OAR@UM Community: /library/oar/handle/123456789/51361 2025-11-02T01:02:47Z Humanitas : Journal of the Faculty of Arts : volume 2 /library/oar/handle/123456789/137341 Title: Humanitas : Journal of the Faculty of Arts : volume 2 Authors: Sciriha, Lydia Abstract: Launched in 1999, Humanitas was the peer-reviewed journal of the Faculty of Arts, serving as an indirect successor to the now-defunct Journal of the Faculty of Arts. The publication aimed to showcase the Faculty’s current scholarly interests and reaffirm its vitality and intellectual engagement, despite the challenges faced since the previous journal's last issue. It sought to highlight the enduring values that have shaped the Faculty’s identity since its origins as the College of Philosophy many decades ago. 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Humanitas : Journal of the Faculty of Arts : volume 1 /library/oar/handle/123456789/137340 Title: Humanitas : Journal of the Faculty of Arts : volume 1 Authors: Sciriha, Lydia Abstract: Launched in 1999, Humanitas was the peer-reviewed journal of the Faculty of Arts, serving as an indirect successor to the now-defunct Journal of the Faculty of Arts. The publication aimed to showcase the Faculty’s current scholarly interests and reaffirm its vitality and intellectual engagement, despite the challenges faced since the previous journal's last issue. It sought to highlight the enduring values that have shaped the Faculty’s identity since its origins as the College of Philosophy many decades ago. 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Jean Quintin's Insulae Melitae descriptio (1536) : an anniversary and a discussion on its sources /library/oar/handle/123456789/51546 Title: Jean Quintin's Insulae Melitae descriptio (1536) : an anniversary and a discussion on its sources Authors: Vella, Horatio Caesar Roger Abstract: Jean Quentin (1500-1561) was a French Knight of the Order of St. John ·of Jerusalem, a priest, a traveller, a Professor of Canon Law and a writer. His description of Malta, written in 1533, is about how he saw it at the time the Knights first came to Malta, and about the classical and Pauline traditions related to it. This paper analyses the correctness of his version of these traditions. 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z War and peace in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry /library/oar/handle/123456789/51535 Title: War and peace in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry Authors: Farrugia, Marisa Abstract: Tribal conflicts, raids and vengeance were the raison d'etre of pagan Arab Bedouin life. However others preferred 'milk' than 'blood'. These themes are well depicted in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. This paper seeks to explain the motives of the Bedouins' battles as illustrated in their oral poetry together with peace as the theme. 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z