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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
History, EarlyView.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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Rethinking Toleration: Wesley, Whitefield and Evangelical Collaboration in the Eighteenth Century
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract There is a growing body of scholarship on the history of religious toleration; nevertheless, historians have largely treated toleration as a matter of governmental policy and legal principle. This article broadens that account by examining John Wesley and George Whitefield's vision of evangelical unity across denominational lines.
Sarah Irving‐Stonebraker
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“Your Kung Fu is very good, Master Fiore!” Asian and European fight books in comparison
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2016 The phenomenon of the fight book is not restricted to the European tradition. Similar artefacts, usually combining text and image to describe the techniques of close quarter combat with and without weapons, exist also in various Asian cultures, in China,
Wetzler Sixt
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The Effectiveness of Martial Arts Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review
Physical Education Theory and MethodologyBackground. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition marked by social-communication difficulties, restricted interests, and motor coordination challenges.
Carola Costanza +16 more
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Bilateral Supracondylar Process in a Subadult in the Late Antique Age: A Case Report
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the excavation procedures for the railway trait Napoli‐Cancello, in the city of Afragola (Naples), several burials dating back to the Late Antique Age were found. One of them was an amphora burial (enchytrismòs) and contained the skeletal remains of a subadult individual affected by bilateral supracondylar process. Supracondylar process
Barbara Albanese +3 more
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Embodied Belonging: Rough-and-Tumble Play as a Mechanism for Social Cohesion in Martial Arts
SAGE OpenMartial arts are increasingly promoted as interventions for youth in high-risk, socioeconomically marginalized areas. While existing literature has focused on psychological outcomes such as self-regulation, or sociological themes like identity ...
Tony Blomqvist Mickelsson
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‘Do You Realise People Are Dying There?!’: Ukrainian Adolescents Reflecting on Death During Wartime
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores how Ukrainian refugee adolescents in Romania think and speak about death and loss amid war and displacement. While contemporary Western societies display an unprecedented visibility of death, they continue to exclude children from genuine conversations about mortality, maintaining a protective silence.
Adriana Teodorescu, Alina Bărbuță
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Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.Organized sports‐based interventions show promise for improving motor skills in children with ASD, particularly martial arts and aquatic training, but stronger evidence form higher‐quality studies is needed. Abstract Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of organized sports‐based interventions on motor outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder ...
Kailash Ram +4 more
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Здоров’я, спорт, реабілітаціяBackground and purpose Traditional martial arts are increasingly recognized as powerful instruments for moral and character education. In Indonesia, Langga a traditional martial art from Gorontalo embodies core virtues such as discipline, respect ...
Hartono Hadjarati +5 more
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