semitic languages resorted to a large range of words to name the divine. Gods and goddesses were called by a variety of names and combinations of onomastic attributes. This broad lexicon of names is characterised by plurality and a tendency to build on different sequences of names; therefore, the Mapping Ancient Polytheisms project focuses on the process of naming the divine in order to better understand the ancient divine in terms of a plurality in the making. A fundamental rule for reading ancient divine names is to grasp them in their context - time and place, a ritual, the form of the discourse, a cultural milieu...: a deity is usually named according to a specific situation. From Artemis Eulochia to al-Lat, al-'Uzza and Manat, from Melqart to "my rock" in the biblical book of Psalms, this volume journeys between the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim and late antique magical practices, revisiting rituals, hymnic poetry, oaths of orators and philosophical prayers. While targeting different names in different contexts, the contributors draft theoretical propositions towards a dynamic approach of naming the divine in antiquity.'

The Perfect Servant

The Perfect Servant
Author: Kathryn M. Ringrose
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0226720160

The Perfect Servant reevaluates the place of eunuchs in Byzantium. Kathryn Ringrose uses the modern concept of gender as a social construct to identify eunuchs as a distinct gender and to illustrate how gender was defined in the Byzantine world. At the same time she explores the changing role of the eunuch in Byzantium from 600 to 1100. Accepted for generations as a legitimate and functional part of Byzantine civilization, eunuchs were prominent in both the imperial court and the church. They were distinctive in physical appearance, dress, and manner and were considered uniquely suited for important roles in Byzantine life. Transcending conventional notions of male and female, eunuchs lived outside of normal patterns of procreation and inheritance and were assigned a unique capacity for mediating across social and spiritual boundaries. This allowed them to perform tasks from which prominent men and women were constrained, making them, in essence, perfect servants. Written with precision and meticulously researched, The Perfect Servant will immediately take its place as a major study on Byzantium and the history of gender.

Separatism in Brittany

Separatism in Brittany
Author: Michael John Christopher O'Callaghan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1983
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Body and Spirit in the Middle Ages

Body and Spirit in the Middle Ages
Author: Gaia Gubbini
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3110615983

A crucial question throughout the Middle Ages, the relationship between body and spirit cannot be understood without an interdisciplinary approach – combining literature, philosophy and medicine. Gathering contributions by leading international scholars from these disciplines, the collected volume explores themes such as lovesickness, the five senses, the role of memory and passions, in order to shed new light on the complex nature of the medieval Self.

Les Tragiques...

Les Tragiques...
Author: Agrippa d' Aubigné
Publisher:
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2013-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781314964714

UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I, Abridged Edition

UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I, Abridged Edition
Author: Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520066960

"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description

Poetry, Bible and Theology from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Poetry, Bible and Theology from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages
Author: Michele Cutino
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 806
Release: 2020-07-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 311068733X

This volume examines for the first time the most important methodological issues concerning Christian poetry – i.e. biblical and theological poetry in classical meters – from a diachronic perspective. Thus, it is possible to evaluate the doctrinal significance of these compositions and the role that they play in the development of Christian theological ideas and biblical exegesis.

Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World

Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2014-11-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004284346

Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World presents new Greek, Arabic and Coptic material from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries C.E. from Egypt and Palestine and explores its rich potential for historical analysis.