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Philosophers As Rulers: The Literati In Early Western Images Of Confucianism, Edmund Leites Jan 1985

Philosophers As Rulers: The Literati In Early Western Images Of Confucianism, Edmund Leites

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Can We Speak Of An Islamic Middle Ages? A Conceptual Problem Examined Through Literature, Julie Scott Meisami Jan 1985

Can We Speak Of An Islamic Middle Ages? A Conceptual Problem Examined Through Literature, Julie Scott Meisami

Quidditas

In his introduction to The Arabs and Medieval Europe Norman Daniel, after rejecting the "traditional" Gibbonian definition of the Middle Ages as "the age between a fixed classical civilization and the modern world which inherits it" in favor of a view which affirms the unbroken continuity of European history, concludes that "for all non-European peoples ... the concept of a Middle Age has no relevance, at least for their internal history. Any relevance it has must be in relation to Europe" (3). Similarly, in the area oof literature, Robert Rehder in a review article states categorically that "Medieval is …


Rites And Passage In Leonardo Bruni's Dialogues To Pier Paolo Vergerio, Olga Zorzi Pugliese Jan 1985

Rites And Passage In Leonardo Bruni's Dialogues To Pier Paolo Vergerio, Olga Zorzi Pugliese

Quidditas

The Dialogues to Pier Paolo Vergerio are a fairly brief, rather unassuming, yet much defamed work by Leonardo Bruni (c. 1370-1444), the Italian humanist from Arezzo who lived most of his life in Florence, the hub of early Renaissance civilization. Composed of two parts, the second of which is, apparently, a retraction of the first, and dating probably from a the years 1401 and 1405-06, respectively, the Dialogues constitute, because of the contradictions contained in them, a puzzling text that has elicited a variety of interpretations from critics in the historical as well as the literary fields. Although much research …


The Mathematical Model In Plato And Some Surrogates In A Jain Theory Of Knowledge, Edith Wyschogrod Jan 1985

The Mathematical Model In Plato And Some Surrogates In A Jain Theory Of Knowledge, Edith Wyschogrod

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


China And The Islamic World, Morris Rossabi Jan 1985

China And The Islamic World, Morris Rossabi

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Muslim Perceptions Of The West; Iran, Roger Savory Jan 1985

Muslim Perceptions Of The West; Iran, Roger Savory

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Universals In Intercultural Perception, Walter Watson Jan 1985

Universals In Intercultural Perception, Walter Watson

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


The Lds Temple Baptismal Font: Dead Relic Or Living Symbol?, Dale Verden Boman Jan 1985

The Lds Temple Baptismal Font: Dead Relic Or Living Symbol?, Dale Verden Boman

Theses and Dissertations

The aim of this study, therefore, is to trace briefly the historical origins and development of the LDS temple baptismal font and to investigate the various iconographic meanings which may pertain to it and its role as a potential vital symbol in the Mormon Church.


The Duty To Desire: Love, Friendship, And Sexuality In Some Puritan Theories Of Marriage, Edmund Leites Jan 1985

The Duty To Desire: Love, Friendship, And Sexuality In Some Puritan Theories Of Marriage, Edmund Leites

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Indian Perceptions Of The West, Kenneth Ballhatchet Jan 1985

Indian Perceptions Of The West, Kenneth Ballhatchet

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Mormons And Foreign Policy, Ray C. Hillam, David M. Andrews Jan 1985

Mormons And Foreign Policy, Ray C. Hillam, David M. Andrews

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


What Time Is It?, Emma Lou Thayne Jan 1985

What Time Is It?, Emma Lou Thayne

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


The Past Has Made The Present Tense: The Influence Of Russian History On The Contemporary Soviet Union, Douglas F. Tobler Jan 1985

The Past Has Made The Present Tense: The Influence Of Russian History On The Contemporary Soviet Union, Douglas F. Tobler

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Comparative Civilizations Review Jan 1985

Front Matter, Comparative Civilizations Review

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Reflections On The Question Of "East" And "West" From The Point Of View Of Japan, William E. Naff Jan 1985

Reflections On The Question Of "East" And "West" From The Point Of View Of Japan, William E. Naff

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Russia: The People And The Power Robert G. Kaiser; From The Yaroslavsky Station: Russia Perceived Elizabeth Pond; Russia: Broken Idols, Solemn Dreams David K. Shipler; The Russians Hedrick Smith; The Soviet Union Today: An Interpretive Guide, Gary L. Browning Jan 1985

Russia: The People And The Power Robert G. Kaiser; From The Yaroslavsky Station: Russia Perceived Elizabeth Pond; Russia: Broken Idols, Solemn Dreams David K. Shipler; The Russians Hedrick Smith; The Soviet Union Today: An Interpretive Guide, Gary L. Browning

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Chapter Iii: Occupations Of Danish Immigrants Jan 1985

Chapter Iii: Occupations Of Danish Immigrants

The Bridge

When the Danish immigrants arrived in America, their career plans were influenced by economic aspirations and occupational background. Nearly half of the immigrants had worked in agriculture, chiefly as landless laborers. They frequently planned to acquire land of their own. Most of the rest were urban laborers or artisans hoping to find higher wages and broader opportunities in America. The motivating force behind most emigration was dissatisfaction with the economic situation in Denmark. In looking for something new and better, emigrants indicated their willingness to accept the various occupations which America offered. After all, life had to be better in …


Interpreting Plato's Euthyphro And Meno, Noel B. Reynolds Jan 1985

Interpreting Plato's Euthyphro And Meno, Noel B. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Plato's decision to use heuristic drama (in the tradition of Aeschylus and Sophocles) as a vehicle for his philosophical teachings forces the serious reader to make a careful examination of the literary elements of the dialogues. Plato's basic reason for using this literary form is to provide guidance for the interpretation of the content. As Kitto has observed, "In a great work of art, whether a play, a picture, or a piece of music, the connexion between the form and the content is so vital that the two may be said to be ultimately identical." It is therefore counterproductive to …


The Games Of Life And The Dances Of Death, Benjamin Nelson Jan 1985

The Games Of Life And The Dances Of Death, Benjamin Nelson

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Sexual Ambivalence In Western Scholarship On Hindu India: A History Of The Idea Of Shakto-Tantrism, David Kopf Jan 1985

Sexual Ambivalence In Western Scholarship On Hindu India: A History Of The Idea Of Shakto-Tantrism, David Kopf

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


In Debt To Heritage Denmark, Hermansen-Jensen, Nysted, Otto G. Hoiberg, Reviewer, Elise Hermansen Olsen Jan 1985

In Debt To Heritage Denmark, Hermansen-Jensen, Nysted, Otto G. Hoiberg, Reviewer, Elise Hermansen Olsen

The Bridge

This is the life story of the late Elise Hermansen Olsen, as portrayed in autobiographical materials edited admirably by her still-active husband, Dr. C. Arild Olsen. It mirrors the various interrelated ways in which Elise "lived her Danish heritage" - by use of the Danish language in speech and song, by a deep appreciation of that country's literature, by perpetuation of its characteristic customs, and by living a life geared to its distinctive values.


Nelson's Legacy Of Comparative Studies, Vytautas Kavolis Jan 1985

Nelson's Legacy Of Comparative Studies, Vytautas Kavolis

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Comparative Civilizations Review Jan 1985

Front Matter, Comparative Civilizations Review

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.


Mormons, Lds Theology And The Nuclear Dilemma, Michael Henry Ballow Jan 1985

Mormons, Lds Theology And The Nuclear Dilemma, Michael Henry Ballow

Theses and Dissertations

LDS doctrine establishes three courses of action in conflict resolution: a) selective pacifism, b) action as proxy for God as prescribed under the doctrine of continuous revelation and c) absolute pacifism. Of these three, only absolute and selective pacifism are of practical use to the modern member of the LDS Church. Of the remaining two, government political decisions and technological momentum have moved current U.S. defense strategy and weaponry away from a defensive to an offense posture, thus invalidating the case of the selective pacifist and leaving only the absolutist's stand. Despite this development, however, the number of vocal pacifists …


Chapter I: Emigration And Immigration Jan 1985

Chapter I: Emigration And Immigration

The Bridge

The description of an immigrant group begins in the place of origin, where thousands of individuals chose to abandon their old homes and build new lives in America. In the mid-nineteenth century, this decision required agonizing deliberation by people who knew little about America. Few had traveled abroad. Few had American relatives to provide first-hand accounts of life in the New World.


Conclusion: Chicago And The Evolution Of The Danish Community Jan 1985

Conclusion: Chicago And The Evolution Of The Danish Community

The Bridge

As contemporaries and historians noted, the development of the ethnic American depended upon a unique blend of two cultures. This study has illustrated that fact, beginning with the sources of immigration. We found that immigration resulted from a complex interplay of European and American factors, which influenced not only the immigrant and his community, but the old culture as well. For example, the existence of plentiful American farmland led to an immigration to American farms. As American produce then rose in volume, more was exported to Europe, contributing to an agricultural crisis in Denmark. That in turn generated a new …


Book Reviews Jan 1985

Book Reviews

The Bridge

No abstract provided.


Warren Stone Snow, A Man In Between: The Biography Of A Mormon Defender, John A. Peterson Jan 1985

Warren Stone Snow, A Man In Between: The Biography Of A Mormon Defender, John A. Peterson

Theses and Dissertations

Warren Stone Snow was an early convert to the LDS church who during the Church's first four decades was often involved in defensive roles as Mormonism encountered various conflicts on the American frontier. While he protected the lives of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young and defended Illinois Saints from houseburning mobs and took a leading role in the Battle of Nauvoo, his greatest defensive contributions took place after the Mormons settled in Utah. As commander of the Sanpete Military District, he was one of the leading figures in Mormon defensive efforts during the Utah War in 1857 and later as …


The Mormon Waldensians, Diane Stokoe Jan 1985

The Mormon Waldensians, Diane Stokoe

Theses and Dissertations

The Waldensians are ancient Protestant Sectarians who have inhabited the Piedmont Region of the Cottian Alps for centuries. They claim to be the oldest Protestant Church in the world. Having survived 700 years of persecution, the Waldensians finally achieved religious liberty in 1848. Two years later Mormon church leader Lorenzo Snow and some other Elders entered the Protestant valleys on a proselyting mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One hundred-eighty-seven Waldensians were converted to Mormonism. Twenty years later, one-third of these Mormon Waldensians had been excommunicated, one-third had emigrated to Utah and one-third became inactive or …


Elder Stephen L. Richards On Peace And War: An Examination Of Elder Richards' Views On The Causes Of War And His Prescription For Peace, Based On The Analytical Framework Contained In Kenneth N. Waltz' Man, The State And War, Gordon John Stirling Jan 1985

Elder Stephen L. Richards On Peace And War: An Examination Of Elder Richards' Views On The Causes Of War And His Prescription For Peace, Based On The Analytical Framework Contained In Kenneth N. Waltz' Man, The State And War, Gordon John Stirling

Theses and Dissertations

In Man, the State and War, Kenneth N. Waltz claims that for a peace prescription to be valid, it must be based on a proper view of the causes of war. Waltz analyzes the validity of three basic causes of war: man himself, the characteristics of the nation-state, and the international system.

I have examined the views of Elder Stephen L Richards on peace and war in the context of the Waltz framework. Elders Richards believed that the failings of men were the primary causes of war. His prescription for peace was widespread acceptance of the Gospel. He disagreed …