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“Islamic Tradition”: Questioning the Bosnian Model

open access: yes, 2019
Debates over whether there can be a ‘European Islam’ have not ceased since 1990s when the term was coined by Bassam Tibi. This paper aims to question the idea of a ‘progress towards a liberal Islam’ as being too straightforward by providing historical ...
Hesová, Zora
core  

PRAYER AND THE ISLAMIC REVIVAL: A TIMELY CHALLENGE

open access: yesInternational Journal of Middle East Studies, 2016
Aaron Rock-Singer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 195-205, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
wiley   +1 more source

Country Snapshot Kosovo

open access: yes, 2019
A brief summary of the history and current status of religion in ...
Angjeli, Diori, Vrugtman, Leonie
core  

“Everything Is Just Done Away With Now”: Contentious Practices of Scalar Brokerage Motivated by Narratives of Welfare Nostalgia in Postcolonial Rotterdam

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 108-119, March 2026.
ABSTRACT According to anthropological theories of brokerage, brokers build bridges, close gaps, make connections, and construct shared norms. In this article, I argue that such structural‐functionalist approaches to brokerage do not prove adequate in addressing unsettled and unsettling scale‐making practices of refugee‐led support initiatives in ...
Lieke van der Veer
wiley   +1 more source

Three evolutionary radiations shaped the evolution of global religious diversity. [PDF]

open access: yesEvol Hum Sci
Ejova A   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Climate Security: Reframing the Climate‐War Nexus Through Bataille's General Economy

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, 2026.
Abstract The spectre of resource scarcity as a cause of war is dominant in discussions about potential links between climate change and armed conflict. Via engagement with Georges Bataille's theory of a general economy of the biosphere, this article conceptualises the relationship between climate change and war by focusing on resource excess as a ...
Gitte du Plessis
wiley   +1 more source

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