Rethinking the Role of the Hatata of Zera Yaecob and the Hatata of Welda Heywat in Ethiopian Philosophy by Fasil Merawi

“…Through a critical engagement with these three defences of the treatises, the paper argues that such three articulations of the texts failed to properly examine the colonial world of knowledge production and religious reformation that animated the texts in the first place. …”
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MU’TEZİLE EKOLÜ VE AKLIN BELİRLEYİCİLİĞİ by Osman Aydınlı

“…The members of this school attached great importance to reasoning in understanding and interpreting religious texts as well as the whole Islamic heritage. …”
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The Recognition of Holy Qur’an Reciters Using the MFCCs’ Technique and Deep Learning by Ghassan Samara, Essam Al-Daoud, Nael Swerki, Dalia Alzu’bi

“…It is also one of the most widely memorized and recited texts around the world. Listening to and reciting the Qur’an is one of the most important daily practices for Muslims. …”
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Od humanizmu ekologicznego i ekofilozofii do ekoteologii. Krytyka koncepcji duchowości ekologicznej H. Skolimowskiego by Rafał Czekalski

“…It is amazing how multifaceted Skolimowski’s publications are, ranging from strictly philosophical texts, regarding for instance analytical philosophy, to works concerning religious or social issues. …”
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KOPI, WARUNG KOPI, DAN POTENSI STUDI KEISLAMAN by Aflahal Misbah

“…There are a number of potential areas of the Islamic studies that can be developed through coffee and coffee shops, including the study of texts that include particular historical narratives and historical ideas related to these two material elements; Sufism, coffee, and coffee shop interrelations; the presence of Muslim women in public spaces, especially in the coffee shops; and harmony and diversity as a result of Muslim encounters with coffee and coffee shops, which can be seen for example through the framework of inter-religious relations.…”
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The Transition from Yorùbá Metaphysics to Islamic Aesthetics in Ọláńrewájú Adépọ̀jù’s Poetry by Stephen Toyin Ogundipe

“…This paper examines peculiar features of Adépọ̀jù’s poetry based on its fusion of Yorùbá cultural and Islamic religious values with the view to theoretically characterizing his practice. …”
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Integration of Islamic Jurisprudence Principles within the UN Global Human Security Framework by Munawar Fuad

“…This study contributes to the discourse on global human security by proposing a novel framework that bridges religious law and international governance, providing a foundation for future interdisciplinary studies.…”
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Virtual Union, the Seeds of Hatred, and the Fraternal Joining of Hands: Leibniz and Toleration by Mogens Laerke

“…In this paper, I am interested in the conception of toleration that can be gleaned from the political and theological texts of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. I argue that Leibniz did not defend a notion of toleration comparable to a standard modern conception. …”
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Intertexte et réécriture du Drame de l’Homme, de la Femme et de Dieu dans 'Partage de midi' de Paul Claudel by Samuel Bidaud

“… This article examines the way in which Paul Claudel, in Partage de midi [Break of Noon], actualizes and rewrites several founding texts whose themes echo those of his play – which represents nothing more than the Drama of Man, Woman and God, based on an autobiographical source, Claudel’s love for Rosalie Vetch. …”
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On the Way to a Secularized Theology: Why Today’s Disapproval of an Atemporal God Is Gaining Momentum? by Vladimir K. Shokhin

“…However, the desire for a “static” Absolute is not limited to Greek thought but has intercultural foundations, and in reality, no contradiction between Divine activity and atemporality can be derived from the Greek, Arabic, and Indian texts dealing with it. The increasing popularity of theological temporalism is explained in terms of a scientistic attachment to evolutionism and associated urge to “democratize” a transcendent God. …”
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The Concepts and Contextualization of Incantations in Nigerian Popular Music: Juju Music as Paradigm by Kayode Olusola

“…The findings revealed that the incantation used in Juju music contains texts requesting spiritual protection, a defensive attack against the enemy, as well as for fame and financial success. …”
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The Category of Time in Fairy Tales: Searching for Folk Calendar Time in the Estonian Fairy Tale Corpus by Mairi Kaasik

“…The analysis relies on the digital corpus of Estonian fairy tales (5400 variants), created from the texts found in the Estonian Folklore Archives by the Fairy Tale Project of the Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore, University of Tartu. …”
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Nonverbal Communication and its Effects on Human Relations: An Analysis from Surah Luqman by Tajudeen Yusuf

“…However, the exploration of nonverbal communication through the lens of religious texts, particularly the Qur'an, remains relatively underexplored. …”
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Sexualités au Maghreb by Valérie Beaumont, Corinne Cauvin Verner, François Pouillon

“…While refusing to adopt the “Orientalist” perspective (Arab-Islamic sexuality explained by the sacred texts) the “culturalist” perspective (a specifically North African way of configuring sexuality), the “moralist” perspective (societies being menaced by political islam or the “corrupted West”) and the “activist” perspective (as a defence of individual freedom, notably sexual, feminism, or political Islam), these contemporary ethnographies recreate the tensions between individualism and community ethos, between national and local dictates, between western ethics and religious proscription, all of these attracting considerable media coverage. …”
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Um panorama da literatura sobre a internacionalização das religiões ayahuasqueiras brasileiras by Glauber Loures Assis, Beatriz Caiuby Labate

“…The process of internationalization of these groups involves complex nets and transnational alliances, generating intriguing issues on cultural translation and religious diaspora. Nevertheless, the theme is rarely explored and the information is widely scattered. …”
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Fossils and Theories of Evolution in Gustave Flaubert’s Bouvard et Pécuchet by Anthony Zielonka

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Perception and treatment of melancholy in the writings of Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179) by Eglė Sakalauskaitë-Juodeikienë

“…Melancholy was interpreted in Hildegard’s medical texts as a heart and a brain disease which was caused by the overabundance of black bile produced in the spleen. …”
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A Study on the Quality of Mashhur Ghairu Istilahi Hadith: Reconsidering the Stereotype of Misogynistic Hadiths by Frenky Mubarok, Suci Muzfirah, Muidatul Faziyah

“…Muslim feminists, in their scholarly pursuits, often utilize hadiths as foundational texts. They compile hadiths they believe contradict the principles of gender equality—labeling them as misogynistic—and conduct takhrij studies to critically analyze these hadiths, seeking arguments to support the notion of feminism within Islam. …”
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A Review on Colorectal Cancer and the Role of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine as Complementary Therapy by Jie Ji, Hiu Ching Phang, Xian Gu, Riyanto Teguh Widodo, Bey Hing Goh, Phei Er Kee, Siew-Keah Lee, Ashok Kumar Janakiraman, Long Chiau Ming, Kai Bin Liew

“…Natural products are crucial for treating infectious diseases, cancer, and neurological disorders, and references in religious texts have spurred scientific validation of traditional claims. …”
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The Limitless Zawiya and the Infinite Library. Rethinking the Epistemology of Contemporary Sufism and Digital Islamic Thought by Antonio de Diego González

“…The ontological turn in anthropology is a key consideration in the ethnographies presented in these texts and their subsequent analysis. The paper concludes that the tariqa Tijaniyya has not been isolated from the profound social transformations of the digital age. …”
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