Ac-knowledged in the earliest Arabic texts as the favorite wife ofthe Prophet Muhammad, 'A'isha was accorded a special sta-tus that derived primarily from the privileges of her marriageto the founder of Islam. Her ascribed status, however, wasalso affected by her actions after her husband's...
However, the meaning ascribed to 'drug' in the illicit sense encompasses a vast range of substances with different properties that have as much in common with legal drugs as they do with each other. The only property that distinguishes illegal from legal drugs is their legal status, which ...
However, the meaning ascribed to ‘drug’ in the illicit sense encompasses a vast range of substances with different properties that have as much in common with legal drugs as they do with each other. The only property that distinguishes illegal from legal drugs is their legal status, which ...
Chinese scholars of the early seventeenth century knew that the region of Peru in Spanish America was rich in silver ore. In 1602, the world mapKunyu Wanguo quantu坤輿萬國全圖 (Map of the Myriad Countries of the World; 1602; Fig.1a) of the Italian Jesuit missionary, Matteo Ricci (1552–...
As an agglomeration’s activity structure becomes more unique and divergent compared with its surroundings, more functions can be ascribed to it. As such, for the purposes of this study, urban functions have been defined as activities with increased employment (overemployment) compared to the ...
around 1,400 years in Japan. Initially, Buddhism was a belief that was connected with the upper classes, whereas a combination of Shinto and Buddhist convictions were followed by ordinary people of Japan. Buddhism ascribed with Shintoism created purity, and cleared all internal and external issues...