Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam Dr Inge M. HanssenA fascinating exploration of how the transcendent is expressed in the spatial sensibility of premodern Islam. This fascinating interdisciplinary study reveals connections between architecture, cosmology, and mysticism. Samer Akkach demonstrates how space ordering in premodern Islamic architecture reflects the transcendental and the sublime. The book features many new translations, a number from unpublished sources, and several illustrations.
‘The Making of the Modern Chinese Navy’ includes 14 historical case studies that help to illuminate a number of special characteristics of the modern-day Chinese navy
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Maria Leik's AGNP Intensive Review
significantly enhancing our understanding of the scale and function of coastal settlements in the region
Teaching Poetry Now jump-starts a long overdue discussion of the theories
Peretz shows Diderot to be a radical thinker well ahead of his time
The supplementation of exogenous enzymes in diets is a common practice in the poultry industry
This volume publishes scenes and texts from the Ramesside Temple at Amara West
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Everybody's Story offers an exhilarating tour of natural history that illuminates the evolution of matter
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea are presented and future research needs for modelling are discussed
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