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April 2002Steuerrechtliche Gemeinnützigkeit der öffentlichen Hand.
Eine Untersuchung zur Gemeinnützigkeit privatrechtlicher Körperschaften in staatlicher (Mit-)Trägerschaft.
by Seer, Roman M.; Wolsztynski, Christian
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February 1993Der Einsatz von Prüfungsbeamten durch das Finanzgericht.
Zulässigkeit und Grenzen der Delegation richterlicher Sachaufklärung auf nichtrichterliche Personen.
by Seer, Roman Matthias
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2013Christian Dualist Heresies in the Byzantine World, c. 650-c. 1450
by Janet Hamilton, Bernard Hamilton
Christian dualism originated in the reign of Constans II (641-68). It was a popular religion, which shared with orthodoxy an acceptance of scriptual authority and apostolic tradition and held a sacramental doctrine of salvation, but understood all these in a radically different way to the Orthodox Church. One of the differences was the strong part demonology played in the belief system. This text traces, through original sources, the origins of dualist Christianity throughout the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the Paulician movement in Armenia and Bogomilism in Bulgaria. It presents not only the theological texts, but puts the movements into their social and political context.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2013The Papal Reform of the Eleventh Century
Lives of Pope Leo IX and Pope Gregory VII
by I. Robinson
The eleventh-century papal reform transformed western European Church and society and permanently altered the relations of Church and State in the west. The reform was inaugurated by Pope Leo IX (1048-54) and given a controversial change of direction by Pope Gregory VII (1073-85). This book contains the earliest biographies of both popes, presented here for the first time in English translation with detailed commentaries. The biographers of Leo IX were inspired by his universally acknowledged sanctity, whereas the biographers of Gregory VII wrote to defend his reputation against the hostility generated by his reforming methods and his conflict with King Henry IV. Also included is a translation of Book to a Friend, written by Bishop Bonizo of Sutri soon after the death of Gregory VII, as well as an extract from the violently anti-Gregorian polemic of Bishop Benzo of Alba (1085) and the short biography of Leo IX composed in the papal curia in the 1090s by Bishop Bruno of Segni. These fascinating narrative sources bear witness to the startling impact of the papal reform and of the 'Investiture Contest', the conflict of empire and papacy that was one of its consequences. An essential collection of translated texts for students of medieval history.
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2010The Society for Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics, 1849–1950
by Miriam Moffitt
This work details traces the origins, development and impact of the proselytizing organization, the Society for Irish Church Missions to the Roman Catholics, from its Protestant foundation during the famine of 1845-47 to the early decades of Irish Free State. It argues that the foundation of this ostensibly religious society was also underpinned by social, political, and economic factors and demonstrates that by the mid 1850s the mission operated on a very substantial scale. Moffitt examines the mission's role in the shifting political realities of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The impact of this inter-faith power struggle and its legacy to the present day are explored by examining contemporary sources, folklore evidence, and the depiction of proselytizing missions in both Catholic and Protestant denomination literature and fictional writings. ;
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February 2013Dreck
Roman
by David Vann, Miriam Mandelkow
Galen ist 22 und hungrig nach Erlösung. Er lebt mit seiner Mutter auf einer Walnussplantage in Kalifornien von den Resten eines alten Familienvermögens, und er hasst es alles: die Hitze und den Dreck, die emotionale Bedürftigkeit seiner Mutter, ihre Macht über ihn. Die ganze verlogene Idylle. Doch Galen ist ein Phantast, und statt sein Leben in die Hand zu nehmen, sucht er Erleuchtung, liest Castaneda, »Der Prophet, Die Möwe Jonathan«. Er möchte auf dem Wasser gehen, endlich körperlos sein, doch seine Bedürfnisse halten ihn gefangen, und so ist er Jennifer, seiner 17-jährigen Cousine, die ihre erotische Macht über ihn erkennt, hilflos ausgeliefert. Bei einem Familienausflug in die Wälder eskalieren die Spannungen, die Mutter wendet sich gegen ihren eigenen Sohn, will ihn vernichten. Und Galen merkt, wie weit er zu gehen bereit ist, um die Transzendenz zu erreichen, nach der er strebt. Menschen, die einander für die eigenen Schwächen bestrafen, um ihr Seelenheil zu retten: Der neue Roman von David Vann ist unerschrocken, rauschartig und voll schonungsloser Komik. Ihn zu lesen schmerzt. Ihn nicht zu lesen hieße, ein Meisterwerk zu ignorieren.
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FictionNovember 2018Beard's Roman Women
By Anthony Burgess
by Graham Foster
Anthony Burgess draws upon an autobiographical episode to create Beard's Roman Women, the story of a man haunted by his first wife, presumed dead. But is she? A marvellously economical book, full-flavoured, funny, and heartfelt, showing its author at the height of his powers. This new edition is the first to be published with David Robinson's photographs for over 40 years. The text of the novel has been restored using the original typescripts, and Graham Foster's new introduction provides valuable insight into the fictional and biographical contexts of the novel. The text is fully annotated with a detailed set of notes and this edition includes the previously unpublished script for Burgess's television film By the Waters of Leman: Byron and Shelley at Geneva, and a rare piece of Burgess's writing about Rome.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2025
The Catholicism of literature in the age of the Book of Common Prayer
Poetry, plays, works, 1558-1689
by Thomas Rist
Offering a complete reading of English Literature throughout 1558-1689, this book demonstrates the continuity of Roman Catholicism in English Literature from the accession of Elizabeth I to the deposing of James II. Rist shows that poetry and plays promoted Roman Catholic ideas in a Biblicist age which established the Church of England through the Book of Common Prayer. From the very idea of literary works to chapters on the Eucharist, Purgatory, Christian worship and the Virgin Mary, Rist joins together major and minor authors of the era to present English Literature afresh. Important literary figures include William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, Queen Henrietta Maria, John Donne, John Dryden, Robert Herrick, Margaret Cavendish and Aphra Behn.
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Children's & YAClassic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers, Book I
A Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers
by Liu Xingshi
The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, also known as Shan Hai Jing, has been regarded as a "strange book" since its appearance in China pre-Qin Dynasty. On the basis of its title, most people would assume that it is a survey record of ancient geography, but its descriptions of the "mountains and rivers" include encyclopedic entries—such as animals, plants, minerals, religion, history, medicine, customs, and ethnic groups. Also, it gives accounts of many folk legends of mythic geography, monsters, and witchcraft. No matter labeled as a book of geography, a book of history, or a book of strange stories, it is a Chinese ancient classic that deserves to be read over and over again. But as a book compiled about 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, its context and words are difficult to understand for modern readers. The Classic of Mountains and Rivers for Teenagers series is just designed to make this classic more understandable and readable. It illustrates the most essential parts of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers with simple words, animated illustrations, and interdisciplinary approaches, and introduces young readers to the understandings of Chinese ancestors on land and nature. Not only is it a book series for teenagers, but also an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese geography and culture for adults. The series contains three books, and A Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers is the first one. It briefly introduces the creation process and main contributors of the Classic of Mountains and Rivers, and tells stories about geography in ancient China including mountains, rivers, creatures, and minerals as well as the plain but vital spirit for scientific discovery of Chinese ancestors.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2021Catholic nuns and sisters in a secular age
Britain, 1945–90
by Carmen M. Mangion
This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. It draws on archival materials and a remarkable set of eighty interviews to place Catholic sisters and nuns at the heart of the turbulent 1960s, integrating their story of social change into a larger British and international one. Shedding new light on how religious bodies engaged in modernisation, it addresses themes such as the Modern Girl and youth culture, '1968', generational discourse, post-war modernity, the voluntary sector and the women's movement. Women religious were at the forefront of the Roman Catholic Church's movement of adaptation and renewal towards the world. This volume tells their stories in their own words.
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May 2008Die Romane
by Marguerite Duras, Ilma Rakusa
Die Suhrkamp-Quarto-Ausgabe versammelt sämtliche Romane von Marguerite Duras, von den Anfängen in den 50er Jahren mit Heiße Küste und Der Matrose von Gibraltar bis zu Der Liebhaber, ihrer Auseinandersetzung mit dem Trauma ihrer Kindheit, und Der Schmerz, dem Protokoll ihres Wartens auf ihren in Buchenwald internierten Mann. Dieser Band bietet im Vergleich zu den Einzelbänden eine Preisersparnis von 69%.
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September 1994
Der Roman, woran ich weiter und weiter schreibe
Ich-Buch der Berner Jahre
by Robert Walser, Jochen Greven
Es ist der Roman des Spaziergängers, des urbanen Flaneurs, der mit überwachen Sinnen innere und äußere Landschaften durchstreift, Räume der Geschichte und Räume der Imagination. Die Bühne ist Bern, die Stadt, in der Walser von 1921 bis 1933 lebte. Hunderte seiner Beiträge erschienen in Dutzenden von Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, 220 weitere Prosastücke verblieben am Ende bei ihm, dazu nochmals Hunderte von unbearbeiteten Entwürfen. Jochen Greven ermöglicht es, durch eine behutsame Selektion und Anordnung, 133 dieser Skizzen, Impressionen, Tagebuchblätter, Berichterstattungen, Selbstportraits und Selbsterfindungen in jenem inneren Zusammenhang zu lesen, den Robert Walser gemeint haben mag, als er sagte, daß sie im Grunde genommen einen »Roman, an dem er weiter und weiter schreibe«, darstellten.
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July 2024Animox als Comic-Roman 1. Das Heulen der Wölfe
Aufregende Leseabenteuer mit Oetinger SPLASH
by Aimée Carter, Malou Großklaus
Der ultimative Animox-Comic-Roman Als Ratten seine Mutter entführen und sein Onkel sich in einen Wolf verwandelt, wird dem 12-jährigen Simon klar, dass seine Familie zu den sogenannten Animox gehört. Animox sind Menschen, die sich in mächtige Tiere verwandeln können. Und schon ist er mittendrin im erbitterten Krieg der fünf Königreiche der Animox. Ist Simon ein Nachfahre des Bestienkönigs, der sich in jedes Tier verwandeln kann? Die Bestseller-Reihe „Animox“ ist ein actionreiches Fantasy-Abenteuer rund um Tierwandler und Magie. Den ersten Band der Erfolgsreihe von Aimèe Carter gibt es jetzt als spannenden Comic-Roman für Kinder ab 8 Jahren mit vielen coolen Comic-Elementen. Mit seinen leicht gekürzten Texten und der einfachen Sprache eignet sich die Comic-Geschichte auch hervorragend für leseschwächere Kinder, die in die fantastische Welt von Animox eintauchen möchten. Animox. Das Heulen der Wölfe: Die Bestseller-Reihe für Einsteiger Ein Muss für junge Animox-Fans: Band 1 der spannenden Fantasy-Reihe als einzigartiger Comic für Kinder ab 8 Jahren. Comic trifft Roman: Die geniale Kombination aus Text und Comic-Elementen macht das Lesen zum Vergnügen. Zielgruppengerecht: Einfach, unterhaltsam und leicht verständlich erzählt für Leseanfänger*innen und leseungeübte Kinder ab 8 Jahren. Faszination Animox: Der ideale Einstieg in die Bestseller-Reihe von Aimèe Carter für junge Animox-Fans und alle, die es werden wollen.
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Travel & Transport2021UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
by Roman Malenkov
The history of Ukraine is turbulent and rich, and the nature is truly unique, so it is not surprising that there are many attractive and interesting tourist sites. But which ones are worth seeing first? According to a number of definitive criteria, UNESCO has identified 7 main natural and cultural sites of Ukraine and included them in the World Heritage List. Moreover, there is also a list of sites considered for nomination in the World Heritage Sites List,which is called the UNESCO Tentative List; in Ukraine there are 17 more such sites. The guidebook by Roman Malenkov, a traveller and founder of the local history website "Ukraine Incognita", will tell about them all.
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June 2019Der junge Habermas
Eine ideengeschichtliche Untersuchung seines frühen Denkens 1952–1962
by Roman Yos
Roman Yos' preisgekrönte Untersuchung über die Ursprünge eines der einflussreichsten Werke der jüngeren Geistesgeschichte zeigt auf originelle Weise, wie Jürgen Habermas seine bereits in jungen Jahren ausgeprägten philosophisch-politischen Denkmotive allmählich in die Bahnen eines tragfähigen Systems überführte. Diese Entwicklung lässt sich als ein Lernprozess begreifen, in dessen Verlauf konträre intellektuelle Einflüsse aufeinandertrafen und der aufwändigen Vermittlung bedurften. Yos rekonstruiert die spannungsreiche Entstehung von Habermas‘ Denken aus dem Zusammenhang frühester Schriften und gibt zugleich einen Einblick in deren zeit- und ideengeschichtliche Hintergründe.
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January 1989Formen der Zeit im Roman
Untersuchungen zur historischen Poetik
by Bachtin, Michail M / Russisch Dewey, Michael
