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Eine Zeitlandschaft in der Globalisierung: Das islamische ...

Eine Zeitlandschaft in der Globalisierung: Das islamische ...

Roman Loimeier

Die konkrete Ausgestaltung von Zeitordnungen ist Inhalt vielfältiger sozialer, politischer und religiöser Aushandlungsprozesse. Roman Loimeier beleuchtet die Entwicklung der islamischen Zeitlandschaft Sansibar im 19. und 20.
Islamic Reform in Twentieth-Century Africa

Islamic Reform in Twentieth-Century Africa

Professor Roman Loimeier

Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different traditions of Islamic reform.
Globalisierung im lokalen Kontext: Perspektiven und Konzepte ...

Globalisierung im lokalen Kontext: Perspektiven und Konzepte ...

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Perspektiven und Konzepte von Handeln in Afrika Roman Loimeier, Dieter Neubert, Cordula Weissköppel. Einleitung: Globalisierung im lokalen Kontext – Perspektiven und Konzepte von Handeln in Afrika Roman Loimeier, Dieter Neubert, ...
The later Roman empire today: papers given in honour of ...

The later Roman empire today: papers given in honour of ...

D. F. Clark

A collection of original research articles relating to Roman historical and epigraphic studies presented in honor of Professor John Mann. Supported by the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria

Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria

Roman Loimeier

His work fills a substantial gap in contemporary Nigerian studies. This book provides invaluable and essential reading for serious students of Nigerian politics and of Islamic movements in Africa.
Unveiling Modernity in Twentieth-Century West African ...

Unveiling Modernity in Twentieth-Century West African ...

Ousman Murzik Kobo

6 lucy Behrman, Muslim Brotherhoods and Politics in Senegal (cambridge, ma: Harvard university Press, 1970), 162; roman loimeier, “cheikh touré: un musulman Sénégalais dans le siècle,” in Islam et Islamismes au sud du Sahara, ed.
Understanding Boko Haram: Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa

Understanding Boko Haram: Terrorism and Insurgency in Africa

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See the most recent surveys of the Nigerian Research Network, accessed July 15 , 2016, www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/research/research-networks/nrn/nrn-wp. Roman Loimeier thus understands Salafism as a form of Protestantism with a view toward ...
Between Social Skills and Marketable Skills: The Politics of ...

Between Social Skills and Marketable Skills: The Politics of ...

Roman Loimeier

The present volume is a pioneering study of the development of Islamic traditions of learning in 20th century Zanzibar and the role of Muslim scholars in society and politics, based on extensive fieldwork and archival research in Zanzibar ...
Muslim Societies in Africa: A Historical Anthropology

Muslim Societies in Africa: A Historical Anthropology

Roman Loimeier

Peoples and Empires in African History: Essays in Memory ofMichael Crowder, London, 1992; Louis Brenner, “Concepts of Tariqa in West Africa: The Case of the Qadiriyya," in Donal B. Cruise O'Brien and Christian Coulon (eds.), Charisma  ...
Iscontour 2015 - Tourism Research Perspectives: Proceedings ...

Iscontour 2015 - Tourism Research Perspectives: Proceedings ...

Roman Egger

The annual ISCONTOUR was collaboratively founded by Christian Maurer, Professor at IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria, and Roman Egger, Professor at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. Therefore, the ...
Nihilist Vision Through Literary Subversion in Mainland ...

Nihilist Vision Through Literary Subversion in Mainland ...

Yinghong Li

Acknowledgments i I would like to offer my sincere gratitude toward all members of my dissertation committee: Professor Nicole Huang, Professor James O'Brien, Professor Tsai-fa Cheng, Professor Robert Joe Cutter, and my advisor Professor  ...
John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of ...

John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of ...

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Shipley, Professor Dana F. Sutton, Professor Marica Tacconi, Professor Mara Wade, Professor Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly, Dr Joanna Weinberg, and Professor Henry Woudhuysen. We would also like to thank Dr Gabriel Heaton and Dr Sarah  ...
Heritage Conservation and Japan's Cultural Diplomacy: ...

Heritage Conservation and Japan's Cultural Diplomacy: ...

Natsuko Akagawa

... Dr Laurajane Smith, Professor David Simpson, Winthrop Professor Krishna Sen, Winthrop Professor Susan Broomhall, Winthrop Professor Philip Mead, Dr Richard Engelhardt and Professor Michael Herzfeld for their constructive advice.
Luise Gottsched, Der Lockenraub / Alexander Pope, The Rape ...

Luise Gottsched, Der Lockenraub / Alexander Pope, The Rape ...

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Professor Malcolm Cook (French) Professor Alison Finch (French) Professor Ritchie Robertson (Germanic) Dr Mark Davie (Italian) Dr Stephen Parkinson ( Portuguese) Professor David Gillespie (Slavonic) Professor Derek Flitter ( Spanish) Dr ...
Sales (PEL S)

Sales (PEL S)

E. H. Hondius

E. H. Hondius. Professor Viggo Hagstrøm (Oslo, since June 2002), Professor Arthur Hartkamp (The Hague, until December 2002), Justitierådet Professor Torgny Håstad (Stockholm), Professor Johnny Herre (Stockholm), Professor Martijn ...
Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal

Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal

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B., Professor of Law Emeritus Howard Erichson, A.B., J.D., Associate Professor of Law Paula Ann Franzese, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Bernard K. Freamon, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law Gerald A. Garafola, Jr., B.S., J.D., Associate Professor of ...
General Instruction of the Roman Missal

General Instruction of the Roman Missal

Roman Church

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (G.I.R.M.), from the Roman Missal, promotes active, conscious participation of the faithful in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
The Roman Revolution

The Roman Revolution

Ronald Syme

The Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus.
The Roman Revolution

The Roman Revolution

Ronald Syme

The Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus.
Isis and Sarapis in the Roman world

Isis and Sarapis in the Roman world

Sarolta A. Takács

Isis and Sarapis in the Roman World deals with the integration of the cult of Isis among Roman cults, the subsequent transformation of Isis and Sarapis into gods of the Roman state, and the epigraphic employment of the names of these two ...
Discovering the Roman family: studies in Roman social history

Discovering the Roman family: studies in Roman social history

K. R. Bradley

These essays on various aspects of family life in ancient Rome offer an especially timely and provocative new characterization of how this most elementary component of Roman society was structured.
Reading Rivers in Roman Literature and Culture

Reading Rivers in Roman Literature and Culture

Prudence J. Jones

Sarolta A. Takács, Editor With the introduction of this series, Roman Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches, we hope to enhance understanding of the ancient Roman world. This empire was multicultural and lasted, from a mythological ...
The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel: The Role of ...

The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel: The Role of ...

Alexander Kyrychenko

What is the literary function of centurions in the story of Luke-Acts? To answer this question, the book considers these NT texts alongside the Greco-Roman and Jewish sources that offer insights into the Roman military.
Roman Art

Roman Art

Donald Emrys Strong

First published in 1976, this standard work on the subject traces the development of Roman art from its beginings to the end of the fourth century AD, embracing the monuments of the Republic and then of the later Roman empire, demonstrating ...
The Legacy of Rome: Scotland's Roman Remains

The Legacy of Rome: Scotland's Roman Remains

L. J. F. Keppie

In this revised edition, Lawrence Keppie sets out various stages of Roman occupation in historical context and shows how literary and archaelogical evidence can be used to build up a picture of the Roman period.
Roman Readings: Roman Response to Greek Literature from ...

Roman Readings: Roman Response to Greek Literature from ...

Elaine Fantham

This volume presents closely connected articles by Elaine Fantham which deal with Roman responses to Greek literature on three major subjects: the history and criticism of Latin poetry and rhetoric, women in Roman life and dramatic poetry ...
Roman Power: A Thousand Years of Empire

Roman Power: A Thousand Years of Empire

W. V. Harris

This book explains the growth, durability and eventual shrinkage of Roman imperial power alongside the Roman state's internal power structures.
Theological Ethics After Gustafson: A Critical Analysis of ...

Theological Ethics After Gustafson: A Critical Analysis of ...

Theo A. Boer

... Utrecht, Frans Brom, Utrecht, Professor Luco van den Brom, Groningen, Professor Vincent Brummer, Utrecht, Wim Dubbink, Utrecht, Ass. professor Ulf Gorman, Lund, Professor Stanley Hauerwas, Durham, Professor Robert Heeger, Utrecht, ...

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