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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
wiley   +1 more source

The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

The Past Requires Reconciliation

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

The Contemporary Debate on Secularization and Its Cross‐National Variation: A Systematization Through Topic Modeling

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secularization is a key concept in the social scientific study of religion, yet its meaning remains ambiguous due to varied definitions produced in the literature. This article aims to provide a data‐driven systematization of the debate on religious change by analyzing 1638 academic articles published between 2001 and 2022 using structural ...
Valeria Rainero, Ruud Luijkx
wiley   +1 more source

Global Arts Engagement Inequalities in and Outside School: Analyses of 441,183 15‐Year‐Olds Across 73 Countries

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1556, Issue 1, February 2026.
This paper explored patterns and factors of arts and creative engagement in and outside school among young people across 73 countries. Using data from the OECD PISA, we found that countries with higher in‐school engagement rates also had higher out‐of‐school engagement rates and that factors of engagement operate across different levels, with a ...
Hei Wan Mak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden Insights: Comprehensive Radiological Analysis of Four Skeletal Populations From 13th–19th Century Southern Finland Reveals Neoplastic and Other Lesions Invisible on Bone Surfaces

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 196-206, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study aims to identify lesions confined to the internal structures of bones. A radiographic analysis was performed on 219 archaeological, historical period skeletons from southern Finland. Although the study examines nearly all preserved skeletal elements using plain radiographs, it does not incorporate computed tomography.
Kati Salo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Criminalising ‘Conversion Therapy’

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 28-62, January 2026.
An increasing number of jurisdictions have introduced legal bans on so‐called ‘conversion therapy’ practices. Yet significant uncertainty and disagreement persist among legal scholars, policymakers and advocates about whether criminal law is an appropriate tool in this area and, if so, how it should be used.
Ilias Trispiotis, Stuart Goosey
wiley   +1 more source

Disciplining Desire: Rethinking Racial Capitalism Through Black Queer Resistance

open access: yesSociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT In Black communities, heteronormativity installs the belief that Black people are inherently straight, erasing Black Queer histories. Despite its significance, homophobia remains underexamined in racial capitalism discourse, which neglects the interplay of race, gender, sexuality, and capital.
Seon Yuzyk
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Contact in Explaining Linguistic Convergence1

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 3, Page 479-513, November 2025.
Abstract In this paper, I explore the question of how linguistic convergence emerges and what the role of contact might be. My case study is the spread of headed relative clauses built around wh‐relative markers in the Standard Average European languages.
Nikolas Gisborne
wiley   +1 more source

The authority of states to use names in international law and the Macedonian affair: Unilateral entitlements, historic title, and trademark analogies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Copyright @ 2009 Foundation of the Leiden Journal of International Law.The international legal entitlement by which a state constitutionally designates its name, or a province therein, involves a unilateral act.
Bantekas, I
core   +1 more source

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