Antiquity and Enlightenment Culture

Antiquity and Enlightenment Culture
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9789004412675
ISBN-13 : 9004412670
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Antiquity and Enlightenment Culture by :

This volume explores the place of antiquity in Enlightenment Europe. It considers the contexts, questions, and agendas that shaped eighteenth-century engagements with the ancient world, shedding new light on familiar figures and recovering forgotten chapters in this European story.

Magic in Western Culture

Magic in Western Culture
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 615
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ISBN-10 : 9781316299487
ISBN-13 : 1316299481
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Magic in Western Culture by : Brian P. Copenhaver

The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical. Besides Ficino, the premodern story of magic also features Plotinus, Iamblichus, Proclus, Aquinas, Agrippa, Pomponazzi, Porta, Bruno, Campanella, Descartes, Boyle, Leibniz, and Newton, to name only a few of the prominent thinkers discussed in this book. Because pictures play a key role in the story of magic, this book is richly illustrated.

Law and Justice from Antiquity to Enlightenment

Law and Justice from Antiquity to Enlightenment
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781461638711
ISBN-13 : 1461638712
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Law and Justice from Antiquity to Enlightenment by : Robert W. Shaffern

This concise intellectual history of the law offers an accessible introduction to the ideas and contexts of law from ancient Babylon to eighteenth-century Europe. Robert W. Shaffern examines a rich array of sources to illuminate ideas about law and justice in Western civilization. He identifies four main sources for traditional jurisprudence—the civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and classical Athens, the legal legacy of ancient Rome, the legal traditions of the Middle Ages, and developments in early modern Europe. By focusing on the recurring issues and historical contexts of the law, the author shows the extensive influence earlier sources had on the later development of Western law. For instance, the ancient code of Hammurabi pledged to obtain justice for the "widow and the orphan," a phrase that appeared again in later laws. Also, the tragedies of Aeschylus insisted that private individuals pursue vengeance, but government judiciaries upheld justice, an idea that the early modern European monarchies advanced when they promulgated new codes of criminal law. Additionally, Roman, medieval, and modern jurists all believed that natural law theory served as a rational criterion for legislators and judges. Throughout the span of centuries covered in the text, governments used law to regulate or monopolize the employment of violence. Designed to introduce undergraduates to the significant developments and ideas about the law and justice, this book will be invaluable for courses on the history of law and jurisprudence.

Versions of History from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Versions of History from Antiquity to the Enlightenment
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 4
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ISBN-10 : 9780300047769
ISBN-13 : 0300047762
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Versions of History from Antiquity to the Enlightenment by : Donald R. Kelley

Annotation Contains texts from 112 historians of the last three millennia who discuss the problems, purposes, and methods of history writing. Kelley provides commentary and interpretation. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Ecphrastic Shields in Graeco-Roman Literature

Ecphrastic Shields in Graeco-Roman Literature
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 373
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ISBN-10 : 9781000457414
ISBN-13 : 1000457419
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Ecphrastic Shields in Graeco-Roman Literature by : Karel Thein

This volume takes a fresh look at ekphrasis as a textual practice closely connected to our embodied imagination and its verbal dimension; it offers the first detailed study of a large family of ancient ecphrastic shields, often studied separately, but never as an ensemble with its own development. The main objective consists of establishing a theoretical and historical framework that is applied to a series of famous ecphrastic shields starting with the Homeric shield of Achilles. The latter is reinterpreted as a paradigmatic "thing" whose echoing down the centuries is reinforced by the fundamental connection between ekphrasis and artefacts as its primary objects. The book demonstrates that although the ancient sources do not limit ekphrasis to artificial creations, the latter are most efficient in bringing out the intimate affinity between artefacts and vivid mental images as two kind of entities that lack a natural scale and are rightly understood as ontologically unstable. Ecphrastic Shields in Graeco-Roman Literature: The World’s Forge should be read by those interested in ancient culture, art and philosophy, but also by those fascinated by the broader issue of imagination and by the interplay between the natural and the artificial.

Western Society: A Brief History

Western Society: A Brief History
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Publisher : Bedford
Total Pages : 1008
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000066831181
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Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Western Society: A Brief History by : John P McKay

This brief edition offers the unsurpassed social history of A History of Western Society in an accessible, lively format. Short enough to use with supplements and more affordable than its parent text, A Brief History retains the sustained attention to daily life, the rich art and map program, and all of the special features of the full-length edition. Extensive study aids help students comprehend the material and prepare for exams. Now you can have it all in a briefer book.

A History of Western Society, Volume 1

A History of Western Society, Volume 1
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 640
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ISBN-10 : 9780312640590
ISBN-13 : 0312640595
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Western Society, Volume 1 by : John P. McKay

Now from Bedford/St. Martin's, A History of Western Society is one of the most successful textbooks available because it captures students' interest in the everyday life of the past and ties social history to the broad sweep of politics and culture. The tenth edition has been thoroughly revised to strengthen the text's readability, heighten its attention to daily life, and incorporate the insights of new scholarship, including an enhanced treatment of European exploration and a thoroughly revised post-1945 section. With a dynamic new design, new special features, and a completely revised and robust companion reader, this major revision makes the past memorable and accessible for a new generation of students and instructors.

The Visual Culture of Catholic Enlightenment

The Visual Culture of Catholic Enlightenment
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Publisher : Penn State University Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0271062088
ISBN-13 : 9780271062082
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Visual Culture of Catholic Enlightenment by : Christopher M. S. Johns

Investigates the response of the Roman Catholic Church to European Enlightenment critiques of revealed religion and clerical governance through the lens of its art, architecture, urbanism, and material culture.

Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity

Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780295803821
ISBN-13 : 0295803827
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity by : Lee I. Levine

Generations of scholars have debated the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Jewish society and the degree of its impact on Jewish material culture and religious practice in Palestine and the Diaspora of antiquity. Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity examines this phenomenon from the aftermath of Alexander’s conquest to the Byzantine era, offering a balanced view of the literary, epigraphical, and archeological evidence attesting to the process of Hellenization in Jewish life and its impact on several aspects of Judaism as we know it today. Lee Levine approaches this broad subject in three essays, each focusing on diverse issues in Jewish culture: Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period, rabbinic tradition, and the ancient synagogue. With his comprehensive and thorough knowledge of the intricate dynamics of the Jewish and Greco-Roman societies, the author demonstrates the complexities of Hellenization and its role in shaping many aspects of Jewish life—economic, social, political, cultural, and religious. He argues against oversimplification and encourages a more nuanced view, whereby the Jews of antiquity survived and prospered, despite the social and political upheavals of this era, emerging as perpetuators of their own Jewish traditions while open to change from the outside world.

Sources for Western Society, Volume 1

Sources for Western Society, Volume 1
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Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 9781457655227
ISBN-13 : 1457655225
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Sources for Western Society, Volume 1 by : John P. McKay

Sources for Western Society provides a variety of primary sources to accompany A History of Western Society, Eleventh Edition and the new Value edition of A History of Western Society. With over fifty new selections—including a dozen new visual sources—and enhanced pedagogy throughout, students are given the tools to engage critically with canonical and lesser known sources, and prominent and ordinary voices. Each chapter includes a "Sources in Conversation" feature that presents differing views on key topics. This companion reader is an exceptional value for students and offers plenty of assignment options for instructors.