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Religion and Violence in Western Traditions
This book examines the connection between religion and violence in the Western traditions of the three Abrahamic faiths, from ancient to modern times. It addresses a gap in the scholarly debate on the nature of religious violence by bringing scholars that specialize in pre-modern religions and scriptural traditions into the same sphere of discussion as those specializing in contemporary manifestations of religious violence. Moving beyond the question of the “authenticity” of religious violence, this book brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines. Contributors explore the central role that religious texts have played in encouraging, as well as confronting, violence. The inter...
Il gusto delle parole in Marguerite Duras
Intellettuale impegnata e schierata politicamente, scandalosa, polemica, molto amata e molto odiata, Marguerite Duras pone al centro della scrittura l'ascolto e il desiderio. La sua penna ci racconta gusto e disgusto della vita, nausea e appetito, profumi e fetori, fame e digiuno. Ritroviamo qui i sapori e le ricette che accompagnarono la vita della Duras e le sue opere, compreso il famoso libretto La cucina di Marguerite, ritirato dal commercio e divenuto oggetto di culto fra gli appassionati della scrittrice.
Images of the City
Images of the City takes the reader on a fascinating journey through urban landscapes across centuries, literary periods, media, genres and borders. 27 essays gathered from Poland, UK, Romania, Italy, Hungary, and Portugal by researchers representing different academic environments and fields of speciality offer a truly interdisciplinary perspective on the issue of understanding, representing, and interpreting the city. In this respect, the volume complements other anthologies which discuss urban space without limiting itself to one unique theoretical perspective. Its neat division into chronological and thematic sections makes for easy yet informative and inclusive reading, encouraging cross-referencing and challenging interests and tastes of a wide array of readers. Images of the City provides essential reading for cityphiles everywhere.
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