Duggan's Essays on Medieval Canon Law

We’ve recently learned of the publication of A. J. Duggan, Popes, Bishops, and the Progress of Canon Law, c.1120–1234, ed. T.R. Baker (Brepols, 2020).   Anne J. Duggan is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History and Fellow of King’s College London; Travis R. Baker (D.Phil, Oxford, 2017) is a...

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Astorri on Lutheran Theology and Contract Law in Early Modern Germany

Here's a 2019 publication that we missed somehow: Lutheran Theology and Contract Law in Early Modern Germany (ca. 1520-1720) (Verlag Ferdinand Schoningh, 2019), by Paolo Astorri (post-doc at the Center of Privacy Studies, University of Copenhagen; faculty member at the Catholic University of Leuven)....

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Weekend Roundup

In the op-ed pages of the New York Times: John Fabian Witt (Yale Law School) writes about how courts have historically responded to challenges to public health laws -- and how they are doing so today ("Republican Judges Are Quietly Upending Public Health Laws").In the Washington Post's "Made by History" section: Bruce J. Shulman (Boston University) on how "Court-packing — and other radical constitutional...

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Prifogle, "Legal Landscapes, Migrant Labor, and Rural Social Safety Nets in Michigan, 1942-1971"

Emily Prifogle (University of Michigan Law) has posted "Legal Landscapes, Migrant Labor, and Rural Social Safety Nets in Michigan, 1942-1971." Here's the abstract:In the 1960s, farmers pressed trespass charges against aid workers providing assistance to agricultural laborers living on the farmers’ private property. Some of the first court decisions to address these types of trespass, such as the...

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A Lost World? Jewish International Lawyers and New World Orders

[We have the following announcement.  The full--and footnoted--call is here.  DRE] Call for proposals: A Lost World?: Jewish International Lawyers and New World Orders (1917-1951)The International Law Forum of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem together with the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture –Simon Dubnow, at Leipzig and the Jacob Robinson Institute...

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"Ugadi 2010" - Kannada, Telugu & Tamil New year

Kannada (ವಿಕೃತಿ ನಾಮ ಸಂವತ್ಸರ) and Telugu (వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర) new year Ugadi is celebrated this year on March 16th 2010. Here are all the important information you will need for celebrating "Ugadi 2010". Happy new year !!Tamil new year is on April 14th 2009. Send Tamil eGreetings, ecards & wishes from these websites for Tamil New year.Read the Pooja Procedure for Kannada and Telugu Ugadi here....

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"Ugadi 2010" - Kannada, Telugu & Tamil New year

Kannada (ವಿಕೃತಿ ನಾಮ ಸಂವತ್ಸರ) and Telugu (వికృతి నామ సంవత్సర) new year Ugadi is celebrated this year on March 16th 2010. Here are all the important information you will need for celebrating "Ugadi 2010". Happy new year !!Tamil new year is on April 14th 2009. Send Tamil eGreetings, ecards & wishes from these websites for Tamil New year.Read the Pooja Procedure for Kannada and Telugu Ugadi here....

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"Ganesh pooja, Vinayaka chaturthi, Ganapathi puja vidhanam"

Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, and Chavath in Konkani.Ganapathi Chaturthi this year falls...

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"Ganesh pooja, Vinayaka chaturthi, Ganapathi puja vidhanam"

Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, and Chavath in Konkani.Ganapathi Chaturthi this year falls...

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"Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana" - Aradhane Songs and shlokas

Sri Raghavendra Swami is one of the most influential saints in entire South India. He advocated Vaishnavism and the Dvaita philosophy advocated by Madhvacharya. He is considered by his devotees to be a reincarnation of Prahlada, the devotee who was saved by Vishnu in his avatar as Narasimha.Sri...

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"Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana" - Aradhane Songs and shlokas

Sri Raghavendra Swami is one of the most influential saints in entire South India. He advocated Vaishnavism and the Dvaita philosophy advocated by Madhvacharya. He is considered by his devotees to be a reincarnation of Prahlada, the devotee who was saved by Vishnu in his avatar as Narasimha.Sri...

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Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata - Vara Lakshmi Pooja vidhana

Varamahalakshmi Vratha is performed more commonly in the southern Indian States of Andhra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and also in parts of Maharashtra and Orissa. The glory of performing the VARALAKSHMI VRATA, narrated directly by Lord Shiva Himself, is elaborately discussed in the Skanda Puranam. This year...

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Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata - Vara Lakshmi Pooja vidhana

Varamahalakshmi Vratha is performed more commonly in the southern Indian States of Andhra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and also in parts of Maharashtra and Orissa. The glory of performing the VARALAKSHMI VRATA, narrated directly by Lord Shiva Himself, is elaborately discussed in the Skanda Puranam. This year...

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Sri Rama navami festival - pooja process

Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Ram. It falls on the ninth day of the Chaitra month. It is on April 3rd 2009 this year. On the Ram Navami day, Lord Vishnu temples are decorated and the image of Lord Ram is richly adorned. Shlokas from the ‘Ramacharitamanas’ are recited. It is believed that Lord...

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Sri Rama navami festival - pooja process

Ram Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Ram. It falls on the ninth day of the Chaitra month. It is on April 3rd 2009 this year. On the Ram Navami day, Lord Vishnu temples are decorated and the image of Lord Ram is richly adorned. Shlokas from the ‘Ramacharitamanas’ are recited. It is believed that Lord...

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Holy celebrations in the US - New York, CHicago, Seattle,

Holi celebrations is something that every indian looks forward to celebrate. Whether it is the Bollywood Holi songs/Movies or the religious fervor of Holi, every one eagerly awaits the Holi celebrations. But, how about the Holi celebrations in the USA? There are many places in the USA where Holi is celebrated or should I say, party-ed? Checkout your closest location to Party Holi..Holi, Phagwah parade...

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Maha Shivaratri - Rudra abhisheka - pooja process

Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivaratri (Night of Shiva or "Great Night of Shiva") is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Maagha (as per Shalivahana) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama) in the "Hindu Calendar"...

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"Lalita sahasranama download - Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, English fonts"

Lalita sahasranama is a sacred Hindu text for the worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, i.e. the Divine Mother, in the form of her and the male gods' feminine power, Shakti. Lalita is the Goddess of bliss, an epithet for Parvati. Etymologically, "Lalita" means "She Who Plays". It is supposedly one of the most complete stotras, one need only recite it to gain total salvation.Here are the links to...

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"Holi songs download - SMS, greetings, messages, video"

The colorful festival, Holi, is celebrated throughout India. There are many stories for the significance of Holi festival in different parts of India. Holi is known by different name in different parts of the country, but one thing remains the same - People enjoy the hell of the day! And music and dancing is essential part of the celebrations. Below are some of the collection of Songs, Videos and...

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