englischIn this book, a line is drawn from Tibetan Buddhist accounts of supernatural forces to contemporary efforts to understand these phenomena. The Tibetan view of body and mind differs fundamentally from the scientific perspective, so that a common denominator for a profitable dialogue is to be [...]

englischThe politicization of religion in armed conflicts is a global challenge that is being intensively researched within political science debates. But why do Western societies find it so difficult to engage in critical and differentiated forms of debate about religious justifications of [...]

englischHow do faith and culture interact? Using the example of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, Jude Ezimakor explains their interplay and shows how the Christian faith can connect with human culture to give an authentic testimony of faith in concrete everyday experience.

In particular, he explores the [...]

englischHow do faith and culture interact? Using the example of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, Jude Ezimakor explains their interplay and shows how the Christian faith can connect with human culture to give an authentic testimony of faith in concrete everyday experience.

In particular, he explores the [...]

englischInterreligious dialogue is a decisive aspect in the dynamic of "aggiornamento", which the Catholic Church has initiated since the Second Vatican Council. In order to walk this path of renewal, the Church of Senegal must promote a dialogue of multiform dimensions: doctrinal, cognitive, [...]

englischThe influence of film music on the perception and experience of the visual worlds shown in a film can hardly be overestimated. But how can this effect, which film musicals leitmotifs exerts on both visual attention and emotional experience during multimodal film reception, be researched? To [...]

englischFor the first time this study provides a deeper insight into the staging oeuvre by Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann. With their Mozart interpretatory, the dramaturge and the stage designer have created a visual cosmos that is unparalleled in its aesthetic design in the field of music theatre. [...]

englischThe personal copies of ‘Children’s and Household Tales’ by the Brothers Grimm, which are kept in Kassel, are part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme and, thus, the globally recognised cultural memory. Moreover, there are storytelling traditions throughout the entire world, which makes [...]

englischReason is a precious commodity, but it is contested. It is constantly in danger of being subjected to power-political calculations of the actors. But if global society wants to organise coexistence on this planet without violence, then reason represents the only concept in intellectual [...]