The Fall of Cities in the Mediterranean. Commemoration in Literature, Folk-Song, and Liturgy, Paperback - ***

Intended for cultural historians and literary scholars, this volume offers new insights into the trope of the fallen city in folk-song and a variet...

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book PrizeEngland was once dubbed 'the land without music', but in the early twentieth century collectors and ent...

The book studies the destruction of cities in the Ancient Greek World by comparing literary and archaeological evidence. It shows that ancient auth...

Structured around four interlocking themes-mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers-this beautifully illustrated book brings new dimens...

The modern chasm between "secular" work and "sacred" worship has had a devastating impact on Western Christianity.Drawing on years of research, min...

Scripting Pentecost explores and develops an analysis of worship and liturgy in Pentecostal and Charismatic traditions around the world. It is orga...

Reducere. Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize England was once dubbed 'the land without music', but in the early twentieth century collectors and en...

An account of the rise and demise of a world classic, which still informs our common language as well as much of the great literature of the last f...

Aspects of the turbulent rule of Richard II freshly examined.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer LtdIllustration(s): 15 b/w illus.Number of pages: 324Publi...

Explores the historical complexity and cultural hybridity of post-classical eastern Mediterranean cities with case studies examining how cities' pa...

Language and music have much in common, such as rhythm, structure, sound and metaphor. Drawing on ideas from linguistics, performance studies and m...

In this fascinating new history, Paul N Balchin provides a comprehensive account of one of the more formative historical periods, uniquely describi...

The first comprehensive account of space's centrality to confronting state-endorsed violence, this volume draws upon ethnographic research gathered...

The Taste of Conquest offers up a riveting, globe-trotting tale of unquenchable desire, fanatical religion, raw greed, fickle fashion, and mouthwat...

Employs the full range of material and written evidence to explore four key questions around Roman funerary customs that alter our view of the soci...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The origins and development of the Divine Office are traced through both Eastern and Western branches of the Church, providing a wealth of historic...

DescriptionThe fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its sur...

Volume five of this monumental series commences with coverage of the final fierce air-sea battles over the Aegean which preceded the advance northw...

Reducere. Before the Twin Cities established themselves as a hotbed for stand-up comedy, producing some of the biggest names in comedy history, the local sce...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael Patrick BarberForeword by: Scott HahnChristians know the Psalms, sing the Psalms, and pray the Psalms more than any...

Mistress, Mother, Muse: An Exploration of the Female in Modern and Contemporary Mediterranean Literature fills a vacuum in comparative literary stu...

This interdisciplinary edited collection draws early modern art and material culture into the discussion of the "oceanic turn" in cultural studies,...

Traditional folk tales from all over Britain in which song or dance shapes the actionIllustrations: 30 Illustrations, unspecified

This volume uncovers the relations between globalization and dirty dealings in urban settings, focusing on some capital cities and on the relations...

The story of how Latin and Arabic spread across the Mediterranean to create a cosmopolitan world of letters.Publisher: The University of Chicago Pr...

An account of the rise of the Zulu nation in southern Africa, and its fall under Cetshwayo in the Zulu war of 1879. This work sets out to be not on...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Caroline DavisonNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 223 x 147 x 39Cover type: HardbackRed...

Publisher: Lit VerlagAuthor(s): Jose M. FaraldoNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 161 x 235 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softback...

Reducere. A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.

Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Winner - Spiritual FormationChristianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year - Beautiful OrthodoxyA Beloved Be...