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New dawn in Mughal India: longue durée Neoplatonism in the making of Akbar’s sun project

open access: yes
In this article, we explore the longue durée philosophical background of Mughal Emperor Akbar’ssun worship. Although Akbar’s sun project may have been triggered by contemporary Hindu andZoroastrian ideas and practices, we argue that Akbar’s Neoplatonic ...
Huseini, S.R., Gommans, J.J.L.
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How to Imagine Educational AI: The Filling of a Pail or the Lighting of a Fire?

open access: yesEducational Theory, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 316-338, June 2026.
Abstract Recent advances in artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, generative AI) have led to increased interest in its application in educational settings. AI companies hope to revolutionize teaching and learning by tailoring material to the individual needs of students, automating parts of teachers' jobs, or analyzing educational data to ...
Michał Wieczorek, Alberto Romele
wiley   +1 more source

Pride or Profit: Assessing the Authenticity of the Pride Flag as an Identity Safety Cue for LGBTQ+ Americans

open access: yesJournal of Social Issues, Volume 82, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Once a signal of resistance, the Pride flag is now a global marker of LGBTQ+ acceptance—one that governments, businesses, and individuals routinely use to express support of sexual diversity. The flag is thus regarded as an identity safety cue, conveying that LGBTQ+ people can expect to be safe where it is present. However, with its widespread
Mary Kruk   +3 more
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The Comparison of Worship Reflected in Creation Myths Between Mongolians and Native Americans [PDF]

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A creation myth is an early form of storytelling used by primitive people to explore the universe’s origin, including the heavens, earth, sun, stars, and life.
XU, Chi
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The Sun Worship and Snake Worship in Dotaku

open access: yesThe Sun Worship and Snake Worship in Dotaku
CHENG, Haiyun
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The Qiblih in Bahá’í Thought and Comparative Perspective

open access: yesReligions
The adherents of various religions have during times of prayer and worship oriented themselves toward a fixed, sacred direction or location. Since ancient times, followers of Judaism have turned in prayer to Jerusalem.
Omid Ghaemmaghami, Shahin Vafai
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The Role of Non-Human Creation in the Liturgical Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Tradition: Towards an Orthodox Ecological Theology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis examines the role played by non-human creation in the liturgies for the feast of Holy Pascha (Easter), of the twelve major feasts of the Orthodox Church, and of the period of Great Lent.
GSCHWANDTNER, CHRISTINA,M.
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СЕМІОСФЕРА ТРИДЕНТСЬКОЇ МЕСИ / Semiosphere de la messe tridentine

open access: yesАктуальні питання суспільних наук та історії медицини, 2015
Остащук Иван. Семиосфера тридентской Мессы. Анализируется использование богослужения триденсткой латинской Мессы в современной Католической церкви как выражение традиционализма в культурно-религиозной идентичности консервативной части римо-католиков ...
Остащук Іван
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Worshipping the Sun at the End of Time: Neoplatonic Solar Cults in Mughal India and Barberini Rome

open access: yesGlobal Intellectual History
This article delves into two notable instances of imperial solar cults during the long sixteenth century. One concerns the Mughal emperor Akbar in India, while the other revolves around the Barberini pope Urban VIII in Rome. Both cases will be examined through the lens of the longue-durée Great Tradition of Neoplatonism, taking-off from the earliest ...
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