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Christian ideology and the image of a holy land: the place of Jerusalem pilgrimage in the various Christianities [PDF]

, 2013
The great majority of the world's holy cities and sacred shrines attract pilgrims from culturally circumscribed catchment areas, and thus host pilgrims united by strong degrees of cultural homogeneity.
Bowman, Glenn W.
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‘From the Fields Into the Bars’: The Story of Israel's First Transgender Novel, The Cut (1977)

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 1977, an Israeli transgender woman, Judy Spotheim, published an autobiographical novel entitled The Cut. It describes the emergence of a trans community in the commercial‐sex areas of Tel Aviv‐Jaffa, hoping to humanise trans women (coccinelles). This article is the first to study the novel and present a biography of Spotheim.
Gil Engelstein, Iris Rachamimov
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 600-633, May 2026.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
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How Global Was the Age of Revolutions? The Case of Mount Lebanon, 1821 [PDF]

, 2021
This article addresses the question of the geographical scope of the ‘age of revolutions’ (c.1750–1850) through the case of a peasant uprising in Mount Lebanon in 1821.
Hill, Peter
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Judicial Review: Substance and Procedure

The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 2, Page 227-254, March 2026.
In this article we distinguish two questions about judicial review. First, substance: what acts or decisions are properly subject to the grounds of review? Second, procedure: what acts or decisions are properly reviewable through the judicial review procedure? Then we settle both.
Adam Perry, Angelo Ryu
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Pilgrimage to Holy Places in History of Vyatka Province (Second Half of 19th — Early 20th Centuries)

Научный диалог
The article analyzes the reasons for the growing interest in holy places, primarily Palestine, associated with Russia’s state policy, based on published sources. It also examines the forms and methods of educational work.
M. Yu. Polovnikova, E. N. Nemchaninova
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“One Is a Frontier”: Settler Migration as Transmogrification

Sociological Forum, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 105-121, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the trajectories and framing strategies of American Jewish migrants to Palestine–Israel. Drawing on original in‐depth interviews with immigrants who migrated between 1976 and 2021, alongside interviews with and observations of an “aliyah” agency, it examines meaning‐making around spatial relocation in relation to the ...
Joseph Kaplan Weinger
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Vasily Nikolaevich Khitrovo: Peculiarities of Service in the Naval Ministry in 1856-1863 under the Command of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich

RUDN Journal of Russian History
The author considers the life V.N. Khitrovo (1834-1903) who was to a greater extent known as the founder of the Orthodox Palestine Society and, to a lesser extent, as a statesman.
Galina V. Aksenova
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Peripheral traditionalism: Judeoislamic self‐help in Marseille's northern districts Traditionalisme périphérique : entraide judéo‐musulmane dans les quartiers nord de Marseille

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1041-1059, December 2025.
Through the synagogue‐cum‐community space of St‐X in Marseille's infamous peripheral northern districts, local urban‐invested intercommunal communication and solidarity are generated via self‐help initiatives that particularize humanitarianism. Because of their traditionalist Jewish and Muslim religious anchorings and the stranglehold of laïcité over ...
Samuel Sami Everett
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STATE AUDIT AS MEANS TO COUNTERACT WITH THE BUREAUCRACY

RUDN Journal of Public Administration, 2014
The article covers issues related to the nature and development of the state audit in Russia. Special attention is given to the place and the role of the state audit in the system of public management.
S V Stepashin
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