Proceedings of the International Conference on Greek Architectural Terracottas of the Classical and Hellenistic Periods, December 12-15, 1991

A presentation of the papers from the foreign convention on Classical and Hellenistic Architectural Terracottas, held on the American institution of Classical stories at Athens, December, 1991. whereas nearly all of the papers pay attention to architectural terracottas from the Greek mainland, examples from websites at the Aegean islands, Asia Minor, present-day Albania, Sicily, and Italy are lined to boot.

The Virgin and Her Lover: Fragments of an Ancient Greek Novel and a Persian Epic Poem (Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures) (Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures)

Ranging from the author's discovery that the Persian epic poem Vamiq and Adhra by means of Unsuri (11th century advert) derives from the traditional Greek novel of "Metiokhos and Parthenope", this paintings includes severe variants of the Greek and Persian fragments and testimonia, with reviews.

Crucial Images in the Presentation of a Kurdish National Identity: Heroes and Patriots, Traitors and Foes (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the ... Studies of the Middle East and Asia)

This paintings covers the discourse on Kurdishness and the improvement of the Kurdish nationwide circulation from its inception on the finish of the nineteenth century to the past due Nineteen Thirties. It examines the efforts of aspiring Kurdish leaders to "awaken" their fellow Kurds to the need of the Kurdish reason.

Handbook of Christianity in Japan

This quantity offers researchers and scholars of faith with a important reference paintings at the heritage, cultural influence and reshaping of Christianity in Japan. Divided into 3 elements, half 1 specializes in Christianity in jap historical past and comprises reports of the Roman Catholic undertaking in pre-modern Japan, the "hidden Christian" culture, Protestant missions within the sleek interval, Bible translations, and theology in Japan.