1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454423903321

Autore

Petersen Allan Rosengren

Titolo

The royal God [[electronic resource] ] : enthronement festivals in ancient Israel and Ugarit? / / Allan Rosengren Petersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998

ISBN

1-281-81418-0

9786611814182

0-567-65190-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 259

Copenhagen international seminar ; ; 5

Disciplina

394.40933

Soggetti

Ugaritic language

Ugaritic literature - Relation to the Old Testament

Electronic books.

Ugarit (Extinct city) Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Revised edition of ... prize essay ... delivered to the University of Copenhagen in January 1992.".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 MOWINCKEL'S THEORY OF THE ENTHRONEMENT FESTIVAL OF YAHWEH; Chapter 2 A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF MOWINCKEL'S THEORY ABOUT AN ENTHRONEMENT FESTIVAL OF YAHWEH; Chapter 3 THE ENTHRONEMENT FESTIVAL OF YAHWEH AND THE UGARITIC TEXTS; Chapter 4 INTERPRETATIONS OF THE UGARITIC BAAL-CYCLE; Chapter 5 WHERE DID SCHAEFFER FIND THE CLAY TABLETS OF THE UGARITIC BAAL-CYCLE?; Chapter 6 ENUMA ELISH AND THE AKĪTU FESTIVAL; Chapter 7 CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Critically tests Mowinckel's hypothesis about the 'enthronement festival of Yahweh' and asks whether this theory finds any support in the epic literature of Ugarit. Petersen tests Sigmund Mowinckel's classical hypothesis about the enthronement festival of Yahweh and especially whether this theory, as urged by the followers of Mowinckel, finds any support in the epic literature of Ugarit. A careful study of the two



corpora of texts, the Old Testament Psalms and the Ugaritic Baal-cycle, together with a discussion of the methodology of the cultic interpretation, shows the weaknesses of the hypoth

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777080503321

Titolo

Case studies in post-construction liability and insurance [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthony Lavers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : E & FN Spon, 1999

ISBN

1-280-14333-9

0-203-98093-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaversAnthony P

Disciplina

343/.078624

Soggetti

Construction contracts

Liability insurance

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Case Studies in Post-Construction Liability and Insurance; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Editor; Contributors; Part One; CIB Commission W87 on Post-Construction Liability and Insurance and its Work; Background; Part Two; Argentina; Type-A; Type B-I: The Titles case (fictitious name), Cordoba; Type B-II: The Ventunas case (fictitious name), Buenos Aires; Australia (Victoria); Type A; Type B-I: The Salvatore v Mureli case, New South Wales; Type B-II: The Smith v Party Hire case, New South Wales; Canada, Quebec; Type A; Type B-I: The Inuit Civic Centre case, Quebec

ChileType A; Type B-I: The Muffoz v Camus et al. case; Type B-II: The Fourth Storey case; China (People's Republic); Type A; Type B-I: The Shanghai Jing Pu Mansion case; Denmark; Type A; Type B-I: The KfE (1986.21) case; Type B-II: The Phoenix case; England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Type A; Type B-I: The Underpinning case; Type B-II:The Plant System case; France; Type A; Type B-I: The Pavilion case; Type B-II: The Lycee case; Germany; Type A; Type B-I: The Basement Garages case, Lower Saxony; Type B-II: The Electricity-Smog case;



Hong Kong; Type A

Type B-I: The Plinkton Estate case (fictitious name)Type B-II: The Railway Station Plank case; Japan; Type A; Type B-I: The Mrs T case; Type B-II: The Retail Store case; Kuwait; Type; Type B-I: The Global Builders case (fictitious name); Norway; Type A; Type B-I: The Fjeldhammer Brug case; Type B-II: The Bechs case; Singapore; Type A; Type B-I: The Bayshore Park case; Type B-II: The ABC Villas case; Spain; Type A; Type B-I: The Leaking Roof case Type; Type B-II: The Parking Garage case; Sweden; Type A; Type B-I: The Heating case; Type B-II: The June-Expressen case; Switzerland; Type A

Type B-I: The Hotel caseType B-II: The ABC case; United States; Type A; Type B-I: The Tucker Construction Company v Michigan Mutual Insurance Company case; Type B-II: The Home Owners ' Warranty Corporation and HOW Insurance Company, Appellants, v The Hanover Insurance Company, Appellee case; Uruguay; Type A; Type B-I: The Pando case; Type B-II: The Omega case; Part Three; Analysis and Conclusions; Type A; Type B; Glossary; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This comparative international review of law and practice liability describes the framework in which lawyers, insurers, contractors and clients dealing with liability operate. The act of building involves risk and, in the case of damages occurring after construction, it is often hard to identify responsibility.This will be an essential reference for construction lawyers, insurers and other senior practitioners and managers in industry, based on research and analysis by CIB (Conseil International du Batiment) as part of the CIB series programme.