In the generation after Constantine the Great elevated Christianity to a dominant position in the Roman Empire, his nephew, the Emperor Julian, sought to reinstate the old gods to their former place of prominence--in the face of intense opposition from the newly powerful Christian church. In early 363 c.e., while living in Syrian Antioch, Julian redoubled his efforts to hellenize the Roman Empire by turning to an unlikely source: the Jews. With a war against Persia on the horizon, Julian thought it crucial that all Romans propitiate the true gods and gain their favor through proper practice. To convince his people, he drew on Jews, whom he characterized as Judeans, using their scriptures, institutions, practices, and heroes sometimes as sources for his program and often as models to emulate. In The Specter of the Jews, Ari Finkelstein examines Julian's writings and views on Jews as Judeans, a venerable group whose religious practices and values would help delegitimize Christianity and, surprisingly, shape a new imperial Hellenic pagan identity.
Автор: Finkelstein, Maura, Название: The archive of loss : ISBN: 1478003987 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478003984 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 29220.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Mumbai's textile industry is commonly but incorrectly understood to be an extinct relic of the past. In The Archive of Loss Maura Finkelstein examines what it means for textile mill workers—who are assumed not to exist—to live and work during a period of deindustrialization. Finkelstein shows how mills are ethnographic archives of the city where documents, artifacts, and stories exist in the buildings and in the bodies of workers. Workers' pain, illnesses, injuries, and exhaustion narrate industrial decline; the ways in which they live in tenements exist outside and resist the values expounded by modernity; and the rumors and untruths they share about textile worker strikes and a mill fire help them make sense of the industry's survival. In outlining this archive's contents, Finkelstein shows how mills, which she conceptualizes as lively ruins, become a lens through which to challenge, reimagine, and alter ways of thinking about the past, present, and future in Mumbai and beyond.
Автор: Finkelstein, Adrian Название: Marilyn Monroe returns ISBN: 1571744843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781571744845 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 26390.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
Marilyn Monroe Returns reveals provocative new evidence that the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe is a top-of-the-charts Canadian singer named Sherrie Lea Laird, a woman who shares undeniably remarkable similarities with the legendary icon. Stunning photos throughout the book powerfully demonstrate the many characteristics these two ladies share.
In her own words, Sherrie Lea reflects on a lifetime of being Marilyn: her childhood as Norma Jean, her rise to superstardom, as well as her many loves. And, most dramatically, Sherrie Lea answers a question that has plagued Marilyn's fans for more than forty years: Was Marilyn's death truly a suicide?
"When I was eleven or twelve, I was sitting on my aunt's knee and we were talking about the beauty mark just above my lip. I asked what it was. It looked stupid to me. She began singing, 'A kiss on the hand can be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl's best friend.' The lyrics just echoed in my head, as if coming down a long corridor of sound form the past. I asked, 'What's that?' She said it was a song from an old movie, sung by someone famous: Marilyn Monroe. My aunt only said that she was a singer, but I had this coy, sly feeling and said to myself, 'Why do I feel like she's talking about me?'"--from the book
Автор: Davies W. D., Finkelstein Louis Название: The Cambridge History of Judaism, Volume 1: Introduction; The Persian Period ISBN: 0521218802 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521218801 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Цена: 136230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This volume opens with three introductory chapters to the work as a whole dealing with the geographical background, the chronology and the numismatic history of Judaism.
Автор: Finkelstein Glenda C. Название: Phoenix Rising ISBN: 0991409000 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780991409006 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 19490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Finkelstein Howard a. Название: Broken Flowers ISBN: 0692480927 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692480922 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14820.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Dr. Mary Crawford is a fifty-year-old psychotherapist operating a successful practice in Los Angeles. Noted for her addiction assistance and suicide prevention techniques, she leads group therapy sessions with addicts in the throes of recovery.
During one particular session, she is called upon for a case involving an extremely depressed fifteen-year-old girl who was the victim of a violent rape and has survived a suicide attempt. The daughter of a noted brain surgeon, the troubled teen becomes the doctor's private patient.
But on a day when the young girl spirals into a suicidal depression, she is unable to reach the doctor and successfully ends her own life. When the girl's father discovers the circumstances of his daughter's suicide-as well as the real truth behind the doctor's mysterious absence-he vows to destroy the doctor at all costs. Now Dr. Crawford's life hangs in the balance, and her only hope for survival is the broken people around her.
A dramatic novel about the devastating consequences of drug addiction, Broken Flowers is a powerful story about brokenness, healing, and hope.
Автор: Davies W. D., Finkelstein Louis Название: The Cambridge History of Judaism, Volume Two: The Hellenistic Age ISBN: 0521219299 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521219297 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Цена: 141510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This is the second of four volumes covering the history of Judaism from the Persian period, roughly 539-322 BCE, to the Tannaitic period, which culminated in the codification of the Mishnah around 250 CE. The volume describes both the rejection and adoption of Hellenism by Judaism.
