47 research outputs found
T-Muurolol Sesquiterpenes from the Marine Streptomyces sp M491 and Revision of the Configuration of Previously Reported Amorphanes
No full textTwo new sesquiterpenes, 15-hydroxy-T-muurolol (3d) and 11,15-dihydroxy-T-muurolol (3e), along with the plant cadinenes T-muurolol (3f) and 3 alpha-hydroxy-T-muurolol (3g), were isolated from the marine-derived Streptomyces sp. M491. Their absolute configuration was established via NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography of 3-oxo-T-muurolol (3a), which was reisolated from this strain. In addition, the absolute configuration of further sesquiterpenes previously reported from this strain was revised. These products were tested for their cytotoxicity against 37 human tumor cell lines using the MTT method. Only 3d was cytotoxic against a range of human tumor cell lines with a mean IC(50) of 6.7 mu g/mL
Commensality and Political Nurture in the Amarna Letters
No full textThe Amarna letters constitute a key record of data on inter-regional relations in Southwest Asia during the second half of the fourteenth century BCE, expanding its interpretive potentialities to the whole of the Late Bronze Age. They also convey a plethora of information about political performances in the Levant during that period. In particular, two clear aspects of these political performances, involving commensality (or the idea of commensality in its different manifestations), could be identified at first glance in the letters: (1) on an earthly level, eating and drinking, as part of a diplomatic contact; and (2) on a cosmological level, the symbolic nurture provided by the breath of the Egyptian king for the Canaanite petty kings, which was related to a complex of political expressions of alliance and expectations of protection as well. This paper analyses, from a socio-anthropological perspective, some textual examples concerning both of these aspects, demonstrating the different articulations of the political sociability and symbolism of sharing food and drink. In sum, situations of commensality and nurture constitute an important part of the socio-politics at work in the Levant in ancient times, including some aspects of these features that can indeed be traced as well in some biblical texts.Fil: Pfoh, Emanuel Oreste. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentin
Geografías imaginadas, prática arqueológica e construçao da naçao em Israel/Palestina
No full textFil: Pfoh, Emanuel. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentina.Fil: Pfoh, Emanuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina.La “Tierra Santa” del cristianismo y la “Tierra Prometida” del judaísmo y luego, en un sentido secular, el “hogar nacional” judío del sionismo, constituyen constructos de la imaginación geográfica sobre Israel/Palestina que no solamente habilitan una determinada manera de comprender un territorio particular, sino que también afectan los modos en que las sociedades se relacionan con dicho territorio y conforman su pasado, presente y futuro. En este artículo, indagamos acerca de la generación occidental de dichas geografías imaginadas y sobre cómo la arqueología jugó un rol esencial en el proceso de construcción nacional llevado a cabo por el Estado de Israel a partir de 1948, el cual, asimismo, marginalizó a la población palestina en su relación con el territorio, despojándola a la vez material y simbólicamente. La deconstrucción de dichas geografías imaginadas y el análisis de sus historicidades nos permite considerar críticamente los procesos de construcción nacional en Israel/Palestina.The Christian “Holy Land” and the “Promised Land” of Judaism, and then the more secular Jewish “homeland” of Zionism, they all constitute constructions of the geographical imagination about Israel/Palestine, enabling a certain manner of conceiving of a particular territory and affecting as well the ways in which societies relate to such territory and create their past, their present and their future. In this paper, the author analyzes the Western enactment of these imaginative geographies and the role of archaeology in the nation-building process carried out by the State of Israel since 1948, which marginalized Palestinian population and its relationship to the territory, producing both a material and a symbolical disposession. The deconstruction of such imaginative geographies and the analysis of their historicities allow for us a critical consideration about the processes of nation-building in Israel/Palestine.A “Terra Santa” do cristianismo e a “Terra Prometida” do judaísmo e, depois, em um sentido secular, o “lar nacional” judeu sionista, constituem umas construções da imaginação geográfica sobre Israel/Palestina que não só influenciam o imaginário coletivo de uma determinada maneira pra compreender um determinado território, mas também afetam as maneiras pelas quais as sociedades se relacionam com esse território e constituem seu passado, presente e futuro. Neste artigo, vamos examinar a construção de tais geografias imaginadas ocidentais e como a arqueologia desempenhou um papel fundamental na construção da nação do Estado de Israel desde 1948, que também marginalizó a população palestina em relação ao seu território, la-descascando material e simbolicamente. Desconstruindo estas geografias imaginárias e analisando suas historicidades permite considerar criticamente os processos de construção da nação em Israel/Palestina
A social anthropology of biblical memory
No full textOm hvor ukontrollerbar erindring, også bibelsk erindring er
Imaginative geographies, archaeological practice and national construction in Israel/Palestine
No full textLa "Tierra Santa" del cristianismo y la "Tierra Prometida" del judaísmo y luego, en un sentido secular, el "hogar nacional" judío del sionismo, constituyen constructos de la imaginación geográfica sobre Israel/Palestina que no solamente habilitan una determinada manera de comprender un territorio particular, sino que también afectan los modos en que las sociedades se relacionan con dicho territorio y conforman su pasado, presente y futuro. En este artículo, indagamos acerca de la generación occidental de dichas geografías imaginadas y sobre cómo la arqueología jugó un rol esencial en el proceso de construcción nacional llevado a cabo por el Estado de Israel a partir de 1948, el cual, asimismo, marginalizó a la población palestina en su relación con el territorio, despojándola a la vez material y simbólicamente. La deconstrucción de dichas geografías imaginadas y el análisis de sus historicidades nos permite considerar críticamente los procesos de construcción nacional en Israel/Palestina.The Christian ´Holy Land´ and the ´Promised Land´ of Judaism, and then the more secular Jewish ´homeland´ of Zionism, they all constitute constructions of the geographical imagination about Israel/Palestine, enabling a certain manner of conceiving of a particular territory and affecting as well the ways in which societies relate to such territory and create their past, their present and their future. In this paper, the author analyzes the Western enactment of these imaginative geographies and the role of archaeology in the nation-building process carried out by the State of Israel since 1948, which marginalized Palestinian population and its relationship to the territory, producing both a material and a symbolical disposession. The deconstruction of such imaginative geographies and the analysis of their historicities allow for us a critical consideration about the processes of nation-building in Israel/Palestine.Fil: Pfoh, Emanuel Oreste. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentin
The Food of Life and the Food of Death in Texts from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East
No full textThis article examines the Garden Story of Genesis 2-3, the Book of Proverb’s discourse on Wisdom and Folly, and 1 Samuel 25’s story about Nabal and Abigail in light of the Mesopotamian myth of Adapa’s play with motifs of wisdom, divinity and immortality. All these narratives expose ambiguities that put their protagonists and their audience to the test: can the created see through the trickster play of the gods and make the right choice?This article examines the Garden Story of Genesis 2-3, the Book of Proverb’s discourse on Wisdom and Folly, and 1 Samuel 25’s story about Nabal and Abigail in light of the Mesopotamian myth of Adapa’s play with motifs of wisdom, divinity and immortality. All these narratives expose ambiguities that put their protagonists and their audience to the test: can the created see through the trickster play of the gods and make the right choice
