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“THE NORMAL EXCEPTION”: EDOARDO GRENDI, MICROANALYSIS, AND GENERALIZATIONS*

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 237-256, June 2026.
ABSTRACT “The normal exception” has long been a slogan of microhistory. This oxymoronic phrase is the iconic rendering of an incidental sentence that appeared in a 1977 article by Edoardo Grendi. His article, titled “Micro‐analisi e storia sociale” (Microanalysis and Social History), is cited more often than it is read.
FRANCESCA TRIVELLATO
wiley   +1 more source

The Contemporary Debate on Secularization and Its Cross‐National Variation: A Systematization Through Topic Modeling

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 293-306, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Secularization is a key concept in the social scientific study of religion, yet its meaning remains ambiguous due to varied definitions produced in the literature. This article aims to provide a data‐driven systematization of the debate on religious change by analyzing 1638 academic articles published between 2001 and 2022 using structural ...
Valeria Rainero, Ruud Luijkx
wiley   +1 more source

Humanism at the Council of Constance. Diego de Anaya, Classical Manuscripts and Education in Salamanca

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 469-488, June 2026.
Abstract Due to their prolonged and multicultural nature, councils functioned historically as hubs for the exchange of ideas, discourse, diplomacy and rhetoric, reflecting broader cultural trends. In the Middle Ages, no international forums were comparable to ecumenical councils, where diverse and influential groups from various regions convened to ...
Federico Tavelli
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Gender Non‐Conformity in Islamic Studies and Muslim Communities Across Times and Theoretical Frameworks

open access: yesSociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines gender diversity in Islamicate societies across historical and contemporary contexts, emphasizing the interplay between social norms, religious frameworks, and structural power. It addresses the methodological challenge of avoiding anachronistic applications of modern categories such as “gender” and “sexuality” to Muslim ...
Vanja Hamzić
wiley   +1 more source

THE AMBIVALENT NATURE OF TURKISH MODERNIZATION: A READING ON TURKEY IN CONTEXT OF MODERNIZATION, NATIONALISM AND CIVILIZATION

open access: yesZeitschrift für die Welt der Türken, 2010
The connection between modernization and nationalism is still controversial for so many people. What kind of relationship could nationalism, which is including sublethal dosen romanticism, and modernization, which is called that it basicly aims to put ...
Hasan AKSAKAL
doaj  

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