Scrinium Classical Antiquity

MESZAROS, J. T., Selfless Love and Human Flourishing in Paul Tillich and Iris Murdoch. Oxford University Press, 2016. 236p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs. well-written and clearly argued ... Meszaros goes beyond Tillich and Murdoch to offer a more robust notion of selfless love that proves more promising for human flourishing in a contemporary context. Deidre Nicole Green, Theologische Literaturzeitung 01/01/2019 |a 24/06/2019 (Publisher's information). € 176.64 (New) (MD)

MESZAROS, J. Z., Sacrifice and Modern Thought. Oxford University Press, 2013. 290p. Hardback. This volume presents sacrifice as an enduring obsession of modern theory, whether in contradistinction to primitive rites or allusion to the tragically noble in war. This is a significant study for readers interested in the contemporary resonance of the cross and Eucharist given a 'riotously polyvalent' term (p. 133). David Robinson, The Expository Times |a 06/2015 (Publisher's information). € 183.43 (New) (MD)

METCALF, B. D. and METCALF, T. R., A Concise History of Modern India: Volume 0, Part 0 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2012. 362p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. In the third edition of the book, a final chapter charts the dramatic developments of the last twenty years, from 1990 through the Congress electoral victory of 2009, to the rise of the Indian high-tech industry in a country still troubled by poverty and political unrest. The narrative focuses on the fundamentally political theme of the imaginative and institutional structures that have successively sustained and transformed India, first under British colonial rule and then, after 1947, as an independent country. Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life. (Publisher's information). € 92.25 (New) (MD)

METCALF, B. D. and METCALF, T. R., A Concise History of Modern India: Volume 0, Part 0 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2012. 362p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. In the third edition of the book, a final chapter charts the dramatic developments of the last twenty years, from 1990 through the Congress electoral victory of 2009, to the rise of the Indian high-tech industry in a country still troubled by poverty and political unrest. The narrative focuses on the fundamentally political theme of the imaginative and institutional structures that have successively sustained and transformed India, first under British colonial rule and then, after 1947, as an independent country. Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life. (Publisher's information). € 25.48 (New) (MD)

METCALF, C., The Gods Rich in Praise. Early Greek and Mesopotamian Religious Poetry. Oxford University Press, 2015. 304p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. The Gods Rich in Praise sets a new standard for work on the relationship between Greek and Near Eastern literature, and will be a standard reference point for anyone who wants to do serious work in this area in future. Ian Rutherford, Mnemosyne |a 27/06/2019 (Publisher's information). € 159.65 (New) (MD)

METCALF, W. E., The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage. Oxford University Press, 2016. 720p. Paperback. Series: Oxford Handbooks. As Metcalf notes (xvii), it is over 100 years since the last single volume guide to Greek coinage was produced, and there has never been an equivalent work for Rome. This new handbook is, therefore, long overdue and hugely welcome. All involved are to be congratulated and, while in a project as broad as this there are inevitably some omissions, we now have something where there was nothing, and for that we should be very grateful. It is much to be hoped that students of the history of all periods will find their way to this rich new resource. Andrew Meadows, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Publisher's information). € 59.09 (New) (MD)

METCALF, W., The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage. Oxford University Press, 2012. 720p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Handbooks. € 207.21 (New) (MD)

METER, J.H., The Literary Theories of Daniel Heinsius. Van Gorcum, Assen, 1984. X,433p. Original blue cloth with dust wrps. Spine gilt titled. ‘Meter’s study of Heinsius’ critical theories has three dominant themes. First there is the movement from a poetic based on inspiration to a poetic centred on Horace and Aristotle and stressing conscious technique - in classical terms, ‘ars’ rather than ‘ingenium’. In the latter poetic, rules are necessary style is understood as rhetorical artifice, and imitation in the sense of following models is appropriate. Second, there is the pessimism of late Dutch Humanism. Lipsius found solace in Stoicism. Heinsius was more deeply influenced by Calvinism. His view of tragedy is bleak, almost medieval. Tragedy is not exemplary in the sense of warning its viewers away from this or that vice (…) It is, rather, a lesson in the vanity of human wishes and the inevitability of suffering. Catharsis is the result of having this lesson taught over and over again until it is accepted without perturbation (…). This can be called the ‘Mithridatic’ theory of catharsis. Meter traces it to Robortellos’s commentary on Aristotle (1548) rather than to Castelvetro’s (1571), where it is more explicitly developed. Third, there is the neoclassic theory that emerges from the texts themselves. This theory occupies most of Meter’s book. He explains it in patient, generally lucid denial, with frequent references to the commentaries of Robortello on the ‘Poetics’ and the ‘Ars Poetica’. Since his discussion if often technical, readers are advised to keep a copy to the ‘Poetics’ handy.’ (O.B. HARDISON in Renaissance Quarterly, 1986, pp.301-302). € 40.00 (Antiquarian)

METHUEN, C. and RYRIE, A. and SPICER, A., Inspiration and Institution in Christian History: Volume 57. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 398p. Hardback. Series: Studies in Church History. Since the apostolic age, Christian churches have seen a constant dialectic between inspiration and institution: how the ungoverned spontaneity of Spirit-led religion negotiates its way through laws, structures and communities. If institutional frameworks are absent or insufficient, new, creative and dynamic expressions of Christianity can disappear or collapse into disorder almost as quickly as they have flared up. If those frameworks are excessively rigid or punitive, they can often quench the spirit of any new movements. This volume explores the interplay between inspirational movements and institutional structures throughout Christianity's history, examining how the paradox of inspiration and institution has been negotiated from the ancient world to the modern era, tracing how different Christian movements have striven to hold these two vital aspects of their faith together, often finding creative or unexpected ways to institutionalize inspiration or to breathe new life into their institutions. (Publisher's information). € 78.89 (New) (MD)

METHUEN, C. and SPICER, A., The Church in Sickness and in Health: Volume 58. Cambridge University Press, 2022. 452p. Hardback. Series: Studies in Church History. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, this volume reflects on the way that the Church, from the earliest times, has cared for the sick and for the physical and spiritual health of society. Anointing and praying for the sick have always been combined with medical care. Religious foundations such as leper hospitals cared for the diseased but also isolated them to protect the health of society. The institutionalization of the Church's care for the sick led to the foundation of hospitals and medical schools. Many of the articles focus on the Church's response to sickness, especially pandemics. Others explore the connection between the Church and the medical profession, the clerical experience of sickness, and the ways that sickness has served as a metaphor for understanding the Church and its place in the world. (Publisher's information). € 78.89 (New)