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Abstract This article examines the poll tax (Ottoman Turkish cizye; Arabic jizya) levied on non‐Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire, not as a fixed, one‐dimensional tax item within the Ottoman fiscal system but as a multi‐layered administrative instrument organized around obligation, exemption and remission.
ÖZLEM BAŞARIR
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Methodios I patriarch of Constantinople: churchman, politician and confessor for the faith [PDF]
The chapter concerning the life and times of Methodios, Patriarch of Constantinople, begins with a summary of the history of the iconoclastic controversy. This provides the background for a review of Methodios' vita.
Bithos, George P., Bithos, G.P.
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
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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Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
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The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925
Abstract This article explores the attempts to organize a Pan‐Orthodox Council in the years following the First World War that could gather in 1925 on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. While some of these efforts were remarkably ambitious, and although they were not always feasible or fully realized, they
Natallia Vasilevich
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THE ROLE OF THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THE CASE OF ORTHODOX JURISDICTIONS IN ESTONIA The research objective of this article was to analyse the role of the religious factor in international relations using the example of the ...
Dorota Maj
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Romanian Orthodox Church in the first decades of Carol I’s Reign (1866-1885) [PDF]
The early reign of Carol I (1866-1885) was, in terms of church life, a long series of steps to normalize relations between the internal high clergy members, between these and the Patriarchate of Constantinople and between the political power and the ...
Laurenţiu Nicolae Stamatin
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The (trans)national Russian religious imagination in exile: Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977)
Abstract The article offers a case study of how Russian Orthodox who migrated from the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 reimagined their religious identity and their church in a transnational setting. Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977) was a Russian aristocrat who fell victim to the Stalinist purges but survived the Soviet prison system ...
Ruth Coates
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople under Turkish rule [PDF]
Po pielgrzymce Papieża Franciszka do Turcji i spotkaniu z Patriarchą Ekumenicznym Konstantynopola Bartłomiejem (listopad 2014), odnotowano znaczny wzrost zainteresowania relacjami katolicko-prawosławnymi.
Imach, Marcin
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ABSTRACT Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue. Its prevalence and social acceptance exhibit substantial variation across cultural contexts. Cultural belief systems, such as honor culture and ambivalent sexism, have been identified as significant factors shaping gender roles and attitudes toward violence in ...
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