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Personaggi storici in scena
No full textPersonaggi storici in scena si pone l'obiettivo di analizzare le forme di rappresentazione di personalità della storia nelle diverse modalità di comunicazione performativa: sulla scena teatrale, nelle pellicole cinematografiche, negli sceneggiati e nelle serie televisive. I saggi hanno un carattere inter e trans-disciplinare: mirano a individuare le connessioni tra differenti prospettive di osservazione e rivolgono l'attenzione su temi e aspetti della memoria, che ben si prestano a essere analizzati in modo comparato. Il volume ha un approccio di lungo periodo che spazia dall'antichità all'età contemporanea e intende proporre un confronto sulle forme di narrazione e di rappresentazione del passato, inteso come patrimonio culturale poroso, incessantemente modificato e reinterpretato
Introduction
No full textSacrifice has long been a central topic in scholarly debate. Since the publication of Marcel Mauss and Henri Hubert's groundbreaking work in 1898-99, the concept has gained prominence as a distinct theme in comparative religion, anthropology, and the history of religions. Throughout the twentieth century, many distinguished scholars and intellectuals examined the meaning and function of sacrifice to better understand various aspects of human cognition and social interactions. While some explored its connections to violence—particularly forms of self-inflicted violence, such as martyrdom—others sought to disentangle the concept from violent practices altogether.
Building on this rich tradition, this collection of articles gathers contributions from leading scholars who explore the theme of sacrifice, examining its diverse meanings and roles across various religious traditions. While the book places particular emphasis on the history of Christianity and the early modern period, it also provides valuable insights into a broad spectrum of religious traditions, including Judaism, Islam, Greek and ancient religions, as well as Japanese religions. Its geographical scope spans regions such as India, China, Africa, and Brazil, offering a truly global perspective.By mapping the varied interpretations and transformations of sacrifice in the early modern period, this book seeks to illuminate its evolving significance. It also strives to offer a comparative framework that highlights the concept's complexity and adaptability across cultural and historical contexts
Sacrifice, Blood, and Intention in Early Rabbinic Literature. A Critical Reading of Mira Balberg’s Blood for Thought
Full text linkThis article critically examines Mira Balberg’s Blood for Thought and its interpretation of sacrifice in early rabbinic literature. It focuses on Balberg’s argument that rabbis centralized blood in sacrificial rituals and downplayed individual intention. The author contests Balberg’s view, arguing it oversimplifies the complex evolution of sacrificial concepts. The transition from Tannaitic to Amoraic literature is highlighted as a significant shift in conceptualizing sacrifice, especially after the Second Temple’s destruction. The continued study of sacrificial laws in the Babylonian Talmud, particularly Seder Qodashim, suggests a more complex relationship between ritual, text, and religious identity than Balberg’s “formalization” theory implies. The article argues that theological-political dimensions of sacrificial discourse in rabbinic literature, especially in the context of exile and restoration hopes, deserve more attention. While acknowledging Balberg’s contribution, the author calls for a more comprehensive approach considering the interplay between ritual practice, textual interpretation, and evolving religious and political contexts for a fuller understanding of sacrifice in rabbinic thought
Sacre metamorfosi. Racconti di conversione tra Roma e il mondo in età moderna
No full textTra Cinque e Settecento a Roma confluì un’infinità di storie di conversioni inviate da missionari attivi in Africa, Asia e America, un corpus colossale di racconti di cui questo volume raccoglie e commenta un’ampia selezione. Nonostante i tentativi delle autorità cattoliche per irreggimentarli in un genere “edificante”, si tratta di racconti spirituali che testimoniano una realtà, nei fatti, spesso brutale: bambini rapiti, principi suicidi, adolescenti inseguiti con un’ascia, schiavi condannati al patibolo dopo una breve catechesi. Eppure, queste storie sono attraversate da una certa felicità narrativa e catturano lo scambio tra visibile e invisibile proprio di ogni conversione, evocando visionarie metamorfosi di corpi e di anime. A Ceylon uno stormo di aironi parlanti rapisce un contadino hindu che poi si fa cristiano, nelle foreste del Brasile un crocifisso ligneo solleva la testa e induce alla conversione un intero regno, e così via, passando per schiave georgiane, neonati persiani, regine angolane, ciechi cantori giapponesi, indemoniate vietnamite.
Suddiviso in sezioni tematiche, il libro combina i sofisticati strumenti e i necessari filtri della ricerca storica con una lettura dei testi sempre attenta al dettaglio, così da restituirne la ricchezza di significati e l’esuberanza linguistica, senza coprire il rumore di fondo di una folla di esistenze appena delineate, eppure memorabili
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
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
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
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