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Religious Minorities and Freedom of Religion or Belief in the UK [PDF]
By particular reference to the polity of the UK, this article discusses issues and options for groups identified as "religious minorities" in relation to issues of "religious freedom".
Weller, Paul
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The Politics of Zoroastrian Philanthropy and the Case of Qasr-e Firuzeh [PDF]
In Iran and India religious philanthropy has been a feature of Zoroastrian piety as well as providing the means by which both communities have prospered throughout their respective histories.
Stewart, Sarah
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Book Review: Religious Conversion, Contemporary Practices and Controversies [PDF]
A review of Religious Conversion, Contemporary Practices and Controversies edited by Christopher Lamb and Darrol ...
Neufeldt, Ronald
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A total of 8641 married couples were investigated from 28 Iranian populations for consanguineous marriages and coefficient of inbreeding. The results showed considerable differences in the rate and kind of consanguineous matings among the various urban ...
D.D.Farhud +5 more
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This contribution offers a review of: Richard E. Payne: A State of Mixture. Christians, Zoroastrians, and Iranian Political Culture in Late Antiquity. Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2015. 320 pages, $95.00/£70.95, ISBN (hardcover)
Kianoosh Rezania
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Persistent images of late antique Caucasia belonging naturally to the Byzantine world obscure the isthmus’ deep multi- and cross-cultural condition. They rest on the flawed assumption that shared Christian affiliation necessarily linked Byzantium and ...
Stephen H. Rapp Jr.
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Pandemic Geographies of Home: Domestic Thresholding in Response to COVID‐19
Short Abstract With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. This paper introduces the concept of ‘thresholding’ to explore the ways in which internal and external thresholds are understood and ...
Alison Blunt +7 more
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Zoroastrian’s Collective Life of the Country as a Center of New Changes in the Naseri Era [PDF]
In the Naseri era, significant changes have taken place in most areas of Iranian life. the focus of these changes can be found in Zoroastrian’s Collective life of Iran and especially in Yazd because these changes did not just cover the worldly aspects of
MORTEZA NIKRAVESH +1 more
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Some remarks about sectarian movements in al-Andalus [PDF]
pdfEstudio de las sectas islámicasen los primeros siglos de al ...
Aguadé Bofill, Jordi
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Induced abortion in the world: 1. Perception of abortion throughout the centuries and by religions
Abstract Induced abortion has religious, moral, and cultural dimensions that place it at the center of major ethical debates. The interest of women caught in the middle of this never‐ending controversy requires that a dialogue replaces current confrontation.
Giuseppe Benagiano +4 more
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