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A woman’s place: imperial women in late antique Rome [PDF]

, 2017
La relation entre les empereurs romains de l’époque tardive et la ville de Rome est traditionnellement caractérisée par l’abandon de la cité, favorisant des lieux qui répondaient mieux aux exigences militaires, politiques et religieuses de cette ...
Hillner, J.D.
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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

Alexandria: History and culture [PDF]

, 2017
Alexandria has been one of the most important cities throughout history. Born from the mixing of two of the major cultures of Antiquity―Greek and Egyptian―the city has been a melting pot allowing the development of human knowledge from its ...
Chica, Carmen
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“Nothing is any longer one thing”:: Transcending Ideology by Aligning the Self with Nature and Art in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando [PDF]

, 2021
Virginia Woolf\u27s 1928 novel Orlando challenges the very validity of socially constructed ideologies by allowing its titular character to transcend not only the boundaries of physical sex, but also those of time and space.
Raine, Juno
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Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
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The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the attempts to organize a Pan‐Orthodox Council in the years following the First World War that could gather in 1925 on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. While some of these efforts were remarkably ambitious, and although they were not always feasible or fully realized, they
Natallia Vasilevich
wiley   +1 more source

Islam, the Arabs and Umayyad Rulers according to Theophanes the Confessor’s Chronography [PDF]

, 2012
Translated by Konrad FigatAs the Chronography of Theophanes the Confessor includes a lot of information about the foreign states and tribes which were connected with the Byzantine Empire.
Cecota, Błażej
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Annulled: Marriage, Sex, and Violence in the Archives of the Ottoman East [PDF]

, 2023
On October 2, 1878, Narduhi Magarian and Sahag Ağa Tevrizian were wed in the Ot- toman border town of Erzurum. Soon afterwards, both of them sought freedom from this union, one foisted upon them by Narduhi’s wealthy, violent, and alcohol-addled father ...
Ghazarian, Matthew
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The Past Requires Reconciliation

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
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Newly discovered documents about Grigor Zohrap’s activity

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti
After the publication of the monograph “The chronicle of the life and activities of Grigor Zohrap” by Prof. Albert Sharuryan it would seem that all episodes of Zohrap’s life had been revealed.
Miqayel Martirosyan
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