The central premise of this article is that narrative literature from premodern India can give us insights into the ways that sovereignty was conceptualized within broader cosmological structures, creating what has been called “political theology” in ...
Caleb Simmons
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Comment on Noll and Krier, "Some Implications of Cognitive Psychology for Risk Regulation" [PDF]
We have known about systematic violations of the expected utility (EU) theory of choice for almost forty years, since Maurice Allais got Jimmie Savage to violate his own "sure-thing principle" (or "independence axiom") while making hypothetical ...
Camerer, Colin F.
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Devotion and Development: Religiosity, Education, and Economic Progress in Nineteenth-Century France
This paper studies when religion can hamper diffusion of knowledge and economic development, and through which mechanism. I examine Catholicism in France during the Second Industrial Revolution (1870–1914).
M. Squicciarini
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Fé Canindé: sobre romeiros, romarias e ex-votos
The photo essay is an excerpt from a documentary project in development which addresses "pilgrims", such as "pilgrimages" and "ex-votos" practiced by devotion to São Francisco de Canindé, in the municipality of Canindé, located 110 km away from the city ...
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Book Review: \u3ci\u3eDancing Bodies of Devotion: Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
Book review of Dancing Bodies of Devotion: Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam. By Katherine C. Zubko.
Roberts, Michelle Voss
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What Approach to Flemish Annunciations?
Through a series of case studies, this paper examines Flemish fifteenth and early sixteenth century paintings of the Annunciation in a domestic setting as an example of how the materiality and the spiritual dimension form two inseparable aspects of ...
Thor-Oona Pignarre-Altermatt
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Tensions in the practice of Marian Devotion between Clergy, Laity, and the Vatican: The maintenance of Catholic Social Structure in Gozo, Malta [PDF]
In Gozo, Malta, tensions exist within the ritual system of Catholic Marian Devotion, observed through a disconnect between how laity practice Marian Devotion rituals and how the Vatican defines the practice of Marian Devotion.
Masso-Rivetti, Cella
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Death and the adorable orphan: Marcelino pan y vino (1954; 1991; 2000) [PDF]
The Spanish journalist and writer José María Sánchez-Silva, unaware that he was adapting a folk tale about religious devotion rewarded, produced a complex narrative about the mother-son dyad: Marcelino pan y vino (1952).
Harvey, Jessamy
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The Empowerment of the Rumah Belajar CSR PT. Antam Tbk. in Improving Education to the Community [PDF]
This devotion aimed to improve the service of CSR PT. Antam Ltd. by empowering Rumah Belajar Masyarakat (Home Learning Communities) in the village Hakatutobu, Kecamatan Pomalaa.
Arung, F. (Fernandes), Sarmadan, S. (S)
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Vanité, reliques et stigmates face au regard curieux
In the XVIIth century, relics and bloody corporeal forms of devotion came under suspicion as Protestants criticised the ‘insane curiosity’ of papists. Visible and extraordinary forms of devotion ran the risk of being treated as vain superstitions or with
Sophie Houdard
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