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Iconographic Features of Kalmyk Embroidery: Traditional and Contemporary Practices
Oriental Studies, 2021 Introduction. The Kalmyks are a Mongolic Buddhist people that arrived in the Volga region in the 17th century. The specific ethnic features of Buddhism professed by the Kalmyks took shape over centuries of Russian suzerainty and were determined by ...
Tatyana I. Sharaeva
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the symbolic politics of state‐led gentrification and heritagization, focusing on how these processes serve to ‘glorify’ state power. Drawing on Agamben's political theology, Bourdieu's notion of symbolic power and space, and political heritage studies, we argue that the symbolic politics of state glorification can ...
Wouter van Gent +2 more
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The Local Protective Goddess of Khotan: Images of the Earth Goddess
ReligionsAmong the pictorial remains unearthed from Buddhist monastery sites in the Khotan region, a distinct category of female deities holds considerable significance.
Huiming Zhang
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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The Buddhist Art and Architecture of Taxila
International Journal on Culture, History, and Religion, 2023 Taxila was the only big city in ancient India known to the Greeks, as many specimens have been unearthed through archaeological excavations. Long-lasting excavations at Taxila, which have revealed three successive city sites and about two dozen other monuments and diverse material which is the best means of studying the nature and level of various ...
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Talc‐Tempered Pottery From Bala Hissar, Kabul: An Analytical Study
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Potsherds of cooking ware excavated at Bala Hissar archaeological site in Kabul were studied using X‐ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscope‐energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometry (SEM‐EDS), Raman spectroscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction (XRPD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and optical microscopy.
Parviz Holakooei +4 more
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The Framework of Modeling Buddhist Head in 3D with Semantic Information [PDF]
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesBuddhist statues hold profound spiritual and cultural significance, yet their comprehensive analysis and identification remain largely reliant on manual annotation and expert scrutiny.
Y. Pan +5 more
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Moral Entertainment – The Buddhist Hell Parks of Thailand
Studia Religiologica, 2021 Visiting Hell parks is a popular pastime in contemporary Thailand. Situated near Buddhist temples, these gruesome sculpture gardens depict the Buddhist vision of Hell.
Roman Husarski
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Repurposing management for the public good involves realizing alternative ideas to serve societal interests. Humanistic management is centred on such ideas as human dignity and well‐being. Realization refers to the generation and maintenance of social realities corresponding to these ideas.
Oliver Laasch +4 more
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