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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"medieval times"”.
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The Development Of Auricular Confession In The Coptic Tradition: A Theological And Historical Study In The Book Of Confession By Kyrillus Iii, Patriarch Of Alexandria (+ 1243 A.D.)
… in the Coptic tradition from the early Church to medieval times. It demonstrates the evolvement of five penitential models through the centuries. In the first millennium of Christianity, auricular confession was neither demanded from the laity by any Coptic bishop nor embedded in any of the …
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The Stone of Amaaranth: An Epic Fantasy Novel for Middle Grade Readers
… a chapter book for kids nine to fourteen, set in medieval times, and the coming of age story for a boy and a girl. The boy is trained by an old hermitic woman to search for magic stones. She calls him Boy because of a spell which prevents either of them from knowing his name. The stones, however, …
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A. W. Tozer: A Mystical and Confessional Evangelical
… the extent to which he drew from the writings of medieval Catholic mystics. In fact, twenty-eight of the thirty-five books on his recommended reading list were written by Catholics who lived either during or soon after medieval times. Needless to say, this is not something people would normally …
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Energy security for present and future generations – is the legal framework for the development of renewable energy technologies in the European Union effective?
… generations has always been an issue since medieval times. It may even have become more critical in recent times as world supplies of conventional sources of energy face increasing challenges of reserves depletion occasioned by uncontrolled and unsustainable consumption. It is argued that …
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An Investigation of Medieval Hospitals in England, Scotland and Wales, 1066-1560
Until recent years research into medieval hospitals of England, Scotland and Wales has been a topic that has been somewhat neglected by historians and archaeologists. The majority of work carried out to date has focused on individual institutions, small geographical areas, or specific types of …
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Ordens kraft : Politiska eder i Sverige 1520-1718
Political oaths were widespread in medieval times, but all over Europe their use dwindled in the early modern period, resulting in the institution being dismantled in many states. In previous research, this decay has been explained by pointing to the emergence of the state in this period, through …
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Geometria et ars memorativa : Studien zur Bedeutung von Kreis und Quadrat als Bestandteile mittelalterlicher Mnemonik und ihrer Wirkungsgeschichte an ausgewählten Beispielen
… the examination of the mnemonic significance of medieval and modern illustrations which are composed of a circle and a square. Scrutinizing various examples, the present investigation discusses the origin, meaning and history of those graphic representations in which cosmological tetrads and such …
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Ecology, history, management and conservation of the multipurpose Forest of Wyre
… three periods in the history of Wyre: the Medieval times when the forest was managed as a Chase and deer parks under the ownership of the Mortimer family; the 16th century to the turn of the 20th century- a very active period of rural industrial development, interrupted by deforestation; …
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Taking the First Step: The Labyrinth and the World of Landscape Architecture
… it. While the labyrinth was on church floors in medieval times, its revival in modern times seems to be located in the outdoor environment. Since Landscape Architecture is a field based on the creation of safe and pleasing outdoor environments for humans, I chose the labyrinth as a way of looking …
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A Palaeoecological approach to understanding the impact of coastal changes in Late Holocene societies using the Isles of Scilly as a case study
… on society from the 1st millennium AD into medieval times. Both, the archaeological and palaeoenvironmental record, have demonstrated that Scillonian societies had a strong resilience and were able to adapt to environmental changes by diversifying their economic strategies and taking …
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The problematic nature of unregistered trademarks: an insight of Zambian law with comparative lessons from the South African jurisdiction
… the origins and use of trademarks dates to medieval times and the early developments are particularly obscure. Some legal scholars have however argued that it seems the Courts first began to protect ‘marks at the behest of traders in the sixteenth century acknowledging the fact that such …
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Family, Feud, and the Conduct of War in Anglo-Saxon England
<p>Anglo-Saxon society was built around the concept of feud, and it is clear from history, law, and literature that the twin concerns of family and vengeance remained pillars of Anglo-Saxon society and consciousness throughout the period. Given constant warfare and the cultural and social …
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Price control and its effects on competition: a critical review of price control legislations and how they affect the competitiveness of the market
… laws become unable to supervise the market. In times such as those, the governments have been forced to intervene through other laws and policies in order to protect the market from possible abuse. This study looked at government intervention in the market through price control legislation. …
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Phytochemical and biological investigation of Lathyrus linofilius as a possible treatment in diabesity
… been used as anappetite suppressant during medieval times in times when food was scarce. Due to theclose link between appetite suppressants and the treatment of diabetes/obesity, theplant’s leaves and tubers were examined for their potential anti-diabetic and antiobesity activity.This …
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The Trinitarian Doctrine of Grace in Martin Luther's The Bondage of the Will
… This enables him to get rid of the common Late Medieval teaching of the free choice of the human being, represented by Erasmus. Above all, Luther is a theologian of grace, sola gratia. The Bondage of the Will, the most Pneumatological treatise he ever wrote, offers a radical and comprehensive …