The 3rd AD Greek epic Posthomerica (Quintus of Smyrna) is conceived as a sequel to Homer in both content and style. Its episodic narrative composition has long been deemed unoriginal. However, when looking beyond ...read more
Roman public baths have been described as markers for the Roman culture and the Roman way of life. The decline of the Western Roman Empire has hence been seen as ...read more
This research was aimes at outlining an integral approach regarding education and training for 16 to 18 year old newcomers, by looking at improving cooperation between relevant actors and domains ...read more
Jainism is a living Indian religious tradition, which rose around the sixth century BCE andlater developed into two branches: Digambarism and Śvetāmbarism. Central toDigambarism’s identity (dig-ambara, lit. "clothed in air") ...read more
Being enlisted as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO since 2010, Kalbeliya dance from Rajasthan is nowadays generally conceptualized as an ancient tradition from India. However, this same dance practice, also ...read more
This research project aims at reconsidering the overall process of state formation in the Austrian Netherlands. Therefore, first of all three often neglected projects of institutional reform (1735, 1743 and ...read more