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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks
Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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American Conversions to Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and TransferThis paper explores conversions to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the United States. It discusses the analytic value of different categories used to describe American Orthodox Christians; examines theoretic models that best explain American ...
Ksenia Medvedeva
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Dance as an Expression of Faith: Balanchine and Me [PDF]
, 2020 Current research in the dance field is focused largely on the impact of culture and religion on movement. However, as an Orthodox Christian, I became aware that the influence of Orthodoxy on dance was under-researched.
Chiafos, Demetra
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
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Divine Simplicity and the Boundaries of Orthodoxy
ReligionsThis paper explores whether the classical view of Divine Simplicity (DS) is required to remain in the bounds of Christian orthodoxy. After defining key terms, a method is proposed and employed for identifying the boundaries of orthodoxy: searching the ...
Adam Harwood
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Challenging the orthodoxy: union learning representatives as organic intellectuals [PDF]
, 2008 Teacher education and continuing professional development have become a key areas of controversy in England since the period of school sector restructuring following the 1988 Education Reform Act.
Alexandrou A. +17 more
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FEMINISTS VERSUS MONUMENTS? From Protests to Anti‐monuments in Mexico City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the role of heritage spaces and monuments in the Historic Centre of Mexico City during ongoing feminist mobilizations. Feminists have claimed that the Mexican government is more concerned about protecting monuments and urban heritage than acting to prevent gender‐based violence and femicide.
Fernando Gutiérrez
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Orthodoxy in the Context of Modern Russian-Chinese Relations: the Views of Chinese Scholars
Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2015 Orthodoxy is a significant symbol of the spiritual and social culture of Russia, is one of the factors of internal and foreign policy. Following the election of Vladimir Putin in 2012 as president, the Russian-Chinese relations have acquired a more ...
Zhe Liang
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Apocalyptic reflections in the studies of the Russian orthodox priest Alexander Men
Cхід, 2019 The relevance of the article is due to the increased interest in the cultural heritage of the last century. The creative achievements and worldviews of priest Alexander Men, which are a significant component of the spiritual Russian culture, have been ...
Maria Bardyn
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