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Pre‐Manichaean Beliefs of the Uyghurs II: Other Religious Elements
Journal of Religious History, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 586-603, December 2023., 2023 The original beliefs of the Uyghurs, which have been overshadowed by their conversion to Manichaeism and Buddhism, have not been thoroughly studied until recently. However, Uyghur inscriptions as well as Chinese and Islamic sources provide us with some information regarding their beliefs. In the first part of this article series, the Uyghurs' belief in
Hayrettin İhsan Erkoç
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Taming the nafs: Unbounded spirits and mental illness in militarized Pakistan
Ethos, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 401-415, December 2023., 2023 Abstract In Pakistan, jinn afflictions reveal the maddening effects of displacement, economic inequality, and household conflicts. In this article, I consider how healers treat conditions of the nafs (soul), specifically its impurity and corruption through material desires, as enhancing the susceptibility of clients to jinn affliction where healers ...
Sanaullah Khan
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THE MALICIOUS GAME: Friendship, Foresight, and Philosophy at an Iraqi Teahouse in Jordan
Cultural Anthropology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 467-491, November 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT In the late‐night cafés of Amman, Jordan, Iraqi refugees have adopted a new game, called jaakaaroo, that they say is more “malicious” than familiar favorites like dominoes or backgammon. Meanwhile, they decry the cruelty, greed, and suspicion that have eroded social bonds in their home and host countries.
ZACHARY SHELDON
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On Rooting Religious Studies: The Metaphysical Proposal of René Guénon
The Philosophical Forum, Volume 54, Issue 1-2, Page 3-26, Summer 2023., 2023 Abstract The present article problematizes current dominating approaches to method and theory in the study of religion by pointing to their inapplicability to theorists working outside secular worldviews. The first section of this article introduces decolonialist narratives by touching on important topics which are subsumed within larger discussions ...
Noah H. Taj
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Metasurface‐Based Solar Absorption Prediction System Using Artificial Intelligence
Journal of Mathematics, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Solar energy is a significant, environment‐friendly source of renewable energy. The solar absorber transforms solar radiation into heat energy as an effective green energy source. Therefore, increasing its absorbing capacity can improve a solar absorber’s effectiveness.
Md. Mottahir Alam +10 more
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The Line‐Haul Feeder Vehicle Routing Problem: A Classification and Review
Complexity, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Today, goods transportation is considered to be one of the most important activities of national economics. Logistics and supply chain play an important role in the industry and services, considering the needs of the people, while there is an increase in the population.
Majid Yousefikhoshbakht +3 more
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Ibn ‘Arabī and the Spiritual Sīrah of Prophet Muḥammad
Religions, 2023 While most traditional works on the life of Prophet Muḥammad focus on how his ostensible teachings and actions can be used as a template for human conduct, the thirteenth-century Sufi thinker, Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn ‘Arabī (d. 638/1240), turns his attention to
Ismail Lala
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Journal of Religious History, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 675-690, December 2022., 2022 This article challenges the observation that historians and the discipline of History have not been helpful in addressing some of the important challenges in the Study of Religion by concentrating on “the local” and on deconstruction rather than on construction and “the global.” By undertaking a cross‐cultural case study — Medieval and Early Modern ...
Gerard Wiegers
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Ethos, Volume 50, Issue 4, Page 480-495, December 2022., 2022 Abstract This article is based on fieldwork we each conducted with refugees in Berlin between 2016 and 2021. We were both puzzled by our interlocutors’ repeated professed desires to leave Germany, often when their lives here were improving. We wondered how they could possibly fantasize about repeating the experiences of their initial flight, which were
Ulrike Bialas, Jagat Sohail
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Ibn Arabi e a Unidade do Ser (Wahdat al-Wujud): mística islâmica e diálogo inter-religioso
Reflexão, 2017 O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar o pensamento de Ibn Arabi a partir da doutrina da Unidade do Ser (Wahdat al-Wujud). A doutrina discorre, principalmente, sobre a relação entre Deus e a criação na perspectiva da mística islâmica.
Delano de Jesus Silva Santos
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