Musik ist ein zentrales Element in den Ritualen zahlreicher Religionen. Ebenso vielfältig wie die religiösen Traditionen sind die hierbei relevanten klanglichen Elemente. Im vorliegenden Band wird das vielschichtige und vielfältige Verhältnis von Musik und Religion in Vormoderne und Moderne aus der [...]

englischIn the context of social change, Turkey is facing new challenges on the topic of old age and ageing. This interdisciplinary and empirical study analyses ideas of old age based on original sources, and enables authentic insights into Turkey’s culture and living environments.

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 [...]

englischThis study examines Muhammed Ali Al Hammi’s, the founder of the first Tunisian trades union, stays overseas in a geopolitical context. Among other things, it demonstrates how the Wilhelmine Empire employed the instrumentalisation of Islam and the development of pan-Islamism for its own [...]

englischIn a time when observation technologies, corporate surveillance and facial recognition are ubiquitous, a critical examination of surveillance has become more urgent than ever, as digital totalitarianism puts privacy and personal freedom at risk. Representations of surveillance in literature, [...]

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 [...]