Praise Israel for wisdom and instruction : essays on Ben Sira and wisdom, the Letter of Aristeas and the Septuagint / / by Benjamin G. Wright III

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970050203321
• Autore: Wright Benjamin G., III
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008
• ISBN: 1-282-39954-3; 9786612399541; 90-474-4363-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Collana: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, , 1384-2161 ; ; v. 131
• Disciplina: 229/.306
• Soggetti: Wisdom literature - Criticism, interpretation, etc
• 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 indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Wisdom and women at Qumran -- From generation to generation : the sage as father in early Jewish literature -- The categories of rich and poor in the Qumran sapiential literature -- "Who has been tested by gold and found perfect?" : Ben Sira's discourse of riches and poverty / (with Claudia V. Camp) -- "Fear the Lord and honor the priest" : Ben Sira as defender of the Jerusalem priesthood -- "Put the nations in fear of you" : Ben Sira and the problem of foreign rule -- Wisdom, instruction and social location in Ben Sira and 1 Enoch -- Ben Sira on the sage as exemplar -- B. Sanhedrin 100b and rabbinic knowledge of Ben Sira -- The Jewish scriptures in Greek : the Septuagint in the context of ancient translation activity -- [Eved/doulos] : terms and social status in the meeting of Hebrew-biblical and Hellenistic-Roman culture -- Access to the source : Cicero, Ben Sira, the Septuagint and their audiences -- The Letter of Aristeas and the reception history of the Septuagint -- Translation as Scripture : the Septuagint in Aristeas and Philo -- Three Jewish ritual practices in Aristeas [sections] 158-160.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book brings together fifteen articles representing the major thrusts of Prof. Wright's work over the last decade. They focus on three interrelated themes in the study of Early Judaism. (1) Translation. ; Several essays treat Jewish translation strategies as well as some of the social frameworks within which translation took place. (2) Social Location. The effort to locate texts in their social landscapes has helped to break down many traditional scholarly categories. Especially pertinent are the ways that wisdom and apocalyptic relate to each other, and he explores how specific wisdom and apocalyptic texts relate. (3) Transmission of Tradition. Several articles focus on how traditional material was shaped and framed in order to ensure its successful transmission to subsequent generations.

Political change and territoriality in Indonesia : provincial proliferation / / Ehito Kimura

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970110503321
• Autore: Kimura Ehito
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-136-30181-X; 0-203-11697-6; 1-283-86220-4; 1-136-30182-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Collana: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; ; 46
• Disciplina: 320.809598
• Soggetti: Central-local government relations - Indonesia; Indonesian provinces; Decentralization in government - Indonesia; Indonesia Administrative and political divisions; Indonesia Politics and government 1998-
• 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: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Territorial change in post-authoritarian Indonesia; Averting collapse; Territory and mobilization amidst political change; Methods and approach; Structure of the book; 2 Breaking boundaries, splitting regions: the politics of territorial ; coalitions; Introduction; Making, unmaking, and scaling territory; Territorial coalitions and mobilization; Territorial coalitions in comparative perspective; Territorial coalitions in the Indonesian context; The process of coalitions; Conclusion; 3 Origins and dilemmas of territorial administration in colonial IndonesiaIntroduction; Pre-colonial geography and territorial diversity; The spice trade and choke-point economics; Constructing the center and the shift to Java; Consolidation, centralization, and expansion; Ethical policies and decentralization; Nationalist resistance and the failure of federalism; Conclusion; 4 Post-colonial territorial administration and the imperative toward centralization; Introduction; The post-independence era and the weak state; Rebellions without secession; New provinces in Indonesia: the first wave; ""Guided Democracy"" and the solution to state weaknessCentralization under the New Order; Separatism and territorial conflict in the New Order era; The territorial impact of political change; Territorial change and shifts in territoriality; Conclusion; 5 Marginality and opportunity in the periphery; The birth of a province; Compartmentalized diversity in North Sulawesi; The historical foundations of privilege and marginality; Transition and opportunity and territorial coalitions; Reflections and conclusions; 6 Territoriality and membership: the case of Kepulauan Riau; Introduction; The movement for a new KepriDiversity and territoriality in the Riau region; Economy: regional development and economic trajectories; A rejection of membership; National membership; Conclusion; 7 Elite conflict and pressure from above: dividing West Papua; Introduction; Ethnicity, religion, and development; Early clashing visions of Papua; International pressure and the act of free choice; Papua during the New Order: forced integration; Human rights and resistance; Competing visions of Papua for the Indonesian elite; An alternative vision; The un-breakup of Papua; The move to split the regionsConclusion; 8 Politics of territorial change: comparisons and conclusions; Politics, coalitions, and territory; Comparisons in two multi-ethnic states; Competition and cooperation in post-authoritarian Indonesia; The centripetal effect of territorial change; Appendix: Data on Indonesian provinces; Glossary; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. Exploring how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial administration and change, this book argues that territorial change is a result of ongoing negotiations between states and societies where mutual and overlapping interests can often emerge. It focuses on the changing dynamics of central-local relations in Indonesia. Since the fall of Suharto's New Order government, new provinces have been sprouting up throughout the Indonesian archipelago. After decades of stability, this sudden change in Indonesia's territorial structure is puzzling. The author analyses this "provincial proliferation", which is driven by multilevel alliances across different territorial administrative levels, or territorial coalitions. He demonstrates that national level institutional changes including decentralization and democratization explain the timing of the phenomenon. Variations also occur based on historical, cultural, and political contexts at the regional level. The concept of territorial coalitions challenges the dichotomy between centre and periphery that is common in other studies of central-local relations."--Publisher's description.