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Religious practice among Finnish converts to Orthodox Christianity
Approaching Religion, 2022 In this study, I discuss the devotional lives of Finns who have joined the Orthodox Church of Finland as adults. The analysis is based on interviews conducted with 29 converts to Orthodoxy.
Helena Kupari
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Unveiling Saint Theobald: A Multidisciplinary Bioanthropological Investigation
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), a French nobleman who embraced voluntary poverty, hermitism, and pilgrimage, represents an early figure in the medieval ascetic movement. He holds historical significance for the diffusion of 11th‐century ascetic ideals, as a hermit saint associated with the Camaldolese order and venerated across northern
Nicola Carrara +6 more
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Early modern women and affective devotional reading
, 2010 The devotional life of early modern women was marked by reading practices that were often meditative and affective, in the pursuit of divine inspiration.
Molekamp, Femke
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Local religious traditions serve as informal environmental institutions, characterized by socially embedded norms that guide behaviour without formal enforcement and influence human–environment interactions. This study investigates the role of Bonbibi worship as a system of moral regulation in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans and examines the ...
Mohammad Raqibul Hasan Siddique +1 more
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Historia Crítica, 2016 This article analyzes the role of the clergy in Puebla (Mexico) in defense of the city during the war with the United States, and their ability to reach agreements with civil authorities in order to protect the civilian population, maintain order despite
Sergio Rosas Salas
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X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Portable X‐ray computed tomography (portable CT) has become an important tool for the non‐destructive investigation of cultural heritage objects, particularly when in situ analysis is required. This work presents the experimental characterization and application of a transportable cone‐beam CT system designed for the inspection of large and ...
Anderson de Paula +7 more
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Devotional Religious Practice as Trauma-Informed Response to Nationalist Polarization
, 2021 More than either cause of conflict or source of reconciliation, religious devotional practices are critical, and under-utilized, resources for responding to growing nationalistic conflict and polarization.
Rinker, Jeremy
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’Srī Gurugītā: A Sanskrit Devotional Text and Musical Yogic Practice
ReligionsThis article investigates the Sanskrit hymn, ´Srī Gurugītā, from a scholarly, scriptural, historical, and ethnographic standpoint. Mystical yogic concepts such as chaitanya-shabda (Consciousness–sound) and shravana samadhi (absorption through reading or ...
Brita Renée Heimarck
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Aesthetic Pleasure in the Worship of the Jina: Understanding Performance in Jain Devotional Culture
Religions, 2019 Performance has long been recognized to be a meaningful component in the worship of the Jina. This paper will focus on a particular aspect of devotional performance and historicize the phenomenon of ritual re-enactment of the Jina’s biography, a ...
Aleksandra Restifo
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Semantics of “Beneficence’’ in Quran [PDF]
پژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی, 2015 Semanticsdeals withthestudy ofmeaning.“Meaning’’ is awarenessofcultural context and the relationship between a word with other words in a text.
Alireza Dehghanpour +1 more
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