scholarly journals Fusion of Ancient Heritage and Christian Doctrine in the Poem of John of Gaza “Description of the Cosmic Table”

2021 ◽  
pp. 222-230
Author(s):  
Marina Lopatina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Literary Genre ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Historical Time ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Religious Consciousness ◽  
John Chrysostom ◽  
Poetic Work

Introduction. John of Gaza is the only known grammarian poet who belongs to the cultural environment of the Gaza School. His work “Description of the Сosmic Table” is a unique extant poetic work that corresponds to the ancient literary genre. Despite the final Christianization of Gaza at the end of the 4th century, the classical elements did not outlive their usefulness. The poem by John of Gaza written in the genre of ekphrasis is a vivid example of this phenomenon. The author actively appealed to the works of ancient authors and to a lesser extent to the Christian works when he created his poem. Therefore, the main purpose of our study is to identify sources – exact quotes, expressions that can be identified in another work – paraphrased or repeated verbatim. Methods. The author conducts his research on the basis of the historical and comparative method, which allows to compare the work of John of Gaza with the works of other authors. Thus, it allows to reveal the sources used in the poem. Analysis. The author in his work divides conditionally cited authors into ancient and Christian, and also argues the thesis that the works of the former occupy an important place as a source of borrowings. Results. Based on the analysis, the author identified four main characteristics that clearly indicate the echoes of the cultural heritage of antiquity. Interpretation and understanding of allegorical and Christian images in Early Byzantium with the help of Homer, Nonne of Panopolis, Aristophanes, Menander, etc. still occupied an important place in the life of the Gazans. The citation of Christian authors, first of all John Chrysostom, is explained by the historical time associated with the transformation of religious consciousness. In general, it can be noted that the poem of the Byzantine poet John of Gaza is a “fusion” of ancient heritage and Christian doctrine.

Coptic Historiography in the Fātimid, Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Periods'

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Den Heijer
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Biographical Data ◽  
The Third

AbstractThis article intends to give a brief overview of Arabic historiographical works compiled by Coptic authors between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. Each section of the paper deals with various aspects of one particular text. Within each section, an account is given first of the structure of the composition of the text. This is followed by a short outline of the biographical data on the author or compiler, whenever available. The aim of this sub-section is to characterize the author in terms of his social and confessional position and more particularly to try to find out to what extent he may have been subject to influences from the adjacent (Muslim, Jewish, Melkite) communities. In the third sub-section, the sources, in as far as these have been identified in previous studies, are reviewed and presented in such a way as to indicate to what degree the compiler made use of material originating from confessional groups other than his own Coptic tradition. Conversely, the fourth and last sub-section on each text, contains remarks on the later impact and reception of the text, both within and outside Coptic readership itself. In the concluding section, it is argued that this analysis, despite the manifold uncertainties it cannot solve immediately, suggests a development that moves from a horizon limited to the cultural heritage of the traditions of the Coptic community towards the much more cosmopolitan or universalist cultural environment of the "Coptic Renaissance" of the thirteenth century.

scholarly journals Il castello Colonna di Arnara: dal restauro del monumento alla valorizzazione del borgo antico e del suo territorio

X ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Cattaneo ◽  
Laura Baratin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Exceptional Case ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Medieval Architecture ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Private And Public

The castle Colonna of Arnara: from the restoration of the monument to the enhancement of the ancient village and its territoryThe castle of Arnara, is located in Ciociaria in southern Lazio, in what was once the feud of the Conti of Ceccano. For the territory it is the most important monumental complex of medieval architecture. In fact, despite its small size, it is one of the few examples of fortified architecture still original in its essential lines. This castle represents an exceptional case of sedimentation and stratification, which even today, from its reading, allows us to reconstruct both its historical events and those related to the urban development of the adjacent historic village. Moreover it can be considered of priority importance also from the urbanistic point of view because it represents the first historical nucleus of Arnara. Unfortunately, today, the castle is in a bad state of conservation. With the passing of time its conditions have become more and more aggravated also because of the complex events linked to the various passages of property, of private and public nature, which have strongly influenced the management of the monument. The study of the castle of Arnara is part of the national and international debate that considers participation a key factor for the sustainable enhancement of the cultural heritage, because it promotes greater awareness of its social and economic value. The objective of the research work is to develop, taking the castle as a case study, a new approach that sees cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) as an irreplaceable heritage of knowledge and as a precious resource for economic growth, employment and social cohesion; therefore a cultural heritage seen as a driving force. In the specific case of Colonna Castle, attention has been focused on the importance of being able to activate virtuous circles around this very important place of culture, enhancing its role as a centre of knowledge and incubator of creativity and social innovation.

Interactive excursion-play “In search of a map of Clio” on objects of cultural heritage of ancient Chersonesos. Part 2

2021 ◽  
pp. 422-443
Author(s):  
L.V. Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
Partnership Program

The proposed scenario of the interactive excursion-performance is designed for a children's audience of 6–9 years. The task of the excursion-performance is to immerse the historical and cultural environment of the ancient policy through the participation of the child in gaming cognitive activity. The project is part of the academic partnership program of the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen with the historical and archaeological museum-reserve “Chersonesos Tauric” and is implemented during visiting summer practices of bachelors of the Department of Theory and History of Culture.

Context-Aware Cultural Heritage Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 241-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Christopoulou ◽  
John Garofalakis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Context Aware

Cultural heritage environments, like museums, archaeological sites and cultural heritage cities, have gathered and preserved artefacts and relevant content for years. Today’s state of the art technology allows the shift from traditional exhibitions to ones with reinforced interaction among the cultural heritage environment and the visitor. For example, mobile applications have proved to be suitable to support such new forms of interaction. Effective interaction exploits information both from the cultural environment, the visitor, and the broader context in which they occur. The aim of this chapter is to present the value of context in applications designed for cultural heritage environments and to demonstrate an infrastructure that effectively exploits it.

scholarly journals 3D MODELING FOR UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION: METRIC VERIFICATIONS

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-5/W5 ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
S. D’Amelio ◽  
V. Maggio ◽  
B. Villa
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
3D Modeling ◽  
Video Sequence ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Underwater Environment

The survey in underwater environment has always presented considerable difficulties both operative and technical and this has sometimes made it difficult to use the techniques of survey commonly used for the documentation of Cultural Heritage in dry environment. The work of study concerns the evaluation in terms of capability and accuracy of the Autodesk123DCatch software for the reconstruction of a three-dimensional model of an object in underwater context. The subjects of the study are models generated from sets of photographs and sets of frames extracted from video sequence. The study is based on comparative method, using a reference model, obtained with laser scanner technique.

scholarly journals Urban Landscape Educates for Diversity

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Sérgio Rogério Junqueira ◽  
Taciane Jaluska
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Student Reflection ◽  
Educational Tourism ◽  
The Individual

Abstract: this text is the result of a qualitative exploratory and documentary research aiming to understand the religious spaces as educational instruments for the respect of Brazilian cultural diversity, based on the urban tourism itineraries focused on the religious cultural heritage produced by the Curitiba Institute of Tourism and the Foundation Cultural of Curitiba. To this end, we propose the discussion based on the understanding of tourism as an educational space for cultural plurality through the construction of scripts with pedagogical conceptions and propositions. The results point out that the practice of educational tourism to promote environmental studies helps to develop not only cognitive aspects, but also emotional, affective, social and cultural aspects in the individual, favors encounters that stimulate student reflection and promote knowledge of the socio-cultural environment where Live and the enormous Brazilian cultural diversity, disrupting ethnocentrism. Paisagem Urbana Educa para a Diversidade Resumo: este texto é o resultado de uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória e documental visando compreender os espaços religiosos como instrumentos educativos para o respeito a diversidade cultural brasileira, a partir dos roteiros de turismo urbano voltados para o patrimônio cultural religioso produzidos pelo Instituto de Turismo de Curitiba e Fundação Cultural de Curitiba. Para tal propomos a discussão a partir da compreensão do turismo como espaço de educação para a pluralidade cultural por meio da construção de roteiros com concepções e proposições pedagógicas. Os resultados apontam que a prática do turismo educacional para promover estudos do meio auxilia a desenvolver no indivíduo não só aspectos cognitivos, mas também emocionais, afetivos, sociais e culturais, favorecem encontros que estimulam a reflexão dos alunos e promovem o conhecimento do meio sociocultural onde vivem e da enorme diversidade cultural brasileira, descontruindo o etnocentrismo.

scholarly journals An overview of approaches towards studying railway terminology as an element of language for specific purposes (on the material of English language)

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 56-63
Author(s):  
Elizaveta Igorevna Dmitrieva ◽  
Il'ya Valentnovich Grubin
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
High Level

The subject of this research is the approaches towards studying railway terminology as the language for specific purposes. Transport and namely railway terminology holds an important place in the terminological system of English language. The author explores the basic interpretations of the concept of “language for specific purposes”, as well as such approaches towards studying railway terminology of English language as semantic, structural and etymological. Semantic approach consists in classification of terms by semantic groups. Structural approach analyzes the number and nature of components that comprise terminological units in this area of LSP. Etymological approach reviews the origin and evolution of the meaning of terminological units. The scientific novelty consists in comprehensive description of the approaches towards studying language for specific purposes on the materials of professional field “railway transport”. Research methodology includes the analysis of scientific literature, analysis of dictionary definitions, comparative method, and diachronic analysis. The conclusion was made that the same approaches are applicable to the analysis of railway terminology and to the analysis of language for specific purposes of any other professional sphere. At the same time, systematicity and hierarchical pattern of the acquired classifications indicated a high level of formedness and systematization of terminology under review.  

Interactive excursion-play “In search of a map of Clio” on objects of cultural heritage of ancient Chersonesos. Part 1

2021 ◽  
pp. 249-261
Author(s):  
L.V. Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Culture ◽  
Partnership Program

The proposed scenario of the interactive excursion-performance is designed for a children's audience of 6–9 years. The task of the excursion-performance is to immerse the historical and cultural environment of the ancient policy through the participation of the child in gaming cognitive activity. The project is part of the academic partnership program of the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen with the historical and archaeological museum-reserve “Chersonesos Tauric” and is implemented during visiting summer practices of bachelors of the Department of Theory and History of Culture.

Force, Understanding and Ontology

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Westphal
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Philosophy Of Nature ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
Religious Consciousness ◽  
Full Support ◽  
Scientific Establishment ◽  
Christian Teaching ◽  
The Right

InNight ThoughtsHenry Harris made plain that Hegel imbibed naturalism deeply in Jena. Harris states:The balance of social influence has shifted so drastically between Hegel's time and ours … from the religious to the scientific establishment, that Hegel's own contribution to this shift has itself become an obstacle to the right understanding of what he said.Hewanted to swing religious consciousness into full support of a scientific interpretation of human life …. His own choice of language was conditioned by the Christian teaching, but also by the knowledge that the Christian doctrine of spirit was derived from Stoic sources. (Harris 1983, 302)The Stoics were uncompromising materialists and naturalists. Harris (1998, 492) admitted, however, thatNight Thoughtsis less successful thanTowards the Sunlightbecause he didn't have detailed knowledge of contemporaneous natural science and so could not explicate Hegel's philosophy of nature effectively. Similarly, Hegel's 1804–05 philosophy of nature is omitted from the collective translation of Hegel's Jena system edited by Burbidge and di Giovanni becauseits translation would require specialized knowledge that none of the […. translating collective] has and also because it is removed from the interests of all of them. (Hegel 1986,vii–viii.)This lack of interest leaves two members of Hegel's philosophical system – his logic and metaphysics – precariously imbalanced because they lack their third supporting member, the philosophy of nature. This can only result in serious distortion of our understanding of Hegel's system.

scholarly journals The Formation of the Doctrine of War in Early Christianity

2003 ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
R.M. Kohanchuk
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Early Christianity ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Historical Time ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Military Conflicts

The urgency of this issue is primarily due to the fact that the religious component occupies an important place in the socio-cultural matrix of modern wars and military conflicts. An analysis of these wars and military conflicts allows us to assert that, despite the "antiquity" of the concepts of war, which are generated within different religious traditions, these concepts not only retain their "power" for a long historical time, but also have the capacity for modification and modernization. It is necessary to know the genesis of views on war, as religious beliefs and ideas are often removed from the historical context as a basis for modern political and military doctrines, that is, interpreted in the most favorable sense in terms of the ideological goals of certain movements.

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