This book is based on a detailed examination of the changing representation of Bishop Nikolaj Velimirovic in the Serbian media and in commemorative discourse devoted to him.
The studies in this volume concentrate on a complex set of socio-cultural phenomena, the cult of saints, in a variety of regions from Egypt to Poland, with a focus on Italy and Central Europe.
These essays offer new insight into the development of modern conceptions of time, from the Christian dating system (BC/AD or BCE/CE) to the idea of modernity as a new epoch in human history.
This is a collection of Jan Neruda's intimate, wry, bittersweet stories of life among the inhabitants of the Little Quarter of nineteenth-century Prague.
Examines the relationship between people and divine beings through the long tradition of visions of... Læs mere
Features essays by leading Hungarian and foreign authors examining the various social movements and parties seeking influence in Hungary... Læs mere
The volume investigates the registers of fifteenth-century supplications to the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See and presents an analysis of a multiplicity of issues in which a context of the local needs of Western Christians and the central power of the Pope occurred.
A comprehensive yet concise account of the cultural and political situation in the Balkans during the last three decades of the Cold War (1960-1990).
Introduces the concept that the Renaissance in Italy, Europe, and beyond represents an example of cultural hybridization, where hybridity refers to something new emerging from the... Læs mere
This book documents the physical aspects of the lives of Hungarian Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the way they looked, the kind of neighborhoods and apartments they lived in, and the places where they worked.
Examines 3 key aspects of higher education—competition, collaboration, and complementarity—primarily in Europe but also in the United States, analyzing how these dynamics operate both at the policy level and in their practical impact on students and staff.
This book examines the historical examples of Soviet Communism, Italian Fascism, German Nazism, and Spanish Anarchism, suggesting that, in spite of their differences, they had some key features in common.