#Books

There’s a new and rapidly growing discipline on the block and it’s known as cognitive studies. How are its insights into perception, intuition and emotion transforming humanities research? In the case of classics, cognitive approaches have already opened up a world of possibilities.

Forgeries or masterworks? The truth about the Ḥatäta Zärʾa Yaʿǝqob and its companion treatise has eluded scholars for generations. A new edited volume looks beyond the authorship question, celebrating the philosophical and literary qualities of these texts and their impact on international scholarship.