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Record Nr.

UNINA9910217055403321

Titolo

2017 IEEE 24th Symposium on Computer Arithmetic (ARITH) / / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, New Jersey : , : IEEE, , 2017

ISBN

1-5386-1965-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

004.0151

Soggetti

Computer arithmetic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation Since 1969, the ARITH symposia have served as the primary and reference conference for presenting scientific work on the latest research in computer arithmetic The topics of the conference include theoretical aspects, number systems, algorithms for operations and math functions, implementations, validation, and applications of computer arithmetic.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781068403321

Autore

Lincoln Bruce

Titolo

Religion, empire, and torture [[electronic resource] ] : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / / Bruce Lincoln

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007

ISBN

1-282-53790-3

9786612537905

0-226-48191-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

935/.05

Soggetti

Religion and politics

Religion and politics - Iran

Iran History To 640

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. 143-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Center and periphery -- God's chosen -- Creation -- Microcosms, wonders, paradise -- The dark side of paradise -- Postscript: on Abu Ghraib and some related contemporary matters.

Sommario/riassunto

How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? Recently this question has acquired new urgency, and in Religion, Empire, and Torture, Bruce Lincoln approaches the problem via a classic but little-studied case: Achaemenian Persia.Lincoln identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. Beyond this, he asks, how did the Achaemenians understand their place in the cosmos and their moral status in relation