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God’s Word Omitted, Omissions in the Transmission of the Hebrew Bible

God’s Word Omitted, Omissions in the Transmission of the Hebrew Bible

The book investigates omissions in the textual transmission of the Hebrew scriptures. Literary criticism (Literarkritik) commonly assumes that later editors only expanded the older text; omissions would not have taken place. This axiom is implied in analyses and introductions to the methodology. The book investigates the validity of the axiom. After a review of literature,…
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Care of the Young Athlete

Care of the Young Athlete

This best-selling resource gives you an easy-to-use, one-stop guide to all aspects of childhood sports preparation, participation, and injury treatment. The newly enhanced and updated second edition covers safety and risk-management considerations; procedural how-to's for the preparticipation physical examination; the latest treatment recommendations on proper nutrition for athletes; proven injury prevention guidelines; detailed treatments for…
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Third Sex, Third Gender, Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History

Third Sex, Third Gender, Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History

Most modern discussions of the relationship of biological sex to gender presuppose that there are two genders, male and female, founded on the two biological sexes. But not all cultures share this essentialist assumption, and even Western societies have not always embraced it. Bringing together historical and anthropological studies, Third Sex, Third Gender challenges the…
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Pastoral Quechua, The History of Christian Translation in Colonial Peru, 1550-1650

Pastoral Quechua, The History of Christian Translation in Colonial Peru, 1550-1650

Pastoral Quechua explores the story of how the Spanish priests and missionaries of the Catholic church in post-conquest Peru systematically attempted to "incarnate" Christianity in Quechua, a large family of languages and dialects spoken by the dense Andes populations once united under the Inca empire. By codifying (and imposing) a single written standard, based on…
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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka, the author has very nicely narrated the story of Gregou Samsa who wakes up one day to discover that he has metamorphosed into a bug. The book concerns itself with the themes of alienation and existentialism. The author has written many important stories, including ‘The Judgement’, and much of his novels ‘Amerika’, ‘The…
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People, Places, and Sustainability

People, Places, and Sustainability

Table of Contents Introduction Sustainability, people and places: An agenda for the future Urban Change and Sustainability Representation of the city and image of the center in two different urban structures: A modern and a traditional town bull; Social and architectural legibility of the city bull; City of Cent$. Formalization and urban change bull; Dubai:…
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Feminism and Anthropology

Feminism and Anthropology

This is the first book which examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear introduction to, and balanced assessment of, the theoretical and practical issues raised by the development of a feminist anthropology. Henrietta Moore situates the development of a feminist approach in anthropology within the context of…
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