englischThis edited volume focuses on the historical modification of known narratives until the onset of modernity. It examines the forms and functions which underlie this basic historical narrative technique and what opportunities might emerge from it for current research from an interdisciplinary [...]
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englischThis volume brings together fifteen new perspectives on the angel in primarily Islamic contexts. The contributions examine the origin, evolution, visual representation, and conceptual elaboration of this vital class of beings that bridges the gap between divine and human realms. The [...]
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englischThere is more to playing and singing traditional music than reproducing notes and songs that were written a long time ago or faithfully reenacting descriptions of historical dances. It involves adopting forms of music that have been handed down into today’s lifestyles and festivals and [...]
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englischRichard Wagner’s draft composition of ‘Die Walküre’ (The Valkyrie) is now available for the first time as an academic publication. The previously little-known manuscript, which has been flawlessly transcribed and annotated by the publication’s editors, offers fascinating insights into the [...]
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englischThe presentations held at a conference as part of the ‘Tag der Franken’ (Franconians’ Day) organised by the Central Franconian association responsible for fostering regional values and traditions are collated in this book. They address the question of how Franconia’s culinary identity [...]
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Since its foundation, Kemalism has played a significant role in the political and social life of the Republic of Turkey. At the same time, Kemalism is one of the most controversial terms in Turkish political life. It is connected to historical personalities like its eponym Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as [...]
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Bei dem vorliegenden Band handelt es sich um einen Reprint des „Gnostischen Katechismus“ von Pastor E. C. H. Peithmann aus den Jahren 1904/05, welcher als außergewöhnliches ideengeschichtliches Dokument neu herausgegeben wird.
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englischIn the beginning there was Napoleon’s death. It marked a fissure for the contemporary discourses on the heroic of the 19th century. In the imagination of european societies, more than ever, the departed hero lived on as the homme du siècle as which he had tried to represent himself in his [...]
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englischThe reception of Friedrich Rückert’s works in Russia is still largely unexplored, even though he was very popular there in the 19th century. His translations from Sanskrit and Persian were transcribed by Žukovskij, and several of his poems were also converted into Russian by famous and [...]
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Ǧamāladdīn Ibn Nubātah al-Miṣrī (686-768/1287-1366) war Kanzleischreiber und einer der einflussreichsten Literaten der mamlukenzeitlichen Epoche. Im vorliegenden Band werden dem an der Literatur jener Epoche interessierten Publikum zum ersten Mal zwei Prosawerke Ibn Nubātahs vorgelegt. Dieser [...]
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