Mittelalterliche Literatur im Medienwandel von der Handschrift zum gedruckten Buch. Das Beispiel des ,Herzog Ernst‘

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uta Goerlitz
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
German Language ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Popular Narrative ◽  
The Common ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Language Literature

AbstractCurrent competence-oriented curricula for secondary education in Germany demand a level of literary, linguistic, and media competence that enables students to study the common cultural heritage and to grow into their roles as members of society. The study of the German language, literature, and culture of the Middle Ages is particularly appropriate to develop this competence. Raising the question of both the alterity and the similarity of the period in comparison with the present, it demands a high degree of critical reflection. At the same time, current research is open to questions posed by the present of the past, concerncing e. g. the increasingly visible effects of the digital revolution, which echoes developments in the change from the manuscript to the printed book in the decades around 1500. The following contribution illustrates the relevance of the transfer of research from university to school by taking today’s media revolution as an opportunity to examine changes in literature and media in the 15th and 16th centuries. To this end, ‚Herzog Ernst‘ serves as an example of a popular narrative complex, interesting not only because of its comprehensiveness, but also for its distinctive transformations from manuscript to print.

Die polyphone Theologie der Kirchenväter. Der Beitrag des Johnnes von Damaskus

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-401
Author(s):  
Cyril Hovorun
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Wassily Kandinsky ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lower Case ◽  
John Of Damascus ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Middle Ages

AbstractCan a compilation from the past be creative? Does the notion of tradition contradict the idea of innovation? The case of a Syrian theologian, who lived in the Arabic caliphate when Antiquity turned to the Middle Ages, whose name was John of Damascus, demonstrates that the answer to both questions can be positive, contrary to the common wisdom. The article explores the concepts of Tradition with capital T, traditions with lower case t, and traditionalism, through the prism of the writings of John. It argues that the best illustration to what tradition was for John, is not the famous »Black square« by Kizimir Malevich, but the Farbstudie Quadrate by Wassily Kandinsky.

Religion and Politics

Philosophy ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 58 (224) ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Graham
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
International Politics ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Medieval Europe ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Middle Ages

1. The appearance of Islam upon the stage of international politics hasbeen greeted by some commentators as a return to the Middle Ages. Preciselywhat they mean by this is not very clear, to themselves no less than their readers perhaps. In part, no doubt, they refer to the kinds of punishment Islamic law requires, which have a brutality associated in the common mind with medieval Europe. In part too there is the feeling that the phenomena of religion in politics, inquisitions, holy wars, government by clergy, are things of the past and that the undesirability of theocracy is a question long since settled.

scholarly journals Tales of tricks and greed and big surprises: Laymen's views of the law in Dutch oral narrative

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo Meder
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
News Media ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Oral Narrative ◽  
Remarkable Difference ◽  
Vast Number ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Common ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time

AbstractNeither in Dutch nor in European narrative folklore does the lawyer have a positive reputation. It does not matter whether we look at the past or the present: in folktales the practice of lawyers is associated with greed, trickery and heartlessness. In the Middle Ages, when the profession was literally for sale, judges were accused of corruption and incompetence, but their reputation improved over time when they became well-educated and impartial professionals. In present and past, the common man looks upon justice as incomprehensible and unpredictable. European and American folktales (especially jokes) about law and lawyers basically share the same themes, but there is a remarkable difference in quantity nowadays. Whereas lawyer jokes are hype in the U.S., they are not in the Netherlands or Western Europe. The main reason seems to be the American “vulture culture” of suing, claiming, and cashing, as exposed in the news media. If Dutch and European lawyers take over the mores of their American colleagues, it will just be a matter of time before a vast number of lawyer jokes are transferred and translated.

scholarly journals Looking for the traces of Polish heritage on the map of Ukraine. Linguistic educational game

2021 ◽  
pp. 297-302
Author(s):  
Barbara Januszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Board Game ◽  
The Past ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
The Common ◽  
Game Board

The article describes the idea for an educational game Polskie dziedzictwo na mapie Podola (Polish Heritage on the Map of Podolia) aimed at learning Polish as foreign language using a historical map. The article presents a map (as a game board) that was drawn up by a 17th-century cartographer Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan. The map of Podolia provides a starting point for preparing scenarios of educational classes that would present historic figures, places, events and architectural monuments connected with Poland. The game is supposed to enhance the interest in learning Polish and teach respect for the common historical and cultural heritage, as well as encourage young people to study the past and discover their ‘personal homeland’. The author of the article suggests to use the board game as part of teaching the Polish language, which would certainly make linguistic education more attractive.

scholarly journals لمحة عامة عن المخطوطات العربية الإسلامية في الصين / An Overview of the Arabic and Islamic Manuscripts in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Ge Tieying
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Logical Analysis ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Common ◽  
Islamic Civilization ◽  
The Middle Ages

Abstract The manuscript is considered as one of the most important cultural carriers, and Arab-Islamic manuscript is in particular an important factor that contributed to the splendor of Arab-Islamic culture in the Middle Ages, as it is an indispensable part of the Arab-Islamic civilization in the present with its cultural, religious and linguistic heritage. The paper sheds light on the Arabic manuscripts and the Islamic manuscripts in China separately, in order to present the importance of manuscripts in the Arab-Islamic civilization, and even the entire human civilization. The paper also summarizes the history and development of Arab-Islamic manuscripts in detail, and the effects of these manuscripts on contemporary Arab-Islamic civilization. The second part of the paper focuses on the status of Islamic manuscripts in China, and offers a review of the history and development of Islamic manuscripts in China. Contrary to the common methods used in research related to Arab-Islamic civilization, the paper takes a look at the details of history, and is based on logical analysis, which shows the unique charm of Arabic-Islamic manuscripts and highlights their importance to the Arab- Islamic civilization, both in the past and at the present.

scholarly journals Bibliotheca Tessinensis – seria edycji źródłowych Książnicy Cieszyńskiej i Ośrodka Dokumentacyjnego Kongresu Polaków w Republice Czeskiej

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 359-376
Author(s):  
Janusz Spyra ◽  
Krzysztof Szelong
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Middle Ages

The editorial series Bibliotheca Tessinensis, founded in 2004, is devoted to publishing the unknown or hardy accessible source documents related to the history of Cieszyn Silesia from the Middle Ages to the present, as well as the sources of universal significance, which are stored in Cieszyn Silesia and constitute the abiding component of the cultural heritage of the region. The title of the series harks back to the edition of the bio- and bibliographical materials, planned to be edited by Leopold Jan Szersznik (1747-1814); in the publishers’ intention it grounds the series in the historiographical tradition of the region, giving it also a supranational character and outreach. Accordingly, the Bibliotheca Tessinensis is being issued in two subseries – one of them (Series Polonica) published by Książnica Cieszyńska (the Cieszyn Historical Library), and the other (Series Bohemica) – by Ośrodek Dokumentacyjny Kongresu Polaków w Republice Czeskiej (the Documentation Centre of the Congress of Poles in the Czech Republic). The consecutive volumes of both subseries, issued independently of each other, depending on the organiza tional and financial possibilities of the publishers, are prepared according to the common editorial instruction, have the same layout, and are numbered sequentially within the whole series.

The Concept of Famous Painting in the Tang Dynasty: The Case of Zhang Yanyuan’s Lidai minghua ji

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-222
Author(s):  
Xiaomeng Ning
Keyword(s):  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Central Concept ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Tang Dynasty ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Common Understanding ◽  
Entire Text

AbstractThis essay offers a critical reflection on the central concept of “famous painting” as expounded in Zhang Yanyuan’s Lidai minghua ji (历代名画记, A Record of Famous Paintings of All Dynasties). Building upon the past scholarship, this essay will proceed in the following three steps. I propose to distinguish the concept of “famous painting” from the common understanding of painting. I argue that it is the former that plays a central role in the entire text of the Lidai minghua ji. As a result of this new approach, I will outline an intentional and discernable structure formed by the fifteen essays in the first three books. I proceed with discussing the relationship between famous paintings and famous painters so as to demonstrate Zhang Yanyuan’s implicit intention and considerations in selecting and evaluating painters and their works. Finally, I examine the basic formats of famous painting and further elucidate the historical dimension embedded within the concept of famous painting that constituted and changed the very idea under consideration.

Circles, Trees, and Bears: Symbols of Power of the Weenuche Ute

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-130
Author(s):  
Robert McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Great Basin ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Religious Expression ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
Cultural Survival ◽  
Ghost Dance ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Common

The Ute community of White Mesa, comprised of approximately 315 people, sits in the corner of southeastern Utah, eleven miles outside of Blanding. The residents, primarily of Weenuche Ute and Paiute ancestry, enjoy a cultural heritage that embraces elements from plains, mountain, and desert/Great Basin Indian culture. Among their religious practices are the Worship Dance, Ghost Dance, Sun Dance, and Bear Dance. Although each ceremony is unique, and performed for a variety of reasons, the common ground among them cannot be missed. Healing the sick, renewing necessities for survival, connecting spiritually with ancestors, communicating with the Land Beyond, establishing patterns for life, and sharing symbols that unify religious expression—such as the circle, tree, and bear—are elements that characterize the faith of these people as expressed in these ceremonies. Their origin sheds light on the relevance of these practices as they blend traditions from the past with contemporary usage. As symbols imbued with religious relevance, they make the intangible visible while continuing to teach and protect that which is important in Ute cultural survival. This article looks at these shared elements while offering new information about the origin and symbolism of the Ghost Dance as practiced in the Worship Dance. Circles, trees, bears, and other emblems provide not only themes from past teaching but empower the Ute universe today.

scholarly journals Legal Protection as Competition for Jurisdiction: The Case of Refugee Protection through Law in the Past and at Present

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-32
Author(s):  
BAS SCHOTEL
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Refugee Protection ◽  
Late Middle Ages ◽  
Common European Asylum System ◽  
Dublin Regulation ◽  
The Common ◽  
Europe Today ◽  
Central Claim

AbstractThis article explores the structure of the legal protection of refugees in Europe today. To this end, it will contrast historical arrangements providing protection to refugees, namely church asylum in the late Middle Ages and refuge for religious minorities, with the current European refugee regime, that is the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), in particular the Dublin system. The central claim of this article is that a basic condition for the legal protection of refugees is the existence of multiple jurisdictions, which in turn caters for competition for jurisdiction. The official logic of the CEAS, however, endorses harmonization, unity and the hierarchy of jurisdictions rather than a competition between jurisdictions. This partially explains the difficulties under the CEAS in organizing the protection of refugees through law. In policy terms, this article supports calls for reconsidering the Dublin Regulation, since through the ‘single jurisdiction’ approach Dublin hampers the legal protection of refugees.

Les héritages chrétiens: quel avenir?

Moreana ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (Number 176) (1) ◽  
pp. 175-190
Author(s):  
Bernard Bourdin
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The Past ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Politics And Religion

The legacy from Christianity unquestionably lies at the root of Europe, even if not exclusively. It has taken many aspects from the Middle Ages to modern times. If the Christian heritage is diversely understood and accepted within the European Union, the reason is essentially due to its political and religious significance. However, its impact in politics and religion has often been far from negative, if we will consider what secular societies have derived from Christianity: human rights, for example, and a religious affiliation which has been part and parcel of national identity. The Christian legacy has to be acknowledged through a critical analysis which does not deny the truth of the past but should support a European project built around common values.

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