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More than a leap of faith: the impact of biological and religious correlates on reproductive behavior.
2004
Using a conceptual model that integrates both social and biomedical factors of causation, this paper tries to delineate the pathways through which the reproductive characteristics of a multidenominational community are characterized. In total, 5513 historical entries from family reconstitution were available. Selection of data was guided by the inclusion of information about religious affiliation. Only married couples with children as well as single mothers with the relevant information were considered. Of these, 1855 entries were of Roman Catholic (C), 1143 of Lutheran/Protestant (L/P2), and 609 of Reformed Calvinist (R) denomination. The analysis documented differential nuptiality and fer…
God, Faith, and Death: The Impact of Biological and Religious Correlates on Mortality
2004
Marked denominational mortality differentials have been documented for various time periods and geographic locations. From a historical perspective, death rates among Catholics are often found to be higher than those among Protestants or Jews. Using a conceptual model based on the life history approach, biomedical and sociocultural factors of causation are extrapolated. In total, 5513 historical entries from family reconstitution were available. Selection of data was guided by the inclusion of information about religious affiliation. Only married couples with children as well as single mothers were considered. Of these, 1855 entries were of Roman Catholic (C), 1143 of Lutheran/Protestant (L…
L’immagine di Agatocle e l’arte dell’età di Agatocle
2013
La tradizione letteraria, spesso ostile, ci restituisce in termini assai nitidi un’immagine di Agatocle del tutto in linea con le tendenze eminenti nell’arte aulica del Primo Ellenismo. Il Siracusano risulta aver sfruttato con abilità e perspicacia i clichés dell’ideologia regale affermatasi tra i Diadochi e gli Epigoni, nei regni originatisi dalla divisione dell’impero di Alessandro, fondata sull’esaltazione delle virtù militari eccezionali e del carisma del re (degno emulo del grande Macedone), e del suo stile di vita “straordinario”, cui le grandi feste e i banchetti danno occasione di ostentare magnificenza e generosità, definendo altresì le nuove gerarchie sociali. Da un lato quindi il…
Le trasformazioni urbane di Agrigento dai primi decenni del XX secolo agli anni della speculazione edilizia
2018
Come mostra una lunga tradizione di studi di storia urbana, i Catasti storici di un tipo geometrico descrittivo sono oggi proposti come rappresentazioni affidabili di una reale condizione dei luoghi in un determinato momento storico. Nel caso della città di Agrigento, lo studio del Catasto redatto nei primi anni trenta del Novecento, opportunamente supportato dall'aiuto di altre fonti, è la linea di partenza di un itinerario ricostruttivo delle trasformazioni più rilevanti del periodo post-bellico che modificheranno pesantemente la struttura urbana della città, facendo di Agrigento un caso di studio emblematico di quella che era, più in generale, la grave situazione urbanistica dell'intero …
Bemerkungen über die Erforschung der livländischen Vorgeschichte
1885
Karl Marx: dalla filosofia dell'autocoscienza alla filosofia della prassi
2018
The interpretation of the philosophical thought of Karl Marx given in the second half of the twentieth century canonically distinguishes between the works of the youth period and those of the maturity. Even if only a few interpreters have supported the thesis of the existence of “two Marx”, one opposed to the other, the attention given to some posthumous writings (the Critique of the Hegelian Philosophy of Public Law and the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 in particular) inevitably led to neglect the writings of the younger Marx. However, the years spent in Berlin (1836-41) are decisive, both for the experience gained alongside the young Hegelians and for the discovery of philo…
Ceramics from Samshvilde (Georgia): A pilot archaeometric study
2020
Abstract This archaeometric study deals with seven samples of prehistoric pottery and, for the first time in Georgian studies, thirteen samples of glazed medieval pottery. All specimens were collected at Samshvilde, the most remarkable archaeological complex in southern Georgia and believed to represent locally-manufactured products. Two additional samples of raw materials composed of clay, silt, and sand were collected near the site and used to compare composition. Several analytical techniques were applied: Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF). The results allowed to build a c…
Vorwort: Altertumswissenschaften und Kulturanthropologie. Chancen und Probleme
2020
The Distant Worlds Journal (DWJ) is an online peer-reviewed journal established especially for presenting the research of early-career scholars on the ancient world. Each edition of the DWJ centres on a specific question or topic pertinent to the diverse disciplines engaged in the study of ancient cultures. In our fourth edition, we explore cultural anthropological theories and methods in the ancient studies, both in terms of the opportunities they offer for the study of ancient cultures and the problems they pose when applied
Literackie wizerunki chłopców i mężczyzn w prozie historycznej Antoniny Domańskiej. Między tradycją a nowatorstwem
2019
When depicting boys and men, Antonina Domańska is well aware of the recipients and their needs. Her fictional characters are often teenage boys who find themselves in the middle of the action. Their adventures are building blocks of the plot and encourage the recipients to read on. The author focuses on the child’s naturę in the first place, and the principles come afterwards. Domańska depicts progressive, at the time, relations between adults and children. The characters include commoners who are presented as role models (e.g. Wawrzuś), or people who improve themselves every day and are always ready to help others. Collective characters (such as pageboys) are instigators of pranks and othe…
Chances and Problems of Cultural Anthropological Perspectives in Ancient Studies. Theories – Methods – Case Studies
2020
The Distant Worlds Journal (DWJ) is an online peer-reviewed journal established especially for presenting the research of early-career scholars on the ancient world. Each edition of the DWJ centres on a specific question or topic pertinent to the diverse disciplines engaged in the study of ancient cultures. In our fourth edition, we explore cultural anthropological theories and methods in the ancient studies, both in terms of the opportunities they offer for the study of ancient cultures and the problems they pose when applied.