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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book addresses, and at the same time reflects, the impact of Max Weber on both the social sciences and on critical theory's critique of the social sciences. Weber's conception of 'vocation' is a guiding thread unifying concerns about the nature, scope and limits of theoretical thinking among social scientists, whether supportive or critical of Weber. Not surprisingly, the source of many of these concerns, whether intended or unintended, biographical or situational, is the ambiguous legacy of Weber himself. Wilson's interrogation of Weber's thought in articles and essays over the past 30 years, supplemented by Kemple's insights, makes a strong case for the claim that we do indeed live in 'the age of Weber'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The contemporary search for the feminine face of God is requiring a re-examination of the relationship of Christianity to the pagan world in which it came to birth. Stephen Benko approaches this study as both an historian and a Christian believer. Inquiring into extra-biblical sources of Marian piety, belief and doctrine, he proposes 'that there is a direct line, unbroken and clearly discernible, from the goddess-cults of the ancients to the reverence paid and eventually the cult accorded to the Virgin Mary.' Chapter by chapter he seeks to establish his conclusion that 'in Mariology the Christian genius preserved and transformed some of the best and noblest ideas that paganism developed. Rather than being a 'regression' into Paganism, Mariology is a progression toward a clearer and better understanding of the feminine aspect of the divine and the role of the female in the history of salvation.'This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume explores the transition from the old regime to modern forms of sovereignty in the Middle East. By rereading Tocqueville's classic, The Old Régime and the French Revolution, through an Ottoman prism this study probes the unresolved paradoxes in his analysis of institutional change while documenting an old regime that has remained in the shadows of modern history. Each section of the book explores a specific dimension of Ottoman sovereignty - space, hierarchy, and vernacular governance - through a detailed examination of a particular 18th century document. An Ottoman perspective on the eighteenth century not only furnishes critical pieces of the old-regime puzzle. It also illustrates how an uncritical reception of Tocqueville's model of modernization has obscured the ongoing interaction between the 'Eurasian' and Westphalian state systems and parallel processes of sociopolitical change.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The contemporary search for the feminine face of God is requiring a re-examination of the relationship of Christianity to the pagan world in which it came to birth. Stephen Benko approaches this study as both an historian and a Christian believer. Inquiring into extra-biblical sources of Marian piety, belief and doctrine, he proposes 'that there is a direct line, unbroken and clearly discernible, from the goddess-cults of the ancients to the reverence paid and eventually the cult accorded to the Virgin Mary.' Chapter by chapter he seeks to establish his conclusion that 'in Mariology the Christian genius preserved and transformed some of the best and noblest ideas that paganism developed. Rather than being a 'regression' into Paganism, Mariology is a progression toward a clearer and better understanding of the feminine aspect of the divine and the role of the female in the history of salvation.'This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details. 306 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As was true for previous editions of this book, the present edition offers the non-specialist reader: the politician, diplomat, journalist or student of international law and relations - a guide and introduction to the International Court of Justice; what it is and how it works.The step by step explanation of how a case is tried is still based on the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua case, due to the fact that virtually every procedural situation that exists played a role in that case, as well as to the continuing influence of that case on the role of the Court.However, much has happened since the last edition appeared in 1995. The Court has experienced the most active period in its history, and this new edition takes full account of the Court's activities and efforts to adapt itself to the new requirements and challenges of the present century.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This investigation of the 10th century minuscule Codex 1582 in the Gospel of Matthew includes a description of the physical document and an extensive evaluation of the text it contains. The manuscript was copied by the monk Ephraim, who is known to scholars in various fields. The high quality of his work and of the documents which were available to him demonstrate that he carefully reproduced an exemplar which witnessed to an ancient and valuable text. The text and marginal variants of Codex 1582 are shown to be related, though not identical, to the text of Matthew used by Origen, raising the possibility of a Caesarean archetype. A full collation of Codex 1582 to Codex 1 demonstrates that 1582 should be the leading member, as well as the basis for the age and readings of Family 1 in Matthew. Test collations of twelve other supposed family members lead to a re-evaluation of the interrelationships of the documents and an expanded stemma of the family.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The contributions contained in this volume address a variety of topics related to the history of education and learning in the Netherlands during the crucial period of transition between the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. With contributions by Hildo van Engen, Antheun Janse, Mario Damen, Madelon van Luijk, Arnoud-Jan A. Bijsterveld, Jaap van Moolenbroek, Ad Tervoort, Koen Goudriaan, Bart Ramakers, Arjan van Dixhoorn, Marijke Spies, Karel Davids, Sabrina Corbellini, Gerrit Verhoeven, Peter van Dael, Samme Zijlstra, Ilja M. Veldman.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book presents 17 articles by Woldemar Görler, published during the last 25 years, some of them not easily accessible hitherto. Most of them treat details of the history of the Hellenistic Academy and Cicero. Other papers explore the aftermath of Hellenistic thought in Lucilius, Lucretius, and Seneca, the literary form of Roman philosophical treatises, and Cicero's personal interpretation of Academic scepticism.All contributions are based on close reading of the source material. No attempt is made to harmonize conflicting evidence. Instead, different stages of the school discussions and some gradual changes in philosophical doctrine emerge more clearly. Special attention is paid to the conversion of Greek terms into Latin, in some cases implying unexpected consequences in meaning.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume covers the geographical spread of Christianity in its first three centuries. It is arranged by continents - Asia, Europe and Africa - to show the gradual development of Christian communities down to the Council of Nicaea in 325. The area surveyed stretches from Wales to the borders of India, and from the Northern coasts of the Black Sea to the plains of Morocco. The result is a picture not only of the outward development of early Christianity but of the variety that existed within it as well.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The essays in this Festschrift honor James L. Kugel for his contribution to the field of biblical studies, in particular early biblical interpretation. The essays are organized in three roughly chronological categories. The first group treats some part of the Tanakh, ranging from the creation and Abraham stories of Genesis to the evolving conception of sacred writing in the prophetic literature. The second set of essays focuses chiefly on the literature of Second Temple Judaism, including Qumran and extra-biblical literature. The last group concerns the scriptural imagination at work in rabbinic literature, in Milton's Paradise Lost, in the anti-semitic work of Gerhard Kittel, up to the present in a treatment of Levinas and the Talmud.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rituals, it is agreed, play a prominent role in Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest continuous traditions of mankind. In this book, scholars from a broad range of disciplines make the first ever collective effort to address this issue. From a historical and geographical perspective, texts and contexts studied in these pages range from antiquity to modernity, all the way from Japan, China, India, Iran, Europe to California. The essays touch on questions of theory, ritual texts, change and performances, gender and professional religion (priesthood/lay-people). The rituals studied are placed in a broad scope of social and local settings ranging from the royal court to the needy, from the rural village to the urban metropolis, from the domestic to the public.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This Guide to Karaite Studies contains thirty-seven chapters which cover all the main areas of the fascinating and varied history and literature of medieval and modern Karaite Judaism. The volume reflects this rapidly growing field of Jewish Studies, as analysed by an international team of experts and taught in various universities and institutes.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work documents the proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Particles on Surfaces - Detection, Adhesion and Removal, held in Providence, Rhode Island, from June 24-26, 2002. Topics include nature and characterization of small particles, and particle deposition during immersion rinsing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume contains 28 essays in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe, whose work has been especially influential in exploring modes of cultural interaction between early Jews and Christians and their Graeco-Roman neighbours. Following an introductory essay on the problems inherent to such comparative studies in the history of New Testament scholarship, the essays are grouped into five topic areas: Graphos -- semantics and writing, Ethos -- ethics and moral characterization, Logos -- rhetoric and literary expression, Ethnos -- self-definition and acculturation, and Nomos -- law and normative values. Some key examples are studies dealing with The Greek Idea of 'Divine Nature' and its relation to the 'Divine Man' tradition; Compilation of Letters in Cicero's collection; Radical Altruism in Paul; Greek Ideas of Concord and Cosmic Harmony in 1 Clement; The Rhetorical Use of Friendship Motifs in Galatians in comparison with Second Sophistic Orators; Wills and Testaments in Graeco-Roman perspective.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Tot nu toe hebben bij de vermaatschappelijking van natuur vooral de wensen voor verbreding van natuur centraal gestaan. De rijksoverheid wil echter ook de aandacht voor de bijdragen aan natuurbehoud verbreden en de verantwoordelijkheid hiervoor mede bij andere overheden en bij particulieren leggen. Dit streven naar medeverantwoordelijkheid vindt langzaam, maar nog niet voldoende weerklank. Voor veel particulieren is natuur een consumptiegoed. Een bijdrage in geld lijkt gemakkelijker geleverd dan adequaat of stimulerend gedrag ten gunste van natuur. Daarbij blijft medeverantwoordelijkheid voor natuur vaak beperkt tot de vraag om bij te dragen aan het behoud en beheer van door anderen bepaalde natuur. Om meer inzicht te krijgen in de knelpunten en perspectieven voor medeverantwoordelijkheid voor natuurbeleid en -beheer, zijn onderzoekers en experts uit het beleid gevraagd hierover te reflecteren. De essays in deze bundel gaan over de zin en onzin van medeverantwoordelijkheid voor natuur. Zij laten zien dat medeverantwoordelijkheid ook ruimte voor zeggenschap en betrokkenheid moet bieden. Ook worden een aantal praktische voorstellen gedaan om medeverantwoordelijkheid voor natuur mogelijk te maken. Er ligt nog een terrein braak voor onderzoek hoe consumenten en bedrijven zijn te motiveren tot medeverantwoordelijkheid voor natuur. Het aansluiten bij hun handelingspraktijken is hierbij belangrijk.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Bioterrorisme is een veel besproken onderwerp. In 1995 werd een zenuwgas (sarin) verspreid in de ondergrondse van Tokio en in 2001 werd anthrax in de Verenigde Staten in postpakketten gevonden. Beide gebeurtenissen hebben tot grote commotie geleid. Er wordt gevreesd dat het effect van deze stoffen mild is vergeleken met wat terroristen werkelijk kunnen aanrichten. Als terroristen met de huidige moleculaire technieken in staat zijn biowapens te maken die infectieus en dodelijk zijn, kunnen de gevolgen desastreus zijn. Anthrax zou bijvoorbeeld nog gevaarlijker kunnen worden als deze bacterie resistent gemaakt zou worden tegen antibiotica. Het manipuleren van DNA is tegenwoordig algemene leerstof en wordt in menig laboratorium uitgevoerd. Micro-organismen kunnen de basisbestanddelen zijn van heilzame biologische producten, maar ze kunnen ook de basis vormen van biologische wapens. Wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen vergroten de dreiging van bioterrorisme en daarom wordt de ontwikkeling, verspreiding en herkenning van nieuwe infectieuze organismen met grote aandacht gevolgd. Hoe goed is Nederland eigenlijk voorbereid als er een bioterroristische aanval plaatsvindt Welke organismen bedreigen ons Wat valt er te verwachten En is de moleculaire biologie eigenlijk een vriend of eerder een vijand te noemen van het bioterrorisme '.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wo war Gott in Auschwitz Wo war er in Hiroshima Und wo ist er jetzt in den Kriegen dieser Welt Seitdem es monotheistische Religionen gibt, die sich zu einem allmächtigen und gütigen Gott bekennen, wird die Frage gestellt, wie denn ein solcher Gott das unermeßliche Leid in seiner Schöpfung zulassen kann. Das so als 'Theodizee' bezeichnete Problem stellt(e) die Theologie vor die wahrscheinlich größte denkerische Herausforderung - von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart, und erst recht nach den an die Wurzeln der Humanität gehenden Erfahrungen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Vorgelegt wird hier eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Theodizeeproblematik, die aus der persönlichen Beschäftigung mit dem Werk des Philosophen Hans Jonas (1903-1993) heraus entstanden ist. In einer seiner letzten, auch über den Kennerkreis hinaus viel beachteten Veröffentlichung mit dem Titel: 'Der Gottesbegriff nach Auschwitz' stellt Jonas erneut die Frage nach der göttlichen Allmacht angesichts des Übels in der Welt. Jonas beruft sich in seiner 'Lösung' des Problems auf die Kabbala, die die Schöpfung durch einen vorher erfolgten Rückzug Gottes in sich selbst erklärt. Die Welt ist zwar nicht völlig 'gott-los', aber 'gott-fern'. Ähnlich klingende Ansätze sprechen vom 'Tod Gottes' oder vom 'Fall der Welt'. Das Ziel der Untersuchung soll nicht nur die Rekonstruktion dieser, sich gleichsam im 'Schatten' von Hans Jonas bewegenden kosmologischen Theorien sein. Vielmehr wird auch ein eigener Versuch gewagt, sich theologisch verantwortbar der Theodizeeproblematik zu nähern. Dabei werden auch Seitenblicke auf die Kunst und Literatur geworfen, die auf ihre spezifische Weise die Theodizeefrage thematisieren.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Known for his studies on the canonical gospels and on Paul, Dieter Lührmann has also done pioneering work on the apocryphal gospels. This volume presents his essays on new fragments of the gospels of Peter and Mary Magdalene, of the Egerton gospel and of the gospel according to the Hebrews. All essays have been revised and updated, and a new one on the gospel of Thomas in Greek has been added. The work is framed by new studies on the problematic claim for a canon, and on following in the footsteps of Jerome in modern scholarship, showing how deeply it has been inspired by his picture of the apocrypha.