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Materials for a Dictionary of Collective Nicknames of the Perm Region Residents [PDF]

Вопросы ономастики, 2023
The paper provides the outcomes of the authors’ ongoing research on Russian collective nicknames of the Perm region. It significantly complements the previously published part, dealing with the features of usage, semantics, and historical significance of
Irina I. Rusinova, Alexander V. Chernykh
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Borogon: Ethnonym and Ethnic History

Монголоведение
Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the origin and spread of the ethnonym Boroγon (in Russian spelling — Borogon), reflected in the names of administrative territorial units of various taxonomic levels in the territory of Yakutia during ...
Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin
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The mi‘rāj in Select Shaykhī, Bābī, and Bahā’ī Texts

Religions, 2023
The mi‘raj, or ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven, has received a great deal of attention on the part of Islamic scholars and writers, who expanded upon a short Qur’anic passage and communicated their understanding of this episode.
Sholeh A. Quinn
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Establishing Lineage Legitimacy and Building Labrang Monastery as “the Source of Dharma”: Jikmed Wangpo (1728–1791) Taking the Helm

Religions, 2021
The eighteenth century witnessed the continuity of Geluk growth in Amdo from the preceding century. Geluk inspiration and legacy from Central Tibet and the accompanying political patronage emanating from the Manchus, Mongols, and local Tibetans figured ...
Rinchen Dorje
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Improving Reliability of Onomastic Etymology (with Reference to the Southeastern Lake Onega Region)

Вопросы ономастики, 2021
The paper addresses the problem of improving reliability of onomastic etymologies using the example of historical and modern personal and place names of southeastern Lake Onega region.
Anton I. Sobolev
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Rose, Tulip and Peony: The Image of Paradise and the “Localized” Islam in China

Religions, 2020
Al-Janna—Paradise—is the most important image of the afterworld in Islam. The Qur’an describes paradise as an oasis. Along with the spread of Islam, the image of paradise has gradually transformed into a garden with blooming flowers, where different ...
Chuanbin Zhou, Lanxi Guo
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The Great Past of Small Peoples (the case of the samoyeds)

Археология евразийских степей, 2022
Recent research suggests that the expansion history of the Uralic languages is closely connected with the so-called Seima-Turbino Transcultural Phenomenon (late 3rd to mid 2nd millennium BC), which involved trade in bronze objects from east to west along
Juha Antero Janhunen
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Migration humaine et diffusion de variétés de riz

Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2022
In a 1955 article, Roland Portères proposed a hypothesis about the origin of the Baga people, a society living on the coastline of Guinea. The Baga people, who were famous rice growers, used a variety of African floating rice, which the author identified
Mathieu Fribault
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Tuvan Clan Mongush: Approaching the Historiography of the Issue

Oriental Studies, 2023
Introduction. Tuvan clan history (and that of certain clan clusters) dates back to most ancient times and is characterized by long and intertwined paths of formation and development.
Artysh M. Mongush, Elena V. Aiyzhy
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Book Review: Nemenko A.V. Crimea 1941–1944. The reverse side of the war. Separate aspects of the occupation history of the Crimea. Simferopol: OOO Publishing House Dolya, 2018. 420 p., ill. [PDF]

Крымское историческое обозрение, 2019
The article deals with the work of A. V. Nemenko, devoted to the period of occupation of the Crimea in 1941–1944 by the German-Romanian troops. The author analyzes the content of German, Romanian and Soviet archival sources related to the military ...
Refik Kurtseitov
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