Negotiating the Secular and the Religious in the German Empire

Negotiating the Secular and the Religious in the German EmpireWith its rapid industrialization, modernization, and gradual democratization, Imperial Germany has typically been understood in secular terms. However, religion and religious actors actually played crucial roles in the history of the Kaiserreich, a fact that becomes particularly evident when viewed through a transnational lens. In this volume, leading scholars of sociology, religious studies, and history study the interplay of secular and religious

This edition of Émile Zola’s The Rush for the Spoil is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers

The "inquisition" (Mihnah) unleashed by the seventh Abbasid caliph

such as relationships with family

Historical Comedy on Screen examines this tendency paying particular attention to the themes most difficult to laugh at and exploring the place where comical and historical storytelling intersect

arguing that the two cannot be conflated into one

and successive Israeli governments

Through the interpretative readings and concrete analysis of three classical works

and power in the midst of political and social upheaval

Key findings in the study were that all courses that faculty members taught were deeply embedded in their academic disciplines

and advances in related areas of psychology and neuroscience research

disinformation and fear generated by the political instrumentalization of these issues

This volume investigates the manifestations of this crucial trend in Russian fiction