This book presents the first-ever English translation of 'The Open Door to Hidden Paganism', one of the earliest and most detailed studies of South Indian Hinduism. Written in 1651 by Abraham Rogerius, a Dutch East India Company clergyman and missionary, it offers an unexpectedly balanced account of the customs and traditions of the South Indian Brahmins. This made it a cornerstone of early European Indology.

In addition to the Dutch original, this edition includes a full English translation...

Al eeuwenlang bestuderen we de werken van Cicero, Lucretius en Horatius. Halen we inspiratie uit de ridderverhalen van Ferguut en Walewein. Onze kennis van de wereld bouwt voort op de geschriften van klassieke en middeleeuwse dichters, filosofen, theologen en juristen. Maar zonder de ijverige monniken en kopiisten uit de middeleeuwen zouden deze teksten niet bewaard zijn. De wereld van vandaag is ondenkbaar zonder deze overdracht van geschreven kennis. Schatten op schrift laat je kennismaken ...

Heritage and Education are often cited together as two areas that could equally benefit from co-application and dialogue. This book includes some of the papers that were presented at the ‘Education VIA Culture’ conference, which was held online in December 2020. The chapters of this volume focus on how people can learn about heritage and engage with heritage through educational (formal or non-formal) processes.

In the VIA Culture understanding, the best way to create awareness about cultu...

A revealing exploration of how prescient nineteenth-century artists, writers, and scientists began to sound the alarm on climate crisis