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‘Sultan al-Kamil, the Emperor Frederick II and the Surrender of Jerusalem as presented by the anonymous Chronique d’Ernoul’
No full textOf all the episodes in the history of the Near East at the time of the Crusades, handing over Jerusalem to the Christians by the Treaty of Jaffa in 1229 must rank as one of the most extraordinary. Even although the Ḥaram al-Sharīf was reserved exclusively for Muslim use, the idea that a city so revered throughout Islam should be alienated to unbelievers, and without a blow being struck, caused outrage in the Muslim world
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
The Hospitallers, lordship and the Peasants' Revolt
No full textBronach Kane emphasizes the value of shared historiographies of manorial society and religious orders, building on Helen’s work on the Hospitallers in the “Peasants’ Revolt” (1381) and on Military Order estates. In exploring how local laity experienced and sometimes resisted Hospitaller lordship, Kane highlights the Order’s protection of its rights and privileges. Aspects of the lordship considered include rent, services, usage rights, responses to theft and criminal damage, custom, advowsons, tithes and taxes. The Order was associated with mercy and protection, although a sense of social hierarchy could fuel resentment. During the Revolt, the Order was not exempt from attacks. The wider laity could view them as over-powerful, even if their tenants did not greatly object to their lordship. Association with government led to the execution of the prior, Robert Hales, destruction of documents and the sack of Clerkenwell, but wider anti-Hospitaller violence was linked to local grievances, rumour, financial demands and desire for improved conditions. The memory of rebellion influenced actions on Hospitaller holdings for decades. However, levels of local anger varied
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
"Inquiring about Honour in the Portuguese Military Orders (sixteenth to eighteenth centuries)"
No full textAnalisam-se os requisitos e os procedimentos de prova para entrar nas Ordens Militares portuguesas no período Moderno. Esse estudo é feito em comparação com as Ordens castelhanas da mesma época e com o Santo Ofício
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Byzantine imperial women. Sisters in the 'Macedonian Dynasty' (867-1056)
No full textShaun Tougher explores the place of sisters in the Byzantine ‘Macedonian dynasty’ (867–1056). He compares and contrasts the sisters Zoe and Theodora with other sisters in the dynasty’s history, to understand their collective position and status. Tougher considers the relationship between Zoe and Theodora, the circumstances surrounding their co-rulership, and their status as sources of power. Turning to sisters (and half-sisters) during the dynasty’s earlier history, Tougher argues that some were pawns of their brothers, some formed a visible presence at their parents’ court and others were significant through their marriages, especially in the absence of male heirs. There was an ever-present risk that male siblings would consign their sisters (and indeed mothers) to nunneries, although some of these imperial women did emerge to regain authority. Even as nuns they could feature in depictions of the dynasty, for instance on mosaics. Tougher also takes steps to remove Zoe and Theodora’s sister Eudokia from the shadows to which she had previously been consigned
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