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    Metaphor, Culture, and the Making of a Religious Concept

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    Sin, often defined as a violation of divine will, remains a crucial idea in contemporary moral and religious discourse. However, the apparent familiarity of the concept obscures its origins within the history of Western religious thought. Joseph Lam examines a watershed moment in the development of sin as an idea-namely, within the language and culture of ancient Israel-by examining the primary ... Read more

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    The new emphasis in the Singapore mathematics education is on Big Ideas (Charles, 2005). This book contains more than 15 chapters from various experts on mathematics education that describe various aspects of Big Ideas from theory to practice. It contains chapters that discuss the historical development of mathematical concepts, specific mathematical concepts in relation to Big Ideas in ... Read more

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  • Senses of the City

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    In the nine original essays collected in this volume, cultural historians,literary scholars, an art historian, and a historical musicologist set out to recover the sights, sounds, and smells of the Southern Song Empire (1127-1279) and of its capital at Hangzhou (then called Lin’an). They remind the reader of the importance of dance in the lives of Song literati, of the sense of danger in the ... Read more

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    From its first designation as temporary capital in 1138, the city of Hangzhou (then called Lin'an) was deemed representative of the diminished empire of the Song (960-1279), in all its contradictory aspects. The exquisite beauty of the city confirmed its destiny to become an imperial residence, but it also portended its fatal corruption. The wealth and ease of Hangzhou epitomized the vigor of the ... Read more

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  • Hybrid Learning: Innovation in Educational Practices

    8th International Conference, ICHL 2015, Wuhan, China, July 27–29, 2015. Proceedings

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    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hybrid Learning, ICHL 2015, held in Wuhan, China, in July 2015.The 35 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 104 submissions. The selected papers cover various aspects on experiences in hybrid learning, computer supported collaborative learning, improved flexibility of learning processes, ... Read more

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