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Aarhus University Press

Aarhus University Press is a commercial Foundation which was inaugurated in 1985 for the purpose of disseminating the results of scientific research, as well as other scientific activity within the University of Aarhus. The Foundation is managed by a board of at least 5 and maximum of 13 members appointed by the Academic Council of the University on the recommendation of the Rector on the basis of proposals from the main areas.

Byzantine Chant

Tradition & Reform -- Acts of a Meeting Held at the Danish Institute at Athens, 1993
Format: Paperback
Pages: 204
ISBN: 9788772887333
Pub Date: 19 Mar 1997
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Series: Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens
Illustrations: illus
Description:
The contributors to this volume about Byzantine chant use different approaches to uncover the early development and transmission of the tradition, its constancy and permutations. Considerations include a recent attempt to establish a new date for the "Round notation", one of the earliest transcriptions, and an ethnomusicological study of a religious chant from the island of Zakynthos that may provide clues to specific features of medieval Byzantine intonations. Other articles deal with aspects of Byzantine chants from the 12th century, through the fall of the Empire in 1453 and into the 20th century.

The Aesthetics of the Elements
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9788772885438
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1996
Imprint: Aarhus University Press

On Justice & Law
Format: Hardback
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9788772886145
Pub Date: 19 Sep 1996
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Description:
The purpose of law is to regulate various aspects of social life. Most theories of law elevate just one of these functions of the law to a universal or supreme level, whilst turning a blind eye to the others. Stig Jørgensen argues that any plausible theory of law must take into account all relationships of law, covering language interpretation of rules and facts, contradiction and arbitrariness, teleological legal argumentation, concept of equality, and morality.

Gardens of the Tsars

A Study of the Aesthetics, Semantics & Uses of Late 18th Century Russian Gardens
Format: Hardback
Pages: 264
ISBN: 9788772885575
Pub Date: 19 Aug 1996
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Illustrations: illus
Description:
The reign of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) marks a high point in the history of Imperial Russia. Contacts with the West, begun in the days of Peter the Great (1682-1725), were intensified, and Western European art and culture pervaded the lifestyle of the Imperial court, the landed aristocracy and urban élite. One field where Western influence was strongly felt was gardening aesthetics.

Literary Man

Essays Presented to Donald W Hannah
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9788772885407
Pub Date: 19 May 1996
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Illustrations: illus
Description:
CONTENTS: The Welcome to Denmark; To an Admirable Teacher; The British Tradition -- In the Ambush of My Name: A Discussion of Measure for Measure; Is All Well That Ends Well? A Historical Reconstruction of All's Well That Ends; Dr. Johnson and the Martial Spirit; Fanny Burney's 'Styles'; Domesticating Science: The Liberal Politics of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Modern Voices -- An Allotropic Triangle in D.
A History of Rome Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 221
ISBN: 9788772884950
Pub Date: 31 Jan 1996
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Illustrations: 13 maps
Description:
In chronological order, recounting the interplay of political, social and economic factors, the author brings a unique understanding of the individual and combined roles in forming this great empire. Moreover, Rome's history is presented form two perspectives, both from that of the Romans throughout the Empire's existence, and from that of the present, as posterity has tried to understand what happened. The narrative throughout this work will provide the reader with a rare insight into what is understandably referred to as 'the eternal city'.
On the Track of a Prehistoric Economy Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 315
ISBN: 9788772884394
Pub Date: 31 Jan 1996
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Illustrations: b/w illlus
Description:
Basing this study of South Scandinavia's Maglemosian economy on a selection of the faunal assemblages of the period, this book uses spatial analysis and multivariate correspondence analysis to draw together theories on human movements of the time.

Mosses of Amazonian Ecuador
Format: Paperback
Pages: 211
ISBN: 9788787600620
Pub Date: 19 Dec 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Series: AAU Reports
Illustrations: illus
Description:
Mosses of Amazonian Ecuador

New Religions & the New Europe
Format: Paperback
Pages: 246
ISBN: 9788772884332
Pub Date: 19 Nov 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Series: RENNER Studies on New Religions
Illustrations: tables
Description:
This volume contains fifteen presentations on new religions in contemporary Europe, both East and West, in addition to reactions and responses to them. It is composed of highlights from a 1993 international conference in London. Held at the London School of Economics, the conference was presented under the auspices of the three major information centres on new religions in the world, namely, INFORM (Information Network Focus on Studies on Religion Movements, London), CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions, Turin, Italy) and ISAR (Institute for the Study of American Religions, Santa Barbara, California).

O Canada

Essays on Canadian Literature & Culture
Format: Paperback
Pages: 219
ISBN: 9788772883762
Pub Date: 19 Jun 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Series: Dolphin Series
Description:
Issue 25 of Aarhus University Press's arts and humanities journal, "The Dolphin", offers a collection of academic essays on Canadian literature and culture. The title should be seen as a homage to Canada. The essays are intended to constitute a useful introduction to Anglo-Canadian culture.

Fakticitetens Ironi

facetter af kulturrelativismens idéhistorie
Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9788772885308
Pub Date: 01 Jun 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Description:
Text in Danish.

Trabjerg

En Vestjysk Landsby Fra Vikingetiden
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9788772885780
Pub Date: 01 Jun 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Description:
Text in Danish.

Case Study in Diachronic Phonology

The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes
Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9788772884899
Pub Date: 31 May 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Description:
Case Study in Diachronic Phonology - The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes
Ancient Akamas, Part 1 Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9788772884813
Pub Date: 31 Mar 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Illustrations: illus
Description:
This study is the first of two volumes describing the history and development of the Akamas Peninsula in Northwestern Cyprus during the Roman and early-Byzantine period, based on studies carried out by the Danish Akamas Project during the years 1989-1994.This volume includes inventories of literary and cartographic sources, a survey of the ancient road system, and a full report on underwater excavations in the Roman harbour at Kioni, on the west coast of the peninsula.The book contains contributions from: Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen, Peter Crabb, Lise Hannestad, Niels Hannestad, Peter P Hayes, Jan Heinemeyer, John Leonard and Ole Thomsen.

Apocryphon Severini

Studies in Ancient Manichaeism & Gnosticism presented to Søren Giversen
Format: Hardback
Pages: 258
ISBN: 9788772881010
Pub Date: 19 Mar 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Description:
This collection of essays was presented to Professor Soren Giversen on his 65th birthday, 9 January 1993. Their common theme is ancient Gnosticism and its importance to the social, cultural and religious development of the Mediterranean world from Hellenistic to Roman times.Our knowledge of Gnosticism has recently been enriched by the discovery of previously unknown Gnostic texts preserved in Coptic manuscripts and published by Soren Giversen and others.

Cultural Encounters -- China, Japan & the West

Essays Commemorating 25 Years of East Asian Studies at the University of Aarhus
Format: Hardback
Pages: 496
ISBN: 9788772884974
Pub Date: 19 Mar 1995
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Description:
This collection of 20 essays examines cultural encounters between -- and within -- China, Japan and the West. Rather than engaging in the theoretical debate of the cultural concepts as such, the authors present new research on a wide range of topics, from linguistics and literature to the worlds of sociology and political science. Despite the diversity of topics and approaches, the common focus is on the processes of cultural interaction and the dynamics of reception and communication.
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