A potent and formative text for a theological aesthetics faithful to the God revealed in the Scriptures is the Apocalypse of John (Revelation). An apocalyptic viewpoint is beautiful inasmuch as it observes the whole from within the part of time/space and
Scalise, Brian T
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Himyarite Knights, Infantrymen and Hunters [PDF]
Newly found Himyarite reliefs and other finds shed light on the nature of hunting and warfare toward the end of the Himyarite age. While technically speaking, some are published, for the first time they are recogniseable in the present study in good ...
Robin, Christian, Yule, Paul
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Dream Divination in a Context of Social Disruption: Julian’s Vision of the Two Trees
The late Roman discourse on divinatory dreams and their interpretation reflects a context of cultural fragmentation. The political turbulence of the 350s to 360s was due partly to the ongoing external war with the (Persian) Sasanians, but also to the ...
Bronwen Neil
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A Comparative Study of the Relationship Between Humans and God in the Philosophy of Ibn Bajja, Plato, and Farabi [PDF]
In the Zoroastrian religion, marriage has a special importance and position, and every Zoroastrian is obliged to get married and form a family in order to keep the name (nāmagānȋh) and the heart of the family alive.
hasan abasi hossein abadi +1 more
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Ultan Qalası: A Fortified Site in the Sasanian Borderlands (Mughan Steppe, Iranian Azerbaijan) [PDF]
Our knowledge of Sasanian imperial strategy continues to grow as a result of a range of projects investigating the frontiers of the Sasanian Empire. Understanding of the north-western fringe of the Empire in particular is being increased by the Mughan ...
Alizadeh, Karim
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Current investigations into the early Neolithic of the Zagros foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan [PDF]
This article summarises multiple seasons of fieldwork at the Early Neolithic sites of Bestansur and Shimshara in Iraqi ...
Aziz, Kamal Rauf +3 more
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Late Holocene onset of intensive cultivation and introduction of the falaj irrigation system in the Salut oasis (Sultanate of Oman) [PDF]
This paper discusses the time and steps of the introduction of intensive agriculture and evolution of irrigation systems to sustain crops in the palaeo-oasis of Salut in the northern Sultanate of Oman.
Cremaschi, Mauro +5 more
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Translation theory and practice in the Abbasid era [PDF]
textThis paper explores the theoretical approaches to translation and the dynamics of language politics during the ʻAbbāsid-era translation movement through the lens of three prominent figures of the ʿAbbāsid era, Ḥunayn ibn Isʹhāq, Mattā bin Yūnus
Goodin, Katherine Sproul
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Oversight, influence and Mesopotamian connections to Armenia across the Sasanian and early Islamic periods [PDF]
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Greenwood, Timothy William
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In Persian literature Kalila wa Demna has been known in different versions since the 6th century ...
Riedel, Dagmar A.
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