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The emergence of monotheism in the Old Testament is closely related to the theodicy question about God's power, kindness, and wisdom. Deutero-Isaiah answers in the form of a "communal theodicy" by confessing YHWH as the only God. Theodicy and monotheism shape the historical and prophetic books.

Contemporary women authors appropriate Shahrazad's figure in their fictions in terms of themes and structure. This constitutes a novel concept, postcolonial feminine writing, which draws on Helene Cixous's and Frantz Fanon's theories.

Die Schriftenreihe Innovatives Wissensmanagement stellt der Wissenschaft sowie der Wirtschaftspraxis Fachbeitrage und Fallstudien in der Schnittmenge zwischen den Disziplinen Innovations- und Wissensmanagement zur Verfugung und verbindet diese Disziplinen in anwendungsorientierter Weise.

This book focus on tourism and hotel management terminology, is expected to be a source book for the theoretical and practical scientific studies in the fields with which tourism is in close relationship such as gastronomy, management and marketing.

This book contributes to an understanding of Jesus in the New Testament that is persons-centred. It highlights how different biblical characters help shape the stories that have come down to us. It is an invaluable resource for catechists, pastoral workers, evangelizers and for instructions in Houses of Formation.

Tourism constitutes one of the most important economic and social activities in contemporary societies. This book deals with this tourism in a very specific geographical space and focusing on the different pillars of sustainability.

The pieces collected here are written by fifteen philosophers and one poet who have been influenced by Stephen Priest, or develop themes in Priest's philosophy, or both. Topics covered include philosophical method, the analytic/continental divide, the nature of the mind (or self, or soul), metaphysics, and religion.

L¿attribution du prix Nobel de littérature, avec le cortège de revendications et de fiertés qui l¿accompagne, conduit, chaque année, à un réagencement de la carte européenne et mondiale des littératures ¿ réagencement qui, presque toujours, révèle des conflits de valeurs sous-jacents. D¿où cette question: y a-t-il harmonie ou discordance entre l¿idéal européaniste (voire mondialiste) qui semble indissociable du Nobel et la cartographie réelle des Prix Nobel de littérature ? Ou si l¿on préfère: comment le prix Nobel réinvente-t-il chaque année sa légitimité au sein de l¿économie européenne et mondiale de la littérature, afin de demeurer à la hauteur d¿un présent culturel toujours plus complexe et plus réfractaire aux catégorisations disciplinaires comme nationales?

This book maps cultural representations of Mass Violence from the perpetrators' perspective, spaces where Mass Violence has been exerted and their successive resemantization in collective memories. The chapters examine scenes of political crimes, exploring how the events have been represented and reappropriated for the sake of memory and mourning.