1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456388503321

Titolo

Resurrecting the brother of Jesus [[electronic resource] ] : the James Ossuary controversy and the quest for religious relics / / edited by Ryan Byrne and Bernadette McNary-Zak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2009

ISBN

1-4696-0478-7

0-8078-9549-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ByrneRyan

McNary-ZakBernadette

Disciplina

225.9/3

Soggetti

James Ossuary

Protestant churches - Doctrines

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction / Ryan Byrne & Bernadette McNary-Zak -- Archaeological context and controversy : the bones of James unpacked / Byron R. McCane -- The brother of Jesus in Toronto / Thomas S. Bremer -- Finding true religion in the James Ossuary : the conundrum of relics in faith narratives / Bernadette McNary-Zak -- Christian artifacts in documentary film : the case of the James Ossuary / Milton Moreland -- Anatomy of a cargo cult : virginity, relic envy, and hallowed boxes / Ryan Byrne -- Overcoming the James Ossuary and the legacy of biblical archaeology / Jonathan L. Reed -- ; Epilogue : objects, faith, and archaeoporn / Ryan Byrne & Bernadette McNary-Zak.

Sommario/riassunto

In 2002 a burial box of skeletal remains purchased anonymously from the black market was identified as the ossuary of James, the brother of Jesus. Transformed by the media into a religious and historical relic overnight, the artifact made its way to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, where 100,000 people congregated to experience what had been prematurely and hyperbolically billed as the closest tactile connection to Jesus yet unearthed. Within a few months, however, the ossuary was revealed to be a forgery. Resurrecting the Brother of Jesus



offers a critical evaluation of the popular

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910807146303321

Autore

Dixon Martyn R (Martyn Russell), <1955->

Titolo

An introduction to essential algebraic structures / / Martyn R. Dixon, Leonid A. Kurdachenko, Igor Ya. Subbotin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-49775-9

1-118-49776-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Disciplina

511.3/3

Soggetti

Ordered algebraic structures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An Introduction to Essential Algebraic Structures; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Sets; 1.1 Operations on Sets; Exercise Set 1.1; 1.2 Set Mappings; Exercise Set 1.2; 1.3 Products of Mappings and Permutations; Exercise Set 1.3; 1.4 Operations on Matrices; Exercise Set 1.4; 1.5 Binary Algebraic Operations and Equivalence Relations; Exercise Set 1.5; Chapter 2 Numbers; 2.1 Some Properties of Integers: Mathematical Induction; Exercise Set 2.1; 2.2 Divisibility; Exercise Set 2.2; 2.3 Prime Factorization: The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic; Exercise Set 2.3

2.4 Rational Numbers, Irrational Numbers, and Real NumbersExercise Set 2.4; Chapter 3 Groups; 3.1 Groups and Subgroups; Exercise Set 3.1; 3.2 Cosets and Normal Subgroups; Exercise Set 3.2; 3.3 Factor Groups and Homomorphisms; Exercise Set 3.3; Chapter 4 Rings; 4.1 Rings, Subrings, Associative Rings; Exercise Set 4.1; 4.2 Rings of Polynomials; Exercise Set 4.2; 4.3 Ideals and Quotient Rings; Exercise Set 4.3; 4.4 Homomorphisms of Rings; Exercise Set 4.4; Chapter 5 Fields; 5.1 Fields: Basic Properties and Examples; Exercise Set 5.1; 5.2 Some Field Extensions; Exercise Set 5.2



5.3 Fields of Algebraic NumbersExercise Set 5.3; Hints and Answers to Selected Exercises; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Index; End User License Agreement

Sommario/riassunto

A reader-friendly introduction to modern algebra with important examples from various areas of mathematicsFeaturing a clear and concise approach, An Introduction to Essential Algebraic Structures presents an integrated approach to basic concepts of modern algebra and highlights topics that play a central role in various branches of mathematics. The authors discuss key topics of abstract and modern algebra including sets, number systems, groups, rings, and fields. The book begins with an exposition of the elements of set theory and moves on to cover the main ideas and branches of abstract alge