Oxford University Press

Spanish America has produced numerous 'folk-saints' - venerated figures regarded as miraculous but not officially recognised by the Catholic Church. Some of these have huge national cults with hundreds - perhaps millions - of devotees. In this book Frank Graziano provides the first overview in any language of these saints, offering in-dpeth studies...

A collection of essays exploring how the visible components of Rome - the hills, the Tiber, the temples, the Forums, the Colosseum, the statues and monuments - operate as, or become, the sites/sights of Rome. The variety of theoretical approaches stimulates fresh thought about Rome's primacy in Western culture....

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Longfield explores a bitter theological controversy that wracked the Presbyterian Church in the 1920s and 30s. By examining the lives and thought of six of the major protagonists he seeks to provide a fuller understanding of the religious and cultural issues in the struggle....

This book addresses the evaluation of damage for discrimination or harassment claims, and explores the history and importance of this process, the legal standards, and the procedure for applying this evaluation in court. Specific ethical issues that may arise when conducting these assessments are discussed, along with suggestions to address and...

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