Thomas M Dousa
Biographic Data
| ID | 10046135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas M Dousa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas M |
| FAMILY NAME | Dousa |
| SIGNATURE | DOUSA T M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7138-3219 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
S.R. Ranganathan's Ontology of the Book
This paper examines a conceptual model of the book advanced in the mid-20th century by the eminent Indian librarian and classification theorist S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), who formulated it with the aid of an ontological model drawn from Hindu philosophical thought. The analysis of this model, which has hitherto received only sporadic discussion in KO literature, unfolds in three parts. First, the paper outlines Ranganathan’s model, explains it…
Imperialism and Indexing
The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time when a number of pioneering knowledge organization systems (KOSs) originated. They were also a time when various forms of imperialism influenced social, political, and economic life in the countries where these KOSs were developed. Adopting a case study approach, this paper examines the influence of imperialism on one pioneering KOS of this period – Julius Otto Kaiser’s method of Systematic Index…
The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets and Greek Religion
Common motifs in the “Orphic” B tablets and Egyptian funerary texts
By virtue of both their context and their content, the “Orphic” gold plates occupy a singular place among the religious texts of the classical and early Hellenistic world. Deposited in tombs in sites as far afield as southern Italy, Thessaly, and Crete between the end of the fifth century bce and the second century ce , these thin pieces of gold foil served as a vademecum for the deceased, containing instructions on how one should negotiate his o…
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Common motifs in the “Orphic” B tablets and Egyptian funerary texts
By virtue of both their context and their content, the “Orphic” gold plates occupy a singular place among the religious texts of the classical and early Hellenistic world. Deposited in tombs in sites as far afield as southern Italy, Thessaly, and Crete between the end of the fifth century bce and the second century ce , these thin pieces of gold foil served as a vademecum for the deceased, containing instructions on how one should negotiate his o…
The 'Orphic' Gold Tablets and Greek Religion
Imperialism and Indexing
The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time when a number of pioneering knowledge organization systems (KOSs) originated. They were also a time when various forms of imperialism influenced social, political, and economic life in the countries where these KOSs were developed. Adopting a case study approach, this paper examines the influence of imperialism on one pioneering KOS of this period – Julius Otto Kaiser’s method of Systematic Index…
S.R. Ranganathan's Ontology of the Book
This paper examines a conceptual model of the book advanced in the mid-20th century by the eminent Indian librarian and classification theorist S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), who formulated it with the aid of an ontological model drawn from Hindu philosophical thought. The analysis of this model, which has hitherto received only sporadic discussion in KO literature, unfolds in three parts. First, the paper outlines Ranganathan’s model, explains it…
Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Literature (2 works)