F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, translated by R. Sadik, Melisende, London 2002, 62 pp., 29 ills. Paperback. ISBN 1-901764-16-8

Adaptation and Assimilation of Buddhism in China as reflected in Monastic Architecture

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190278359.003.0014 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Yin Zhou

Keyword(s):

Transformation Process ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Residential Design ◽

Buddhist Temple ◽

Chinese Architecture ◽

Religious Architecture ◽

Central Asian ◽

Monastic Architecture ◽

East And West

This chapter takes Buddhist architecture as an example of the dynamic interchange between East and West and the compromise between the original Indian style and native Chinese architecture so as to help demonstrate the transformation process of Buddhism in China during the first through sixth centuries CE. This chapter tries to point out that early medieval Buddhist monasteries, particularly the official ones, were constructed following Indian and Central Asian designs. These foreign types of monasteries brought in a new kind of religious architecture to China, which was later fused into the preexisting architectural culture and evolved into the distinct layout of Buddhist temple adopting the traditional Chinese residential design. This is a concrete and material way to contribute to the understanding of the interaction between a new faith and an old society.

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Trends in the Prevalence of Atopic Eczema in East and West Germany

British Journal of Dermatology ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.2110d.x ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 138 (2) ◽

pp. 376-376

Author(s):

Schäfer ◽

Krämer ◽

Vieluf ◽

Behrendt ◽

Ring

Keyword(s):

Atopic Eczema ◽

West Germany ◽

East And West Germany ◽

East And West

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A Reflection on Crucial Periods in 50 Years of Social Psychology (in Germany)

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000372 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Katja Corcoran ◽

Michael Häfner ◽

Mathias Kauff ◽

Stefan Stürmer

Keyword(s):

Social Psychology ◽

Early Development ◽

West Germany ◽

East And West Germany ◽

The Future ◽

History Of ◽

East And West

Abstract. In this article, we reflect on 50 years of the journal Social Psychology. We interviewed colleagues who have witnessed the history of the journal. Based on these interviews, we identified three crucial periods in Social Psychology’s history, that are (a) the early development and further professionalization of the journal, (b) the reunification of East and West Germany, and (c) the internationalization of the journal and its transformation from the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie to Social Psychology. We end our reflection with a discussion of changes that occurred during these periods and their implication for the future of our field.

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