The Mahdi's Legal Methodology as a Mechanism for Adapting the Sharî'a in the Sudan to Political and Social Purposes by Aharon Layish

“…The success of the Mahdi's endeavour to consolidate a radical theocracy in a society well-entrenched in tribal customary law was dependent on the transformation of orthodox shan'a to the extent that was necessary to meet custom half-way and to enable a charismatic leader enough room to manœuvre to solve daily political and social problems arising within a theocracy.For this purpose, the Mahdi created a unique legal methodology that provided him with unlimited authority to enact legal rules without any institutional restriction on the part of the orthodox 'ulamâ'. …”
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Political Psychology and Polarisation: A Conceptual Approach by Ekmel Geçer

“…Therefore, this theoretical research, uncovering the potential of peace psychology and drawing upon the relevant existing literature, has important implications for reducing political polarization, the digital divide in other words, on online media platforms which will also help overcome conflicts and discriminations in daily political lives.…”
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«Have fear of God! I am suffering»: mentally ill everyday life of the era of A.F. Kerensky. Anthropology of emotions by Z. M. Kobozeva, P. S. Kabytov

“…Kerensky are just a manifestation of the so-called «culture of the political», by which the «new social history» understands the daily political activity of the masses. This article actualizes the approach coming from the «history of emotions» to the analysis of the incident – letters of citizens to A.F. …”
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