finnish academy of science and letters (104 results)

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Petite(s) trace(s) de pliure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Couverture différente. Edition 1999. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations car ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Signs of wear on the cover. Slightly creased cover. Stains on the edge. Different cover. Edition 1999. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9517100167.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Crease to cover, otherwise as new.

Hardcover. 160pp. As new, clean, tight & bright condition without dust jacket as published.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Finnish Academy of Science & Letters, Finland, 1995. Paperback, absolute minor shelfwear but this is A BRAND NEW BOOK UNUSED. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. 9.44 X 6.44 X 0.76 inches; xiii, 160 pages; The Late Middle English Prose Legend in Southwell Minster MS 7. Text in Middle English with accompanying notes.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 243 pp., diagrams, bibliography. light scuffing on front cover. "This study provides a comparative perspective of Estonian local government during the two periods of national independence (1918-1940 and since 1991). The author applies a historical institutionalist approach in her research and focuses on county governments, the institution of the mayor, and electoral rules. The research delves into how the legacies of the interwar period have shaped institutional choices during the post-communist period, with the conclusion that both interwar and communist legacies can explain some of these choices during the 1990s.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 406 pp, bibliography. "In the old Aarne / Thompson, Portugal was virtually non-existent, appearing in the bibliography of just three folktales. In 2003, the author of The Types of International Folktales stretched his hand to the first manuscript of the Catalogue of Portuguese Folktales and included them in 700 types of his own manuscript. The Catalogue of Portuguese Folktales is now the first regional index that takes into account the classifications of the new 'ATU'. But it displays its difference by electing its own affinities with old 'AT' numbers, with regional catalogues, or even by offering new numbers. We can see a new face of the European folktale emerging, with a strong Mediterranean flavour.".

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9789514109102.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. AS NEW. No wear to the covers. No spine creasing from opening. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water stains. No soiling. No sun fading.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. 359 pp., index.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 313 pp., bibliography. "The Catalan language is spoken over a large area divided among four states (Andorra, Spain, France and Italy), with a total population of 13.5 million inhabitants. Catalan culture has a large body of literature as well as a rich and extensive tradition of folklore studies. Catalan folktales were ignored by the Types of the Folktale until the second edition (1961), which included only references to the collection published by Joan Amades (1950). The present Index of Catalan Folktales brings together the work of some seventy collectors working along 150 years and for the first time gives a faithful and complete image of the Catalan contribution to the world´s folklore heritage.".

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Text in English. 205 pp. Back cover has glue residue from a price sticker. The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2008 through organizing a series of academic seminars. The conference on Theology and Early Modern Philosophy (1550-1750) was part of this programme. The present volume publishes papers read in the conference. In this volume, Christian theology is regarded as a connecting link between medieval and carly modern philosophy While some sophisticated authors promoted views based on skepticism or a radical division between faith and philosophy mainstream Catholic thinkers regarded faith and reason as compatible and complementary, and the Lutheran and Reformed traditions also distanced themselves from radical fideism. The volume explores new issues relevant for the relationship between philosophy and theology.

Condition: OTTIMO USATO. Annales academiae scientiarum Fennicae, humaniora INGLESE Volume 304. The Finnish academy of science and letters. Annotazione a penna sulla copertina anteriore. Il volume si presenta in ottimo stato di conservazione. Il dorso e le copertine sono integri. Le pagine interne sono perfettamente bianche e fruibili. I tagli puliti e regolari. La cerniera è ben salda. Numero pagine 198.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 249 pp., illustrations, bibliography, index.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 324 pp., illustrations, bibliography, index. "Much of both Icelandic and medieval Irish literature is, in one way or another, storytelling about places, reflecting a deep engagement with the concept of 'place' and the creation of a 'sense of place . This book takes as its starting point the shared interest that Icelandic and Irish storytelling have in 'place' and asks whether the medieval Icelandic sense of place, as reflected in Icelandic narrative culture, has been influenced by the close contacts that existed during the Viking Age between Iceland and the Gaelic-speaking world of Ireland and Scotland. ln attempting to answer this question, the book contributes to the long-standing debate about Gaelic influences in Icelandic culture, the much more recent discourse on the spatiality of medieval Icelandic literature and storytelling, and the cultural history of the Icelandic settlement Period, obliquely, the findings of the book may even shed light on the origins of Icelandic saga literature. Along the way, it also offers insights on a number of general points of spatial theory as well as, in particular, on two medieval Icelandic texts that are especially place-focused: Landnómabók, the 'Book of settlements and Eyrbyggja saga, the 'Saga of the inhabitants of Eyr .".

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 215 pages. 9.69x6.85x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback. 449pp+ index. Very good in publisher's French fold wraps. Inscribed and signed by Lundstrom on the title page.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Minor whitening on the edges. A book exploring the Russian Ballet's first appearances in northern Europe and Germany in the early 20th century. Text in English. 282 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 319 p. ; 25 cm.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book covers all media of artistic expression employed by Maya artists that have survived until now. This allows Harri Kettunen to explore Maya iconography in a radically different and much more profound way and to raise Art Historical questions concerning the development of styles and the representational qualities of artistic media. The application of this method and of research presented in this book can be used not only to define regional styles, artistic innovations, and the evolution of new ideas and ideologies. It can also be used to date and locate works of art with no or little understood archaeological context. This new methodology will have to be taken into account by all future scholarship in the field. Text in English. 780 pp. Minor shelf wear.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Text in English. 125 pp. Light edge wear and rubbing. Western scholarly interest in Daghestan and the Caucasus con centrates on the 19th and 20th centuries and on the Russian impact on the area. This volume, of revised versions of papers presented at a meeting in Tel Aviv University, aims to draw the attention of Western scholars and the public to the medieval and early modern past of Daghestan, when that region was not only Muslim but fully integrated into the cultural world of Islam.

Softcover. Condition: New. 1st edition. This book focuses on the socio-cultural and economic circumstances in which the Viennese waltz developed at the turn of the 19th century. Through an examination of the production, dissemination and consumption of the waltz in Vienna and Europe during the period of 1780?1825, the book shows that the Viennese waltz became one of the first commodities of the culture industry. In the late 18th century, the early forms of the waltz were danced in the dance halls of the European elite from where they spread into Vienna through dancingmasters, dance manuals and printed dance scores. Then these dances, first adopted by the Viennese elite, were taught to the lower classes in the suburban dance schools and dance halls. 228 pp.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An important study by folklorist and anthropologist Juha Pentikäinen exploring the life, worldview, and oral traditions of Karelian rune singer and preserver of folk traditions Marina Takalo. The book covers Kalevala-related folklore, storytelling and incantation traditions, the culture of White Karelia, as well as religion, rituals, and oral tradition research. A fascinating read for anyone interested in folklore, mythology, anthropology, and Northern European cultural history Text in English. 366 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Text in English. 238 pp. Authors inscription on the front free endpaper. In their struggle to create a picture of the past, archaeologists and historians have made very few attempts to join forces. The author of this book attempts to show how the knowledge of historians and the methodology of archaeologists can be combined to provide answers to the riddles of the past. The many anonymous historical wrecks of the Baltic raise many questions. Here it is shown how physical and written evidence can be combined to provide answers to questions such as: what was this ship, from where did she come, what was her destination, and why was she lost? This book shows a way to conduct marine archaeological surveys in the Baltic waters, which were once a destination for the ships of many nations, some of wich never reached their goal.

Softcover. Condition: New. 1st edition. This volume, the third in the series on Daghestan, contains thirteen papers enhancing awareness of Daghestan s rich heritage as a major center of Islamic scholarship and of the immense quantity of manuscripts. The book opens with a more general review on Daghestan philology, a memorial essay to Prof. Gammer, who sadly passed away in 2013. The other articles introduce the reader not only to the manuscripts and printed publications in Arabic, but also in other Islamic languages used in Daghestan. For example, Persian and Turkic inscriptions and manuscripts have hardly been studied before this publication. Local languages written in the Arabic alphabet, known as ájam?, are of great interest to Daghestani scholars. The final part of the volume is dedicated to the history of the study of Arabic culture in Daghestan. 226 pp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 439 pages. Finnish language. 8.11x5.91x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 352 pp., maps, bibliography, index. The subject of this monograph is the rise and development of the telegraphs in the Near East from the middle of the 1850s until the First World War. The Near Eastern telegraphs were not originally planned to serve the Near East itself but to connect Europe with India. This book mainly discusses the lines from Europe to India: one line ran through Russia, a second one through the Ottoman Empire and a third one consisted of sea cables crossing the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Many commercial, political and social questions related to the use of the telegraph are also discussed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 236 p. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. This volume, the third in the series on Daghestan, contains thirteen papers enhancing awareness of Daghestan's rich heritage as a major center of Islamic scholarship and of the immense quantity of manuscripts. The book opens with a more general review on Daghestan philology, a memorial essay to Prof. Gammer, who sadly passed away in 2013. The other articles introduce the reader not only to the manuscripts and printed publications in Arabic, but also in other Islamic languages used in Daghestan. For example, Persian and Turkic inscriptions and manuscripts have hardly been studied before this publication. Local languages written in the Arabic alphabet, known as 'ajami, are of great interest to Daghestani scholars. The final part of the volume is dedicated to the history of the study of Arabic culture in Daghestan.