Friedrich Schleiermacher's sermons are important documents of his activity and his effectiveness, both theologically and rhetorically. They have received great attention from his contemporaries and in the following history of theology. Schleiermacher's own sermon publications and sermon transcripts from his auditorium are available from all epochs of his life. The sermon corpus known so far (584…
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The task of the project is to produce a critical edition of the works, the handwritten estate and correspondence of the philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762 - 1814). This represents an essential contribution to the visualisation of German philosophy of Classicism and an instrument of current worldwide philosophical discussion. In addition, „Kollegnachschriften“ are published in a separate…
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At the Medical Faculty of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg there exists a research unit of the Academy of Sciences and Literature in Mainz. In the long term, the research program is designed to investigate the pathogenetic role of new chronic persisting viruses in immunodeficiency and tumor diseases of the hematopoietic system and to explore new therapeutic methods. The work is carried out in…
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The aim of the office site, created in 1992, was to edit the surviving writings and letters as well as the testimonies to the technical achievements of Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651 to 1708), a Saxon scholar of European standing and an important representative of the German Early Enlightenment, in the form of an edition of his works. The volumes, including the invention of Meissen…
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"Klöster im Hochmittelalter" combines basic research with new perspectives from cultural studies. The project analyses the monastic world of the Middle Ages as a pioneer of modernity.
Between the 11th and 13th century, monasteries and religious communities played a major role in shaping ideas of community and individualization in Medieval Europe. With their convents, orders and personnel they…
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The early poetic anthologies of classical Tamil form part of the great literary heritage of mankind, even if they are still little known in the West. Just the first millennium comprises a tradition of erotic and heroic poetry, but also didactic, epic and devotional collections, along with a sophisticated systems of grammatical, poetical and lexicographical knowledge, which on the one hand was used…
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Medieval and early modern inscriptions crafted before 1650, in Latin and German language, situated in German-speaking areas are at the heart of this project. Inscriptions are significant and unique historical sources because they are often preserved in an authentic state and in their original setting. For the premodern era, script which was affixed to stone, wood, metal, glass as well as textiles…
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The confrontation with classical antiquity is a decisive characteristic of Western culture. Research into the afterlife of antiquity, especially in the Renaissance period, is one of the central themes of art historical research. For the "Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance", the scientific discussion always starts from the concrete ancient monument that was…
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