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Virtual Demons: Blue Whale and Moral Panic in the Digital Age

Sociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 119-129, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the Blue Whale phenomenon as a case of moral panic with particular attention to its trajectory in Turkey. Originating in Russia in 2015, Blue Whale spread rapidly through sensationalist media coverage and soon became framed as a global threat to adolescents.
Kerem Karaosmanoğlu
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Pytania o irreligię – czyli gdzie jest granica wykorzystywania symboli sakralnych?

Fides et Ratio, 2018
The first part of the study presents history and philosophy of the term irreligion (connected with art) proclaimed in 2001-2002 by Kazimierz Piotrowski, the curator of the exhibition: Irreligion.
Małgorzata Wrześniak
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Early-Modern Irreligion and Theological Analogy: A Response to Gavin Hyman’s A Short History of Atheism

Secularism and Nonreligion, 2016
Historically, many Christians have understood God’s transcendence to imply God’s properties categorically differ from any created properties. For multiple historical figures, a problem arose for religious language: how can one talk of God at all if none ...
Daniel J Linford
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UNEXPECTED CALLINGS: Reimagining Ancestors and Queerness in Zimbabwe

Cultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 5-29, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how young queer people in Zimbabwe rework understandings of the relationship between ancestors, spirit mediumship, and queer expressions of gender and sexuality. In Zimbabwe, many traditional practitioners argue that gender transgression and same‐sex desires are caused by the presence of ancestral spirits known as ...
RAFFAELLA TAYLOR‐SEYMOUR
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URDU- CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ATHEISM GROWING IN THE NEW GENERATION: CRITICISM AND ANALYSIS

دی اسکالر, 2021
Atheism is an important term used in Islamic texts to refer to those who do not believe in God. The reason for using it in the sense of deviation is that the word is derived from the Arabic word lahad which is used for the crack in the grave which ...
Muhammad Shahbaz Manj, Muhammad Shahbaz
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Evidential Vulnerability of Religious Beliefs in the Context of Petitionary Prayers

Cognitive Science, Volume 49, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract Petitionary prayers—requests made to a deity for specific outcomes—are widely practiced across religious traditions. While their efficacy remains a subject of theological debate, they exhibit remarkable resilience to disconfirmation. In three pre‐registered studies—a field study in China and two global surveys via Prolific—we examined how ...
Ze Hong, Cheneryue Zhang, Anzhuo Wang
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Embodying Tradition and Ascribing Meaning: Israeli Jewish Atheists Choosing to Circumcise Their Sons

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 442-454, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings Israeli–Jewish atheists ascribe to their choice to circumcise their sons. Despite their lack of religious belief, many choose to engage in this practice, often seen as a typical representation of Jewish physical embodiment. Employing a lived religion approach, which emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human
Tammar Friedman
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Religion et irreligion. Quels effets sur l'orientation politique et le système de valerus ?

, 2012
déposé sur le site www.trielec2012.frL'effet des positions religieuses en matière politique analysé à partir du baromètre TRIELEC, administré entre l'automne 2011 et le printemps 2012 par TNS Sofres pour Sciences po Bordeaux, Grenoble et Paris.L'effet de
Bréchon, Pierre
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El problema de la irreligión en la España del siglo XVII: el caso del deísmo

Hispania Sacra
En la primera mitad del seiscientos, en la España barroca se formó un pequeño círculo de librepensadores. Aquellos hombres, en unas circunstancias sociorreligiosas específicas y sobre la base del discurso dominante, desarrollaron un ideario que puede ...
Markus Schreiber
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Radical atheism and religious power: new atheist politics

Approaching Religion, 2012
The increased visibility of assertive forms of atheism has provoked much public debate. This article argues that new atheism primarily seeks to contest what it considers to be the unjustifiably powerful role of religion through a multifaceted challenge ...
Stuart McAnulla
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