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The Emergence and Development of Religious Beliefs in Ancient Iraq‎ [PDF]

open access: yesمجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الإنسانية
Objectives: The aim of the research was to study the emergence and development of religious beliefs in ancient Iraq. The main idea of the research is that religion is considered as a basic pillar of any ancient civilization and is a spiritual aspect in ...
Thaer Hussein
doaj   +1 more source

Insider/Outsider/Transsiders of Transnational Migration

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migration is individually and collectively a challenging but also a transformative praxis and process. In my proposal, I present these in the context of transnational migration of two multigenerational families whose pioneers originally migrated from Turkey to Germany.
Halil Can
wiley   +1 more source

The Theme and Effective Factors in the Transformation and Development of «Swastika» Motif in Iranian Art from Ancient to Seljuk Period [PDF]

open access: yesپیکره
Introduction: One of the oldest geometric motifs of the ancient world is a motif created from two crossed lines - a cross with broken arms or a ninety-degree angle.
Mohamad Motevalli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knocking Off the Street: The Subversive Writings of Hong Kong's Grassroots Kings

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 38, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how two grassroots street artists in Hong Kong, the King of Kowloon (Tsang Tsou‐choi) and the Plumber King (Yim Chiu‐tong), intervene in the city's everyday visual order. Moving beyond celebratory collective memory narratives and easy analogies to graffiti, it frames their works as subversive urban practices that rework ...
Shizheng Liang, Zihong Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

A Shallow Echo: Artificial Intelligence and the Semantic Flattening of the Qur'an

open access: yesLearned Publishing, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Scriptural Arabic relies on highly intentional word choices, employing apparent synonyms and near‐synonyms that convey distinct semantic values based on their specific textual placement. Historically, computational translation has struggled to reproduce these precise textual boundaries. Addressing this issue, the present investigation assesses
Ekrema Shehab
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Creativity and Human Fragility

open access: yesModern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 543-558, July 2026.
Abstract This article critiques the widespread assumption that generative AI systems exhibit genuine artistic creativity. While such systems can produce novel and aesthetically appealing outputs, assessments based solely on results obscure fundamental differences between human and artificial agents.
Johanna Merz
wiley   +1 more source

La Espiritualidad: Transmitting Peruvian Culturo‐Spiritual Elements into Occidental Systemic Spaces

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper is a decolonising, Indigenous qualitative inquiry that integrates elements of critical autoethnography, narrative methods and conceptual analysis to explore how Peruvian Andean cosmology can inform contemporary systems thinking and family therapy practice.
Deisy Amorin‐Woods
wiley   +1 more source

Ashvamedha Yagya in the Vedas

open access: yesDev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal
The Ashvamedha Yagya has been hailed as the monarch of rituals in the Indian tradition. Since Vedic times, the Ashvamedha holds a distinguished position among sacrificial rites. The horse symbolizes power.
Lalima Batham
doaj   +1 more source

The Alawis – Worshippers of the Sun or the Highest God?

open access: yes, 2017
This article presents that numerous unorthodox syncretic groups, which are composed of the elements of various religions, and emerged from Islam over the centuries.
Rzym, Magdalena
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One Shoe Doesn't Fit All: A Contextual Approach to Therapeutic Footwear for People at Risk of Diabetes‐Related Foot Ulceration

open access: yesJournal of Foot and Ankle Research, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction People at risk of diabetes‐related foot ulcers are recommended to always use therapeutic footwear when weight‐bearing, to help prevent ulcers. These recommendations are supported by good quality evidence, yet adherence by patients to using this footwear is low.
Gustav Jarl   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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