In The Plague in Print, Rebecca Totaro takes the reader into the world of plague-riddled Elizabethan England, documenting the development of distinct subgenres related to the plague and p...więcej »
An interpretation of early modern Paris demonstrating that sound was as important as vision during the reign of Louis XIV. Discloses myriad ways in which sound generated an interpenetration of e...więcej »
This classic work on literary criticism by Professor Adele Berlin introduces the reader to the colorful world of poetics (literary conventions) used in the construction of biblical narratives. H...więcej »
Known in Pennsylvania Dutch as Brauche or Braucherei, the folk-healing practice of powwowing was thought to draw the power of God to heal all manner of physical and spiritual ills...więcej »
Published in five editions between 1621 and 1651, The Anatomy of Melancholy marks a unique moment in the development of disciplines, when fields of knowledge were distinct but not yet restricti...więcej »
In this book, Jeffrey Merrick brings together a rich array of primary-source documents-many of which are published or translated here for the first time-that depict in detail the policing of sa...więcej »
Explores the history and practice of Lisu Christianity in southwest China, describing how the Lisu maintained their Christian faith through China’s tumultuous twentieth century and into th...więcej »
This pioneering work that first appeared in 1972 in German was the first to compare the conceptual world of a biblical book with ancient Near Eastern iconography. Eisenbrauns' English edition o...więcej »
Theologians and Old Testament scholars have been at odds with respect to the best interpretation of the imago Dei. Theologians have preferred substantialistic (e.g., image as soul or mind) or r...więcej »
It is impossible to separate the content of a book from its form. In this study, Filipe Carreira da Silva and Mónica Brito Vieira expand our understanding of the history of social and political...więcej »
A collection of essays focusing on the relationship between concepts of the holy and the unholy in western European medieval culture. Demonstrates how religion, magic, and science were all modes...więcej »
This handbook provides a practical guide for the student and scholar alike who wishes to use the Septuagint (LXX) in the text-critical analysis of the Hebrew Bible. It does not serve as another...więcej »
Examines the lived experiences of women criminals in Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1860, mainly as they navigated the nineteenth-century legal and prison systems.więcej »
Explores how the Fifth Crusade was remembered and commemorated during its triumphs and immediately after its disastrous conclusion. Provides a study of medieval war memory, showing that in the e...więcej »
Allen E. Peratt, Sr. is a pastor, chaplain and cancer survivor whose story has taken him through abuse, addiction, military service, trauma, loss, imprisonment, and, eventually, salvation. ...więcej »
Worship Quest is a six-week Bible study that is designed for individuals or groups. In addition to each week's main lesson, there are five personal lessons.What might each...więcej »
COURAGEOUS HUMANS, INSPIRING LIVESBig, Bold, Brave calls you to live a courageous life! Every human is uniquely created to fulfill a divine purpose. If you burn with a de...więcej »
Your Story Is A GiftYou have a story that matters. Your story is part of your purpose, given to you for a reason and intended to serve a bigger purpose. Your story is a gift, a...więcej »
Jesus and the Undoing of Adam is straight from the heart of St. Athanasius
and the early Church. In this short but powerful book, Dr. Baxter
Kruger takes us back behind the back of Augustine...więcej »