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On the Correlation between the Definitions “Religious Discourse” and “Religious Functional Style”: Confessional and Linguistic Aspects [PDF]

Вестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии
The article presents the experience of theoretical generalization of modern scientific ideas about the content and correlation of the most important concepts of modern speech communication in the religious sphere: “religious discourse” and “religious ...
Elena V. Grudinina
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 600-633, May 2026.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
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Conceptions of Church Slavonic

Slovene, 2017
In our time Church Slavonic is a “language without native speakers,” but it is not in all respects a “dead” one. It is for this reason that the Slavs have given it a great variety of names, the different use of which in philological publications heavily ...
Helmut Keipert
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A BUILDING INSCRIPTION FROM 1773 IN THE ZOGRAF MONASTERY

Linguarum Universe
The proposed message examines the linguistic features of a building inscription from 1773, preserved in the Zograf Monastery "St. George" on Mount Athos.
Ivo BRATANOV
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Linguistic Evidence Suggests that Xiōng‐nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo‐Siberian Language

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 1, Page 29-52, March 2026.
Abstract The Xiōng‐nú were a tribal confederation who dominated Inner Asia from the third century BC to the second century AD. Xiōng‐nú descendants later constituted the ethnic core of the European Huns. It has been argued that the Xiōng‐nú spoke an Iranian, Turkic, Mongolic or Yeniseian language, but the linguistic affiliation of the Xiōng‐nú and the ...
Svenja Bonmann, Simon Fries
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Język staro-cerkiewno-słowiański: źródło inspiracji czy zbędny balast? O możliwościach wykorzystania gramatyki języka scs. w nauce współczesnych języków słowiańskich

Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej
The Old Church Slavonic Language: A Source of Inspiration or an Unnecessary Burden? On the Possibilities of Using OCS Grammar in the Teaching and Learning of Modern Slavic Languages The aim of this article was to investigate the status of the Old ...
Przemysław Fałowski
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Relationship and Source of Whitings Used as a Painting Ground in Icons From Polish Museum Collections Based on Their Calcareous Nannofossil Content

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 132-143, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In icon painting, chalk whiting is key to creating a gesso ground, providing a smooth, absorbent surface for paint. Calcareous nannofossils, tiny marine skeletons found in chalk, are an ideal tool for analyzing the origin of an icon's chalk ground, often the only reliable information about where the icon came from.
Mariusz Kędzierski, Mirosław P. Kruk
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Sociolinguistic Aspects of the First Translations of the Bible into the Russian Language

Slovene, 2015
The first translations of the New Testament into the Russian language, which were carried out at the beginning of the 19th century, are usually regarded as a missionary project. But the language of these translations may prove that they were addressed to
Alexander G. Kravetsky
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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics

The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 342-376, February 2026.
Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
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The Martyrdom of Nadezhda Kurchenko: Soviet Hero Cults and the Spiritual Turn in Late Socialism

The Russian Review, Volume 85, Issue 1, Page 69-87, January 2026.
Abstract This article argues that the spiritual turn in Soviet atheism under Brezhnev provided a meaningful solution to the problems of producing heroes when self‐sacrificing martyrs were losing their appeal. To support this claim, I examine the story of Nadezhda Kurchenko, a nineteen‐year‐old flight attendant killed by two hijackers on an Aeroflot ...
Steven E. Harris
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