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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779180703321

Autore

Čapková Kateřina

Titolo

Czechs, Germans, Jews? [[electronic resource] ] : national identity and the Jews of Bohemia / / Kateřina Čapková ; translated by Derek and Marzia Paton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berghahn Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-49655-X

9786613591784

0-85745-475-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PatonDerek

PatonMarzia

Disciplina

305.892/404371

Soggetti

Jews - Czech Republic - Bohemia - Identity

Jews - Czech Republic - Bohemia - Social conditions - 20th century

Jews - Czech Republic - Bohemia - History - 20th century

Bohemia (Czech Republic) Ethnic relations History 20th century

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

A note on personal and place names -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The basic features of the Jewish community in Prague and in Bohemia -- Jews as a national minority in the new republic -- German Jews -- Czech-Jews -- Zionists -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The phenomenon of national identities, always a key issue in the modern history of Bohemian Jewry, was particularly complex because of the marginal differences that existed between the available choices. Considerable overlap was evident in the programs of the various national movements and it was possible to change one's national identity or even to opt for more than one such identity without necessarily experiencing any far-reaching consequences in everyday life. Based on many hitherto unknown archival sources from the Czech Republic, Israel and Austria, the author's research reveals the i



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910776166403321

Autore

Esler Dylan

Titolo

Effortless Spontaneity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : BRILL, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

90-04-53637-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 pages)

Collana

Brill's Tibetan Studies Library ; ; v.54

Disciplina

294.3/420423

Soggetti

Rnying-ma-pa (Sect) - Doctrines

Rdzogs-chen

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"The notion of effortlessness is central to the self-understanding of the Tibetan contemplative tradition known as Dzogchen. This book explores this key notion from a variety of perspectives, highlighting the distinctive role it plays in the Dzogchen approach's doctrinal architecture and meditative programme. The book's focus is on the early development of the Dzogchen tradition, especially as codified in a set of hitherto unstudied commentaries by the 10th-century scholar and meditation master Nubchen Sangye Yeshe. A full annotated translation of the commentaries is provided, along with an edition of the Tibetan texts on facing pages"--