This Festschrift, Arabic in Context, is a tribute to the remarkable scholarly legacy of the Reverend Professor Martin R. Zammit. It celebrates his extensive contributions to the fields of Semitic Studies, Arabic linguistics, and comparative Semitic philology. Spanning decades of dedicated research and teaching, Professor Zammit’s career has been marked by a profound engagement with the Arabic…
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, one of the great masterpieces of the Christian canon, today continues to offer some of the most accessible and insightful guidance for going on retreat -- whether as a part of a group or by oneself. Based on the rich fruit of St. Ignatius' own meditations and practice, this guide for spiritual perfection has been treasured and faithfully used for centuri…
There has been signifi cant progress in the reduction of poverty in the developing world over the past few decades. The prevalence of income poverty defi ned at US$1.25/day per capita declined from 43 to 22 % from 1990 to 2008 according to information presented in Ahmed et al. (Chap. 6 this volume). This progress is the result of various factors, including economic growth reac…
Prathik was a young ayurvedic physician, fresh out of college, and studying one of the Sanskrit medical classics, the A????gah?daya,at Mookkamangalam gurukula in India’s southwestern state of Kerala when he told me this.2 Prathik and I had spoken about his education over the course of several days, and he was always candid about the differences he saw betwee…
Just who are ‘the Malays’? This provocative study poses the question and considers how and why the answers have changed over time, and from one region to another. Anthony Milner develops a sustained argument about ethnicity and identity in an historical, ‘Malay’ context. The Malays is a comprehensive examination of the origins and development of Malay identity, ethnicity, and consciousn…
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How to Read Ancient Texts foregrounds the principles of interpretation that scholars employ when reading ancient inscriptions. In order to better come to grips with Canaanite, such as Phoenician, inscriptions, we need to first understand how people wrote and read texts in the ancient Mediterranean world, including that of the Greeks and Romans. The use of continual script and lack of punctuatio…
How to Augment Language Skills outlines ways in which translators and language providers can expand their skillset and how translation technologies can be integrated into language learning and translator training. This book explains the basics of generative AI, machine translation, and translation memory suites, placing them in a historical context and assessing their fundamental impacts on lan…
Buku ini dikarang untuk orang dengan pandangan keagamaan atau duniawi yang berbeda-beda. Akan tetapi kami tidak menyembunyikan, bahwa kami seorang iam Katolik. Kami mendalami secara luas tradisi-tradisi mistis yang bukan -Kristen, bahkan bukan- keagamaan dan kami sangat dipengaruhi dan diperkaya olehnya. Akan tetapi kami selalu kembali kepada Gereja kami, yakni Gereja Katolik, karena dialah Bun…
Take an average American. We will call her “Jane.” Think about what she may have done yesterday.Jane rose at a time best suited to her schedule for the day so she could walk her dog, get the kids breakfast and off to school, or get to work. Or maybe she was lucky enough to sleep in.She ate a breakfast that conformed to her cravings, or health needs, or budget.She got ready, choosing clothes…