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How England Got Its Name, (1014-1035), George Beech Sep 2007

How England Got Its Name, (1014-1035), George Beech

George T. Beech

No abstract available.


"Fuga Demonium Angeli Pacis Ingresus.El Ritual Romano Galicano En El Proceso De Transformación De Los Espacios Sacros:De La Mezquita A La Iglesia (Siglos Xi-Xiii)", Marisa Bueno Jan 2007

"Fuga Demonium Angeli Pacis Ingresus.El Ritual Romano Galicano En El Proceso De Transformación De Los Espacios Sacros:De La Mezquita A La Iglesia (Siglos Xi-Xiii)", Marisa Bueno

Marisa Bueno

No abstract provided.


Byzantine Conversion Policy Against The Arab Muslims 7th-11th Centuries (In Arabic), Abdelaziz M. A. Ramadan Jan 2007

Byzantine Conversion Policy Against The Arab Muslims 7th-11th Centuries (In Arabic), Abdelaziz M. A. Ramadan

Abdelaziz M. A. Ramadan

No abstract provided.


Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould Jan 2007

Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

The ancient tradition of the abrek (bandit) was developed into a political institution during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century by Chechen and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus as a strategy for dealing with the overwhelming military force of Russia's imperial army. During the Soviet period, the abrek became a locus for oppositional politics and arguably influenced the representations of violence and anti-colonial resistance during the recent Chechen Wars. This article is one of the first works of English-language scholarship to historicize this institution. It also marks the beginning of a book project entitled A …


El Patrimonio Cultural De La Ciudad De Alicante: Avance Para Un Catálogo. Bienes Inmuebles., Pablo Rosser Jan 2007

El Patrimonio Cultural De La Ciudad De Alicante: Avance Para Un Catálogo. Bienes Inmuebles., Pablo Rosser

pablo rosser

Primer avance de fichas patrimoniales sobre el patrimonio cultural de Alicante, en su aspecto de Bienes inmuebles.


Festivals And Plays In Late Medieval Britain, Clifford Davidson Dec 2006

Festivals And Plays In Late Medieval Britain, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The most comprehensive survey to date of medieval festival playing in Britain, this study presents an inclusive view of the drama in the British Isles. It offers detailed readings of individual plays-including the little studied Bodley plays, among others - as well as a summary of what is known of their production. Organized around the rituals of the liturgical seasons, the book clarifies the relationship between liturgical feast and dramatic celebration.


Love And Complaints In Angouleme: Agreements Between Count William Of The Aquitanians And Hugh Of Lusignan (1028), George Beech Dec 2006

Love And Complaints In Angouleme: Agreements Between Count William Of The Aquitanians And Hugh Of Lusignan (1028), George Beech

George T. Beech

No abstract provided.


Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould Dec 2006

Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

No abstract provided.