Guerre sainte dans le Cône sud latino-américain : pentecôtistes versus umbandistes by Alejandro Frigerio, Ari Pedro Oro

“…The article examines the conflicts that have developed between the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus and practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It is argued that the intensity of their struggle is related to the degrees of social visibility and legitimation that these religions enjoy in each society as well as to the extent of organization that Umbanda devotees have attained – the existence of a collective action frame emphasizing their civil rights being particularly important in this regard. …”
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Religião, ciência e transdisciplinaridade: o conhecimento afro-religioso como objeto de estudo by Rodrigo Leistner

“…Thus, the text discusses some aspects of the African-originated religions taking the dimension of the knowledge produced by them as the main point of analysis, as well as their social implications, from a reflexive approach about the contents which compound an original Africanist cosmovision, and its consequent adaptation to contemporary society. …”
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Aktualizacja potencjału religii w ochronie ekosystemów leśnych by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…Declared by the United Nations as the International Year of the Forest, 2011 demonstrated the signi#cance of forest ecosystems to all humans and the entire Earth. Religions had already become important allies in preventing damage to forests. …”
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RECONSTRUCTING TOLERANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE FOR YOUNG MUSLIMS TOWARDS INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY by Achmad Faesol

“…Most are worried and afraid that their faith (aqidah) will be interfered with or accused if they visit houses of worship of other religions. Some think that the visit is forbidden (haram). …”
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Essai de recherche d’une typologie de la sainte mystique dans l’islam et le christianisme à partir de l’étude de cas de Rabia Adawiyya by Claude-Brigitte Carcenac

“…Despite their emerging in different periods, Christianity and Islam belong to the same geographical sphere and are of common kinship. The two religions are found to share, moreover, a highly unequal attitude towards women even as their respective messages feature a universal and non-discriminatory character. …”
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Goats and Goddesses. Digital Approach to the Religioscapes of Atargatis and Allat by Kubiak-Schneider Aleksandra, Mazurek Sebastien

“…This study presents the use of a new methodological tool for studying the history of ancient religions through social and geographical aspects. …”
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LANDASAN QUR'ANI DALAM HUBUNGAN ANTAR AGAMA: TITIK TEMU HERMENEUTIKA GERAK GANDA DAN TAFSIR FILOSOFIS THABATHABAI by Amrizal Amrizal

“…Both their attention to philosophy and critical responses towards conventional methods of interpretation became a thesis for the synthesis process carried out. Hereby, it can be found a synthesis about the Quranic basis which can be used as a guide for Muslims in fostering relationships with other religions followers. In addition, they also provide guidelines related to the way for a Muslim to behave towards the adherents of other religions, without having to believe in the inevitability of practicing religious pluralism in terms of interfaith relation. …”
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People of the book: Fundamental issues of the regulation of Christian, Jewish and Muslim marriage rights by Ištvan Kasuba Robert

“…The author aims to get a more complete picture of the legal concepts of the three great world religions and the relation of Hungarian marriage law to these religious legal systems.…”
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The uniqueness of Jesus Christ and pluralism from the perspective of the Reformed confession by S. A. Strauss

“… This article investigates the current issue of the relationship between Christian and non-Christian religions in multi-religious societies. The philosophical backgrounds of the pluralistic approach are summarised. …”
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LOS HIJOS BLANCOS DE LOS DIOSES NEGROS. BLANQUITUD, NEGRITUD Y RELIGIOSIDAD POPULAR EN CUBA by Perla Dayana Massó Soler, Calixto Massó Bizet

“…Desde estos antecedentes nos acercamos al fenómeno de creciente adscripción a las religiones afrocubanas de personas, dentro y fuera de la isla, que se consideran a sí mismas como blancas. …”
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Religieuse pluraliteit en waarheid: die hoofstroom Christelike respons by D. J. Louw

“… Our shrinking world confronts us with a plurality of religions of which all claim to be "true". How should we evaluate these claims? …”
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Characterization and Digital Restauration of XIV-XV Centuries Written Parchments by Means of Nondestructive Techniques: Three Case Studies by L. Pronti, M. Perino, M. Cursi, M. L. Santarelli, A. C. Felici, M. P. Bracciale

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Émile Guimet et la morsure du canard égyptien. Un curieux au musée de Boulaq by Thomas Lebée

“…The visits of Émile Guimet (1836–1918) to the Musée de Boulaq in 1865–66 had a determining impact on his vocation as a collector and the creation, a few years later, of his museum of the study of religions (opened in Lyon in 1879 and transferred to Paris in 1889). …”
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A FAIR BALANCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT TO RELIGIOUS MANIFESTATION AND THE FREEDOM TO CONDUCT A BUSINESS IN THE CASES OF HEADSCARVES BAN IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT? by Julija Ilhan, Mustafa T. Karayiğit

“…The contribution argues that such corporate neutrality policies, though applied to all employees in the same way, constitute in fact direct discrimination for the devout followers of orthopraxis religions, such as Islam, Judaism and Sikhism, provide preference to employer’s freedom to conduct a business and economic interests over the employee’s right to religious manifestation and social rights, put the right to religious manifestation at the bottom of the hierarchy of grounds of discrimination and cause to economic and social exclusion of such minority employees, notwithstanding the European values.…”
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Escrevendo-se na cidade: ExueoGuia afetivoda periferia, de Marcus Vinicius Faustini by Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho

“…Using the mythology of Afro-Brazilian religions, I analyze how the narrator/actor ofGuia Afetivo da Periferiaincorporates features of the Orixá Exú and consubstantiates the cityphenomenologically.…”
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Tarred with the same brush: An initial inquiry into courtesy stigma and problem gambling by Matthew D. Sanscartier, Jason D. Edgerton, Derek Chadee, Lance W. Roberts

“…Discussion and conclusions: Normalization of gambling in the family impacts how much shame or embarrassment one feels about their problem-gambling family member. Moreover, some religions (Catholic and Hindu) and economic positioning (unemployed and self-employed) may affect embarrassment or shame of problem gambling family members.…”
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THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT: COMPARING ROMAN CATHOLIC, ECUMENICAL AND EVANGELICAL POSITIONS by T. Kroeck

“…In recent years, international agencies and national governments have recognised the role of religions in international development. This article reviews theological views on international development. …”
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Cultural Identities in Sustaining Religious Communities in the Arctic Region: An Ethnographic Analysis on Religiosity from the Northern Viewpoint by Nafisa Yeasmin

“…However, there is clash between secularism and religions permitting animal slaughter, which is prohibited by some and allowed by other European countries. …”
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Cesta pekelného notáře z Mexika do Kuksu by Pavel Štěpánek

“…The recompilation of prints and graphics demonstrates that it comes though many books that inform about the overseas (Aztec) religions. The tradition continues till the end of the 19th century, as we can see by the mutilated expressions of that name in the poetry (documented in Beethoven and, after all, Heine) and even in the Bohemian Glass. …”
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On the fundamental social changes in Lithuania in the 19th and 20th centuries by Arūnas Vyšniauskas

“…The main interest lies not so much on the finding of patterns in which the autonomous systems develop, but rather on the interaction of the different social, political, and economic structures of religions, languages, and cultures.   …”
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