Wat betekent antroposofie, het gedachtegoed van Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), voor een arts, rechter, boer, hulpverlener, orthopedagoog, docent kunst, historicus, verpleegkundige, planoloog? Karel Post Uiterweer, Janneke den Herder-van Kappen, Klaas Kuiken, Annelies Daniëls-Kuijper, Karel Freeve, Derk Klein Bramel, Frank Loef, Ria Klein Bramel-de Boer, Hugo Versteeg, Attie Lichthart, Karel Overbeek en Jean-Luc Pylyser geven in Antroposofie ontmoet een openhartig en verhelderend inzicht in hun ...

Door de lens van de landschapsbiografie is een bloemlezing van de beste essays van de afgelopen zeven jaar uit de populaire master cursus 'Biografie van het Landschap', verzorgd door de Vrije universiteit in samenwerking met de Universiteit van Amsterdam. De bijdragen in dit boek beschrijven de lange en complexe geschiedenis van landschappen vanuit een persoonlijk, sociaal, cultureel en geografisch perspectief.

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Caribbean archaeological heritage is threatened by natural impacts but also increasingly by economic developments, often resulting from the tourist industry. The continuous construction of specific projects for tourists, accompanied by illegal practices such as looting and sand mining, have major impacts on the region's archaeological heritage. The geopolitical and cultural diversity of the Caribbean, the general lack of awareness of island histories and multiple stakeholders involved in the ...

'Fernweh' is a collection of essays on archaeological heritage management issues dedicated to Professor dr. Willem J.H. Willems.Willem Willems (1950-2014) was one of the most prominent and influential Dutch archaeologists. He directed three national archaeological and heritage organizations, and played a major role in the development of both national and international heritage management systems. His professional passion was threefold: Roman archaeology, archaeological heritage management and...

Every year, in the last month of the Islamic calendar, millions of Muslims from around the world come together in Mecca to perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage that all capable Muslims should perform at least once in their lives. In 2013, the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden organised the exhibition Longing for Mecca. The Pilgrim's Journey. The chapters in this volume are the outcome of the two-day symposium on the Hajj, which was held at the museum in connection to the exhibition.The centr...

The popular romances of medieval England are fantasy stories of love at first sight; brave knights seeking adventure; evil stewards; passionate, lusty women; hand-to-hand combat; angry dragons; and miracles. They are not only fun but indicate a great deal about the ideals and values of the society they were written in. Yet the genre of Middle English romance has only recently begun to attain critical respectability, dismissed as "vayn carpynge" in its own age and generally treated by twentiet...

Salt is an invisible object for research in archaeology. However, ancient writings, ethnographic studies and the evidence of archaeological exploitation highlight it as an essential reference for humanity. Both an edible product and a crucial element for food preservation, it has been used by the first human settlements as soon as food storage appeared (Neolithic).As far as the history of food habits (both nutrition and preservation) is concerned, the identification and the use of that resour...

Deze bundel vormt de neerslag van de 2e Nederlandse Metaaltijdendag, gehouden op 17 oktober 2014. Toen is in een boeiende reeks lezingen een rijke doorsnede aan recent onderzoek van de brons- en de ijzertijd de revue gepasseerd, waarbij speciale aandacht was voor de begin- en eindfasen in de levensloop van voorwerpen. Zowel de productie ervan, als de wijzen waarop zij na hun gebruik werden gedeponeerd zijn besproken. In deze bundel treft u dan ook bijdragen aan die gaan over bronzen, benen, a...