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‘Who is the Gael who Would Not Weep?’: The Book of the O'Conor Don, Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, and Late Bardic Poetry of Exile

Renaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 764-780, September 2026.
Abstract This article examines how late bardic poetry transforms the condition of exile into a literary mode that reimagines community and tradition. I argue that poetry of lament, blessing and devotion articulates a broader literary consciousness that anticipates modern notions of a national consciousness. The compilation of bardic verse in manuscript
Daniel T. McClurkin
wiley   +1 more source

Staging the Semahs: Performing Aleviness in Turkey and Europe

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 363-372, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The semah, a genre of music and movement practices imbued with values of gender, class, age and ethical egalitarianism, lies at the core of the Alevis' ayn‐i cem rituals. Since the 1970s, processes of urbanisation, migration, folklore production and heritage‐making have facilitated the circulation of semah beyond ritual contexts, particularly ...
Sinibaldo De Rosa
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Geography and ‘The New’

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This Intervention reflects on the multiple, contradictory and ambivalent relations human geography has with ‘the new’. Some sort of relation with the new is an inescapable and necessary part of all practices of knowledge generation. Newness, whether it be an empirical finding, an idea, a concept or an approach, can fuel the interest, wonder ...
Ben Anderson, Katherine Brickell, David Bissell, Beth Greenhough, Harriet Hawkins, Jenny Pickerill, Nathaniel Télémaque, Tatiana Thieme   +7 more
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 595-612, September 2026.
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi, Christopher J. Jenks   +1 more
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The object of performance : performativity in contemporary Japanese 'onkyo' music

, 2004
Many contemporary approaches to the performance of music and sound have jettisoned traditional performative modes. Minimal or even non-existant theatricality has become commonplace in both laptop performance and live electronic compositions and ...
Stuart, Caleb
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Õhtumaine kirikulaul ja vaimne heaolu Anno Domini 2024. Juhtumiuurimus Pühalaulu Kooli kogukonnas / Occidental Ecclesiastical Chant and Mental Well-Being Anno Domini 2024: A Case Study in the Community of the School of Sacred Chant

Methis: Studia Humaniora Estonica
Teesid: Kirikulaulu on teaduskirjanduses käsitletud kui transtsendentse ehk üleloomuliku rahu allikat ning selle kaudu kui potentsiaalset toetajat vaimse heaolu (VH) kujunemisel ja hoidmisel.
Eerik Jõks
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Between worship, learning and musical practice: mapping the shifting functions of the contemporary cathedral

Journal of Beliefs & Values
This article offers a critical comparative analysis of three musical contexts at Liverpool Cathedral: liturgical services, educational programmes and wider choral outreach. Drawing on data from online questionnaires and qualitative interviews, the study examines the sociodemographic profiles of adult participants, including congregants, alongside the ...
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Contemporary Music Students' Experience of Improvisation in the Classroom

Improvisation is a central part of many contemporary musicians’ practices – from developing an accompaniment from chord symbols to ‘playing a solo’ in an ensemble.
Russell, Helen, Woodward, Bruce
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CANTOR AND MINISTER IN A VALUE-CREATING WORSHIP

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica, 2010
The present study evaluates the current situation of Hungarian Reformed liturgy and worship. In the context of a consumer and information society the genuineness and relevance of Reformed ecclesiastical service becomes an ever-increasing challenge for ...
Károly FEKETE
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The church of England’s use of liturgical texts from the perspective of ritual performance and flow [PDF]

, 2000
The Church of England makes extensive use of liturgical texts. These texts were never intended simply to sit on the page, but to be used or performed. This thesis examines the Church of England's use of its liturgical texts by applying criteria from the ...
Enticott, Ian Peter
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