This article aims to shed light on the construction of architectural monuments in Kosovo as early XVI-XVIII centuries, especially Islamic architecture. style construction, influenced by eastern part continent, had its own features, which set it apart from other constructions built before Islam. Those features reached Albanian areas after Ottoman Empire conquered them. type architecture expresse...

This article brings Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910) Korea into the discussion about various roles of Daoism in East Asian cultures which it has, unfortunately, all too often been absent. Based primarily on art-historical methodology and literary analysis, offers an overview many sorts sources materials that determine perspectives we have Daoism-related beliefs concepts during late Chosŏn. In contras...

This article begins with a description of healthcare in ancient Greece, the origins concept epidemic, and assertion that infectious diseases have accompanied mankind since Neolithic times, especially urban areas. Then I present medieval customs related to plagues, places seclusion, linguistic concepts forms material culture left over from historic epidemics — spas, field hospitals, thanksgiving...