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9783895004537
Kieffer-Pülz, Petra

»Simavicarana«

A Pali letter on monastic boundaries by King Rama IV of Siam

13.0 x 21.0 cm, 104 p., paperback / softback
22,00 €

“Simavicarana” presents an annotated romanized edition of a letter composed in Pali by Thera Vajiranana - that is, by King Mogkut (Rama IV) of Siam when he was a monk before he...

9783895008153
Editor: Filatkina, Natalia; Przybilski, Martin

Orte – Ordnungen – Oszillationen

Raumerschaffung durch Wissen und räumliche Struktur von Wissen

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 208 p., cloth
49,00 €

The volume goes back to a transdicsiplinary conference held in December 2010 at the University of Trier. It contains articles dedicated to tree key concepts that are central to...

9783895007880
Hodak, Suzana

Ornamentale Purpurwirkereien

De variis purpureis segmentis, paragaudis, clavis et ceteris ornamentis cum ornamento

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 1686 p., hardback
348,00 €

The textile finds from Egypt provide a special quantitative and qualitative value to the ornamental purple textiles. They can be counted as a chief representative of ornamental...

9783895008245
Dagyeli, Jeanine Elif

»Gott liebt das Handwerk«

Moral, Identität und religiöse Legitimierung in der mittelasiatischen Handwerks-risala

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 320 p., hardback
98,00 €

The present book is the first large-scale research on the Central Asian crafts’ risala, a pre-Soviet code of conduct, and describes the crafts spiritual and social roots by...

Series: Iran – Turan Volume: 12
9783895007217
Linscheid, Petra

Frühbyzantinische textile Kopfbedeckungen

Typologie, Verbreitung, Chronologie und soziologischer Kontext nach Originalfunden

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 368 p., hardback
128,00 €

The analysis of archaeological textiles in order to write their ancient cultural history is still in its infancy. This study contributes to this process by cataloging more than...

9783895008238
Gesammelt und bearbeitet von Sonja Hermann

Die Inschriften der Stadt Essen

19.0 x 27.0 cm, 384 p., hard cover with dust jacket
69,00 €

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Der Band präsentiert in 188 Katalognummern die mittelalterlichen und frühneuzeitlichen Inschriften aus dem...

Series: Die Deutschen Inschriften Volume: 81
Subseries: Düsseldorfer Reihe Volume: 7
9783895004513
Cicuzza, Claudio

A Mirror Reflecting the Entire World

The Pali »Buddhapadamangala« or »Auspicius Signs on the Buddha’s Feet«. Critical Edition with English Translation

13.0 x 21.0 cm, 302 p., paperback / softback
22,00 €

The “Buddhapadamangala” is an anonymous work in the corpus of Pali literature transmitted in Siam. Its starting point is the conventional description of the wheel mark on the...

9783895003004
Beck, Wolfgang

Die Merseburger Zaubersprüche

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 500 p., cloth
64,00 €

The study represents the first extensive monograph on these significant Old High German texts. The controversial linguistic material is examined etymologically while questions...

9783895007941
Kalinowski, Anja

Frühchristliche Reliquiare im Kontext von Kultstrategien, Heilserwartung und sozialer Selbstdarstellung

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 352 p., hardback
59,00 €

This study for the first time provides a comprehensive analysis of early Christian reliquaries in the context of their meaning and various uses. Taking into account all documented...

9783895004506
Editor: Franco, Eli; Zin, Monika

From Turfan to Ajanta

Festschrift for Dieter Schlingloff on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday

21.0 x 28.0 cm, 1136 p., soft cover with dust jacket
148,00 €
9783895007644
Editor: Jörg, Christian; Jucker, Michael

Spezialisierung und Professionalisierung

Träger und Foren städtischer Außenpolitik während des späten Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 256 p., cloth
49,00 €

The volume documents the findings of an international conference held in Trier in cooperation with the "Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftliches Forschungszentrum" and the A 9 project...

9783895006807
Newid, Mehr Ali

Aromata in der iranischen Kultur

unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der persischen Dichtung

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 368 p., hardback
79,00 €

This volume is the result of more than 10 years' research in Persian culture from the Achaemenid period (559 B.C.) until the end of the Safavids’ time (1722 A.D.). The main...

Series: Iran – Turan Volume: 11
9783895006579
Herausgegeben von Ute Pietruschka und Michael P. Streck in Verbindung mit Beate Eschment

Symbolische Repräsentation und Wirklichkeit nomadischen Lebens

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 216 p., hardback
68,00 €

This essay collection brings together contributions from two research colloquia of the Collaborative Research Center “Difference and Integration. The interaction between nomadic...

Series: Nomaden und Sesshafte Volume: 12
9783895003073
Berg, Eberhard

The Sherpa »Dumji« Masked Dance Festival

An ethnographic description of the ›great liturgical performance‹ as celebrated annually according to the tradition of the Lamaserwa clan in the village temple of Gonpa Zhung, Solu

21.0 x 28.0 cm, 234 p., paperback / softback
34,00 €
9783895006739
Botros, Atef

Kafka – Ein jüdischer Schriftsteller aus arabischer Sicht

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 276 p., hardback
19,80 €

The book is devoted to the subject of the Arab reception of Franz Kafka between 1939 and today. The study focuses on the examination of Kafka and his work in the form of...

9783895005961
Beschrieben von Jürgen Geiß

Mittelalterliche Handschriften in Greifswalder Bibliotheken

Verzeichnis der Bestände der Bibliothek des Geistlichen Ministeriums (Dombibliothek St. Nikolai), der Universitätsbibliothek und des Universitätsarchivs

20.0 x 28.0 cm, 432 p., cloth
128,00 €

The catalogue describes 174 manuscripts of the late medieval period (ca. 1250 - end of the 16th centuries), now held by the Church Library Saint Nicolas (Geistliches Ministerium)...

9783895006968
Ugalde, María Fernanda

Iconografía de la Cultura Tolita

Lecturas del discurso ideológico en las representaciones figurativas del Desarrollo Regional

19.0 x 29.0 cm, 224 p., hardback
79,00 €

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Unter den vorspanischen Kulturen Ecuadors ist die Kultur von Tolita für ihre detailreich ausgearbeiteten Figuren...

9783895006319
Editor: Scholz, Udo W.; Wiener, Claudia
In cooperation with: Schlegelmilch, Ulrich

Persius-Scholien

Die lateinische Persius-Kommentierung der Traditionen A, D und E

17.0 x 24.0 cm, 656 p., cloth
68,00 €

The Latin medieval commentaries of the Roman satirist Persius (AD 34- 62), gathered from obscure ancient material, are published here for the first time in critical editions of 3...

9783895006708
Editor: Meyer, Jan-Waalke
Compiled by: Meyn, Wolfgang

Kulturen am Rande Mesopotamiens: von West-Kleinasien bis zum Kaspischen Meer

Katalog der Sammlung der Abteilung »Archäologie und Kulturgeschichte des Vorderen Orients« an der Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

21.0 x 29.7 cm, 280 p., hardback
78,00 €

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Seit dem Eintreffen der Sammlung am Institut für Archäologie und Kulturgeschichte des Vorderen Orients 1998 wird...