Publications
Now showing items 3521-3530 of 3546
Zeitgenössische jüdische Autobiographie
(2011-05-01)
The proceedings of the conference of the same name assemble papers concentrating largely on Franco-Jewish autobiography in the last few decades. Relevant literature in English and German is also discussed. In addition, ...
Christian Martyrdom in Late Antiquity
(2012-06-14)
The present volume`s focus lies on the formation of a multifaceted discourse on Christian martyrdom in Late Antiquity. While martyrdom accounts remain a central means of defining Christian identity, new literary genres ...
Graphs for Pattern Recognition
(2016)
This monograph deals with mathematical constructions that are foundational in such an important area of data mining as pattern recognition. By using combinatorial and graph theoretic techniques, a closer look is taken at ...
Fragile Spaces
(2018)
This book consists of a range of essays covering the complex crises, tensions and dilemmas but also the positive potential in the meeting of Jews with Western culture. In numerous contexts and through the work of fascinating ...
Synchronic and Diachronic Aspects of Kanashi
(2022)
Kanashi is a Sino-Tibetan language belonging to the West Himalayish subbranch of this language family. It is spoken by fewer than 2,000 individuals in one single village (Malana in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh state, ...
Das Bild der Schweiz bei den Papstgesandten (1586-1654)
(2021)
There was a special relationship between the papacy and the Swiss Confederacy in the early modern period. The "Romans" were not confronted with the usual monarchic-aristocratic structures. Taking a nuncio’s outside view ...
Wie wird Weltliteratur gemacht?
(2020)
The debate surrounding world literature has been brought into renewed focus in light of questions pertaining to global networks in a polycentric world. Beyond theoretical debates, however, there has been a marked lack of ...
Konflikt und Bewältigung
(2011)
On September 28, 1009, Caliph al-Hakim had the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem destroyed. How did it come to this? What did it mean for contemporaries? Why were Jews persecuted as a result? Did it interrupt the ...
Wartime Shanghai and the Jewish Refugees from Central Europe
(2012)
The study discusses the history of the Jewish refugees within the Shanghai setting and its relationship to the two established Jewish communities, the Sephardi and Russian Jews. Attention is also focused on the cultural ...
Das Gelingen der künstlichen Natürlichkeit
(2021)
It is becoming increasingly possible to fundamentally intervene into human life using disruptive biotechnologies. On the other side, artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly. In this twofold development, the boundaries ...