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31Bion of Borysthenes — ( el. Βίων Βορυσθενίτης), was a Greek philosopher, who lived c. 325 c. 250 BC. After being sold into slavery, and then released, he moved to Athens, where he studied in almost every school of philosophy available. It is, however, for his Cynic… …
32Cheng Hao — ▪ Chinese philosopher Wade Giles romanization Ch eng Hao born 1032, Henan province, China died 1085, Henan Chinese philosopher who, with his brother, Cheng Yi, developed Neo Confucianism into an organized philosophy. Cheng Hao s idealist… …
33Ørstavik, Hanne — (1969 ) A Norwegian novelist, Ørstavik is considered one of the most interesting and promising writers of her generation, and she is one of several Norwegian writers who provided extensive discussions of family relations in their works from… …
Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
34South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
35Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
36Central Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the… …
37Yang Hui — literary name Qianguang flourished с 1261–75, Qiantang, Zhejiang province, China Mathematician active in the great flowering of Chinese mathematics during the Southern Song dynasty. His books are among the few contemporary Chinese mathematics… …
38biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
39literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
40BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
