Organizing Muslims and Integrating Islam in Germany: New Developments in the 21st Century

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-149
Author(s):  
Jason Dean
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Islam In Germany

The Maintenance of Holiness and the Contours of Leadership: Form and Characterization in the Book of Numbers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nathan Daily
Keyword(s):  
Critical Theory ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Structure Characterization ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Divine Violence ◽  
Literary Setting

The book of Numbers presents numerous problems for interpreters who attempt to garner a sense of meaning from the disparate texts and genres found interspersed throughout the work. This dissertation is a methodological study that incorporates features of form-critical theory, which developed over the course of the 20th century and continues to evolve in the 21st century, alongside literary approaches to the biblical text, specifically the analysis of characterization, to present a new reading of the book of Numbers. After surveying recent research on the book of Numbers, new developments in form-critical method, and approaches to characterization in biblical studies, the work offers a methodological proposal for reading Numbers along synchronic lines, according to the rubrics of structure, characterization, and literary setting. The approach analyzes the form rather than the formation of the text, and, by highlighting the role of characterization within the form-critical enterprise, provides a reading that considers the structure and flow of the book of Numbers as well as, through intertextual readings, the significance of Numbers in the broader structure of the Torah. The remainder of the work analyzes four texts from the book of Numbers: The Commission of the Levites (3:5-51); The Purification of the Levites (8:5-22); The Three-Day Journey from Sinai (10:33-11:34); and The Complaint of Miriam and Aaron (11:35-12:15). Each text is read in relation to the dominant structural marker of the Torah, the toledoth formula, and, particularly, the final formulaic marker in 3:1. Each of the four texts presents a model of Judean leadership set in a narrative that sequentially builds by using the Levites as characters that are assigned roles and appear as illustrations for additional roles necessary to maintain holiness in the camp. As the Torah is structured as a creation text (Gen 1-2; Exod 40:17), the dissertation finds that material in Numbers, which follows the completion of the creation narrative in Exod 40:17 by resetting the narrative chronologically to the same time (Num 3:1; 7:1; 9:15; cf. 1:1), is designed to illustrate the levitical task to maintain creation through attending to holiness. Now that creation has reached completion with the dangerous presence of the holy deity residing within Israel, proper management under proper leadership will result in blessing, but inattentiveness to holiness by the leadership or others is liable to incite danger. The new reading attends to discussions of structure, plot, and coherence in Numbers as well as theological concerns related to leadership, holiness, and divine violence.

Reframing Islamic Art for the 21st Century

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Bier
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Metropolitan Museum ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Metropolitan Museum Of Art

<p>The celebrated Islamic galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York reopened in 2011 as “Galleries for the Art of Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia.” Other major collections of Islamic art have been reorganized and reinstalled in Berlin, Cairo, Cleveland, Copenhagen, Detroit, Kuwait, London, Los Angeles, Paris, and Singapore, and new museums of Islamic art have been established in Doha, Qatar; Honolulu, Hawaii; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Sharjah, U.A.E. In addition, the first museum in North America dedicated to Islamic art recently opened in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This article explores this global phenomenon, identifying it as both a literal and conceptual “reframing of Islamic art for the 21st century,” setting the world stage for new developments in cultural understanding.</p><p><em><strong>Keywords:</strong></em> Islamic art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Art of Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia”</p>

Timber Bridges for the 21st Century – A Summary of New Developments

2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Rimal Duwadi ◽  
Michael A. Ritter
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Timber Bridges

Smart Cities: A Survey on New Developments, Trends, and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 311-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Mahdi Bohloul
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Alternative Version ◽  
Great Progress ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Made In

The continued growth of the population in urban areas has called for smarter cities for the 21st century. While great progress has been made in the last two decades in this regard, remaining challenges faced by city planners have forced them to pursue an alternative version of smart cities. Recent advancements in several technological areas like 5G communications, blockchain, and virtual/augmented reality have facilitated this process. This paper aims at providing a review of the definitions and components of current smart cities. It also discusses new developments, recent trends, and business opportunities.

Pathogenic enterococci: new developments in the 21st century

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 2622-2636 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Baghdayan ◽  
N. Shankar ◽  
P. M. Tendolkar
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
New Developments
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document