1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996202001403316

Titolo

Ethics in action

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Marina del Rey, Calif., : Joseph & Edna Josephson Institute for the Advancement of Ethics, 1989-

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Ethics, Modern - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910743688903321

Autore

Manetti Marco

Titolo

Topology / / by Marco Manetti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-32142-1

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 pages)

Collana

La Matematica per il 3+2, , 2038-5757 ; ; 153

Disciplina

514

Soggetti

Topology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Geometrical introduction to topology -- 2 Sets -- 3 Topological structures -- 4 Connectedness and compactness -- 5 Topological quotients -- 6 Sequences -- 7 Manifolds, infinite products and paracompactness -- 8 More topics in general topology -- 9) Intermezzo -- 10 Homotopy -- 11 The fundamental group -- 12 Covering spaces -- 13 Monodromy -- 14 van Kampen's theorem -- 15 A topological view of sheaf cohomology -- 16 Selected topics in algebraic topology -- 17 Hints and solutions.

Sommario/riassunto

This is an introductory textbook on general and algebraic topology,



aimed at anyone with a basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra. It provides full proofs and includes many examples and exercises. The covered topics include: set theory and cardinal arithmetic; axiom of choice and Zorn's lemma; topological spaces and continuous functions; con- nectedness and compactness; Alexandrov compactification; quotient topol- ogies; countability and separation axioms; prebasis and Alexander's theorem; the Tychonoff theorem and paracompactness; complete metric spaces and function spaces; Baire spaces; homotopy of maps; the fundamental group; the van Kampen theorem; covering spaces; Brouwer and Borsuk's theorems; free groups and free product of groups and basic category theory. While it is very concrete at the beginning, abstract concepts are gradually introduced. This second edition contains a new chapter with a topological introduction to sheaf cohomology and applications.It also corrects some inaccuracies and some additional exercises are proposed. The textbook is suitable for anyone needing a basic, comprehensive introduction to general and algebraic topology and its applications.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969758703321

Autore

Flaskerud Ingvild

Titolo

Visualizing belief and piety in Iranian Shiism / / Ingvild Flaskerud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2010

ISBN

9786613207500

9781472548788

1472548787

9781283207508

1283207508

9781441186782

1441186786

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

297.2/67

Soggetti

Art and religion - Iran

Islam and art

Shì„'ah - Doctrines

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

Note on transliteration -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The portrait of Imam Ali: 1. The emergence of a prototypical model and its survival -- 2. Imam Ali in Shia memory -- 3. The iconography of Imam Ali and its reception -- Part II. The battle at Karbala: 4. The battle at Karbala in Shia memory and piety -- 5. Visual Karbala narratives in Shia piety -- 6. The parcham wall hanging -- 7. Representation and reception of Karbala in colour posters -- Part III. Images and decorative designs in ritual space: 8. The image as a votive gift -- 9. Images in the liturgy of commemoration and celebration -- 10. Decorative programmes across gendered ritual space -- 11. Transposing iconography -- Conclusion: visualizing and seeing in the service of Islam.

Sommario/riassunto

"The representation of prophets and saints in Islam is erroneously considered nonexistent by many scholars of Islam, Muslims, and the general public. The issue is often dealt with superficially without attention to its deep roots in piety and religiosity. Visualizing Belief and Piety in Iranian Shiism offers new understanding of Islamic iconography and Muslim perspectives on the use of imageries in ritual contexts and devotional life. Combining iconographic and ethnographic approaches, Ingvild Flaskerud introduces and analyzes imageries (tile-paintings, posters and wall-hangings), ritual contexts and interviews with male and female local viewers to discuss the representation, reception and function of imageries in contemporary Iranian Shia environments. This book presents the argument that images and decorative programmes have stimulating qualities to mentally evoke the saints in the minds of devotees and inspire their recollection, transforming emotions and stimulating cultic behaviours. Visualization and seeing are significant to the dissemination of religious knowledge, the understanding of spiritual and ethical values, the promotion of personal piety, and functions as modes of venerating God and the saints."--Bloomsbury Publishing.