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Jeffrey Blevins deposited Introduction: Logic and Literary Form in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoAlthough literature and logic share a number of surprising symmetries and historical contacts, they have typically been seen to occupy separate disciplinary spheres. Declaring a subfield in literary studies-logic and literature-this introduction outlines various connections between literary formalism and formal logic. It surveys historical…[Read more]
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Sonia D. Andras deposited Allo, allo, ici le Bucharest du pedigree! The nationalization of women’s fashion in interwar Bucharest (OA) in the group
Urban Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThe newly formed Greater Romania engaged in a process of modernization, with Bucharest as its flagship metropolis, striving to be recognized internationally and reach economic stability. Women’s fashion became a marker in substantiating Romania’s self-assertion as a modern state, with great emphasis on creating a viable textile industry. This occ…[Read more]
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Sonia D. Andras deposited Fashion, Dress, Costume: a Proposed Terminological Clarification in the Historical Research of Women’s Clothing in the group
Urban Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThis paper delineates the conceptual variations between the notions ‘fashion’, ‘dress’ and ‘costume’ in English-language texts on women’s garment histories using relevant examples from interwar Romanian periodicals. The aim is to offer a more precise formulation, as these three terms have largely been used interchangeably. This paper is built on a…[Read more]
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Samuel Adu-Gyamfi deposited Unrestricted Analysis of the COVID Narrative in Africa: Emphasis on the Ghanaian Medical Context in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThe COVID-19 pandemic with its concomitant lockdown policies exacerbated the worst living conditions in different regions of the world, Africa and Ghana in particular. The major discursive issues concerning the pandemic has glaringly or cunningly ignored the lack of emphasis on local dynamics concerning what ought to be or could have been done…[Read more]
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Eliseo Ferrer deposited Eliseo Ferrer / Sobre el «Discurso a Diogneto». La revelación mística de un cristianismo alejandrino desnudo de fabulaciones y leyendas. in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months ago(Sobre el «Discurso a Diogneto» y la literatura cristiana primitiva).
En este trabajo, se lleva a cabo un concienzudo estudio del «Discurso a Diogneto» o «Epistola a Diogneto» (como queramos llamar a este texto). Y en él, su autor destaca como rasgos fundamentales:
—El carácter muy temprano de este texto, que intentó armonizar la Iglesia co…[Read more] -
Jake Benson started the topic The Archived Chester Beatty Library Islamic Seals Database in the discussion
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThe Archived Chester Beatty Library Islamic Seals Database:
Screen Shots and Tips For Access
Jake Benson, Research Associate for Persian Manuscripts
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
University of Manchester
22 April 2023
Since the Chester Beatty Library reformatted its website in 2019, it regrettably removed the Islamic Seal Database,…[Read more] -
Pramod Ranjan deposited Not a riot, Repression in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoAnalysis of the communal violence that took place on September 14, 2011 in Gopalgarh town of Rajasthan
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Ian Willis deposited When Peppertrees were all the rage in the group
Urban Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoIn the 1890s, Camden Municipal Council started beautifying the town area by planting various trees, including peppercorns. These cultural plantings defined the local urban landscape for decades, yet only a handful remain today.
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Alejandro Quintero deposited The Many Faces of God: Astrotheology of the Bible in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoAngels, as mythical beings, appear and disappear suddenly throughout Biblical Texts, without any clear explanation of their origins or metaphysical ranks. Whether they are considered circumstantial theophanies or entities with granted self-existence and specific divine functions; such metaphysical entities have a vital presence in the religious…[Read more]
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Alejandro Quintero deposited The Many Faces of God: Astrotheology of the Bible in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoAngels, as mythical beings, appear and disappear suddenly throughout Biblical Texts, without any clear explanation of their origins or metaphysical ranks. Whether they are considered circumstantial theophanies or entities with granted self-existence and specific divine functions; such metaphysical entities have a vital presence in the religious…[Read more]
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