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‘Enthusiasts’ and ‘Fanatics’: The Decembrists as a Case Study in French Influence on Russian Culture, Emotions and Thought

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Participants in Russia's 1825 Decembrist uprising against the Tsarist regime were, quite literally, a case study in French cultural influence upon Russia. This is particularly true as it relates to Russia's emotional cultures. Although this has not, traditionally, been the primary focus of historical analysis of this event (in Soviet or ...
ADAM COKER
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The Practice of Islam in America: An Introduction

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2018
Since September 11, American Muslim identities, political views, sensi- bilities, and even private lives have been studied by academics, pollsters, government agencies, and think tank researchers.
Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu
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Sino‐Mexican Encounters Before the ‘Diplomatic Opening’: Exhibition Diplomacy and Grassroots Friendship in the 1960s

History, EarlyView.
Abstract During the 1960s, Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) embraced Chinese overtures for a commercial opening as consistent with its anti‐imperialist posture, thereby foreshadowing the diplomatic opening to China in 1972. Yet this professed ideological pluralism was eclipsed by an underlying allegiance to the United States' anti ...
YIXIN TIAN
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‘The Tragedy of a Small Nation’: Alexander Devine and British Perspectives on the Montenegrin Question, 1918–24

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the pro‐Montenegrin political campaigns of Alexander Devine, a schoolmaster and journalist who became Montenegro's leading British advocate following its incorporation into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War.
ROSS CAMERON
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Kring krigsbönböcker och korum. Om bön i den svenska armén 1611–1721

Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 2013
In Swedish Church history the 17th and early 18th centuries are commonly referred to as the Lutheran orthodoxy. During this period rules for regimental services and prayers where prescribed in the military regulations.
David Gudmundsson
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A Historical–Contextual Analysis of the Use of “Tapu”, “Utu” and “Muru” in the Māori New Testament and Book of Common Prayer

Religions
Building on Wittgenstein’s theory of ordinary language use and Lamin Sanneh’s insights into the effects of biblical translations in vernacular languages, this essay examines how the translation process in Niu Tireni (New Zealand/Aotearoa) in the 1830s ...
Samuel D. Carpenter
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The Study of the Themes of "Holy Conversation" and "Annunciation" in the Timurid Miraj'nama and the Masterworks of Fra Angelico [PDF]

نگره, 2014
The first and forth illustrations of the Timurid "Book of Ascension" (ca. 1436-37 A.D.), otherwise known as "Mir Haydar's Mirajnama" respectively depict the themes of annunciation to prophet Mohammad and conversation and prayer of prophets at Al-Aqsa ...
Asqar Javani, Mahboubeh Nikounejad, Bahareh Shariati   +2 more
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HYPERSCALING HOUSING: Venture Capital, Real Estate Start‐Ups and the Race to Build a Global Residential Brand

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Synonymous with the rise of Big Tech, venture capitalists (VCs) are asset managers that invest in early‐stage companies, pursuing aggressive growth and market domination. Since the 2008 financial crisis, VCs have poured huge sums into real estate start‐ups.
Tim White
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“Cherubic Hymn” and the Great Entrance in the Kyiv Church in the 17th century. Part I. Prayer “None is Worthy”

Studia Humanitatis, 2017
The article analyses the Hierarchal (Priestly) prayer, which is read before the Great Entrance, comparing three Ukrainian editions – Service Books by St. Petro Mohyla (1629, 1639) and Hierarchal Service Book by Ivan Boyarsky (1632) and the modern rite of
Bochkar Arseniy
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Uncovering the Oppenheimer Siddur: using scientific analysis to reveal the production process of a medieval illuminated Hebrew manuscript

Heritage Science, 2018
The aim of this research was to use non-invasive scientific analysis to uncover evidence of the planning process and relationship between pigments used in text copying and artwork production in the Oppenheimer Siddur (Oxford Bodleian Library MS Opp. 776),
Suzanne Wijsman, Sarah Neate, Sotiria Kogou, Haida Liang   +3 more
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