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The Slovenian Book Agency and Forms of International Promotion, or, Why Sample Translations?
No full textVarying Levels of the Dian Lakes and the Dian Lakes Culture
Get PDFHistorical records state that the Dian kingdom was based on thousands of square li of rich flat land around Dianchi Lake. However, through use of a digital elevation model of the area, it is found that this area was about 800 li2—substantially less. Even if the other major Dian Lakes—Fuxian, Xinyung and Qi Lu—are included, the area increases to only about 1,000 li2. In the process of checking the area stated in the historical records, some issues warranting further exploration have been brought to light: the possibility of a human role in the recurring floods of Dianchi Lake from the 13th c CE; the idea that the settlement site found near Wangjiadun village and tentatively assigned to the early Bronze Age, could be dated to at least 4,500 BP, well before; and that the Shizhaishan and Lijiashan elite cemeteries may have looked out over water to their east. The seemingly limited area of fertile land also suggests that other sources of wealth such as trade and minerals played a greater role, and that the population was relatively small. This calls into question the nature of the socio-political structure within the Dian lakes culture
Some Reconsiderations on Pendant-Legged Buddha Images in the Dvāravatī Artistic Tradition
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to reassess some common ideas about a particular type of buddha image frequently found in central Thailand in ca. 7th- 8th centuries, the buddhas seated in the so-called “European fashion” or pendant-legged, often labelled pralambapādāsana in Sanskrit. While briefly dealing with iconographic questions, including the origins and meanings of this particular posture, the paper will also discuss the matter of terminology in relation to the royal symbolism conveyed by this iconography
Americanizing Slovene Literature, or, Taking the Day-Tripper's Path to the Summit instead of the North Face: Slovene to English Literary Translation on the Society's Fortieth Anniversary
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Gregor Joseph Kranjc. To Walk with the Devil: Slovene Collaboration and Axis Occupation, 1941-1945. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013.
No full textMegalithic Sites in the District of Sinjai, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Get PDFResearch was conducted in the Sinjai District (South Sulawesi) on three sites linked in alliance called Tellu Limpoe. The findings are mostly earthenware and ceramic fragments of various dynasties. Other findings include dakon (pit marked stones), distributions of stone of various shapes and sizes, and stone mortar with various holes of different sizes. In addition to grinding grain, these objects were also used as clean water reservoirs to meet the needs of supporting human life. All of the archaeological remains discovered indicate the dynamics of life, including household, religious, subsistence, and trade activity. The settlement system is more likely influenced by geographic factors than anything else, due to the hills and mountains that comprise the Sinjai area. The source material supports the interpretation that the natural environment provides enough (fertile) resources that can be used directly by humans
A Brief Study of Cambodian Circular Earthwork Ceramics as
Get PDFPrehistoric circular earthwork sites occurring across the basaltic plateau of eastern Cambodia/western Vietnam are internally homogenous in terms of site characteristics and material record. Energy Dispersive X-Ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis of several earthwork ceramic assemblage samples was studied in efforts to identify if ceramic production centers could be recognized within the circular site grouping. The EDXRF study provides an additional level of analysis to show that earthwork pottery was not being traded further south, into the Mekong Delta floodplains, and vice-versa
Teaching bibliographic classification In The 21st Century
Get PDFCataloguing and classification were at the core of the first librarian training programs In 2011, LIS educators continue to believe in the importance of teaching the basics of the classification process to all future information professionals. Information on classification instruction was collected through a survey of instructors in ALA-accredited LIS masters’ programs. The survey was structured around issues touching several dimensions of any teaching endeavour, with an emphasis on the tools used to help students develop several types of skills involved in the classification process. This article presents quantitative data provided by respondents representing 31 distinct LIS masters’ programs. We hope it can be used as foundation to pursue the examination of classification instruction in an ever changing information world