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Nippur Bibliography, Linda B. Bregstein, Tammi J. Schneider
Nippur Bibliography, Linda B. Bregstein, Tammi J. Schneider
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
The Nippur Bibliography which follows is divided into two parts. The first part, "Text Publications and Interpretations," includes all primary publications of Nippur tablets and all studies that make significant use of tablets from Nippur. The secondary studies are included in order to highlight the contribution of the Nippur tablets to the reconstruction and interpretation of ancient Near Eastern literature, history, mythology, economy, law, and lexicography. The second part of the bibliography, "Excavation Reports and Secondary Archaeological Publications," includes all publications relating to the Nippur excavations, as well as studies of major archaeological finds. At the end of the section …
Ascetic Behavior And Color-Ful Language: Stories About Ethiopian Moses, Vincent L. Wimbush
Ascetic Behavior And Color-Ful Language: Stories About Ethiopian Moses, Vincent L. Wimbush
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
The characterization of the fouth-century Black (Ethiopian) monk named Moses in late ancient Christian hagiographie narratives opens wide a window not only onto particular understandings of, and propaganda about, ascetic piety and religious orientations to the world, but also ancient (non-black) Christian sensitivies to racial/color differences. Four ancient sources— Palladius' Lausiac History, Sozomen's Ecclesiastical History, the anonymous Apophthegmata Patrum, and Acta Sanctorum—are analyzed on the basis of a recent translation.
Wooden Politics: Bernhard Fernow And The Quest For A National Forest Policy, 1876-1898, Char Miller
Wooden Politics: Bernhard Fernow And The Quest For A National Forest Policy, 1876-1898, Char Miller
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
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Rocking The Cradle: Gifford Pinchot And The Birth Of American Forestry, Char Miller
Rocking The Cradle: Gifford Pinchot And The Birth Of American Forestry, Char Miller
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
The celebration of scientific forestry's centennial in 1992 may be late. It was neither first introduced on George Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate in 1892, nor was its implementation there by Gifford Pinchot an unqualified success.