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Properties of array factor of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for radio communications
No full textInvestigation of RIS integration in satellite systems guided by ITU-R VSAT radiation diagram
No full textRisk-aware resource allocation for semantic communications: A cumulative prospect theory approach
No full textΕπιλογή και διαμόρφωση έξυπνης επιφάνειας με δυνατότητα αναδιαμόρφωσης για ολοκληρωμένα δίκτυα ανίχνευσης και επικοινωνίας
Full text link"What's in a Name?" The use of Symeon Petros in 2 Pet 1:1
No full text2 Peter 1:1 introduces Peter as "Symeon Petros." The conjunction of this spelling of the apostle's given name ("Symeon" rather than "Simon") with the Greek version of his nickname ("Peter" rather than "Cephas") is unattested apart from this passage. Although this peculiarity has often been observed, its significance has not been clear. It has sometimes been proposed that this spelling of Symeon was meant to sound "Semitic" or "archaic." But a thorough survey of how Jewish and Christian authors spell the name shows this to be untenable. Careful attention to the various ways Peter's double name was represented in other texts, as well as a study of how Jewish texts written in Greek represented the Hebrew name "Shimon," reveals a far more complicated pattern than has previously been acknowledged. In fact, a few Jewish authors writing in Greek (or translating texts from Aramaic or Hebrew into Greek) alternate between the spelling "Simon" and "Symeon," sometimes even when referring to the same person or to members of the same family. Some of the instances when an author deviates from his standard spelling are especially suggestive for the interpretation of 2 Pet 1:1. In addition to isolating and comparing these antecedent examples, at least two other factors help explain the use of "Symeon Petros." One is the use of "Symeon" in Acts 15:14 (another case where the choice of names has often been poorly understood). The other is the growing notoriety, at the time 2 Peter was written, of Peter's great opponent, Simon Magus. As Syriac translations of the NT attest, there was careful effort to distinguish this Simon from Simon Peter by using different spellings for their names
The concept of love in the "Hymns" of Symeon the New Theologian
No full textThe aim of this article is to examine selected passages from the Hymns of Saint Symeon the New Theologian in terms of the love themes they contain in the context of religious experience. Mystical experience is an element of Symeon’s biography, description of love in the hymns is based on a real and deep contemplation of God. The article answers the following questions: What love is like? Who (or what) is love? What the relationship is between the author or subject and Love?
The most obvious source of Symeon’s reflections on love is the "Hymn to Love" of St. Paul (1 Cor 13: 1-13). Symeon also gives the personal qualities to love, some hymns are an example of such a personification and apotheosis of love. A special place in the hymns of Symeon is the identification of love with the Holy Spirit, hence the emphasis on action. Love is also associated with light, a concept influenced by St John the Evangelist. Symeon emphasizes "theosis" or "henosis", the mystical path of union with God, which anyone can achieve. This idea is not new and has been discussed by earlier spiritual masters like John Climacus. However, Symeon’s approach to knowing God’s love differs. Instead of a symbolic ladder, he teaches that love itself invites action. The hymns focus on the relationship between the individual and God, with Love portrayed as forgiving and merciful towards sinners. Symeon’s emphasis lies on the synergy between God’s grace, His Love, and the love of the individual seeking God
Durham, University Library, Cosin V. II. 6: Symeon of Durham, "Libellus de exordio;' etc.
Full text link124. Durham, University Library, Cosin V. II. 6
Symeon of Durham, "Libellus de exordio;' etc.
[Ker 110*, Gneuss-]
HISTORY: The principal item in this manuscript (item 7) is a copy of Symeon of Durham's "Libellus de exordio atque procursu istius hoc est Dunhelmensis ecclesie;' formerly known as the Historia Dunelmensis ecclesie, an account of the foundation of the church of Lindisfarne, the removal of that church to Chester-le-Street in the late 9c, its final relocation at Durham in 995, and the history of the church of Durham down to the death of Bishop William of St. Calais in 1096. The work is now definitely attributed to Symeon of Durham and was written after 1104 and probably by 1107, certainly by 1115. The text in this manuscript is very closely related to that in London, BL Cotton Faustina A.v [191]. Paleographical evidence shows that it was produced at Durham very soon after the composition of the main text, and was corrected by the author, Symeon of Durham. Item 5 was added in the second quarter of the 12c, item 9 in the third quarter. The evidence of medieval Durham library catalogues shows that the manuscript was in Durham in the later Middle Ages. The words on f. 12r/1, '& qua<m> maxime: correspond to the secundo folio reference in the 1421 catalogue, as does the shelf-mark 'O' (gutter) on f. llr (B[otfield] 1838: 124). F. llr has a 15c rubric which incorporates a Durham ex-libris. Item 8 (ff. 88r-98r) and the headings on ff. 1 v and 6r were added by William Claxton of Wynyard (d. 1597), who was associated with other Durham books, including two copies of the "Libellus de exordio;' Oxford, Bodleian Library, Fairfax MS 6, and Laud misc. MS 700 (cf. Doyle 1997). The manuscript was in the library of Bishop John Cosin before 1668, when he founded the Episcopal Library, entrusted to the University of Durham in 1937. Eight paper leaves were added in the 18c. Quires I-XI constitute the original manuscript, with XII added in 16c. Quires XIII-XIV are later 12c additions
Juraj Križanić’s Mission to Muscovy and Symeon Polotskii’s Educational Activities at the Tsar’s Court
Full text linkThe article was submitted on 02.05.2020.This article concerns the intellectual situation at the court of Alexei Mikhailovich and his heir Fyodor Alekseevich. Several factors (Nikon’s reforms and the opposition of the Old Believers, part of the court elite’s reliance on western educational models, the invitation of Kievan scribes who spoke Greek, Latin, and Polish to the Moscow Print Yard to supervise the creation of liturgical books and promote translation and publishing activity, and the experience of the first educational establishments) testify to the fact that the culture of the Muscovy faced for the first time the need to choose a strategy for its intellectual activity. The author compares the lives of Juraj Križanić (1618–1683) and Symeon of Polotsk (1629–1680). Križanić arrived in Moscow to realise a union between Moscow and Rome but failed. However, Symeon, a Belarusian who had no missionary objective, managed to carry out nearly all of Križanić’s planned intellectual innovations in the Muscovite state. This leads the author to conclude that the ruling elite was internally ready to discover the values of Christian education and enlightenment following western cultural models and that Symeon of Polotsk played a key role in their dissemination and realisation.Автор обращается к интеллектуальной ситуации на Московском дворе периода царствования Алексея Михайловича и его наследника Федора Алексеевича. Реформы Никона и противостояние староверов, ориентация части дворцовой элиты на западные образовательные и бытовые образцы, приглашение царем киевских книжников, владевших греческим, латынью и польским языками, на Московский печатный двор для «справы» богослужебных книг и активизации переводческой и издательской деятельности, опыт первых учебных заведений показывают, что культура Московского царства впервые столкнулась с необходимостью выбора стратегии интеллектуальной деятельности. Сопоставление биографий Юрия Крижанича (1618–1683) и Симеона Полоцкого (1629–1680) выявляет исторический казус: Крижанич прибыл в Москву для реализации проекта унии Москвы и Рима и потерпел фиаско. Белорус Симеон из Полоцка, не имея миссионерской цели, практически осуществил все пункты плана Крижанича, касающиеся интеллектуальных новшеств в Московском государстве. Напрашиваются выводы о внутренней готовности властных элит государства открыть для себя ценности христианского образования и просвещения по западным культурным образцам и о безусловной заслуге иеромонаха Симеона Полоцкого в их трансляции и разносторонней реализации на Московском дворе.Статья подготовлена в процессе работы по программе фундаментальных исследований Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» в рамках государственной поддержки ведущих университетов Российской Федерации «5‒100»
Genealogy of the Sanguszko family by Prince Symeon Samuel Sanguszko
Full text linkGenealogia rodu Sanguszków autorstwa Symeona Samuela Sanguszki (zm. 1638) znana jest z trzech rękopisów: oryginału oraz dwóch XVIII-wiecznych kopii. W pracy przedstawiono filiację znanych oraz ustalonych rękopisów, określono czas ich powstania, przeznaczenie oraz losy archiwalno-biblioteczne. Następnie ustalono źródła informacji: piśmiennictwo historyczne oraz pamięć zbiorową rodu, a na tej podstawie omówiono warsztat historyczny autora oraz kulturę pamięci jego familii. Na koniec zaprezentowano znaczenie genealogii dla tożsamości rodu Sanguszków oraz staropolskich badań genealogicznych. W aneksie zamieszczono edycję tekstu źródła, odtworzonego na podstawie staropolskich rękopisów oraz XIX-wiecznej transkrypcji oryginału.A genealogy of the Sanguszko Family produced by Symeon Samuel Sanguszko (died 1638) has been preserved in three versions: the original and its two 18th-century copies. The paper discusses the filiation of known and established manuscript texts, time of their creation, their purpose, and their archival and library history. Next the sources of information are established: historical writings and the collective memory of the family, and based on this the historian's craft of the author and the memory culture of his family are discussed. Finally the importance of the genealogy for the Sanguszko Family's identity and old-Polish genealogical studies is presented. The annex contains an edition of the genealogy text, reconstructed on the basis of old-Polish manuscripts and a nineteenth-century transcription of the original manuscript
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No full text"This book is a true treasure trove of original research, incisive observations, and useful practical pointers. Written by an author who has read more than sixty thousand conflicts cases in the last thirty years, the book skillfully guides American and foreign readers through the labyrinthine alleys of American choice-of-law litigation and distills the resulting lessons for attorneys, academics, and lawmakers. This is a book about law in action. The author reviews the decisions of all American appellate courts in the last twenty years and discusses those that add something new to the development or understanding of conflicts law, particularly choice of law. "It is a daunting task to find an answer to a choice-of-law question in American law. In all states, except two and Puerto Rico, the answer must be found in the particular state's case law. How to find it? To evaluate it, to compare it with other states' law, with one's own? For over 33 years, Professor Symeonides has rendered an enormous service to all segments of the profession - courts, practitioners, academics - with his annual survey of virtually all choice-of-law decisions of American courts, most of them thoughtfully annotated and evaluated. His surveys proved to be an extraordinary help. The present volume consolidates most of these contributions. It is enhanced by a new Introduction and a comprehensive Index. This consolidated presentation of his expert reviews and commentary is an extraordinary contribution." Peter Hay, L.Q.C. Lamar Professor of Law Emeritus, Emory University School of Law. "It is impossible to overstate the value and significance of the Choice-of-Law Surveys written by Dean Symeon C. Symeonides over thirty years. These surveys have not only educated law professors and lawyers about changing dynamics in the field of choice of law, but they have been instrumental in refining the modern method of analyzing and resolving these cases . . . [and] have formed the basis for the emerging Third Restatement of Conflict of Laws. . . . [I]n all the ways that count, Symeonides is the father of choice of law in the twenty-first century. . . . He deserves our gratitude and respect and our recognition of his pivotal place in the choice of law field." Joseph W. Singer, Harvard Law School"-
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