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Resisting general models: Response to comments on van der Veer, Peter. 2016. The value of comparison. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
No full textResponse to comments on van der Veer, Peter. 2016. The value of comparison. Durham, NC: Duke University Press
Is Confucianism a Religion or a Secular Moral System?
No full textWhen asked about the place of religion in their culture, many Chinese people will answer that China is a secular country with no major impact of religion. However, as PETER VAN DER VEER explains in this video, the Chinese are more religious than this perspective suggests and perform many rituals in their daily life. His research shows that this interpretation of Confucianism results from the historical influence of imperialism and the translation of the Western understanding of the terms ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ to an Asian context. Confucianism is being seen as a moral system directly connected to politics rather than a religion as it has no notion of 'god' and is in many other aspects very different from Western concepts of religion
现代社会中的灵性
No full textPeter van der Veer “Spirituality in Modern Society” [ 现代社会中的灵性 ], Northwestern Journal of Ethnology , No.75, Spring 2012, pp.115-124. Translation editor: Dan Smyer Yu; Translator: Liang Yan Abstract The argument of this paper is that the spiritual and the secular are produced simultaneously as two connected alternatives to institutionalized religion in Euro-American modernity. The paper also argues that a central contradiction in the concept of spirituality is that it is at the same time seen as universal and as tied to conceptions of national identity. Moreover, while the concept travels globally, its trajectory differs from place to place as it is inserted in different historical developments. The focus of the paper is on India and China in recognition of the fact that Indian and Chinese modernities are a product of interactions with imperial modernity. The relative success of “spirituality” in India and its relative failure in China cannot merely be explained by the rise of communism in China. More deeply it is the conviction that Chinese traditions had to be replaced by Western science that has characterized Chinese modernity long before the Communist take-over, while in India traditions were made into resources in the anti-imperialist struggle against a material modernization that culturally and politically subjected India to Western power
现代社会中的灵性
No full textPeter van der Veer “Spirituality in Modern Society” [ 现代社会中的灵性 ], Northwestern Journal of Ethnology , No.75, Spring 2012, pp.115-124. Translation editor: Dan Smyer Yu; Translator: Liang Yan Abstract The argument of this paper is that the spiritual and the secular are produced simultaneously as two connected alternatives to institutionalized religion in Euro-American modernity. The paper also argues that a central contradiction in the concept of spirituality is that it is at the same time seen as universal and as tied to conceptions of national identity. Moreover, while the concept travels globally, its trajectory differs from place to place as it is inserted in different historical developments. The focus of the paper is on India and China in recognition of the fact that Indian and Chinese modernities are a product of interactions with imperial modernity. The relative success of “spirituality” in India and its relative failure in China cannot merely be explained by the rise of communism in China. More deeply it is the conviction that Chinese traditions had to be replaced by Western science that has characterized Chinese modernity long before the Communist take-over, while in India traditions were made into resources in the anti-imperialist struggle against a material modernization that culturally and politically subjected India to Western power
Anemia and erythropoietin in heart failure
No full textNa een hartinfact krijgen veel patiënten te maken met hartfalen; een verminderde pompfunctie van het hart. Peter van der Meer ontdekte dat EPO de hartfunctie van patiënten kan verbeteren. Verder blijkt de prognose duidelijk slechter te zijn wanneer patiënten naast hartfalen ook bloedarmoede hebben. Voor sporters is EPO (erythropoëtine) aantrekkelijk, omdat het de hoeveelheid rode bloedcellen en daarmee de zuurstofopname verhoogt. EPO is vooral vanuit het wielrennen bekend. Van der Meer laat zien dat EPO bij hartproblemen kan zorgen voor een kleiner infarct en een verbeterde hartfunctie: bij ratten verbetert de knijpkracht van het hart en ontstaan er meer bloedvaatjes in de hartspier, waardoor er waarschijnlijk een betere zuurstofuitwisseling plaatsvindt. De promovendus verwacht een snelle toepassing bij patiënten omdat EPO veilig is; het wordt al decennia lang aan patiënten met bloedarmoede gegeven.
Om bloedarmoede bij hartfalenpatiënten te kunnen voorkomen, zocht Van der Meer naar de oorzaak. Hij laat zien dat de beenmergcellen minder goed delen en dat dit te maken heeft met het eiwit Ac-SDKP. Wanneer dit eiwit bij patiënten verhoogd is, kan dit leiden tot bloedarmoede. Opvallend is dat een medicamenteuze behandeling met ACE-remmers juist bloedarmoede kan opwekken. De promovendus verwacht dat dit gevolgen kan hebben voor de huidige behandeling van hartpatiënten
Die Zwiesprach der Tiere
No full textHere is a lovely book with bent covers presenting many vignettes of animals. The book is a nostalgic reproduction of 38 fables from a Dialogus Creaturarum of 1480. The woodcuts are charming as they present a variety of creatures in dialogue with each other. To my surprise, only one of the fables is one of those we know well: "The Angler and Small Fish" (27). The typeface is also a throwback to earlier German publishing. I will include Peter Everaers' comments: "Die Zwiesprach der Tiere. München, Verlag der Münchner Drucke, 1923. Original decorated board, 77+1p. Ca. 23 x 15,5 cm. "Von einem Unbekannten im späten Mittelalter in Holland geschrieben, wurden viele Fabeln zuerst im Jahr 1480 von Peter van Leu in Gouda gedruckt. Nach diesem Dialogus Creaturarum liesz der Verlag der Münchener Drucke in München im Jahr 1923 die schönsten Fabeln aus dem Lateinischen übersetzen und in den alten Huttlerschen Typen der Offizin G.J. Manz A.-G. in München drucken. Dem holländischen Frühdruck sind auch die achtunddreiszig Holzschnitte entnommen. Nr. 262/550." Some staining in the last pages; boards somewhat discoloured; otherwise a good copy."Language note: German#262 of 550No Autho
Religion, Secularism and National Development in India and China
No full textThis article addresses the question of the relationship between religion and national development in India and China. It argues that instead of looking at secularisation as a necessary process in national development, one should focus on secularism as a powerful project of intellectuals and the state in these societies. In the post-colonial period, anti-consumerism in China took the form of Maoist secular utopianism, while in India it took the form of Gandhian religious utopianism. The article argues that religious elements can be found in both Indian and Chinese secularisms
Peter Kaufmann contract with Solomon Sala, March 14, 1831
No full textIndenture contract between Peter Kaufmann of Springfield, Ohio (identified in the contract as being in Columbiana County), and Solomon Sala of Canton, Ohio, concerning the editorship of "a Jackson German Newspaper" (i.e. "Der Vaterlandsfreund"). Kaufmann was indentured to Sala for one year as editor and translator of the newspaper. The contract lays out Kaufmann's duties and what Sala will provide Kaufmann, including food and pay. The contract was witnessed by Saunders Van Rensselaer of Canton, Ohio.
Peter Kaufmann was a German immigrant and intellectual. He arrived first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1820; in 1826 he became professor of languages at the Harmony Society town of Economy, Pennsylvania. In 1827, Kaufmann led the establishment of Teutonia, a utopian community in Columbiana County, Ohio, and published its weekly titled "Teutonia: The Herald of a Better Time." Following this he moved to Canton, Ohio, where he became translator and editor of "Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit" under Solomon Sala. Additionally, Kaufmann wrote a number of books on education, as well as a German almanac. He was also an influential Democrat, counting President Van Buren among his friends, and knew Ralph Waldo Emerson
Van hiërarchie naar eigen regie
No full textDit afstudeeronderzoek heeft tot doel het doen van aanbevelingen aan Stichting Humanitas DMH ten aanzien van de aanwezige en waar nodig te versterken factoren die vanuit de literatuur zijn onderscheiden om te komen tot meer ondernemende, zelforganiserende teams door een analyse te maken van de aanwezigheid van de vanuit de literatuur verzamelde factoren op het gebied van zelforganisatie die van belang zijn om te komen tot meer ondernemerschap en zelforganisatie in de teams binnen Stichting Humanitas DMH
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