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Religious Studies & Theology
this book exposes the epistemic interactivism of Esan thought which unified the subject and person-object of knowledge on cognitive and moral grounds; thus providing an adequate basis for personhood and resolving the dehumanised relationship between the subject and person-object of knowledge in the traditional theories of representation. Within the context of epistemic injustices, this book analyses the interactivist epistemology of indigenous Esan thought as an alternative epistemological conception of the person-object of knowledge which resolves the deficiency of the traditional theories of representation.
Sociology
Sara Faridzadeh
Die Grenzen des Fremden Konstruktionen der Fremdheit in iranischen Reiseberichten des 19. Jahrhunderts Berlin, 2021. 352 S., 4 Tab. br. • ISBN 978-3-631-81369-0 CHF 70.– / €D 59.95 / €A 61.60 / € 56.10 / £ 46.– / US-$ 67.95 eBook (SUL) • ISBN 978-3-631-81694-3 CHF 70.– / €D 59.95 / €A 61.70 / € 56.10 / £ 46.– / US-$ 67.95
Artur Rodziewicz
Eros and the Pearl The Yezidi Cosmogonic Myth at the Crossroads of Mystical Traditions 2022, 548 pp. hb. • ISBN 978-3-631-88043-2 CHF 93.– / €D 79.95 / €A 82.20 / € 74.80 / £ 61.– / US-$ 90.95
Eros and the Pearl is the first monograph devoted to the Yezidi cosmogonic myth. It is based on the author’s field research among the Yezidi people in Iraq, Turkey, Georgia, and Armenia. The author focuses on the analysis of the cosmogonic motif of Pearl and Love Coming soon and, referring to various source materials, traces the presence of analogous threads in other religious traditions, esp. Yarsanism, Mandaeism, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, as well as the Greek philosophical concepts of Eros and the primordial One that influenced Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Early Christianity, and Sufism. Demonstrating the complexity of the Yezidi tradition, the author also points to Harranian ‘Sabians’ as those who may have contributed to its beliefs at the beginning of the formation of the Yezidi religion.
Dieses Buch handelt von Grenz- und Fremdheitskonstruktionen in iranischen Europa- und Russlandreiseberichten des 19. Jahrhunderts. Mittels einer textanalytischen Herangehensweise und anhand der theoretischen Fokussierung auf zwei Konzepte, nämlich die «kulturelle und soziale Fremdheit» und die «Grenze», versucht die Autorin die Entwicklung der iranischen Gesellschaft im Laufe des 19. Jahrhunderts zu rekonstruieren. Ziel ist es, die damalige iranische Gesellschaft und die Besonderheiten ihrer Geschichte, im Hinblick auf ihre äußeren und fremden Begegnungen mit andersartigen Kulturräumen zu erforschen. Zwar folgt die Studie primär einem soziologischen Ansatz, konnte aber den historischen Kontext der Ereignisse und die literarische Beschaffenheit der Reisetexte nicht unbeachtet lassen.
Pascaline Gaborit • Donath Olomi (eds.)
Learning from Resilience Strategies in Tanzania An outlook of International Development Challenges
Open Access
Bruxelles, 2022. 380 pp., 15 fig. col., 9 fig. b/w, 20 tables. pb. • ISBN 978-2-87574-432-6 CHF 56.– / €D 47.95 / €A 49.50 / € 45.– / £ 37.– / US-$ 54.95 eBook (SUL) • ISBN 978-2-87574-433-3
Tanzania has been considered a model for development, peace, and stability despite the arrival of refugees from neighboring countries and the potential tensions related to climate change. Although it has accessed the rank of middleincome country, Tanzania still faces several challenges, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The book aims at analyzing these challenges as well as the country’s successes through a multi-disciplinary approach considering economic perspectives as well as conflict prevention, dialogue
