Biblical argument in Manichaean missionary practice [[electronic resource] ] : the case of Adimantus and Augustine / / by Jacob Albert van den Berg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460437203321
• Autore: Berg Jacob Albert van den <1975->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-95144-0; 9786612951442; 90-04-18090-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, , 0929-2470 ; ; v. 70
• Disciplina: 239/.1
• Soggetti: Manichaeism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Radboud University of Nijmegen, 2009.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction. Augustine, manichaeism, and Holy Scripture -- Purpose -- Outline of the study -- Relevance -- Adimantus : a manichaean missionary. Adimantus' identity -- Augustine on Adimantus -- The argument from the Greek abjuration formulae -- The different regions of Adimantus' activity -- The relationship between the names 'Adimantus' and 'Addas -- Adimantus = Pappos? -- Adimantus' biography -- Adimantus' background -- Adimantus as a member of Mani's church -- Adimantus' missionary journeys -- Mani's missionary precepts and Adimantus -- Adimantus' missionary activities -- Provisional conclusions -- Adimantus' Disputationes : a reconstruction. Introduction -- Augustine's acquaintance with the Disputationes -- The years of Augustine's priesthood -- The Manichaean years -- Disputationes refuted in Contra adimantum -- The structure of Contra adimantum -- Double answers -- (Parts of) sermons in Contra adimantum -- Contra adimantum : preliminary conclusion -- Adimantus' Disputationes in Contra adimantum -- Disputationes disproved in sermons -- Introduction -- Sermons discussing disputations also refuted in Contra adimantum -- Sermons discussing disputations not mentioned in Contra adimantum -- The Disputationes ; in other works of Augustine -- Introduction -- Contra faustum -- De Genesi adversus Manichaeos -- De Genesi ad litteram libri duodecim -- Adimantus' Disputationes : a reconstruction of its contents -- Analysis of the Disputationes : its method, contents, and purposes. Introduction -- Bible texts -- Method and limitations -- The Old Testament quotations -- The New Testament quotations -- Exegetical methods of the Disputationes -- The methodological application of 'antitheses' -- The literal sense -- Did Adimantus ignore the context? -- Contents of the Disputationes -- Subjects of the Disputationes -- Arguments quoted in full -- Evaluation -- The form of the Disputationes -- The target group of the Disputationes -- The relevance of the Old Testament to Adimantus -- The importance attached to the New Testament -- The literary context of the Disputationes. Introduction -- Relevance -- Method -- The Contra faustum and the Capitula -- Writings against the superstitio of the Jews -- Writings against the deceit of the 'semi-christiani' -- Faustus' introduction to his Capitula -- Adimantus' fame as 'Paraclete' -- Adimantus' criticism of Christ's genealogies -- Adimantus' criticism of positive references to the Hebrew Bible -- Concluding remarks -- Other works -- The Modion -- Adimantus on the Manichaean myth -- The Kephalaia -- Evaluation -- Conclusions and suggestions for further research.
• Sommario/riassunto: The use and appreciation of Scripture by the Manichaeans is a field of research with many unanswered questions. This study offers an investigation into the role of the Bible in the writings of the important Manichaean missionary Addas Adimantus (flor. circa 250 CE), one of Mani's first disciples. A major part of the book is dedicated to the reconstruction of the contents of his Disputationes, in which writing Adimantus attempted to demonstrate that the Old and New Testaments are absolutely irreconcilable. The most important source in this connection is Augustine, who refuted a Latin translation of Adimantus’ work. A thorough analysis of the contents of the Disputationes brings to the fore that Adimantus was a Marcionite prior to his going over to Mani’s church.

3D and animated lenticular photography : between Utopia and entertainment / / Kim Timby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797445003321
• Autore: Timby Kim
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 3-11-044795-9; 3-11-044806-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Theory and History of Photography ; ; Volume 5
• Disciplina: 778.4
• Soggetti: Photography, Stereoscopic; Image processing; Pattern perception
• 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: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: Stereoscopy without a Stereoscope -- Chapter 2: Cinema in a Single Photo -- Chapter 3: A Window onto the World -- Chapter 4: 3D Portraiture and the Integral-Image Utopia -- Chapter 5: Lights, Color, Action! Point-of-Sale Advertising -- Chapter 6: A Lenticular Image in Every Home: Promotional Premiums -- Chapter 7: The 3D Postcard -- Chapter 8: The Limits of Lenticular Photography -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Die bedeutende kulturelle Rolle der Fotografie und die Vielfalt fotografischer Praxis stehen zunehmend im Fokus wissenschaftlicher Studien. Die Publikation leistet einen Beitrag zu dieser neuen Fotografiegeschichte, indem sie sich jenen Bildern widmet, die dadurch den Eindruck belebter Dreidimensionalität erwecken, dass sie bewegt werden. Auf der Grundlage von Fallstudien werden diese Linsenraster- oder Lentikularbilder und ihre Verwendung in Wissenschaft und Popkultur untersucht.Die Motive, die die Neuentdeckung und Entwicklung dieser Technologie seit dem beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert vorwärts gebracht haben, werfen ein neues Licht auf unser Verhältnis zum fotografischen Realismus. Sie erhellen das Zusammenspiel von ; technischer Innovation und dem Verlangen nach Unterhaltung in der Fotografie.; Scholars are increasingly investigating photography’s broad cultural role, expanding our understanding of the diversity of photographic practices. Kim Timby contributes to this new history of photography by examining the multifaceted story of images that animate with a flick of the wrist or appear vividly three-dimensional without the use of special devices—both made possible by the lenticular process. Using French case studies, this volume broadly weaves 3D and animated lenticular imagery into scientific and popular culture, from early cinema and color reproduction to the birth of modern advertising and the market for studio portraits, postcards, and religious imagery. The motivations behind the invention and reinvention of this pervasive form of imagery, from the turn of the twentieth century through the end of the pre-digital era, shed new light on our relationship to photographic realism and on the forceful interplay in photography between technological innovation and the desire to be entertained. 3D and Animated Lenticular Photography: Between Utopia and Entertainment is a profusely illustrated and engaging interdisciplinary study of a wide-ranging body of images that have fascinated viewers for generations.