1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458085803321

Autore

Finn R. D (Richard Damian), <1963->

Titolo

Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire [[electronic resource] ] : Christian promotion and practice (313450) / / Richard Finn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-75794-9

9786610757947

0-19-151578-7

1-4294-2216-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Disciplina

248.4/6

Soggetti

Christian giving - History

Church history - 4th century

Church history - 5th century

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 (p. [269]-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Episcopal almsgiving -- Almsgiving by monks and lay Christians -- The promotion of Christian almsgiving -- The meanings of Christian almsgiving -- Christian and classical -- Concluding remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

This work highlights the importance of gifts to the poor for Christians in the later Roman Empire. It asks what it meant to give to the poor, the virtues it displayed and the role it played in articulating or challenging the standing of bishops monks and ordinary lay men and women.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457948803321

Autore

Mawere Munyaradzi

Titolo

African belief and knowledge systems [[electronic resource] ] : a critical perspective / / Munyaradzi Mawere

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2011

ISBN

1-283-31011-2

9956-726-28-1

9786613310118

9956-726-29-X

9956-726-39-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Disciplina

121.096

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Africa Religion

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; Defining Metaphysics; The Sad History of Metaphysics; Earlier Positivism; Metaphysics Rejected; The Indispensability of Metaphysics; Metaphysics a Winner? : A Critical Appraisal; Notes; Chapter Two.; Uncovering African Metaphysics; African Metaphysics' Struggle for Recognition; Beneath African Traditional Culture; The Continued Relevance of African Metaphysics; The Compatibility of African and Western Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Three; Ontology and Concepts in African Metaphysics

The Concept of Being in African MetaphysicsThe Conception of Person in African Metaphysics; Causality and the Two Worlds of Africa; The Conception of Time in African Metaphysical Discourse; Notes; Chapter Four; The Nexus between African Metaphysics and Indigenous Epistemologies; Indigenous Knowledge System as African Epistemology; African Epistemology and the Fallacy of Science; The Persisting Link between African Epistemology and African Metaphysics; Notes; Chapter Five; African Indigenous Epistemologies; Taboos as African Epistemology System; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Ngozi



Metaphysical Epistemologies Enshrouded in Runyoka and RukwaWitchcraft as Indigenous Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Chapter Six; African Indigenous Ways of Knowing; Categorizing African Ways of Knowing; The Supernatural Way of Knowing; Divination; Revelation and Faith; The Natural Way; Paranormal; On Behalf of African Metaphysical Epistemology; Notes; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The debate on the existence of African philosophy has taken central stage in academic circles, and academics and researchers have tussled with various aspects of this subject. This book notes that the debate on the existence of African philosophy is no longer necessary. Instead, it urges scholars to demonstrate the different philosophical genres embedded in African philosophy. As such, the book explores African metaphysical epistemology with the hope to redirect the debate on African philosophy. It articulates and systematizes metaphysical and epistemological issues in general and in particula

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798044403321

Autore

Uyttendaele Marc

Titolo

Les institutions de la Belgique / / Marc Uyttendaele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bruxelles : , : Bruylant, , 2014

ISBN

2-8027-4864-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 pages)

Collana

Les inédits de droit public

Disciplina

320.4493049

Soggetti

Federal government - Belgium

Constitutional law - Belgium

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph