Mapping the History of Folklore Studies
The articles here provide rich insights into the historical dynamics of folkloristic thought with its shifting geographies, shared spaces, centres and borderlands. By focusing on intellectual collaboration, they reveal the limitations inherent in current scholarship.
Connecting Worlds
Establishing a dialogue between colonial studies and the history of science, this title contributes to a renewed analytical framework grounded on a trans-national, trans-cultural and trans-imperial perspective.
Public Interests in International Investment Law
Pitting environmental protection in host states against states’ obligations to promote foreign investments under the existing international investment treaty and dispute settlement practices, Ren interprets investment treaty provisions by introducing environmental reflection.
The Trilingual Literature of Polish Jews from Different Perspectives
Are the literary works of Polish Jews one unified literature in three languages, or is the literal corpus of each of these languages a separated literary phenomenon? Here, twenty-seven scholars explore different aspects of the multilingual literature of Eastern European Jews.
Sacred Monuments and Practices in the Baltic Sea Region
Over recent decades, the scope of church archaeology has expanded immensely. This book provides a convincing testament to this development, with every chapter giving a distinctive perspective on the theme of sacred monuments and practices written by leading experts in the field.
Combining rigour and modernity, this collection of essays rediscovers Edgar Allan Poe’s work and draws from communication and linguistics and literature, although it also includes many other academic offshoots which explore Poe’s labyrinthine and variegated imagination.
Mathematical Processing of Spectral Data in Analytical Chemistry
For practitioners, researchers, and students, this book covers advanced calibration and the estimation of peak parameters in overlapping spectra. It provides easily reproducible computer calculations, making it a practical guide to analytical spectrometry and chemometrics.
This volume explores how well-being captures the imagination by addressing issues related to the social good and the quest for personal happiness. It discusses what difference the study of well-being makes from a Christian perspective.
Teaching Psychology around the World
This book brings together current information on the teaching and practice of psychology from experts throughout the world. It is highly recommended by prominent psychologists including Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, former President of the American Psychological Association.
Engendering Difference
From the pronouns we use to the more salient issues concerning abuse of power and exertion of violence, gender runs as a seemingly inevitable divide. This volume addresses the continuing relevance of the quest to diminish that gap, from a wide range of perspectives.
This volume examines the relationship between medieval cults of saints and regional and national identity formation in Europe. It studies how saints were used for religious and political agendas, revealing changing cultural and social values over time.
Philosophy of Mind
The human mind is one of the most extraordinary mysteries of the contemporary sciences and philosophy. This anthology addresses contemporary issues within the field of philosophy of mind, considering the concept of Self, sensory experience, and Artificial Intelligence.
In-Between Fiction and Non-Fiction
This title invites the reader to participate in the recent emphasis on subjectivity and self-reflection as the means of understanding and engaging with current social changes through storytelling. It centres its attention on the symbiosis between anthropology and fiction.
The Witches of Selwood Forest
Pickering presents the first comprehensive study of Selwood forest’s rich history of demonological beliefs and witchcraft persecution in the early modern period. He investigates connections between important theological texts written in the region and notable witchcraft episodes.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Lawrence Agonistes
Using Bloom’s “anxiety of influence,” this book examines D. H. Lawrence’s agon with Shakespeare. It reveals how Lawrence critiques Hamlet’s self-sacrifice as a symptom of Western decline, championing instead a vital consciousness rooted in the power of the “Self Supreme.”
Media, the State and Marginalisation
Containing twenty-one chapters, this title deals with Indian perspectives in relation to the media, the state and the marginalized sections of society. It will be of interest to academics, scholars and students of social sciences, and those working in the media industry.
Cognitive science reveals how we truly learn. Aimed at teachers, this book provokes intellectual unease, challenging you to replace outdated ‘in-head theories’ with powerful, evidence-based teaching practices.
This edition of John Greaves’s Pyramidographia (1646) is the first scientific treatise on the pyramids in English. Greaves, the earliest English “Egyptologist,” used metrics, not mysticism, to pioneer modern scientific inquiry. Includes his letters and a biography.
Banaras
Narrating the making of Banaras, the Hindus’ most sacred city, this book is an insightful guide to the cultural complexities, ritualscapes, and vivid heritagescapes that maintain India’s pride of history and culture.
Explore the Symbolist movement’s profound, interdisciplinary impact on 20th-century culture. These essays trace its evolution across Europe, highlighting the foundational role of French art and literature.