Oxford University Press

A thematically organized, annotated collection of translations from the Sanskrit, Tamil, and Maharastri Prakrit poetry of medieval South Indian Srivaisnava philosopher and saint-poet Venkatesa. Each translated poem forms a chapter in itself, along with an Afterword and detailed notes, with commentary....

This unique reference, aimed at research topologists, gives an exposition of the 'pseudo-Anosov' theory of foliations of 3-manifolds. This theory generalizes Thurston's theory of surface automorphisms and reveals an intimate connection between dynamics, geometry and topology in 3 dimensions....

This book presents a critical overview of current work on linguistic features - gender, number, case, person, etc. - and establishes new bases for their use in the study and understanding of language. It brings together perspectives from phonology to formal syntax and semantics, expounding features in typology, computer applications, and logic....

Emotion in Interaction offers a collection of original studies that explore emotion in naturally occurring spoken interaction....

Generations of scholars have assumed that the Reformation represented a vital step on the way to the ''disenchantment of the world.'' Philip Soergel's groundbreaking study on wonder books reveals that German evangelical Reformers were themselves active enchanters....

Shopping in Ancient Rome provides the first comprehensive account of the retail        network of this ancient city, an area of commerce that has been largely neglected in        previous studies. Given the remarkable concentration of consumers in ancient Rome,        the vast majority of which were entirely reliant on the market for survival,...