By focusing on the construction of various kinds of masculinities in early Christian texts, both biblical and extra-biblical, and by showcasing a number of... Læs mere
This book begins in the seventeenth century, when settlers commissioned by the West India Company settled on the south side of Manhattan and started a settlement that grew first into New Amsterdam and later into New York City.
Argues that traditional definitions of Europe based on democratic, scientific, religious, and cultural traditions are culturally one-sided and historically distorted, calling for a decolonization and deromanticization of European discourse to create a more inclusive vision.
The book explains how the Eurcharist developed during the first thousand years, from the time of its inauguration by Christ at the Last Supper to the beginning of the great schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
Film websites don’t just promote films, they chronicle backstories, map storyworlds, introduce characters and... Læs mere
Rather than looking at different manifestations of early modern piracy as geographically and temporally isolated cultural phenomena, Practices and Narratives of Early Modern Piracy: Connecting the Seas (1550–1800) pursues a comprehensive approach to this field of study.
This book follows the perspectives of refugee activists to examine cities shaped by layered histories of war, colonialism, and partition.
Drawing on a variety of sources, including trial records, administrative paperwork, letters, pamphlets, hagiography, and picaresque literature,... Læs mere
Characters are a vital aspect of today's transmedia practices. Combining theories on fictional persons from Japanese and Euro-American practices, this book discusses video game characters embedded in our popular media culture in which they are constantly produced and re-imagined.
This book provides the first comprehensive English access to Japan's entire constitution. It begins with historical context about the constitution's... Læs mere
Through an examination of Dutch Reformed church records and theological texts, Dieleman explores the local dynamics... Læs mere