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Mānī on the Margins

open access: yesLocus, 2021
Mānī (216–ca. 277 AD), the founder of Manichaeism, was brought up in a Jewish-Christian community at the end of the Arsacid dynasty. After several private revelations, he established his own religion, which he and his disciples propagated in the newly ...
Gábor Kósa
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An Analysis of Manichaeism as the First Ideological Challenge During the Sasanian Dynasty [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022
With the establishment of the Sasanian empire, Ardashir became the heir to the feudal and lenient legacy of the Parthians. He sought to establish political and religious centralism under his reign.
Azim Shahbakhsh
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A Reconstruction Study of an Old Uyghur, Parthian, and Middle Persian Manuscript

open access: yesİstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, 2022
Many researchers have studied the considerably diverse contents and an assortment of artifacts from the region of Turfan since they had been introduced to the world with the discoveries at the beginning of the 20th century.
Betül Özbay
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Pre‐Manichaean Beliefs of the Uyghurs II: Other Religious Elements

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 586-603, December 2023., 2023
The original beliefs of the Uyghurs, which have been overshadowed by their conversion to Manichaeism and Buddhism, have not been thoroughly studied until recently. However, Uyghur inscriptions as well as Chinese and Islamic sources provide us with some information regarding their beliefs. In the first part of this article series, the Uyghurs' belief in
Hayrettin İhsan Erkoç
wiley   +1 more source

New social relations of digital technology and the future of work: Beyond technological determinism

open access: yesNew Technology, Work and Employment, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 145-161, July 2023., 2023
Abstract This introduction sets out the context for the Special Issue and offers an in‐depth reflection on key themes addressed by our contributors. The Special Issue aims to place the social relations of production at the centre of debates about technology and the future of work, and create space for greater critical reflection on what it means to go ‘
Simon Joyce   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Populism in youth: Do experiences in school matter?

open access: yesChild Development Perspectives, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 90-96, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Many view populist tendencies among youth with concern because adolescence is a formative period for political development. Of the many factors that shape young people's populist attitudes, experiences in school deserve attention since young people spend time in educational settings and schools share the goal of educating students to become ...
Peter Noack, Katharina Eckstein
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Czesław Miłosz’s “Theological treatise” in the context of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s religious worldview

open access: yesСлово.ру: балтийский акцент, 2021
The article investigates a religious and philosophical dialogue of Miłosz and Dostoevsky. The antinomic content of Miłosz's poem “Theological Treatise” is analyzed in the context of Dostoevsky's Christocentric worldview, as well as religious and ...
Leonid A. Maltsev
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When nationalism beats populism: The secessionist movement in Texas

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 528-545, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Six members of the Republican Party have presented and supported a House Bill in the Texas House of Representatives proposing a referendum to decide whether Texas should leave the United States. This initiative has been seen as a success by the Texas Nationalist Movement, who has been advocating for Texit for years.
Roi Pérez‐Boquete, Gabriel G Bello
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Beyond “Making Poland Great Again.” Nostalgia in Polish Populist and Non‐populist Discourses1

open access: yesSociological Forum, Volume 37, Issue S1, Page 1360-1386, December 2022., 2022
Nostalgia can be triggered not only by personal recollections but also by exposure to narratives or images evoking desirable pasts, more or less fictional, and inducing feelings of longing for them. We analyze the institutional and semiotic machinery involved in the cultural construction of nostalgia in Poland and its role in generating sentiments that
Marta Kotwas, Jan Kubik
wiley   +1 more source

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