This book rethinks the Christianisation of the late Roman empire as a crisis of knowledge, pointing to competitive cultural re-assessment as a major driving force in the making of the Constantinian and post-Constantinian state. Emperor Julian's writings are re-assessed as key to accessing the rise and consolidation of a Christian politics of interpretation that relied on exegesis as a self-legitimising device to secure control over Roman history via claims to Christianity's control of paideia. This reconstruction infuses Julian's reaction with contextual significance. His literary and political project emerges as a response to contemporary reconfigurations of Christian hermeneutics as controlling the meaning of Rome's culture and history. At the same time, understanding Julian as a participant in a larger debate re-qualifies all fourth-century political and episcopal discourse as a long knock-on effect reacting to the imperial mobilisation of Christian debates over the link between power and culture.

Uno scienziato del XXV secolo viene inviato nel Giappone dell'anno 1000 per scongiurare una catastrofe planetaria. Lo accompagnano nel suo viaggio due miko (sacerdotesse consacrate all'antico culto dei kami). Sullo sfondo di un romanzo ricco di avventura, azione e sentimento, si staglia una ricostruzione storica approfondita e inedita del Giappone antico, misterioso e sconosciuto, che precede di oltre 500 anni l'epopea dei samurai, visto attraverso gli occhi di uno studioso del futuro e di due sacerdotesse del passato. Il quadro e reso attraverso la voce dei tre protagonisti, che si alternano arricchendo la narrazione con il proprio punto di vista, permettendo al lettore di partecipare vicende narrate in prima persona. Un romanzo innovativo sia per le tematiche trattate, che spaziano dalla ricostruzione storica alla fantascienza, sia per la tecnica narrativa.

The second volume of the series on inorganic biochemistry and bio physics is singularly devoted to magnetic resonance on systems of high molecular complexity. Recently, there have been important advances in magnetic resonance studies of polymers; these advances touch on all aspects of magnetic resonance, both theoretical and applied. Particular emphasis is placed here on multipulse experiments. We believe such an report will be of considerable interest to the readers of our series owing to the importance of magnetic resonance techniques in the investigation of biopolymers. Ivano Bertini Harry Gray Series Editors Preface This book is a record of the Proceedings of the International Symposium on "Advanced Magnetic Resonance Techniques in Systems of High Molecular Complexity," which was held in Siena between 15 and 18 May 1985. The idea of the meeting is due to Proff. N.M. Atherton, G. Giacometti and E. Tiezzi with the aim of honouring the scientific personality of Prof. S.I. Weissman. The meeting has been organized with the assistance of a National Committee formed by R. Basosi, I. Bertini, P. Bucci, C. Corvaia, A. Gamba, G. Martini, G.F. Pedulli, P.A. Temussi, and C.A. Veracini. The invited lecturers responded enthusiastically and a comprehensive picture of the theoretical and practical aspects of magnetic resonance could be therefore provided. The book contains all the plenary lectures delivered during the meeting and also a wide selection among the huge amount of contributions collected by the organizers."

Many people crave a creative outlet, but more often than not, don't know where to start. In Blue, Valentina Zucchi and Viola Niccolai invite you to nurture your creativity and build your confidence by taking inspiration from modern works of art that celebrate blue, perhaps the best-loved colour of all. Discover the most important blues, ones that the all-time greatest painters have used in order to paint velvet, mountains, Madonnas, angels, skies and storms. Throughout the book, Valentina and Viola provide creative and fun prompts - many based on famous works of art - which will encourage you to draw or paint on the pages using various techniques. Packed with inspiration from the world's most celebrated artists, including the ancient Egyptians, John Constable, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Yves Klein and more, you will discover the many meanings of blue and just some of the innumerable stories that bring it to life. Blue is a short course in unlocking your creative self - perfect for budding artists of all ages who are keen to try out different artistic techniques and materials, and begin their artistic journey.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Memorie Storiche Di S. Biagio Alfonso Niccolai

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Dissertazioni E Lezioni Di Sacra Scritura, Volume 1 Alfonso Niccolai

Pazienti ammalati, traumatizzati, con problemi psicologici, vittime di incidenti casuali o dovuti all'egoismo ed alla malvagita umana, colti nel momento cruciale del loro dolore, sulla strada o nell'intimita delle proprie case. E' questo il mondo che Luciana ed i suoi compagni d'ambulanza ci fanno conoscere. Attraverso episodi che s'ispirano ad interventi d'emergenza realmente effettuati, incontriamo altre figure: medici, infermieri, vigili del fuoco ed appartenenti alle forze dell'ordine tutti impegnati a preservare delle vite. I ricordi della protagonista ci insegnano piacevolmente, grazie ad uno stile condito con un pizzico d'umorismo, anche un po' di storia del soccorso, in un arco di tempo che inizia con i "lettighieri" in camice bianco, costretti ad affidarsi spesso solo ad un' autocultura e allo spirito altruistico, e termina con l'avvento degli operatori in tuta munita di bande rifrangenti, istruiti e coordinati dalle centrali del 118

Uno scienziato del XXV secolo viene inviato nel Giappone dell'anno 1000 per scongiurare una catastrofe planetaria. Lo accompagnano nel suo viaggio due miko (sacerdotesse consacrate all'antico culto dei kami). Sullo sfondo di un romanzo ricco di avventura, azione e sentimento, si staglia una ricostruzione storica approfondita e inedita del Giappone antico, misterioso e sconosciuto, che precede di oltre 500 anni l'epopea dei samurai, visto attraverso gli occhi di uno studioso del futuro e di due sacerdotesse del passato. Il quadro e reso attraverso la voce dei tre protagonisti, che si alternano arricchendo la narrazione con il proprio punto di vista, permettendo al lettore di partecipare in prima persona agli eventi narrati. Un romanzo innovativo sia per le tematiche trattate, che spaziano dalla ricostruzione storica alla fantascienza, sia per la tecnica narrativa.