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Contemporary And (C&) is a dynamic platform for reflecting and connecting ideas and discourses on contemporary art from Africa and its global diaspora. C& Magazine publishes weekly features, columns, reviews, and interviews in English and French. C& América Latina Magazine (C& AL) focuses on the connections between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. 2023 marks a special year for C& as the platform has turned ten! All that it holds. Tout ce qu'elle renferme. Tudo o que ela abarca. Todo lo que ella alberga brings together a selection of texts from the two online magazines' living archives and gives insight into pivotal discussions and issues related to contemporary art in an African context.Authors: Sandra Benites, Adriana Bustos, Dagara Dakin, Gürsoy Dogtas, Keyna Eleison, Fairygawdzad, N''Goné Fall, Sheila Feruzi, Will Furtado, Thuli Gamedze, Camila Gonzatto, Mia Harrison, Russel Hlongwane, Mwangi Hutter, Ruth Ige, Kapwani Ki

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In this Ming-era novel, historical narrative, raucous humor, and the supernatural are interwoven to tell the tale of an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Song dynasty. A poor young girl meets an old woman who gives her a magic book that allows her to create rice and money. Her father, terrified that his daughter's demonic nature might be discovered, marries her off. Forced to flee, she and others with supernatural abilities find themselves in the midst of a grotesque version of a historical uprising, in which facts are intermingled with slapstick humor and wild fictions. Attributed to the writer Luo Guanzhong, Quelling the Demons' Revolt is centered on the events of the rebellion led by Wang Ze in 1047-48. But it is a distorted, humorous version, in which Wang Ze's lieutenants show up as a comical peddler and a mysterious Daoist priest and a celebrated warrior appears despite having died many years earlier. Rather than fantastic adventures and supernatural marvels, the author points to human vanities and fixations as well as social injustice, warning of the vulnerability of any pursuit of order in a world plagued by demonic forces as well as mundane corruption. Although the story takes place long before the era in which it was written, ultimately Quelling the Demons' Revolt is the story of the Ming dynasty in Song masquerade, presciently warning of the dynasty's downfall. The novel is divided into chapters, but in many ways it is an arrangement of self-contained stories that draw on vernacular storytelling. This translation offers English-speaking readers a spirited example of social critique combined with caustic humor from the era of Luo Guanzhong.

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This is a riveting, day-by-day, hour-by-hour reconstruction of the massacre in Tiananmen Square on June 3-4, 1989, as well as of the crucial events in Beijing during the previous weeks that largely precipitated the massacre. The author focuses on the army—the People's Liberation Army—which, with its motto "Serve the People," had always prided itself on its close ties to the civilian population. What were the intentions of the Chinese government in mobilizing the army against civilians? Why did the troops act as they did, and what does this say about how the army would act on the next such occasion? How does the military suppression of the democracy movement help us to understand China's current predicament over democratization and human rights?

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Ecstatic prophecy is characteristic of the prophetic movement (Montanism) that emerged in Christian circles in the second half of the second century. The so called Montanists spread and diversified quickly within the congregations of the Roman Empire and provoked immediate opposition. One such early opponent of Montanism can be reconstructed from the 48th chapter of Epiphanius' Panarion. This opponent polemicises against the Montanist charismatic demands. The Montanist own arguments can also be inferred from the opponent's argumentation, as well as seven oracles spoken by Maximilla and Montanus. This study identifies Epiphanius' source as the earliest reconstructed source on Montanism. It is argued that the author of this source is the apologist Miltiades. In addition, Montanus' and Maximilla's oracles are made the subject of a detailed interpretation, and their biblical background is highlighted.

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These vibrant Mélanges bring together texts by colleagues and friends to celebrate the life and work of an exceptional scientist, Jean-Loïc Le Quellec. Through the diversity of its contributions, this book bears witness to the transdisciplinarity, rigour and benevolence that characterise this great scientist. From epistemological reflections to scientific studies, memories, drawings and poems, each author makes his or her own contribution to this passionate and fascinating figure. This collection is an ode to curiosity, open-mindedness and scientific rigour, values that Jean-Loïc Le Quellec has passionately defended throughout his career.

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Am künstlerischen Umgang mit dem Naturmaterial Stein, seiner Verwendung und malerischen Nachahmung, lassen sich wesentliche Fragen der frühneuzeitlichen Kunstproduktion und Kunsttheorie diskutieren. Die Anthologie versammelt Quellentexte von der Antike bis in das 18. Jahrhundert, mit denen der schriftliche Diskurs über Stein – Marmor, Porphyr und Edelstein – und die Semantisierung des Materials rekonstruiert werden können. Mit mehr als 40 kommentierten Texten von Künstlern, Kunsttheoretikern, Humanisten, Vertretern der Kirche sowie Philosophen gibt die Quellensammlung einen Einblick in den Steindiskurs des europäischen Kulturraums in der Vormoderne. Die Quellenkommentare ordnen die teils erstmals oder neu übersetzten Textpassagen in die für sie relevanten ideengeschichtlichen Kontexte ein.

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