The Big Picture: Religion and Global Comparative History
This article considers what a ‘big picture’ approach to global religious history might look like, and in particular the implications of deploying the comparative method across much larger stretches of time and space than historians normally attend to. It will begin by reflecting on the epistemological moods that have hindered this project to date, the ...
Alan Strathern
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Shams-e Tabrīzī’s Ironic Outlook to his Contemporary Discourses and Social Institutions [PDF]
In this article by analyzing the rhetorical images in Shams-e Tabrīzī’s Maqâlât, his thought coherence beyond the inconsistent appearance of the text and the mystery behind his language influence will be unraveled.
Dawood Poormozaffari
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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Al-Risala al-Qushayriyya and its influence on one of the tenth century (A.H.) Sufistic texts [PDF]
Imam Abd al-Karim ibn Hawazin Qushayri (376-405 A.H.) is one of the greatest scholars, mystics and theologians of the fifth century A.H. Many works are attributed to him. His most important mystical work is “al-Risala al-Qushayriyya” which has constantly
Jamal Ahmadi
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US‐China Rivalry and the Global Governance Trilemma: Three Scenarios for World Order
ABSTRACT We examine the consequences of US‐China rivalry for future world order in light of the global governance trilemma. The trilemma captures persistent trade‐offs between three dimensions of global governance: authority, breadth, and universality. The contemporary US‐China rivalry exacerbates the global governance trilemma, making these trade‐offs
Matthew D. Stephen +2 more
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Manifestations of the Beauty and Glory and their Behavioral Consequences in the Mysticism of Ashāb al- Sukr and Ashāb al- Sahw [PDF]
The present article majorly deals with the relation of manifestation with behavioral norms of the mystics. It intends to show how, in the history of Sufism, the manifestation of the Beauty has brought such qualities as grace, goodness, and mercy of God ...
Akram Joudi Nemati
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The EU's Indo‐Pacific Strategy: Perspectives From Australia
ABSTRACT This article examines perceptions in Australia of the European Union's Indo‐Pacific Strategy, drawing on interviews conducted with government officials, experts and civil society actors. The EU is regarded positively as a friend and partner of Australia and equally committed to the maintenance of the rules‐based international order. Conversely,
Anne McNaughton +4 more
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Structural and Stylistic Analysis of Sanai’s Makatib(Epistles). [PDF]
Sanāī is the prominent Iranian poet of the 6th century. Besides his poems, a few epistles have remained from him. Professor Nazir Ahmad assembled them in a book entitled Makātīb-e Sanāī.
Mohammad Behnamfar
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Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Refugee Policy of the Transit State: The Case of Indonesia
ABSTRACT Most studies on transit states emphasise exogenous influences on domestic refugee policymaking, with little consideration of endogenous factors to the state itself. Exploring literature from migration studies, refugee studies and international law studies, we identify and classify nearly identical endogenous and exogenous drivers of refugee ...
Anita Herlina +2 more
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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