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

The Books of Nature and Scripture

The Books of Nature and Scripture
Author: J.E. Force
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9401732493

Dick Popkin and James Force have attended a number of recent conferences where it was apparent that much new and important research was being done in the fields of interpreting Newton's and Spinoza's contributions as biblical scholars and of the relationship between their biblical scholarship and other aspects of their particular philosophies. This collection represents the best current research in this area. It stands alone as the only work to bring together the best current work on these topics. Its primary audience is specialised scholars of the thought of Newton and Spinoza as well as historians of the philosophical ideas of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

Temple & Contemplation

Temple & Contemplation
Author: Corbin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136142347

First published in 1986. This volume brings together five lectures which were originally delivered at different sessions of the famous Eranos Conferences in Ascona, Switzer□land. Henry Corbin himself had outlined the plan for this book, whose title suggests that these diverse studies converge on a common spiritual centre.

O Bruadair

O Bruadair
Author: Dáibhí O Bruadair
Publisher: Gallery Books
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1985
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

In this collection Hartnett relays the complete scope of Daibhi O Bruadair's (c. 1623-1698) attitudes and subject matter. Sometimes lyrical, sometimes charged with spleen, they range from the epigrammatic to the prolix, and include laments, both personal and communal.

Newton and Religion

Newton and Religion
Author: J.E. Force
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2013-03-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9401724261

Over the past twenty-five years - since the very large collection of Newton's papers became available and began to be seriously examined - the beginnings of a new picture of Newton has emerged. This volume of essays builds upon the foundation of its authors in their previous works and extends and elaborates the emerging picture of the `new' Newton, the great synthesizer of science and religion as revealed in his intellectual context.

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

UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. VI, Abridged Edition
Author: J. F. Ade Ajayi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1998-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520067011

Volume VI of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a comprehensive bibliography. Volume VI covers the period from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the onset of the European "scramble" for colonial territory in the 1880s. In spite of a growing European commercial, religious, and political presence during the first three quarters of the century, outside influences were felt indirectly by most African societies, and they made a number of culturally distinctive attempts to modernize, expand, and develop. These are detailed in four thematic chapters, twenty-three chapters detailing developments in specific areas, and two concluding chapters tracing the African diaspora and assessing the state of the Continent's political, economic, and cultural development on the eve of the European conquest.