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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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Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena

Quaternary Science Advances
This paper addresses the interplay between Holocene landscape evolution and human settlement dynamics, drawing new evidence from the alluvial history of Xerolakkos, a continental stream in Grevena (Western Macedonia, Greece).
Giannis Apostolou, Alfredo Mayoral, Konstantina Venieri, Sofia Dimaki, Arnau Garcia-Molsosa, Mercourios Georgiadis, Hector A. Orengo   +6 more
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Marea: a Byzantine port in northern Egypt [PDF]

, 1982
African Studies Center Working Paper No ...
Gabel, Creighton, Petruso, Karl
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Images of Trebizond and the Pontos in Contemporary Literature in English with a Gothic Conclusion [PDF]

, 2016
A Byzantinist specializing in the history of the Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461), the author presents four books of different genres written in English and devoted to the medieval state on the south coast of the Black Sea. The most spectacular of them is
Dąbrowska, Małgorzata
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Constructing citizenship and indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights and identities in cultural heritage sites

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This paper explores the relationships between Bedouin rights, citizenship and indigeneity in cultural heritage sites in Jordan. Through interviews and ethnographic fieldwork with Bedouin communities, we argue that a more critical engagement with indigeneity is necessary in Jordan.
Taraf Abu Hamdan, Olivia Mason
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Wine Production and Trade on Euboea from the Twelfth to the First Half of the Fifteenth Century

Античная древность и средние века
Although viticulture was widespread in the Eastern Mediterranean, some of its areas possessed a special “wine” reputation. The island of Euboea was among such centers. This article attempts to analyze the state of wine production and wine trade on Euboea
Aleksandra Anatol’evna Romanova
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An environmental and cultural study at Lake Maryut, Lower Egypt: a research prospectus [PDF]

, 1980
African Studies Center Working Paper No ...
Gabel, Creighton, Petruso, Karl
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax

The Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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Notaries in the Byzantine Services Market, 4th to 9th Centuries

Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна. Історія
The issue of differentiation and specialization within the Byzantine notariat, particularly its integration into the service market, remains an understudied area.
Сергій Сорочан
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Trade and exchange [PDF]

, 2008
If the history of Mediterranean trade during the period c800-1200 is one of decline and reluctant recovery that of Northern Europe is decidedly one of growth. One reason for this is the different points of departure.
Arthur, P., Sindbæk, Søren
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