Results 11 to 20 of about 109,554 (313)
The Politics of Death:On Life after the ‘End of History'. [PDF]
, 2003 In this paper, the most recent writings by Giorgio Agamben and Bruno Latour are brought into dialog by examining what light they shed on contemporary debates concerning “end of life” decisions.
Palladino, Paolo
core +1 more source
Saintly Models and Lifestyles in the Sociological Tradition
OculaThis text intends to formulate a hypothesis of holiness as a daily lifestyle. The first point, The transcendent sacred, when introducing the three above-mentioned classics, is a common reference to the idea of the sacred as a transcendent reality of the ...
Luigi Berzano
doaj +1 more source
Saintly animals. A semiotic perspective on changing models of sanctity and personhood
OculaThis paper exposes the results of a research that focuses on the changing thresholds of the notions of sanctity and personhood in Catholic culture, with an emphasis on the contemporary age.
Jenny Ponzo
doaj +1 more source
0228 Consecrated Virgins as Living Reliquaries in Late Antiquity
RIHA Journal, 2019 This article discusses the ways in which the physical presence of consecrated virgins was perceived, described, and subsequently altered in Late Antiquity.
Vladimir Ivanovici, Sissel Undheim
doaj +1 more source
About Normative Sanctities and Dissident Spiritualities
OculaThis work provides an overview into the semiotic study of Spanish mysticism (Golden Age), and distinguishes between normative mysticism, characterized by adherence to established canon and literary tradition, and another one, which deviates from the norm,
María Luisa Solís Zepeda
doaj +1 more source
0229 In Search of a Divine Face
RIHA Journal, 2019 The article aspires to show how physiognomy was used in late antique art in order to give substance to the theophanic dimension of a person, especially of a saint. Drawing on monumental art, sculpture, daily life objects and catacomb paintings or mosaics,
Chiara Croci
doaj +1 more source
ReligionsSome of Spain’s greatest humanists—Juan Luis Vives, Antonio de Nebrija, Juan de Ávila, Luis de León, and Benito Arias Montano—were from a converso background.
Silvina Schammah Gesser
doaj +1 more source
Les Dossiers du GRIHL, 2015 There are many ways to represent saints in the literary hagiographical adaptations of the 17th century. The saint’s image is unrecognisable in the framework of the chosen genre (tragedy, epic, novel): the challenge from now on is to recognise the saint ...
Barbara Selmeci Castioni
doaj +1 more source
, 2017 This report contextualises the exhibition, He Wāhine, He Tapu. My research into puhi (chief’s daughter) and mana wāhine (women of status), along with the methodology and practice which produced this exhibition is discussed. The literature review covers
Wilson, Janelle
core
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg +43 more
wiley +1 more source