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Josquin's Rome : Hearing and Composing in the Sistine Chapel (9780199844302)

In the late 15th century the newly built Sistine Chapel was home to a vigorous culture of musical composition and performance. Josquin des Prez stood at its center, singing and composing for the pope's private choir. Josquin's Rome offers a new reading of the composer's work in light of the repertory he and his fellow papal singers performed from the chapel's singers' box. Comprising the single largest surviving corpus of late 15th-century sacred music, these pieces served as a backdrop for elaborately choreographed liturgical ceremonies-a sonic analogue to the frescoes by Botticelli, Perugino, and their contemporaries that adorn the chapel's walls. Author Jesse Rodin uses a comparative approach to uncover this aesthetically and intellectually rich musical tradition. Confronting longstanding problems concerning the authenticity and chronology of Josquin's music while also offering nuanced readings of understudied works by his contemporaries, the book...

1968 : The Year that Rocked the World (9780099429623)

'A fascinating account...combining the rigour of the historian with the powerful emotions of someone who was a twenty-year-old student at the time' Uncut It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll. But what impact did it have on today's political and social landscape? It was also the year of the Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy assassinations, the Prague Spring, the Chicago convention, the Tet offensive in Vietnam and the anti-war movement, the student rebellion that paralysed France, civil rights, the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union, and the birth of the women's movement. With 1968: The Year that Rocked the World, award-winning journalist Mark Kurlansky has written his magnum opus - a cultural and political history of that world-changing year of social upheaval, when television's impact on global events first became apparent, and when simultaneously - in Paris, Prague, London, Berkeley, and all over the globe - uprisings spontaneously occu...

The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition (9781138573970)

Embodied cognition is one of the foremost areas of study and research in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology and cognitive science. The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Cognition is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject and essential reading for any student and scholar of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Comprising over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into six parts: Historical underpinnings Perspectives on embodied cognition Applied embodied cognition: perception, language, and reasoning Applied embodied cognition: social and moral cognition and emotion Applied embodied cognition: memory, attention, and group cognition Meta-topics. The early chapters of the Handbook cover empirical and philosophical foundations of embodied cognition, focusing on Gibsonian and phenomenological approaches. Subsequent chapters cover additional, important themes common to work i...

Funktionelle Elektrostimulation (9783642723643)

Die gesamte Elektrotherapie, hier vor allem die Niederfrequenz- und Mittelfrequenzthera- pie erleben zur Zeit eine Renaissance in mehrfacher Beziehung. Dies bedeutet einerseits eine Erweiterung ihres technischen Spektrums in verschiedener Hinsicht und andererseits eine Erweiterung oder Erschlie ung neuer Indikationsgebiete. Hierzu gehoren in erster Linie die Schmerztherapie, besonders mit Hilfe der soge- nannten transkutanen elektrischen Nervenstimulation und die Behandlung verschiedener Skoliosen und Kyphosen durch die Stimulation der Rumpfmuskulatur. Ein weiteres gro es Anwendungsgebiet der modemen Elektrotherapie liegt auf dem Gebiete der Mittelfrequenztherapie in Gestalt von konventionellen und stereodynamischen Interferenzstromen. Diese Form der Therapie hat sich bei der Behandlung zahlreicher Er- krankungen auf orthopadischem Fachgebiet, insbesondere bei der Detonisierung hyper- toner und kontrakter Muskulatur einschlie lich von Myogelosen sowie bei der Therapie entztindlicher un...

Philosophy of Religion : Selected Readings (9780199303441)

Incorporating twelve new readings, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, Fifth Edition, presents eighty-two selections grouped into fourteen thematic sections, providing instructors with great flexibility in organizing their courses. While it deals primarily with the Western and analytic traditions in philosophy, the book also incorporates readings representing continental, Asian, and Islamic perspectives. The selections are enhanced by substantial section introductions, study questions, suggested readings, and an extensive glossary at the end of the book. The fifth edition includes a new section, "Atheism and Nonreligious Approaches to Religion," featuring work by Paul Draper, Ludwig Feuerbach, Michael Martin, Michael Peterson, and Michael Ruse. Seven other additional selections appear throughout the text. An excellent stand-alone text for courses in the philosophy of religion, Philosophy of Religion, Fifth Edition, is also a perfect companion to the editors' text...

Underdog Classics Vol 1 GN (9781945205088)

There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here! For over 50 years the adventures of Underdog have entertained children of all ages. When the call for help goes out, Shoeshine Boy leaps into action by transforming into Underdog! With the speed of lightning and a roar of thunder, Underdog fights his many colorful foes including the dastardly Simon Bar Sinister, Riff Raff, and the Marble Men to save Sweet Polly Purebred and the city! Relive your childhood with this cherished animated classic which presents some of the best original comic book adventures ever assembled! Product details Format Paperback | 144 pages ...