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Hashish: An array of Egyptian and Tunisian lifeworlds in 2016
No full textAn array of Egyptian and Tunisian lifeworlds in 2016.
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ARRAYS: ʔAlsh | Apartment Wanted | ʿAshwāʾiyyāt | Baby Milk | Celebrities | Clash | Commemoration / Memorial Days | Conversions | Court Trials | Crowdfunding | Dancing | Disappearances | Disasters | Dollar Crisis | Downtown/Centre-ville | Dual Identities / Masking | Éveil d’une nation / Ṣaḥwat umma | Father Figures | Football | Garbage | Gated Communities / Compounds | High School Exams | The Honourable Citizen | In Islam, … | Kamīn | Language | LGBT | Manīsh msāmiḥ | Migration | Mobile Phones | The Policeman Criminal | Pop Music | Prison | Psychiatrists | Public Hearings | Red Sea Islands | Self-help | Social Media | Suicide | The Suspect Foreigner | Tourist Resorts | Tricking the System / Tricked by the System | Tuk-tuk | Uber | Valentine’s Day | The Voice from Above | Zaḥma
CODES: Affluence vs. Destitution | Beautiful vs. Ugly | Center vs. Periphery | Freedom vs. Constraint | Hope vs. Hell | Inferiority vs. Superiority | Male vs. Female | Normality vs. Heroism | Past vs. Present | Security vs. Fear | “The System” vs. “The People” | True vs. False | Voice vs. Silence | Young vs. Settled
CODES COLLAPSED: Hope = Hell (Dystopia) | Inferiority = Superiority (Satire) | Normality = Heroism (Surviving) | Present = Past (Stuck) | Security = Fear (Police State) | True = False (Life in Limbo
Prison: An array of Egyptian and Tunisian lifeworlds in 2016
No full textAn array of Egyptian and Tunisian lifeworlds in 2016.
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ARRAYS: ʔAlsh | Apartment Wanted | ʿAshwāʾiyyāt | Baby Milk | Celebrities | Clash | Commemoration / Memorial Days | Conversions | Court Trials | Crowdfunding | Dancing | Disappearances | Disasters | Dollar Crisis | Downtown/Centre-ville | Dual Identities / Masking | Éveil d’une nation / Ṣaḥwat umma | Father Figures | Football | Garbage | Gated Communities / Compounds | Hashish | High School Exams | The Honourable Citizen | In Islam, … | Kamīn | Language | LGBT | Manīsh msāmiḥ | Migration | Mobile Phones | The Policeman Criminal | Pop Music | Prison | Psychiatrists | Public Hearings | Red Sea Islands | Self-help | Social Media | Suicide | The Suspect Foreigner | Tourist Resorts | Tricking the System / Tricked by the System | Tuk-tuk | Uber | Valentine’s Day | The Voice from Above | Zaḥma
CODES: Affluence vs. Destitution | Beautiful vs. Ugly | Center vs. Periphery | Freedom vs. Constraint | Hope vs. Hell | Inferiority vs. Superiority | Male vs. Female | Normality vs. Heroism | Past vs. Present | Security vs. Fear | “The System” vs. “The People” | True vs. False | Voice vs. Silence | Young vs. Settled
CODES COLLAPSED: Hope = Hell (Dystopia) | Inferiority = Superiority (Satire) | Normality = Heroism (Surviving) | Present = Past (Stuck) | Security = Fear (Police State) | True = False (Life in Limbo
Sevilla Vallejo, Santiago, Cómo escribir ficciones según Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Saarbrücken, Editorial Académica Española, 2017, 400 páginas
No full textSabemos que Gonzalo Torrente Ballester fue no solo un buen lector del Quijote sino también un estudioso de este libro, al que dedicó, en el año 1974, un brillante ensayo, El Quijote como juego, que analiza esta obra desde su admiración por Miguel de Cervantes. También Santiago Sevilla Vallejo escribe desde su admiración por el autor gallego, Cómo escribir ficciones según Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. Juego y Literatura, las voces narrativas y las esferas de la realidad, en el que resuena el eco de la obra cervantina y el autor establece cierto paralelismo entre la construcción del Quijote y las novelas de Torrente Ballester, por lo que tienen en común de mitificación y desmitificación de la realidad y una parecida utilización de la parodia, tal y como la caracteriza Santiago Sevilla y que, a diferencia de la sátira, constituyen textos autónomos
The Fight for Nordalbingia: Reconstruction and Simulation of the Danish-Obodrite Attack on the Frankish Fortress of Esesfelth in AD 817
No full textIt is possible to gain insight into Frankish-Danish relations in Nordalbingia during the early9th century based on archaeological excavation results and written sources. Such relationswere characterised by armed conflicts, political intrigue and shifting alliances. The Frankishfortress of Esesfelth had a key function during this time of unrest. Emperor Charlemagnebuilt it in AD 810, partly to prevent Danish supremacy over the Nordalbingian Saxon territorynorth of the River Elbe, and partly as a starting point for incorporating it into theFrankish realm. The fortress was an exceptional defensive structure without any knowncontemporary parallels. As the centre of Frankish administration in Nordalbingia Esesfelthbecame the target of an attack by combined Danish and Slavic (Obodrite) forces in AD 817.To some extent, the attack can be reconstructed by interpreting excavation results, and simulatedwith the aid of military theory. The results also present an excellent opportunity toexplore various fortification components in detail.It is possible to gain insight into Frankish-Danish relations in Nordalbingia during the early 9th century based on archaeological excavation results and written sources. Such relations were characterised by armed conflicts, political intrigue and shifting alliances. The Frankish fortress of Esesfelth had a key function during this time of unrest. Emperor Charlemagne built it in AD 810, partly to prevent Danish supremacy over the Nordalbingian Saxon territory north of the River Elbe, and partly as a starting point for incorporating it into the Frankish realm. The fortress was an exceptional defensive structure without any known contemporary parallels. As the centre of Frankish administration in Nordalbingia Esesfelth became the target of an attack by combined Danish and Slavic (Obodrite) forces in AD 817. To some extent, the attack can be reconstructed by interpreting excavation results, and simulated with the aid of military theory. The results also present an excellent opportunity to explore various fortification components in detail
Rune Carvers in Military Campaigns
No full textRunic inscriptions, such as those found in the probable Varangian contexts of Hagia Sofia and Piraeus, as well as on the Black Sea island of Berezan, where the origin of the carver is less obvious, show that some of the Scandinavians in such contexts knew how to write runes. Domestic Scandinavian runestones also display traces of martial activities, as in the inscription about the carver Ulfr, who participated in the taking of giald in England. In addition, a number of objects inscribed with runes have been found in the Garrison at Birka. Previously, runestones have figured in debates regarding conflict, tribute, and political expansion within Scandinavia. One of the questions that has been addressed deals with runestones in certain parts of Scandinavia – Bornholm, Gotland and Öland – and whether they were produced by locals, or by carvers from other parts of Scandinavia. Runestone characteristics that were earlier attributed to mainland Swedish influences on Gotland and Bornholm can in fact also be dependent on chronology, or be seen as regional eastern Scandinavian features. One of my queries has been whether it is possible to reach a more profound understanding of such phenomenon by analysing carving techniques, since my results indicate that some runestones on these islands were produced by travelling and visiting carvers, and could be indicators of the status of cross-regional relationships.Runic inscriptions, such as those found in the probable Varangian contexts of Hagia Sofia and Piraeus, as well as on the Black Sea island of Berezan, where the origin of the carver is less obvious, show that some of the Scandinavians in such contexts knew how to write runes. Domestic Scandinavian runestones also display traces of martial activities, as in the inscription about the carver Ulfr, who participated in the taking of giald in England. In addition, a number of objects inscribed with runes have been found in the Garrison at Birka. Previously, runestones have figured in debates regarding conflict, tribute, and political expansion within Scandinavia. One of the questions that has been addressed deals with runestones in certain parts of Scandinavia – Bornholm, Gotland and Öland – and whether they were produced by locals, or by carvers from other parts of Scandinavia. Runestone characteristics that were earlier attributed to mainland Swedish influences on Gotland and Bornholm can in fact also be dependent on chronology, or be seen as regional eastern Scandinavian features. One of my queries has been whether it is possible to reach a more profound understanding of such phenomenon by analysing carving techniques, since my results indicate that some runestones on these islands were produced by travelling and visiting carvers, and could be indicators of the status of cross-regional relationships
Governing Political Islam: An “Islamistphobic” Discourse in Egypt?
No full textThis paper analyzes what I define as an anti-Islamist discourse (or an “Islamistphobia”) both as a social reality and as conceptual innovation in contemporary Egypt. The paper focuses on four interrelated actors—the current Egyptian regime and its discourse on political Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood and its historical entanglements with the Egyptian state, the Salafi al-Nūr and Rāya Parties, and al-Azhar’s relation with both the regime and the Islamists. I advance an idea that anti-Islamist sentiments channel primarily through official (state) and media discourses in Egypt, rooted in both a colonialist locale and in a contemporary religious framework and its anticolonial rhetoric. It is, however, directed primarily against the Muslim Brotherhood, rather than against all Islamist groups across the board.
Keywords: Anti-Islamist discourse, Islamistphobia, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, political Isla
On the definition and practice of Geoarchaeology
No full textTanker omkring definisjon og praktisering av geoarkeologi
Utviklingen av geoarkeologi som en arkeologisk disiplin har en lang historie og kan sies å begynne med bruken av geologiske tilnærminger til arkeologiske problemstillinger på 1800-tallet. Selve begrepet geoarkeologi dukket for første gang opp på 1980-tallet, og faget har i dag vokst til en slik grad at det undervises ved mange universiteter som en spesialisert underdisiplin. Til tross for dette er begrepet ofte anvendt uten hensyn til definisjonen, og ofte bare med fokus på metodene. Geoarkeologi omhandler geomorfologiske og pedologiske vurderinger av sammenhenger og landskap ved arkeologiske lokaliteter, fra et mikronivå til et landskapsnivå, for på denne måten å få en økt forståelse for menneskelige og miljømessige aspekter av fortiden. Når en geoarkeologisk tilnærming anvendes fra evalueringsfasen av et arkeologisk prosjekt, kan man oppnå langt mer enn resultatet av en enkelt analyse, ved å gi et landskap kontekst og historie som basis for kulturelle tolkninger.Tanker omkring definisjon og praktisering av geoarkeologi
Utviklingen av geoarkeologi som en arkeologisk disiplin har en lang historie og kan sies å begynne med bruken av geologiske tilnærminger til arkeologiske problemstillinger på 1800-tallet. Selve begrepet geoarkeologi dukket for første gang opp på 1980-tallet, og faget har i dag vokst til en slik grad at det undervises ved mange universiteter som en spesialisert underdisiplin. Til tross for dette er begrepet ofte anvendt uten hensyn til definisjonen, og ofte bare med fokus på metodene. Geoarkeologi omhandler geomorfologiske og pedologiske vurderinger av sammenhenger og landskap ved arkeologiske lokaliteter, fra et mikronivå til et landskapsnivå, for på denne måten å få en økt forståelse for menneskelige og miljømessige aspekter av fortiden. Når en geoarkeologisk tilnærming anvendes fra evalueringsfasen av et arkeologisk prosjekt, kan man oppnå langt mer enn resultatet av en enkelt analyse, ved å gi et landskap kontekst og historie som basis for kulturelle tolkninger
Släktskap och neolitiska kulturer
No full textKinship and Neolithic cultures. As a result of their alkaline soil, due to limestone bedrock, the two Swedish islands of Öland and Gotland, are locations where bone is well preserved. Stable isotope investigations have shown that there were two contemporary populations during Middle Neolithic on the islands. One population was buried in megalithic graves, and shows evidence of a subsistence lifestyle with high proportion of terrestrial food, most probable from agriculture. The other population has had a lifestyle based on marine subsistence, and buried their dead in earth graves at shore sites. Ancient DNA investigations now show that the two populations may also have different origins. The hunter-gathers of the ”Pitted Ware Culture” might descend from a Mesolithic population, while the supposed farmers buried in the megaliths and affiliated with the ”Funnel Beaker Culture”, are more likely to descend from immigrants that arrived in the Ewarly Neolithic and brought agriculture to the islands
En time forut for sin tid. Om kroppen, arkeologien og Anders Nummedal
No full textAnders Nummedal - one hour ahead of his time. Anders Nummedal is considered as an archaeological pioneer. In the 1910s, he developed techniques for surveying landscapes, involving systematic and physical examination of the terrain for Stone Age sites. This was in a sharp contrast to the ordinary procedure of doing Stone Age Archaeology at this time. Nummedal was in many ways different from the average pre-war archaeologist. His social habitus as well as methods for doing archaeology were, however, reproduced by the next generation of archaeologists, being part of the large social transformation of Norway form a peasant and fisher society to a social democratic welfare state. Finally, the analysis is concluded by a present example, intended to show some of the social-material thus somatic conditions that still affect the structure of the discipline
