“…In this way he writes a history of reception that not only finds its anchor in the past, but also builds bridges to theological questions of the present. In particular, the author identifies that motifs of homo peccati, mysterium facinoris, and discessio drawn from 2 Thess. 2:3 and 2:7 become Tyconius' »world-constructing verses« in his understanding of Scripture, and of the bipartition in the church's reality, in human nature, and in eschatological temporality. …”

“…It stresses the importance of liberty and detention policy in making the writ more than a tool of power. The book presents a more nuanced and critical view of the writ's history, showing the dark side of this most revered judicial power…”

“…In responding to such questions, the author traces the history of medievalism from its earliest appearances in the sixteenth century to the present day, across a range of examples drawn from the spheres of literature, art, architecture, music and more. …”

“…This book presents a comparative perspective on different government communication strategies to COVID-19 around the globe. …”

“…En ouvrant, pour finir, une réflexion sur les violences des XXe et XXIe siècles et les temporalités dans lesquelles elles s'inscrivent - substitution du héros à la victime et du présent au futur-, il affronte les débats d'aujourd'hui autour du mouvement postcolonial, promoteur d'un passé imposé. …”

“…It is an illness that presents unparalleled challenges. Contributors to this volume discuss questions arising from the threat of AIDS, such as: What can be done to prevent its spread? …”
Sumario

“…Loin des partis pris qui ont si souvent déformé son image, Philippe Delorme est remonté aux sources pour nous présenter un tout autre portrait, à la lumière de la vérité historique la plus incontestable. …”

“…La contribution de chercheurs hispanistes d'Europe et d'Amérique ainsi que la diversité des domaines abordés (économie, linguistique, paléographie, politique, urbanisme) reflètent la richesse de l'uvre alphonsine, un ensemble qui, par ses thématiques variées et sa dimension humaine, ne peut qu'aider à une meilleure compréhension de notre passé comme de notre présent."--Contracubierta…”

“…"The original Arabic text of Maimonides' major medical work, Medical Aphorisms, was critically edited and translated into English by Gerrit Bos in the years 2004-2017, and published in earlier volumes of the book series The Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. The present work is the first critical edition of the medieval Hebrew translation by R. …”

“…It is safe to assume that it was popular in Jewish and non-Jewish circles, as it survives in several manuscripts, both in Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic. The present edition by Gerrit Bos contains the original Arabic text, three medieval Hebrew translations, two Latin versions from the same translation (edited by Charles Burnett), and a Slavonic translation (edited by Will Ryan and Moshe Taube)"--…”

“…From the rise of states and empires to the present day, this book sheds new light on the explosive nature of ethnicity and nationalism, as well as on their more liberating and altruistic roles in forging identity and solidarity"…”

“…These transformations connect the city and the pope to the past and the present, in the same league as the Byzantine and Carolingian capitals and their emperors. …”

“…L'enjeu du présent volume est de motiver un changement de perspective, du paradigme ontologique (qui pose que toute la possibilité de conditions vient de conditions définies antérieures) au paradigme effectif-processuel (qui reconnaît une place à l'élément de possible qui traverse toute situation de façon unique). …”

“…Nguyen attempts to achieve three goals: first, to present and elucidate the underlying philosophical concepts of Charles Peirce, Karl Jaspers, and Robert Corrington; second, to critique the anthropocentric self of Peirce's semiotic pragmatism and of Jaspers' existential anthropology (periechontology) from the standpoint of ecstatic naturalism; and third, to introduce the concept of nature's primal self, radically grounded in the perspective of ecstatic naturalism, as a judicious, more encompassing, and richer framework compared to Peirce's semiotic construction of the self and Jaspers' existential concept of Existenz…”

“…L'ouvrage soigne la présentation des informations historiques accessibles à tous pour décrypter la propagation et les traits les plus caractéristiques de ce régime visuel."…”

“…This lively and engaging work presents an entirely unique approach which shows the relevance of tragedy to today's world, and extends beyond drama and literature into visual art and everyday experience. …”

“…The aim of this volume is to present a 'state' of the field English-language volume by some of the most respected Hanse scholars. …”