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Discovery of novel ayurvedic formulation for the treatment of vitiligo

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014
Ravi S Pandey
doaj   +1 more source

She Shall Be Saved in Childbearing: Submission, Contemplation of Conception, and Annunciation Imagery in the Books of Hours of Two Late Medieval Noblewomen

open access: yes, 2012
The role of the Book of Hours in female lay devotional life during the late Middle Ages has been investigated and analyzed by many scholars and art historians over the course of the past century. The general consensus has been that semi-literate medieval
Grubbs, Dallas A.
core  

The Seven Works of Mercy; a 16th century Dutch picture gallery of skin disease

open access: yes
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Thomas M. van Gulik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Problem of Christ’s Acquired Knowledge

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Thomas Aquinas is universally applauded for his “courage and perspicacity” in eventually admitting an acquired knowledge in Christ. According to this doctrine, Christ, through the experience of his senses, came to know what he previously did not know.
Joshua H. Lim
wiley   +1 more source

Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax

open access: yesThe Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
wiley   +1 more source

From Masada to Sarikamis: Trauma and Defeat Turns Into Heroic Resistance and Ontological Security

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article traces the characteristics of the political discourse in the post‐modern era, which sees the necessity of using traumas and defeat to create national‐religious narratives. Through a critical discourse study of two case studies—the Battle of Masada (73 CE) and the Battle of Sarikamis (1914–1915), this article presents an analytical
Tarik Basbugoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dijital Çağda Din ve Dindarlığın Dönüşümü

open access: yesMedya ve Din Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2019
Günümüz iletişim teknolojilerinin toplumsal yaşama egemen olduğu çağ, dijital çağ olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bilgisayar, akıllı telefon, tablet, internet ve benzeri dijital iletişim teknolojilerinin kullanımı ve gittikçe artan işlevleri toplumsal hayatın ...
Mehmet Haberli
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Jungian categories as modes of reading: The case of Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter and Aldous Huxley's Time Must Have a Stop

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay advocates renewed attention toward Jungian literary criticism, emphasizing its unique and creative perspectives on both fictional worlds and on reading. A fresh turn to Jungian criticism offers, in particular, valuable insight for texts on the peripheries of the canon.
Edsel Parke
wiley   +1 more source

Are Competitive Public Service Exams Counter‐Productive? A Survey Experiment From Two East Asian States

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public service exams are extremely competitive in East Asia. Does a high entry bar impede people with high public service motivation (PSM) from taking the exam? If so, what kinds of people are interested in taking a difficult public service exam?
Chung‐An Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Chinese College Students’ Attitudes Toward Older Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Historically, filial piety has been a fundamental tenet in Chinese culture. Respecting older adults was expected in society and is an important principle of China’s filial piety responsibility within its culture.
Andrade, Deana
core   +1 more source

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