Social & cultural history

Iran - Geschichte, Kultur und Gesellschaft

Eine praktische Landeskunde

14.8 x 21 cm, 294 p., paperback / softback
15.00 €
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Iran - a beautiful country of ancient, proud culture, politically in conflict with Western states, contradictory, enigmatic and partly misunderstood. This book aims to explain Iran, its history, the state, society, social behaviour and everyday culture of the Iranians in …

Georgien

Geographie. Geschichte. Wirtschaft

17 x 24 cm, 524 p., 17 Karten, hardback
98.00 €
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Georgia fascinates with its diversity: between the Black Sea coast and the Caucasus peaks, between rain-soaked woodlands and dry steppes, between lush cultivated vegetation and barren pastures, there are as many variations as there are between the lively capital Tbilisi …

Languages and Cultures of the Caucasus

A Festschrift for Kevin Tuite

17 x 24 cm, 196 p., hardback
98.00 €
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This anthology presents current findings from Caucasus Studies. The focus is on contributions from the fields of linguistics, history and socio-cultural anthropology. All authors share a close relationship with the outstanding Caucasus researcher Kevin Tuite, whose lifework is honoured with …

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Deutsche Lyrik des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit: Interpretationen

17 x 24 cm, 296 p., hardback
98.00 €
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The anthology presents a selection of predominantly German-language medieval poetry together with interpretations. A broad genre-typological spectrum is covered, from minnelyric to proverbs and mastersong to spiritual-mystical song poetry from the period from the 12th to the 15th century. The …

Bauern und Banausen

Darstellungen des Handwerks und der Landwirtschaft in der griechischen Vasenmalerei

21 x 29.7 cm, 288 p., hardback
110.00 €
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Vase painting is one of the most important sources of information regarding labour in the ancient world. This comprehensive iconographic study focuses on the depiction of physically active persons. It deals not only with representations of skilled crafts but also …

Wolgast, Der Reiseführer

Herzogsstadt und Tor zur Insel Usedom mit Amt am Peenestrom

17 x 24 cm, 196 p., paperback / softback
16.90 €
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Wolgast, the old ducal town in north-eastern Germany, is more than just the "gateway to the island of Usedom". In this travel guide, art historian Reiner Sörries takes the reader on a journey through time from prehistoric settlement to post-reunification …

Der Innenraum hellenistischer Tempel

Ein Ort rituellen und sozialen Handelns

21 x 29.7 cm, 368 p., 45 Tafeln, 1 Beilage, hardback
118.00 €
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The erection of Greek temples was one of the most important building tasks in antiquity. Yet despite over 150 years of academic research on these buildings, their use for cultic and social purposes is almost unknown. This monograph is the …

The Nominal Domain in Georgian

A diachronic analysis

17 x 24 cm, 192 p., hardback
98.00 €
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The present book analyzes the nominal domain in the Georgian language in its diachronic development. In Georgian, the noun phrase went through crucial changes over the centuries on various levels -- morphological, morpho-syntactic, syntactic, semantic, and typological. The peculiarities of …

Thomas von Cantimpré ›Liber de naturis rerum‹

Übersetzung des Textes der Redaktion III (Thomas III) eines Anonymus

17 x 24 cm, 395 p., cloth
98.00 €
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Based on the encyclopaedia "Liber de natura rerum" by the Dominican Thomas of Cantimpré, the so-called 'Thomas III' version was produced by an anonymous editor in the 13th century. Out of interest in natural things themselves, he excerpted the found …

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Fünf Essays zu Gottfrieds Tristan

17 x 24 cm, 120 p., paperback / softback
29.95 €
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In his Tristan novel, Gottfried von Straßburg uses narrative traditions and common motifs of ancient, Celtic, French, Medieval Latin and German traditions. Furthermore, he incorporates aspects of material culture and contemporary scholarly knowledge. This book’s five essays can be read …

Didaxe und Natur

Darstellung und Funktionalisierung der Natur in Thomasins von Zerklaere ,Welschem Gast‘, in Freidanks ,Bescheidenheit‘ und in Hugos von Trimberg ,Renner‘

17 x 24 cm, 384 p., cloth
98.00 €
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Using vernacular examples from ‘didactic literature’, it is questioned which role the verbalisation of nature plays in a didactic context and which knowledge systems come together in its textualisation. The work demonstrates how talking about nature enables a dynamic amalgamation …

Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft im archaischen Süditalien

Ein Modell zu Identität und Hexis, ausgehend von Ripacandida und weiteren binnenländischen Gemeinschaften

21 x 29.7 cm, 304 p., 41 Tafeln, inkl. DVD, hardback
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The necropolis of Ripacandida in southern Italy (Apulia/prov. Foggia) is situated on a hill mediating between the uplands of the southern Apennines to the west and the Adriatic shore to the east. The local Archaic-Classical community (6th/5th century BCE) witnessed …