Triclinium Trialectics: The Triclinium as Contested Space in Early Roman Palestine

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-88
Author(s):  
G. Anthony Keddie
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Spatial Theory ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Contested Space ◽  
Dining Room ◽  
Roman Palestine ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Literary Constructions

AbstractThis study draws on critical spatial theory to analyze the earliest archaeological and literary evidence of the triclinium, or Roman dining room, in Early Roman Palestine. It begins by examining the archaeological evidence of triclinia and similar banqueting spaces in Palestine, addressing their dating, their differing settings, and how their appearance and diffusion reflects socioeconomic and cultural changes under Roman influence. Next, it examines literary constructions of banqueting spaces in the Parables of Enoch, Testament of Moses, and “Q Sayings Gospel.” It demonstrates that these sources all seem to envision a triclinium setting in which elites eat, drink, and engage in all sorts of revelry while reclining on couches. The final section is devoted to critical spatial analysis of both the archaeological and literary data. It argues that these sources all evince, in varying ways, the interpenetration of local and global spaces rather than the unilateral “Romanization” of provincial space.

Colonial Modernity and Diffusion of Power: Identity and Community Formation among Mappilas of Malabar

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 105-119
Author(s):  
Shameer T.A
Keyword(s):  
Essential Role ◽  
Community Formation ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Colonial Modernity ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
Social Fact ◽  
The Press ◽  
Analytical Category ◽  
And Diffusion

Abstract This paper explores colonial modernity and the knowledge system’s role in constituting community formation among the Mappilas of Malabar. Colonial modernity, such as the introduction of printing, made this transformation more advanced and communitarian in structure. It also discusses colonialism as a force to reshape and bring socio-cultural changes in Malabar during the time. It argues that the existence of a clearly defined community is not a predetermined social fact; it looks at how the Mappilas were represented in an analytical category. In Malabar, the press and literature have played an essential role in framing community consciousness among Mappila society. Print media has brought a revolution in the transmission of knowledge. This paper will encompass the coming of the printing press and the moulding of community consciousness among the Mappilas of Malabar. It discusses the discursive and non-discursive practices of the colonial state for constructing various identities in Malabar.

Spatial Analysis

Geography ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony H. Grubesic ◽  
Jake R. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Cellular Electrophysiology ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Patterns And Processes ◽  
Mathematical Relationships ◽  
Common Application

Spatial analysis refers to a process that relies upon both exploratory and confirmatory techniques to answer important questions and enhance decision making with spatial data. This includes approaches to identify patterns and processes, detect outliers and anomalies, test hypotheses and theories, and generate spatial data and knowledge. Data qualify as “spatial” when their location is known and it has the potential to impact the outcome of an analysis. Most often, this space is tied to the geographic domain and concerns the Earth’s surface or subsurface. However, spatial data also exist within different scales and contexts, including nano- and picoscale processes in cellular electrophysiology and subatomic physics, among many others. When locational information is given about a particular piece of data, researchers in the field of spatial analysis can use that data to calculate statistical and mathematical relationships regarding time and space. If the data do not include locational information, such as a list of bicycle parts, spatial analysis would not be necessary. In fact, unless the data have some sort of locational information, spatial analysis is not possible. This article provides a foundation for exploring some of the most important works in spatial analysis. The General Overviews section provides readers with many of the most common and important techniques used in spatial analysis. Important Reference Resources are then discussed, followed by an overview of popular Journals that publish work pertaining to spatial analysis techniques and their applications. The two most common application areas for spatial analysis techniques, Gis and Remote Sensing, are then discussed, as are their respective software packages. The final section includes a more detailed overview of spatial analysis Techniques and their associated subdomains.

A Spatial Analysis of Isabel Archer in The Portrait of a Lady

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1418
Author(s):  
Chenying Bai
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Spatial Theory ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
The Novel ◽  
European Culture ◽  
Portrait Of A Lady ◽  
Mental Space

This paper attempts to develop a comprehensive analysis of Isabel Archer in The Portrait of a Lady from the perspective of spatial theory. It analyses the houses Archer settles down to expound that the physical surrounding constitutes not only the background setting but also the influential part of narration and character-shaping, explains how Archer deals with the conflicts between American and European culture through her marriage choice, revealing James’ aspiration for cultural integration, excavates Archer’s mental space to indicate her cognitive development of self-identification and growth from an innocent girl to a mature lady, so as to develop a profound understanding of the novel.

Beowulf off the map

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 11-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Hiatt
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Spatial Representation ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Spatial Reference ◽  
Starting Point

AbstractThis essay uses maps that have illustrated Beowulf since Klaeber's edition as a starting point for an exploration of spatial representation in the poem. It is argued that modern maps do not offer particularly useful tools for understanding the poem, and that ‘chorography’, that is, the description of regional space, may be a more accurate term for analysis of Beowulf than ‘geography’. The poem presents a topography intimately connected to the interrelations of different peoples, and the frequent movement between past, present and future times. The final section of the article considers the postmedieval reception of spatial reference in Beowulf, disputes the presence of an Anglo-Saxon ‘migration myth’ in the poem, and raises some implications for genre that result from spatial analysis.

ULVS XXVII: Mapping and Spatial Analysis of the Libyan Valleys Data using GIS

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 49-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. J. Flower ◽  
D. J. Mattingly
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Geographical Information System ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Site Distribution ◽  
Mapping Tool ◽  
The Way

AbstractThis article presents a new approach to the analysis of the UNESCO Libyan Valleys Survey data, using a Geographical Information System (GIS) for mapping and spatial analysis of site distribution. The first section of the article describes the way in which the GIS was compiled and linked to the computerised gazetteer database. The second section demonstrates the use of the system as a mapping tool, shedding new light on the settlement trends in the region through time. The final section of the article explores in greater depth some aspects of its potential in sophisticated spatial analysis.

Hafting and Retooling: Effects on the Archaeological Record

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 798-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence H. Keeley
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Stone Tools ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Distributional Effects ◽  
Methods Of Analysis

Hafting has long been recognized by archaeologists as a process affecting stone tools. However, the effects of this process on the archaeological record have been virtually ignored. Hafting affects the final typological form of tools because hafted tools are usually more extensively and intensively worked than their unhafted counterparts. Ethnoarchaeological and some recent archaeological evidence indicates that functionally equivalent but typologically diverse hafted and unhafted tools may be in use at the same site. Because hafted tools are disposed of as a consequence of the “retooling” of hafts, the context of their disposal may not be equivalent to the context of their use. But, unhafted tools appear to be disposed of more often at or near the focus of use. Indifference to the hafted/unhafted distinction then may seriously distort inferences based upon intrasite spatial analysis. It is also argued that hafting is a strategy that will be differentially employed by any social group at different sites according to circumstances, thereby contributing to interassemblage variability. Finally, some methods of analysis are suggested that will allow the typological and distributional effects of hafting and retooling to be taken into account by lithic analysts.

Carl Schmitt’s Spatial Rhetoric

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Simons
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Spatial Theory ◽  
Carl Schmitt ◽  
Deleuze And Guattari ◽  
Rhetorical Strategy ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Spatial Rhetoric

By the end of the 1930s space (Raum) had become a common catchword in the writings of Carl Schmitt. This chapter argues that space was not merely a theme during this phase of his career, but was linked to a rhetorical strategy and mode of argumentation. Focusing on Land and Sea (1942) and “Nomos” of the Earth (1950), the first two sections show how Schmitt developed two contrasting modes of argumentation inextricably intertwined with his theory of space and the poetics of his writing. In the final section Agamben’s comments on Schmitt’s “topology” and the collaborative work A Thousand Plateaus by Deleuze and Guattari serve as case studies for recent reconfigurations of Schmitt’s spatial thought. The analysis of their appropriations of Schmitt points to major differences between his original perspective on space and these contemporary theories. Schmitt’s spatial theory is deeply rooted in the epistemology of the early twentieth century.

scholarly journals The relationships formed by elderly people: reflecting cultural changes in Europe

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNY DE JONG GIERVELD
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Partner Relationship ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Selection Of

Social and cultural changes that have taken place since the 1960s have had a major impact, in particular on the lives of young adults, but they have also affected the living conditions and opportunities of older adults. The presentation of a selection of relevant data about elderly people's demographic position in different countries of Europe is central in the second section. In the final section results of a Dutch survey are provided and information about new flexible forms of living arrangements when starting a new partner relationship after the age of fifty, are presented and discussed

Empirical windows on African rural youth.

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-42
Author(s):  
Marjoke Oosterom ◽  
Jordan Chamberlin ◽  
James Sumberg
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract This chapter focuses on the different empirical windows that have been used to study young people's economic lives and livelihoods. A selection of primarily quantitative, primarily qualitative and mixed method studies is analysed in terms of the questions addressed, methods used and the scale of the spatial analysis. Following this, the methods used in the research presented in this book are described and situated in relation to the larger body of literature touching on youth and the rural economy. The final section makes some specific recommendations on how these windows and methods might be improved to gain greater, more policy-relevant insight on young people's lives and livelihoods, in all their diversity.

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