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  1. 21. The Sortes Vergilianae : A Philological Study

    Författare :Moa Ekbom; Maria Plaza; Diederik W.P. Burgersdijk; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Virgil reception; Historia Augusta; Virgil in the Historia Augusta; bibliomancy; cento; Augustine; Hadrian; Pescennius Niger; Clodius Albinus; Alexander Severus; Claudius Gothicus; Sortes Vergilianae; Sortes Homericae; Sortes Biblicae; Latin; Latin;

    Sammanfattning : This study discusses the sortes Vergilianae, which are commonly defined as a form of ancient divination practiced by randomly finding a verse in a volume of Virgil. The practice of sortes Vergilianae has been described as widespread in antiquity. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Cenozoic landscape evolution in northern Sweden : Geomorphological interpretation within a GIS-framework

    Författare :Karin Ebert; Clas Hättestrand; Paul Bishop; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Long-term geomorphology; northern Sweden; base-level surface; inselbergs; digital elevation models; field observations; Physical geography; Naturgeografi; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The large-scale bedrock landscape in northern Sweden has a complex evolution history of planation, uplift, transgression, burial, weathering, and erosion. The aim of this thesis is to examine the long-term development of the area. Terms for base-level surfaces in the area are defined. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Esculapius’ De stomacho : Edited with an Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

    Författare :Maria Fredriksson; Birger Bergh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical philology - general; Esculapius; Aurelius; Caelius Aurelianus; Paulus Nicaeus; ancient medicine; medical Latin; Vulgar Latin; diplomatic-interpretative edition; Klassiska språk - allmänt; Classical philology; Klassiska språk; latin; Latin;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains an edition, followed by an English translation, of chapter 21, De stomacho, from the so-called Esculapius or Liber Esculapii. The dissertation offers a diplomatic-interpretative edition of the Latin text of the manuscript Uppsala C 664, a miscellaneous medical manuscript containing i.a. the chapter De stomacho. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Caleacte : Production and Exchange in a North Sicilian Town c. 500 BC-500 AD

    Författare :Adam Lindhagen; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Arkeologi; Archaeology; Antikens och forntidens historia; Ancient history; Roman; Hellenistic; pottery; amphorae; exchange; Caleacte; production; Petrology; mineralogy; geochemistry; Petrologi; mineralogi; geokemi;

    Sammanfattning : The study deals with the ancient town of Caleacte, modern Caronia, on the north coast of Sicily. Information provided by ancient textual sources, epigraphy and archaeology on the economic conditions and framework of the site and its micro-region are presented in the first chapter. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Monstret & människan : Paré, Deleuze och teratologiska traditioner i fransk filosofi, från renässanshumanism till posthumanism

    Författare :Jonnie Eriksson; Gunnar Broberg; Michael Azar; Anders Johansson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; difference; materiality; the body; teratology; humanist philosophy; monstrosity; anomaly; the inhuman; Ambroise Paré; Gilles Deleuze; natural philosophy; Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire; organization; the posthuman; order; affect; multiplicity; becoming; Gilles Deleuze; Ambroise Paré; Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire; teratologi; humanistisk filosofi; monstruositet; anomali; kropp; materialitet; affekt; mångfald; skillnad; blivande; History of science and ideas; Idé- o lärdomshistoria; materiality; difference; the body; teratology; humanist philosophy; monstrosity; anomaly; the inhuman; Ambroise Paré; Gilles Deleuze; natural philosophy; Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire; organization; the posthuman; order; affect; multiplicity; becoming;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies the problem of the inhuman in relation to human nature in philosophy from antiquity to the present, highlighting the interrelationship between science and philosophy in the development of concepts of monstrosity in France from mid-sixteenth century to late twentieth century thought. By means of constraint, it focuses on Ambroise Paré (1509/10–90) and Gilles Deleuze (1925–95) as representatives of early humanism and posthumanism, respectively. LÄS MER