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Abstract in DanishI begyndelsen af den hellenistiske periode finder der en afgørende ændring sted inden for poesien: Det nye forhold mellem digter og publikum begynder at afspejle sig i digtene, og en ny skikkelse opstår - det kritiske digterjeg.I Rom arver eller viderefører de augustæiske digtere denne skikkelse, de låner de hellenistiske digteres ord og motiver og anvender dem til et mere omfatt
The saints’ Lives written by Kyrillos (Cyril) of Skythopolis form a centrepiece in Greek hagiography, not least through the two central Lives of Euthymios and Sabas, respectively. The occurrence of lions in the Kyrillos’ narrative has been noted before, but not with respect to their eschatological and symbolic function, especially in attaching the performance of the saints to landscape and wildern
Abstract in DanishDenne temabog giver en ny og nuanceret vinkel på arabisk kultur gennem et indblik i dens tidlige filosofiske tradition.Fra det ottende århundrede og frem skrev store tænkere – muslimer, kristne og jøder – banebrydende værker om filosofi og teologi på arabisk, som skulle få stor betydning også i vesten, og som stadig er fascinerende læsning i dag.Arabisk filosofi indeholder 14 udd
This New Testament manuscript is written in Greek and Arabic, with colophons, annotations and other paratexts in Arabic. It bears witness to the fluid relationships between disparate cultures, languages and identities that characterised Norman-ruled Sicily and Southern Italy in the eleventh century.
Questions of authority are perennial. Authority has been and still is a key topic in many studies of history, society, literature, and religion, just as it is a key issue in contemporary societies. In spite of the scholarly attention, authority continues to have an elusive quality.Reframing Authority provides new perspectives by focusing on the role of materiality and media for questions of author
