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 The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids by Mark Lehner English | January 11, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09NMPMJZQ | 467 pages | EPUB | 160 Mb The inside story, told by excavators of the extraordinary discovery of the world's oldest papyri, revealing how Egyptian King Khufu's men built the Great Pyramid at Giza.  Carlos A. Segovia, "The Quranic Noah and the Making of the Islamic Prophet " English | ISBN: 3110403498 | 2015 | 154 pages | EPUB, PDF | 6 MB + 666 KB Still in its infancy because of the overly conservative views and methods assumed by the majority of scholars working in it since the mid-19th century, the field of early Islamic and quranic studies is one in which the very basic questions must nowadays be addressed with decision. Accordingly, this book tries to resituate the Qur'ān at the crossroads of the conversations of old, to which its parabiblical narratives witness, and explores how Muhammad's image - which was apparently modelled after that of the anonymous prophet repeatedly alluded to in the Qur'ān - originally matched that of other prophets and/or charismatic figures distinctive in the late-antique sectarian milieu out of which Islam gradually emerged. Moreover, it contends that the Quranic Noah narratives provide a first-hand window into the making of Muhammad as an eschatological prophet and further examines their form, content, purpose, and sources as a means of deciphering the scribal and intertextual nature of the Qur'ān as well as the Jewish-Christian background of the messianic controversy that gave birth to the new Arab religion. The previously neglected view that Muhammad was once tentatively thought of as a new Messiah challenges our common understanding of Islam's origins.  Carlos Andrés Segovia, "The Quranic Jesus " English | ISBN: 3110597640 | 2018 | 204 pages | EPUB | 16 MB Is it possible to rethink the multilayered and polyvalent Christology of the Qur'ān against the intersecting of competing peripheral Christianities, anti-Jewish Christian polemics, and the making of a new Arab state in the 7th-century Near East? To what extent may this help us to decipher, moreover, the intricate redactional process of the quranic corpus? And can we unearth from any conclusions as to the tension between a messianic-oriented and a prophetic-guided religious thought buried in the document? By analysing, first, the typology and plausible date of the Jesus texts contained in the Qur'ān (which implies moving far beyond both the habitual chronology of the Qur'ān and the common thematic division of the passages in question) and by examining, in the second place, the Qur'ān's earliest Christology via-à-vis its later (and indeed much better known) Muhamadan kerygma, the present study answers these crucial questions and, thereby, sheds new light on the Qur'ān's original sectarian milieu and pre-canonical development.  The Post-pandemic Landscape of Education and Beyond: Innovation and Transformation: Selected Papers from the HKAECT 2022 International Conference by Anna Wing Bo TSO, Steven Kwan Keung NG, Locky LAW, Tiffany Shurui BAI English | PDF | 2023 | 316 Pages | ISBN : 9811992169 | 6.9 MB With the purpose of exploring the critical possibilities offered by the global crisis of coronavirus pandemic, this volume presents the collected works of scholars, educators and practitioners worldwide, bringing to the readers a broad array of perspectives on how COVID-19 inspires us to rethink, redefine, and make sense of the theoretical and pedagogical approaches that can be applied in various educational contexts.  The Pig: A Natural History By Richard Lutwyche 2019 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 1782406174 | EPUB | 58 MB At any given time there are around one billion pigs in the world; that's one for every seven of us. And where would we be without them? Prolific, ubiquitous, smart, adaptable, able to turn garbage into good-quality protein just by eating it, pigs have been our companions since neolithic dayswhen they obligingly domesticated themselves, coming in out if the wild to truffle around our waste pits. It's not all about the bacon: the resourceful pig, now reformatted in micro packages, has developed a whole new career as a portable pet. And thanks to the recent genome mapping we now know that pig physiology is remarkably similar to our own. The Pig: A Natural History covers evolution from prehistoric "hell pig" to placid porker; anatomy, biology, and behavior; the pig's contribution to our lives; and the high profile of thisremarkable beast in popular culture.  Kevin McLaughlin, "The Philology of Life: Walter Benjamin's Critical Program " English | ISBN: 1531501699 | 2023 | 208 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 3 MB The Philology of Life retraces the outlines of the philological project developed by Walter Benjamin in his early essays on Hölderlin, the Romantics, and Goethe. This philological program, McLaughlin shows, provides the methodological key to Benjamin's work as a whole.  Sarah Tobias, "The Perils of Populism " English | ISBN: 1978825307 | 2022 | 190 pages | PDF | 3 MB From Donald Trump in the U.S. to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Viktor Orbán in Hungary, and Narendra Modi in India, right-wing populist leaders have taken power in many parts of the world. While each country's populist movement is distinct, they are united by several key features, including the presence of a boastful strongman leader and the scapegoating of vulnerable populations, especially immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ people, and women.  The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible English | 2023 | ISBN: 3030909123 | 1812 Pages | PDF (True) | 32 MB The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible represents a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners interested in an emerging multidisciplinary area within psychology and the social sciences: the study of how we engage with and cultivate the possible within self, society and culture.  The Nordic, Baltic and Visegrád Small Powers in Europe: A Dance With Giants for Survival and Prosperity English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032080159 | 231 Pages | PDF (True) | 8 MB This volume addresses and seeks to answer a number of questions on the current issues facing small states/powers in Europe. How can small European states survive and prosper within a multipolar world of great powers? What part should small states take in European integration? Are EU fiscal and monetary policies allowing for Keynesian economic stimulus when needed and are euro area convergence criteria viable as the world recovers from the COVID-19 crisis? Are small state alliances within the EU useful to counterbalance the influence of the larger EU member states? How far should EU and NATO expansion go? Should it include countries such as Ukraine? Can the EU rely on US leadership of NATO for its security? How should small states relate to great powers seeking to influence Europe, most notably the US, the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation? Do smaller states need to choose a single ally among the major powers?  Murray Louis, "The Nikolais/Louis Dance Technique: A Philosophy and Method of Modern Dance" English | ISBN: 0415970202 | 2005 | 276 pages | PDF | 9 MB This is the definitive resource for understanding and practicing the influential dance technique developed by two pioneers of modern dance, Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. |
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