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Culture and Society in Crete
Crete has always attracted the interest of scholars in modern times not only because of the archaeological discoveries of Sir Arthur Evans, but also because of its rich history and …
Essays in Narrative and Fictionality
This book brings together several major essays on foundational topics of narrative studies and the theory of fictionality by one of the preeminent figures of postclassical …
Religion After Kant
After a period of neglect, the idealist and romantic philosophies that emerged in the wake of Kant’s revolutionary writings have once more become important foci of philosophical …
William Morris and the Art of Everyday Life
William Morris—Victorian socialist, designer, poet, artist and craftsman—urged his contemporaries to ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to …
Orthodoxy Versus Post-Communism?
Post-communism has determined the social and political reality in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe for the last 25 years. A characteristic phenomenon during this time is a …
Ibn 'Ata' Allah, Muslim Sufi Saint and Gift of Heaven
The Shadhiliyya Sufi Order gave the Muslim world, and those that are interested in Sufism, the inside workings of the great masters Abu'l Hassan al-Shadhili and Abu l-'Abbas …
Islam and the West
Islam, like the West, is not a homogenous monolith. However, Islam is most commonly represented in the West in terms of suicide bombing, suppressed and veiled women, and internal …
Birthing the Computer
Birthing the Computer: From Drums to Cores examines the evolution of computer systems architecture based on two evolutionary developments: memory technology – magnetic drums to …
Imaging Italy Through the Eyes of Contemporary Australian Travellers (1990-2010)
For centuries Italy has been the destination of a lifetime for an endless stream of travellers. This book - focussing on the experience of contemporary Australian intellectuals - …
Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume Two
This book is the second of two volumes which reflect on the trend in biblical scholarship that contrasts the vision of the historical Jesus with that of the apostle Paul, on the …
Beyond Tribal Loyalties
There is an expectation in Jewish communities around the world that all Jews embrace Zionism and offer unquestioning support for Israel, `right or wrong’. Jewish identity and …
Innovative Management Perspectives on Confronting Contemporary Challenges
In view of the prolonged financial meltdown and the resulting clash of socio-economic interests, both between nations and within societies, unforeseen challenges have to be met by …