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Politics and Religion in Montenegro—From “Theocracy” to a Civic State
The relationship between religion(s) and politics, i.e., religious communities and political authorities, in Montenegro has varied and taken different forms throughout the country’s history.
Danijela Vuković-Ćalasan +1 more
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Archival Heritage of Solovyov V.S. in Russia: Analytical Review
The study is devoted to the study of actual state of the archival materials of V.S. Solovyov which are held in different funds of Russia. During the working process was carried out the analysis of Solovyov’s related materials in a number of archives of ...
Aleksandra Yu. Berdnikova
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Although many archaeologists and anthropologists have used the concept of theocracy in discussing the structure and evolution of early complex societies there has been little systematic thought or consensus about its implication. The concept of theocracy is evaluated in the context of present thought on the evolution of complex societes.
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Book review. Pakzad, Sorush. (2012). Craposyncrasies. H&S Media.
Devil’s Weblog: Satirising Religion in a Totalitarian Theocracy Book review. Pakzad, Sorush. (2012). Craposyncrasies. H&S Media.
Massih Zekavat
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The Write Stuff: U.S. Serial Print Culture from Conservatives out to Neo-Nazis [PDF]
Insufficient scholarly attention has been devoted to alternative or "oppositional" serials from the political right, even though a number of scholars have used these materials as primary sources for studies in several academic disciplines.
Berlet, Chip
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Every Turn of the Wheel: Circular Time and Cordelia’s Revolt: from William Shakespeare to the British Enlightenment [PDF]
This article argues that William Shakespeare's King Lear anticipates core political dynamics of the English Civil War (1641-49), and philosophical tenets of the British Enlightenment in John Locke and David Hume. It analyzes three principle and competing
Tadd Graham Fernée
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Between Liberalism and Theocracy [PDF]
Our symposium conveners have focused us on “the relationship between liberalism and Christianity and their influence on American constitutionalism.” My objective is to complicate the relationship and reorient the influence. The focus of my inquiry is
Inazu, John D.
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An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court
Abstract Recently, scholars have increasingly examined the unique blending of Christian and political ideology known as Christian nationalism. During this period, the US Supreme Court has increasingly ruled in ways that favor Christian nationalism, and Court watchers have criticized several justices for showing bias toward Christianity at best and ...
Miles T. Armaly +3 more
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The (trans)national Russian religious imagination in exile: Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977)
Abstract The article offers a case study of how Russian Orthodox who migrated from the Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 reimagined their religious identity and their church in a transnational setting. Iulia de Beausobre (1893‐1977) was a Russian aristocrat who fell victim to the Stalinist purges but survived the Soviet prison system ...
Ruth Coates
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax
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
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