Die betekenis en funksie van die himnes in Openbaring 4-11 by F. P. Viljoen

“… The plotted actions in Revelation 4-11 could be actualised in the strict sense without the hymns, but the total communicative and esthetic effect could not be achieved without them. …”
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Egyptian personal piety and Israel's wisdom literature by S. Fischer

“… This article evaluates the movement of Egyptian personal piety and its relation to Israelite wisdom texts. Hymns and prayers of personal piety developed in the New Kingdom at the same time as “heretic” Harpers’ songs and love songs. …”
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Vernuwing in die kerklied: die Liedboek van die Kerk (2001) by E. C. Kloppers

“… Renewal in hymnody and an “explosion” of hymns are taking place world-wide. Many new hymnals were published in the past decades. …”
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Gallo rojo, gallo negro, chanter la dissidenceDe la rue à l’histoire by Florence Belmonte

“…Anonyme à l'époque, elle était reprise dans les rues lors des manifestations étudiantes comme un hymne de reconnaissance des opposants à la dictature du général Franco. …”
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Ovidian intertextuality and metamorphosis in Prudentius by Philip Hardie

“…Horatian lyric is laid under contribution not just in the lyric metres of the hymns in the Cathemerinon. The personal Praefatio and Epilogus allude mostly to Horace, and hardly at all to Virgil (not surprising, given Horace’s use of first-person genres in autobiographical mode). …”
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The people of Cuth made Nergal (2 Kings 17:30).The historicity and cult of Nergal in the Ancient Middle East. by Leszek Rasztawicki

“…On the other hand, there are many hymns and written texts, praising his glory and might, which support the existing cult of Nergal. …”
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A chiastic opus to the Creator of “heaven and earth- earth and heaven” by L. Sutton

“… Two hymns that focus on God (and Christ in the New Testament text) as the creator are Psalm 148 and Colossians 1:15-20. …”
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Flaubert et Lucrèce dans la Correspondance : de la gentillesse à la mauvaise humeur by Benoît Dufau

“…Héritier d’une lecture « sombre » du De rerum natura, Flaubert compose un hymne à Lucrèce tout en nuances et s’attache à rendre à Lucrèce tout le « respect » qui lui est dû, à une époque où il est de bon ton de « mépriser » l’épicurisme.…”
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Noye’s Fludde: Benjamin Britten’s. Interpretation of the Chester Play by Peter Happé

“…Nous reviendrons tout particulièrement sur les trois hymnes ajoutés par Britten, suggérant que les modifications visent à adapter le propos au public de son temps, mais aussi à élargir ce public en l’ouvrant aux enfants.…”
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I Cavalieri erranti: il resoconto del viaggio della canzone anarchica, dalla storia all’inconscio collettivo by Alessio Lega 

“…Entre 1875 et 1940, le mouvement libertaire italien fabrique la plupart des hymnes qui seront adoptés, avec des variantes, par les travailleurs de toutes tendances et de tous milieux — communistes, socialistes, ouvriers, paysans — et qui vont marquer profondément les slogans et les rêves des plusieurs générations. …”
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பெரியபுராணத்தில் நாயன்மார்களின் பண்பாட்டு மரபுகள் / Cultural Traditions of the Nayanmars in Periyapuranam... by முனைவர் க. முத்துமாரியம்மாள் / Dr. K. Muthumariammal

“…Periyapuranam is a Bhakti masterpiece that illustrates how the Nayanmars adhered to and preserved cultural traditions throughout different phases of their lives. The devotional hymns they composed provide a clear understanding of their spiritual practices. …”
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About Oirat Texts from the Handwritten Collection BM-574 from the Collection of P. B. Baldanzhapov by Deliash N. Muzraeva, Tsymzhit P. Vanchikova

“…Among these texts, along with hymns, praises of the deities of the Buddhist pantheon, sutras, fortune-telling books, descriptions of incense rituals, dharani texts (tarni) and texts against slander are presented. …”
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Josquin’s Motet “In amara crucis ara” in the Green Codex of Viadrina by Wojciech Odoj

“… Manuscript I F 428, located at Wrocław University Library, commonly called The Green Codex of Viadrina, probably copied during the second decade of the sixteenth century, contains complete Mass cycles, single Mass movements, settings of the Magnificat, hymns, motets, and other settings of German texts. …”
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La poésie lyrique, un outil d’unification linguistique et politique by Anne-Marie Le Baillif

“…In 1566 Ronsard begins his politic career with Les Hymnes, a long poem that celebrates on the catholic dynasty of the Valois family. …”
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