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American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Arabic phrase Allāhu a‘lam—“God knows best”—is used frequently in everyday Muslim speech and to conclude seemingly assertive statements or fatwas. At its heart lies the recognition that God is the All‐Knowing, whereas humans know next to nothing. Reflecting on this recognition, this essay discusses Sufi refusals of the ethnographic project
Amira Mittermaier
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Biblical Theology of prayer in the Old Testament
, 2023 Prayer is a major topic within Christian theology. The biblical text has various references to various recorded and reported prayers. In fact, references to prayer are found within the rich diversity of the various books, corpora and genres of Scripture.
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Snapshots from a Fast‐Moving Train: Religious History 1960–2025
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Alexandra Walsham
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British Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Background Religious obsessive‐compulsive disorder (religious OCD; scrupulosity) presents unique challenges in psychotherapy due to the interaction between religious beliefs and obsessive‐compulsive symptoms. Understanding how individuals benefit from psychotherapy in this context can inform more effective and culturally sensitive treatment ...
Taha Burak Toprak
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Islamic Theology and Philosophy
American Journal of Islam and Society, 1992 Michael Marmura, the editor of this volume, has brought to his readers a valuable collection of highly respected authors, from van Ess and Frank to Anawati in part one, and from Makarem, Nasr, and Mahdi to Shehadi in part two. Each contributor to this seventeen-essay volume is an authority on his/her topic.
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Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
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Konstruksi Teologi Revolusioner Hassan Hanafi
Substantia: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin, 2010 Historically, Islamic theology ever became a soul of revolution that alleviated the Islamic empires to the most glorious civilization on the world. By the rationalized theological system, Islam succeeded in enlightening human thoughts.
Lukman Hakim
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Relics, writing, and devotion in early medieval Chelles
Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.The discovery in 1983 of a collection of relics with their medieval identificatory tags in the parish church of Chelles opened new avenues for research on devotional and writing practices in this Frankish royal foundation. This is the first systematic study of the corpus of relic labels that accompanied these sacred objects, particularly of the subset ...
Ana de Oliveira Dias
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Jewish Theological Systematization in the Context of Islamic Culture [PDF]
Religious Inquiries, 2016 Among the most important Jewish encounters with other cultures and civilizations, the encounter with Islamic culture was, in our view, the most important.
Ali Shahbazi, Hamideh Amiryazdani
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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