In der vorliegenden Studie werden die Gründung und die Reform des Klosters Muri aus dem Blickwinkel hochmittelalterlicher Quellen analysiert und schwerpunktmässig aus einer erinnerungskulturellen Perspektive befragt. Die Zeugnisse des 12. Jahrhunderts überliefern Erinnerungen an…
This book examines the way Romans thought about their boundaries. In an attempt to keep their boundaries secure and inviolable, the Romans sacralized and even deified them. In the stories Romans told about their boundaries, themes can be identified that connect some of the funda…
Rural protest groups and populist political parties
Rural protest groups and populist political parties
Rural protest groups and populist political parties
Rural protest groups and populist political parties
Some agricultural or rural protest groups in the Western world evolved into political parties - often of a populist nature - whereas others did not. This book is the first to explore under which conditions this happens, and to what extent current populist parties have agricultur…
Diliana Angelova argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of ""sacred founders""--Articulated in artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment-helped legitimize the authority of the emperor and his family. The discourse coalesc…