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Troubling the Waters: Black African Christian Presence and the Reshaping of Christianity in Canada
Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and ...
James Kwateng‐Yeboah
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Forms and Functions of Gestures in Preverbal 12‐ to 15‐Months Old Infants
Infancy, Volume 30, Issue 1, January/February 2025.ABSTRACT Speech and co‐speech gestures always go hand in hand. Whether we find the precursors of these co‐speech gestures in infants before they master their native language still remains an open question. Except for deictic gestures, there is little agreement on the existence of iconic, non‐referential and conventional gestures before children start ...
Shreejata Gupta +3 more
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Preliminary Report: Conservation Concerns for the Lalibela Rock Hewn Churches [PDF]
, 2018 This report details preliminary findings on the damaging nature of conservation work being conducted on the rock hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. The report examines two works, namely the EU funded shelters over five churches and the American Embassy
Woldeyes, Yirga Gelaw
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Sustainable Development, Volume 32, Issue 6, Page 6215-6240, December 2024.Abstract The United Nations has defined 17 SDGs aimed at addressing fundamental human needs. While the SDGs are relevant to all countries and communities worldwide, they hold particular significance to Ethiopia. Scientific research dedicated to a specific country, or a region therein plays a crucial role in identifying the necessary interventions ...
Ayalew Kassahun +4 more
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Sociological Forum, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 373-387, December 2024.Abstract The many aberrations of Donald Trump's political career are important to analyze not only with regard to the state of the union but also for how they challenge existing theories of rhetoric, power, and performance. Among the studies conducted during and after Trump's presidential term to explain his persistent appeal to millions of Americans ...
Jorie Hofstra
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, 2017 Globally well-known ancient rock-hewn churches are present in Ethiopia in general and particularly in the central and eastern parts of Tigray regional state. They are important sites of heritage and tourism.
Abay, Asmelash +2 more
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Looking up music in two ‘encyclopedias’ printed in 1501
Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 563-594, September 2024.Abstract A modern user of a printed encyclopedia expects to find concise entries on a wide range of subjects organised alphabetically for ease of reference. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries a number of scholarly texts of a particularly long and wide‐ranging character were essentially ‘encyclopedized’ through the provision of compendious subject
Tim Shephard, Charlotte Hancock
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Archaeometry, Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 719-738, August 2024.Abstract This case study examines the use of X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified.
Mechael Osband +2 more
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 375-395, July/August 2024.Abstract A spring tunnel is an ancient water installation used to artificially increase the water yield of a spring through a subterranean tunnel. We have developed a database of 216 spring tunnels documented in the central region of the Southern Levant (present‐day Israel), constructed between Iron Age II and the modern era.
Azriel Yechezkel +4 more
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Perception of Surroundings: Materiality and Affect in the Russian Kustar Arts Revival
The Russian Review, Volume 83, Issue 3, Page 362-377, July 2024.Abstract Abramtsevo and Talashkino are well known for their handicraft workshops that participated in the revival of Russian folk arts known as kustarnichestvo at the turn of the last century. Typically examined in terms of its stylistic progenitors or as a manifestation of Russia’s nationalist politics, kustarnichestvo can also offer unique insights ...
Colleen McQuillen
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