"Festschrift" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1970, P[eter] B. Dews, “Preface”, in P. B. Dews, editor, Festschrift for B. F. Skinner (Century Psychology series), New York, N.Y.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, page x; republished New York, N.Y.: Irvington Publishers, 1977, page x",
          "text": "So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume?",
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          "ref": "1981, “General Editor’s Preface”, in Wilfred Cantwell Smith, On Understanding Islam: Selected Studies (Religion and Reason; 19), The Hague: Mouton Publishers, page v",
          "text": "At the present time a scholar of religion who lectures, reads papers and publishes will inevitably find his various products dispersed over a number of periodicals, Festschriften and other volumes, mostly published in different countries and often in different languages.",
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          "ref": "2012, Fred Karlsson, “Is there a Crisis in Generative Linguistics?”, in Diana Santos, Krister Lindén, Wanjiku Ng’ang’a, editors, Shall We Play the Festschrift Game?: Essays on the Occasion of Lauri Carlson’s 60th Birthday, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, →DOI, page 4",
          "text": "Now that I have the privilege of publishing these remarks in Lauri Carlson's Festschrift, I want, by way of conclusion, to briefly address an issue he brought up in his contribution [...] to my Festschrift.",
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          "ref": "2014, G. M. T. Emezue, Inge Kosch, Maurice Kangel, “Introduction”, in G. M. T. Emezue, Inge Kosch, Maurice Kangel, editors, Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in Honour of Professor Austin Chukwu, [s.l.]: HPC Books, page 11",
          "text": "Traditional Festschrifts (or Festschriften) are designed by students and colleagues in honour of a person (usually soon to be or a retiree) they know. This action is very noble. However, Michael Taffart observes in \"Gardens or Graveyards of a scholarship?\" that the most common failings of Festschriften are lack of \"themes, insufficient evidence of strong editorial hands and uneven quality throughout the collection.\"",
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          "ref": "1970, P[eter] B. Dews, “Preface”, in P. B. Dews, editor, Festschrift for B. F. Skinner (Century Psychology series), New York, N.Y.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, page x; republished New York, N.Y.: Irvington Publishers, 1977, page x",
          "text": "So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume?",
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          "ref": "1981, “General Editor’s Preface”, in Wilfred Cantwell Smith, On Understanding Islam: Selected Studies (Religion and Reason; 19), The Hague: Mouton Publishers, page v",
          "text": "At the present time a scholar of religion who lectures, reads papers and publishes will inevitably find his various products dispersed over a number of periodicals, Festschriften and other volumes, mostly published in different countries and often in different languages.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2012, Fred Karlsson, “Is there a Crisis in Generative Linguistics?”, in Diana Santos, Krister Lindén, Wanjiku Ng’ang’a, editors, Shall We Play the Festschrift Game?: Essays on the Occasion of Lauri Carlson’s 60th Birthday, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, →DOI, page 4",
          "text": "Now that I have the privilege of publishing these remarks in Lauri Carlson's Festschrift, I want, by way of conclusion, to briefly address an issue he brought up in his contribution [...] to my Festschrift.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2014, G. M. T. Emezue, Inge Kosch, Maurice Kangel, “Introduction”, in G. M. T. Emezue, Inge Kosch, Maurice Kangel, editors, Justice and Human Dignity in Africa: Collection of Essays in Honour of Professor Austin Chukwu, [s.l.]: HPC Books, page 11",
          "text": "Traditional Festschrifts (or Festschriften) are designed by students and colleagues in honour of a person (usually soon to be or a retiree) they know. This action is very noble. However, Michael Taffart observes in \"Gardens or Graveyards of a scholarship?\" that the most common failings of Festschriften are lack of \"themes, insufficient evidence of strong editorial hands and uneven quality throughout the collection.\"",
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