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Beyond the Cut: Generative Refusal and the Reimagining of Jewish Affiliation in Contemporary Israel

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Jewish‐Israeli society, circumcision (brit milah) carries far‐reaching significance, symbolizing both the covenant between god and the Jewish people and serving as a key marker of communal affiliation and cultural continuity. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with Jewish‐Israeli parents who have chosen not to circumcise their sons and using ...
Nina Rageth
wiley   +1 more source

Education and Learning in Studies of Nationalism: Anderson and Weber in Focus

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars of nationalism have pointed to the importance of educational institutions for the dissemination of national identities and associated sentimental attachments, yet how nationalism is learned within these educational institutions has received little attention.
Lejla Voloder
wiley   +1 more source

Voices from the minority: Understanding the acculturative experiences of British Shia Muslims

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives The aim of this research was to understand the acculturative experiences of British Shia Muslims, with hopes for practitioners to better understand how to support this population. Design Qualitative methodology was used, utilising semi‐structured interviews. Braun and Clarke's (Thematic analysis: A practical guide, Sage Publications
Mahdiyah Datoo, Sanaa Kadir
wiley   +1 more source

“An ox sitting on One's chest”: Experiences and understandings of common mental health conditions of Turkish‐speaking immigrants with lived experience in the UK

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Exploring how Turkish‐speaking immigrants understand and express common mental health conditions is crucial, as discrepancies in this area have real‐life consequences for treatment. Some key concepts to examine within this are the long‐standing belief that Turkish‐speaking immigrants somatise emotional difficulties and cannot ...
Ayse Akan, Gill Green, Frances Blumenfeld, Danny Taggart, Susan McPherson   +4 more
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Touching Through: The Puzzle of Mediated Contact

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is natural to think that one person touches another when their bodies make direct contact. However, much interpersonal touch is not like this. We often touch people through things like their clothing. But this raises a puzzle: How can you touch someone without directly touching the surface of their body?
William Hornett, Robert Morgan
wiley   +1 more source

The National Transformation of the Historical Memory of Minor Jewish Holidays During the Period of Hibbat Zion

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From its very inception, the Jewish National Movement Hibbat Zion turned to the collective past to advance its goals in the present. One of their activities was to reinterpret Jewish holidays and festivals, especially those that did not take a central place in the Jewish calendar.
Asaf Yedidya
wiley   +1 more source

Staging the Semahs: Performing Aleviness in Turkey and Europe

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

“Is This Edible Anyway?” The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
wiley   +1 more source

Subaltern Strategies and Agency: How South Asian American Youth Rework the Model Minority Stereotype

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines how South Asian American youth, as epistemically marginalized or “subaltern” actors, navigate racialized school experiences. It focuses on how South Asian American boys employ the model minority stereotype through finessing, a strategy of agency that counters exclusionary labels like perpetual foreigner and nerd while ...
Joan J. Hong
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Bicultural Ecologies: Schooling and Life Chances in Roma Communities

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This longitudinal study examines 30 years in the lives of two segregated Roma communities in Hungary by tracing educational trajectories and adult life chances. It analyses acculturation processes, exploring how educational experiences intersect with bicultural home and community socialisation to shape the accumulation and transformation of ...
Aranka Varga, Ábel Bereményi
wiley   +1 more source