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The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany
From the 1890s to the 1930s, a growing number of Germans began to scrutinize and discipline their bodies in a utopian search for perfect health and beauty. Some became vegetarians, nudists, or bodybuilders, while others turned to alternative medicine or eugenics. In The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany, Michael Hau demonstrates why so many men and women were drawn to these life reform movements and examines their tremendous impact on German society and medicine. Hau argues that the obsession with personal health and fitness was often rooted in anxieties over professional and economic success, as well as fears that modern industrialized civilization was causing Germany and its people to degenerate. He also examines how different social groups gave different meanings to the same hygienic practices and aesthetic ideals. What results is a penetrating look at class formation in pre-Nazi Germany that will interest historians of Europe and medicine and scholars of culture and gender.
Armenian
This grammar of Modern Eastern Armenian gives a precise and explicit description of the Eastern Armenian language of the Republic of Armenia. It covers not only the normative tradition but, more importantly, also describes the colloquial language as it is used in Armenia today. With regard to methodological approach and terminology it fully meets the demands of modern general linguistics and typology. This grammar will be of interest not only to the specialised readership of descriptive and comparative linguists, of typologists and of armenologists, but to all those who would like to acquaint themselves with linguistic data from living Armenian. It will also be of use to students wishing to learn Modern Eastern Armenian and to lecturers in Modern Eastern Armenian language courses.
Veil
Dr. Jin Tsay’s revelation entices the military with a potential to uncover and disarm any covert threats. The government that funded the engineer’s classified project orders Tsay’s death, so they can solely and secretly possess his alluring technological consummation: VEIL Veil proves to be the purest, deepest form of espionage and anti-terrorism by endowing humankind with the ability to experience life through another person. Dr. Tsay's technology offers submersion into another’s mind; Veil provides a direct perception of their immediate thoughts, emotions, memories, and the rush of their most intimate senses. If it ever escapes the military’s relentlessly selfish grip, Veil swear...
Studien zur Komposition der mekkanischen Suren
Der Koran, als Text von der Forschung jahrzehntelang marginalisiert, rückt mit dem Bekanntwerden ältester Manuskriptfunde aus San'a wieder ins Interesse der Islamforschung. Angesichts des Fehlens zeitgenössischer Zeugnisse fällt dem Koran als historischem Dokument für die früheste Islamentwicklung einzigartige Bedeutung zu - ein Sachverhalt, der jedoch für die Frühislamdebatte bisher noch nicht fruchtbar gemacht werden konnte. Denn zum einen sperrt sich der Koran mit seiner schwer zugänglichen Gesamtstruktur gegen eine historische Lektüre, zum anderen kann der poetische Text des Koran kann erst dann historisch ausgewertet werden, wenn sein literarischer Code entziffert ist. Dazu we...
Sukses Budidaya Burung Jalak Suren
Burung jalak suren merupakan salah satu jenis unggas kicau yang punya kemampuan dalam menirukan berbagai macam suara. Dengan adanya kelebihan tersebut bahkan bisa mengu-capkan beberapa kata seperti manusia. Tak heran jika menjadi salah satu hewan ternak terbaik.
The Zeroth Day
“A thought-provoking SF tale recalling the heady works of William Gibson and Philip K. Dick.” – Kirkus Reviews. The Zeroth Day is an exhilarating adventure that dives deep into the profound issues of love, loss, and the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence. Join Nikolai, a former movie actor, as he navigates a post-apocalyptic world and confronts personal trauma in a race against time. In this captivating narrative, Nikolai’s journey takes centre stage as he battles his own demons while grappling with the encroaching influence of AI on humanity’s future. The book seamlessly intertwines thrilling escapades with introspective moments, inviting readers to ponder the complexities of the human condition.
Modern Armenian Drama
Available in English for the first time, Modern Armenian Drama presents seven classic works from the Armenian stage. Spanning over a century (1871–1992), the plays explore such diverse themes science and religion, socioeconomic injustice, women's emancipation, and political reform through the medium of all the major European dramatic genres. Nishan Parlakian and S. Peter Cowe provide a comprehensive introduction to the history of Armenian drama, giving a valuable overview of its importance and development in Armenia, as well as a brief biography for each playwright. A preface to each play helps in placing the work within the context of historical and cultural issues of the time. Like the plays of Ibsen and O'Neill, the plays presented in this anthology are considered modern classics. They have an enduring quality and appeal to audiences who see them today. The editors have collected translations of the best examples of Armenian theater from its renaissance in the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Sunnitischer Tafsīr in der modernen islamischen Welt
Previous scholarship on recent Muslim Qurʾanic exegesis has mostly focussed on modernising trends, usually remaining within the confines of a single language area. Transcending this hitherto dominating narrow focus, this book offers a comparative analysis of a body of contemporary Sunnite Qurʾanic commentaries from the Arab World, Indonesia and Turkey. It takes into account both the influence of specific local conditions and the common intellectual heritage they rely on. By paying special attention not only to new developments, but also to the embeddedness of contemporary Qurʾanic exegesis into a more than thousand-year-old intellectual tradition, it provides new insights into the religio...
The Seer and The Skull
When there has been a great crime committed, one may pray to God for strength and guidance. Others may pray for revenge... Thus the wrath of God is called upon. The cursed one will make herself known and enjoy the punishment she was summoned to inflict. Hated and almost murdered by her mother as a child, Isabeau’s father rescued her and made her into a fierce warrior. A native to Scotland, Isabeau lost her only child. She believed a wolf had killed her son. Enraged with hate, she went forth and slayed every wolf she came across. One night on the hunt, she killed what she thought was a wolf. What she didn’t realize was she murdered a lycanthrope cub. The mother of the cub hunted Isabeau a...
Farāmarz, the Sistāni Hero
In Farāmarz, the Sistāni Hero Marjolijn van Zutphen discusses the manuscripts, storylines and main themes of the shorter and the longer Farāmarznāme (c. 1100), in relation to Ferdowsi’s Shāhnāme and several other later maṡnawis about the warriors from Sistān (the Persian Epic Cycle). Farāmarz, a secondary figure of the Shāhnāme, gained importance in later epic traditions and as the invincible protagonist of both Farāmarznāmes reached a status that equalled, if not surpassed, that of his famous father Rostam. Van Zutphen further shows how Farāmarz displays parallels to the fictional figures of Garshāsp (his ancestor) and Eskandar and argues that some story elements of Farāmarz’s Indian conquest may be rooted in historical events from both the Parthian and the Ghaznawid period.
