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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464464203321

Autore

O'Loughlin Thomas

Titolo

Adomnán and the holy places : the perceptions of an insular monk on the locations of the Biblical drama / / Thomas O'Loughlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : T & T Clark, , 2007

ISBN

0-567-16074-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

T & T Clark theology

Disciplina

263.042

Soggetti

Christian shrines - 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 (pages [316]-338) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 ADOMNÁN: A MAN AND HIS WORK; 1 A Man of Many Parts; 2 The Rationale for this Book; 3 Conclusion; Chapter 2 A MANUAL OF SACRED TOPOGRAPHY; 1 The Notion of Sacred Topography; 2 Locating De locis sanctis within a Genre and a Tradition; 3 The Notion of an Exegetical Manual; 4 The De locis sanctis as a Manual; 5 De locis sanctis: A Product of its Age; Chapter 3 THE OCCASION OF DE LOCIS SANCTIS; 1 Why did Adomnán Write on the Holy Places?; 2 The Inspirations to Write; 3 Aims in Writing; 4 Arculf and Adomnán; 5 Arculf: A Literary Device?

6 Reading the De locis sanctis as Adomnán's Book7 Conclusion; Chapter 4 THE SCRIPTURES ON IONA; 1 'All scripture is inspired'; 2 The Language of the Scriptures; 3 The Text of the Scriptures; 4 Adomnán's Canon of Scripture; 5 Adomnán's Appreciation of the Scriptures; 6 Conclusion; Chapter 5 THE EXEGETE AT WORK; 1 Working with Scripture; 2 Case 1: Hebron and its Tomb; 3 Case 2: Reconciling the Gospels; 4 Case 3: Alexandria and the Text of Nahum; 5 Extracting 'Principles'; 6 Conclusion; Chapter 6 ADOMNÁN AS A THEOLOGIAN; 1 Appropriate Categories; 2 Case 1: The uestigia Dei

3 Case 2: Christ as the Rock4 Case 3: Waiting for the Resurrection; 5 Case 4: The Gates of Hell; 6 Assessing Adomnán as a Theologian; Chapter 7 ADOMNÁN'S WORLD; 1 Focus, Viewpoints and Method; 2 Adomnán's Mental Maps 1: The World of the DLS; 3 Adomnán's Mental Maps 2: The World of Iona; 4 Adomnán's Mental Maps 3: The Nations; 5



The DLS: Its Value and Limits; Chapter 8 THE IMPACT OF THE DLS; 1 The Blind Sieve of Time; 2 The Routes of Adomnán's Survival; 3 The Diffusion of Adomnán's DLS in the Mediaeval Period; 4 Adomnán and Bede: Magister et Discipulus; 5 Adomnán the Illustrious

6 The Afterlife of the DLSChapter 9 THE DLS WITHIN IONA'S CHRISTIAN PRACTICE; 1 Introduction; 2 The Martyria of Christ and the Saints; 3 The DLS and the Exegesis of Scripture; 4 The Holy Land and Relics; 5 The Holy Places and the Liturgy on Iona; 6 Conclusion; Appendix 1 THE EDITION OF ADOMNÁN'S DLS; Appendix 2 THE De SITU HIERUSOLIMAE AND EUCHERIUS; Appendix 3 LATIN LISTS OF THE CANONICAL BOOKS COMPARED; Appendix 4 THE APOCRYPHA ON IONA; Appendix 5 THE PARALLELS IN THE FOUR GOSPELS UNDERLYING DLS 1,25 AS PRESENTED USING THE EUSEBIAN APPARATUS; Appendix 6 BOOKS AVAILABLE TO ADOMNÁN ON IONA

Appendix 7 AN EMENDATION OF THE TEXT OF GREGORY THE GREAT, DIALOGI IV,31,3Appendix 8 MANUSCRIPTS OF ADOMNÁN'S DE LOCIS SANCTIS; Appendix 9 REFERENCES TO ARCULF; Notes; Bibliography; Indices; 1. Manuscripts; 2. Biblical; 3. Ancient and Mediaeval Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; 4. Modern Names

Sommario/riassunto

Adomnan, ninth abbot of Iona, wrote his book, On Holy Places (De Locis Sanctis), in the closing years of the seventh century. It is a detailed account of the sites mentioned in the Christian scriptures, the overall topography, and the shrines that are in Palestine and Egypt at that time. It is neatly broken into three parts: Jerusalem, the surrounding areas, and then a few other places. The whole has a contemporary and lively feel; and the reader is then not surprised when Adomnan says he got his information from a ''Gallic bishop name Arculf''. Things then get interesting for the more one pr



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Record Nr.

UNISA996279401203316

Titolo

Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), 2015 IEEE 8th International Conference on / / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, New Jersey : , : IEEE, , 2015

ISBN

1-4799-7125-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 pages)

Disciplina

005.14

Soggetti

Computer software - Verification

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The 8th edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation (ICST) is the premier conference for research in all areas related to software quality The ever increasing complexity, ubiquity, and dynamism of modern software systems is making software quality assurance activities, and in particular software testing and analysis, more challenging ICST 2015 provides an ideal forum where academics, industrial researchers, and practitioners can present their latest approaches for ensuring the quality of today s complex software systems, exchange and discuss ideas, and compare experiences In this spirit, ICST welcomes both research papers that present high quality original work and industry reports from practitioners that present real world experiences from which others can benefit.