1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466093303321

Titolo

Peace in the ancient world : concepts and theories / / edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-64514-6

1-118-64511-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Ancient World : Comparative Histories

Disciplina

303.6/601

Soggetti

Peace (Philosophy) - History

Pacifism - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface; The Ancient World: Comparative Histories; Introduction; Chapter 1: Abhorring War, Yearning for Peace: The Quest for Peace in the Ancient World; Chapter 2: Concepts of Peace in Ancient Egypt; Chapter 3: Thinking about Peace in Ancient India; Chapter 4: Searching for Peace in the Warring States: Philosophical Debates and the Management of Violence in Early China; Chapter 5: Greek Concepts and Theories of Peace; Chapter 6: Broadening the Scope: Thinking about Peace in the Pre-Modern World

Chapter 1: Abhorring War, Yearning for PeacePrologue; Five Cases and a Thesis; The Prevalence and Brutality of War in the Ancient World; Visions of Peace; Peace Cults; War Cults; Intellectual Concerns with Peace; Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Chapter 2: Concepts of Peace in Ancient Egypt; The Egyptian World View: Conflict and Equilibrium; Peacefulness as Moral Value; Cultural Valuation of War and Peace; Terminology; Internal Strife and its Conceptual Treatment; Political Behavior and Foreign Policy; The peace treaty between Egypt and the Hittites; Conclusion; Abbreviations



AbbreviationsReferences; Chapter 6: Broadening the Scope; "Universal Peace" in Ancient Empires; "Inner Peace" and Non-violence in the Axial Age; "Common Peace" Inside and Outside Sovereign States; Conclusion: Explaining Ideas about Peace; Abbreviation; References; Index; End User License Agreement

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452322403321

Autore

Novalis <1772-1801.>

Titolo

The birth of Novalis [[electronic resource] ] : Friedrich von Hardenberg's journal of 1797, with selected letters and documents / / translated and edited by Bruce Donehower

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

0-7914-8068-2

1-4294-6569-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, Intersections

Altri autori (Persone)

DonehowerBruce

Disciplina

831.6

Soggetti

Authors, German - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-156) and index.