englischThis edited volume focuses on the historical modification of known narratives until the onset of modernity. It examines the forms and functions which underlie this basic historical narrative technique and what opportunities might emerge from it for current research from an interdisciplinary [...]
more informationenglischDescribing the boundaries of what society conceives as ‘religion’ means establishing a social order with its respective areas of politics, law, or science. These areas are sometimes opposed to what we conceal as ‘religion’. In this book, the social boundaries of religion are explored with a [...]
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englischThe development of state formation in Europe has proceeded under special conditions as jurisprudence was influenced sustainably by the heritage of the ancient world with Roman and ecclesiastical law. It is impossible to adequately describe state and politics since the late Middle Ages [...]
more informationenglischThe Arab Spring revolution also transformed conditions at universities. This book analyses the changes that occurred in student culture after the Egyptian revolution of 2011 and identifies the political, religious, societal and educational dynamics behind these transformations. The study [...]
more informationenglischThis book analyses how Christians and Muslims are coexisting peacefully in Lebanon and evaluates this phenomenon in terms of its significance for Europe. Moreover, the book develops a constructive depiction of monotheism with regard to a solidary, egalitarian and inclusive society.
more informationenglischThis study contributes to the understanding of Ottoman-Greek identity by exploring the discourse that the Greek Philological Society in Constantinople has published on this topic in its journal. As capital of the Ottoman Empire, the city of Constantinople epitomized the transformations both [...]
more informationenglischIn the center of the first detailed, text-immanent depiction of Schleiermacher’s psychology is the mental principle – more precisely, the distinctive manifestation of the human soul, accompanied by the physical organization; hence, no less than the living human being itself. Since their [...]
more informationenglischTranscendence and science – in everyday speech the two terms signify a clear contradiction. In this book, however, they are set in a new relation. From a historical perspective, transcendence has not only been applied to theological, but also to epistemological questions. Transcendence [...]
more informationenglischLoss can have a tremendous impact on the course of a social work case. Social work institutions, such as welfare services for children, teenagers or homeless people, have been and are still being established as a reaction to one or more losses. At the same time, these institutions tend to [...]
more informationenglischThis book analyses how Christians and Muslims are coexisting peacefully in Lebanon and evaluates this phenomenon in terms of its significance for Europe. Moreover, the book develops a constructive depiction of monotheism with regard to a solidary, egalitarian and inclusive society.
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