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Goldilocks: American Precious Metals and the Rise of the West
Review of Income and Wealth, Volume 72, Issue 1, February 2026.ABSTRACT We estimate the contribution of the American precious metal windfall to Western Europe's growth performance in the early modern period. The exogenous nature of American precious metal extraction allows for the identification of monetary effects.
Yao Chen, Nuno Palma, Felix Ward
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Changing ideas of bodily cleanliness [PDF]
, 2004 The modern bathroom reflects Western ideas on the handling of bodily wastes, and consequently ideas of cleanliness. Taking a historical study as the point of departure, the purpose of this paper is to understand the extent to which the idea of ...
Quitzau, Maj-Britt
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 40-61, January 2026.Abstract This chapter examines the contours of the religious and spiritual information experiences subfield through a review and content analysis of selected contributions from the past two decades in both information science and related fields. The research question that guides this review is: How have spirituality and religion been conceptualized in ...
Nadia Caidi +4 more
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A Synthesis for Benedictine Women’s Religious Life in the United States
ReligionsWhile active female Benedictine monasteries in the United States presently are in a state of decline, the needs of the Church and world indicate that the Benedictine charism is greatly needed today.
Jeana Visel
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Oksident, 2019 Hildegard of Bingen, a female mystic of the Middle Ages, has influenced Christian mysticism with her thoughts and works. She is known for her scientific interests and mystical teachings such as herbal treatment and church music.
Halil Temiztürk
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The Ordination of Deaconesses as a Reconciliatory and Liberating Praxis [PDF]
, 2010 The main purpose of this article is to analyze the event of female diaconal ordination in the Eastern Early Church in response to very important needs. The hypothesis of this work is to retrieve and also analyze contextual elements in relation to needs ...
Eftychiadis, Eftychios Phil
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.The Himalayan Musk Deer (HMD, Moschus leucogaster) is an endangered species that faces threats from habitat loss, illegal hunting, and human activities. Using 25 months of camera trap data (October 2018–March 2023), this study investigated the activity patterns and behavior of HMD in the Lapchi Valley of Nepal's Gaurishankar Conservation Area ...
Bijay Bashyal +4 more
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State of the Field: The History of Masculinities
History, Volume 111, Issue 394, Page 5-29, January 2026.Abstract This State of the Field article discusses how, when and why the history of masculinities has emerged since the 1980s, and why it continues to be an important research field today. The article begins with the field's multiple origin stories and then discusses its expansion in chronology, geography and theme, as well as newer directions for ...
ERICA L. FRASER
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The isles of great silence monastic life on Lake Scutari under the patronage of the Balšićs [PDF]
, 2012 At the time Zeta was ruled by the local lords of the Balšić family, in the late fourteenth and the first half of the fifteenth century, the islets in Lake Scutari (Skadarsko jezero) in Zeta were lively centres of monastic life.
Tomić-Đurić Marka
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History, Volume 111, Issue 394, Page 30-53, January 2026.Abstract The Battel Hall Retable – created around the late fourteenth to early fifteenth century and once belonging to the Dominican nuns of Dartford Priory – offers a rare glimpse into the visual lives of late medieval English nuns, inviting an insight into the intersections of communal identities for these women religious.
ELIZABETH GOODWIN
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