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Ecological Struggle as Ethos of Decolonisation: Emergence of a Decolonial Ecology in Bakur (Northern) and Rojava (Western) Kurdistan

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines why the Kurdish Freedom Movement has adopted ecological struggle as a foundational pillar in its politics of decolonisation and the reclamation of autonomy. Framed within the context of colonial and ecocidal developmentalism, the research analyses how policies initiated during the Ottoman Empire and perpetuated by Turkish
Necmettin Türk
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The keys to the garden: Capital, class, and the repurposing of Persian mystical poetry in Los Angeles

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This article traces the social life of medieval Persian poetry as it is repurposed within Los Angeles's Iranian diaspora. Based on 5 years of immersive ethnography in private erfān classes and mystical assemblies, I argue these gatherings function as contemporary diasporic courts, mobilizing core texts within a spiritual marketplace structured
Zia Khoshsirat
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Similes for Mainyu, Ahura Mazdā and Ahriman in the Avesta, Bundahishn and Mainyu-i ye Xrad [PDF]

مطالعات زبانی و بلاغی
The concepts of Ahura Mazdā and Ahriman in the Zoroastrian religious culture are intertwined with the concept of Mainyu, such that Ahura Mazda holds Spenta Mainyu within himself, and Ahriman is another verbal form of Angra Mainyu.
Saba Kazemian, Kazem Dezfoulian, Ahmad Khatami   +2 more
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Ethno‐National and Religious Identifications, Identity Compatibility, and Trust in Leaders: A Two‐Study Investigation in a Politically Fragmented Society

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Social identities, such as ethno‐national and religious identities, can shape group cohesion, trust in leadership, and societal stability in politically fragmented contexts. A key factor influencing these dynamics is identity compatibility—the extent to which individuals perceive their multiple identities as harmonious or conflicting.
Magdalena Skrodzka, Piotr Sosnowski, Jenny Roth   +2 more
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İslâmiyet ile Mecusilikteki Din Adamları ve Mabetlerin Din Eğitimindeki Fonksiyonları Açısından Mukayesesi

Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
Nitelikli insan kaynağı tarafından kurulan medeniyetlerin asli hedefi, insanı kendi öz değerleri çerçevesinde eğiterek ilerlemektir. Bu bakımdan medeniyetlerin başarısı, eğittiği insanların kalitesi ile yakın bir ilişki içindedir.
Veysi Turun
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A Comparative Study of the Zoroastrian [PDF]

مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2016
Human existence lies in the heart of existentialism. This school of thought deals with the challenges of human responsibility and the possibility of improvement and progress of human life.
Sahar Pourjam, Abolghasem Dadvar
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Reversion, Revival, Resistance

Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
Both in Iran and India, Zoroastrian communities have traditionally possessed a strong and rigid ethno-religious identity. In recent decades, however, debates regarding the opening of the communities to converts have become increasingly significant.
Benedikt Römer
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Mechanochemical Birch Reductive Alkylation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

ChemistryEurope, Volume 4, Issue 10, October 2026.
A lithium‐mediated mechanochemical Birch reductive alkylation enables the direct alkylation of unfunctionalized PAHs with readily available alkyl fluorides. Various primary‐ and secondary‐alkylated PAHs are obtained by an easy‐to‐operate one‐pot and two‐step procedure including ball‐milling PAHs with Li wire and addition of alkyl fluorides at room ...
Yoshifumi Toyama, Shota Mikawa, Hideto Ito   +2 more
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Contacts between China and Central Asia in the spiritual sphere in the I millennium

RUDN Journal of World History, 2013
The article investigates the forms, ways and the results of contacts between China and Central Asia in spiritual culture. The Silk Road was the main route by which to move goods and to support international trade and diplomatic relations.
E Borisovna Barinova
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Developing Cross-Cultural Competence of Healthcare Workers Interacting with Zoroastrian Patients

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In the context of growing medical tourism sector and increasing migration flows, Russian healthcare system faces the need to provide care to patients whose cultural and religious identity has been shaped under the influence of ancient spiritual ...
Galina D. Petrova, Alexey N. Yeneykin, Elena E. Altinkovich   +2 more
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