222 results for 'jlink elucid'

As the basic questions of social structure were elucidated there came a quickening of interest among social anthropologists in the study of religion.

This volume elucidates the structuralist phenomenon, a method of inquiry used by specialists first in linguistics and then in anthropology to organize and evaluate their findings.

Elucidates the theological and historical understanding of church as a community of liberation from sexism, describes a complete revisioning of the sacramental fundamentals of baptism and eucharist,...

Robinson brilliantly uses examples from the arts, history, and folklore to elucidate Einstein's monumental theory. The author's triumphs of analysis include clarifying the abstract concepts of time...

Renowned for his work in depth perception and pattern recognition, Bela Julesz originated the techniques of computer-generated random-dot stereograms, cinematograms and textures, which resulted in a...

Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially...

In Wittgenstein's Way of Seeing, Judith Genova provides a an illuminating introduction to two surprisingly neglected aspects of his work: his conception of philosophy and his search for a style to...

This is Sallust's text, Bellum Catilinae, in Latin with English introduction and notes. It is intended primarily for use by sixth-formers (upper high / secondary school) and undergraduates. The...

How did Buddhism, so prominent in Japanese life for over a thousand years, become the target of severe persecution in the social and political turmoil of the early Meiji era? How did it survive...

Modern philosophical thought has a manifold tradition of emphasising the moment. The Moment demands questioning all-too-common notions of time, of past, present and future, uniqueness and repetition,...

Interior Design magazine says that The ABC's of the Bauhaus is, "a collection of visually and intellectually stimulating essays about basic design courses at the Bauhaus, Froebel toys, inflation in...

In this fascinating and accessible book, physicist Victor J. Stenger guides the lay reader through the key developments of quantum mechanics and the debate over its apparent paradoxes. In the...

This book is an anthology of Greek poetry written during the third to first centuries B. C. - the so-called Hellenistic period. It is intended to make available to undergraduates a selection of texts...

Enrique Dussel's writings span the theology of liberation, critiques of discourse ethics, evaluations of Marx, Levinas, Habermas, and others, but most importantly, the development of a philosophy...

The Short Stories of Langston HughesThis collection of forty-seven stories written between 1919 and 1963--the most comprehensive available--showcases Langston Hughes's literary blossoming and the...

The first full-scale account of the English Catholic Church in modern times, this study describes the issues and the individuals at the heart of Catholic affairs during a period when Emancipation,...

A Nobel Prize–winning physicist illuminates how physicists think about and do physics What principles guide physicists’ ways of thinking and the practice and culture of the discipline? In The...

Spanning 350 years of Jewish experience in this country, A History of the Jews in America is an essential chronicle by the author of The Course of Modern Jewish History.With impressive scholarship...