I santi degli altri. Devozione, mutamento e rituali tra i singalesi cattolici a Messina by Giovanni Cordova

“…In this article I examine changes occurring in rituals and devotional practices enacted by Sinhala Catholics living in Messina (Sicily) and including new saint figures in their devotional repertoires in the wake of transnational mobility. …”
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“When the Cock crows, the Devil Falls” – a Review of Christian Thought Concerning Birds in Selected Folk Tales by Agnieszka Tańczuk

“…I will also show the variety of references to the cult of Christian saints, the love of the land, and the nature that surrounds us. …”
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Le bien culturel de Tombouctou, une patrimonialisation discutée ? Conditions locales de réception de la notion de patrimoine de type UNESCO by Traoré Hadizatou

“…It certainly has with regard to its famous sites, the worshipping of which, particularly the worshipping of saints seems to be glossed over, although they are still highly controversial, especially for the Islamic Salafist movement, of which those who destroyed the mausoleums claimed to be linked to. …”
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Rethinking contending themes in indigenous and Christian religions in contemporary Africa by O.C. Eze, L.I. Ugbudian, T.A. Adihikon, S.O.S. Nnabuchi, J.U. Eke, C.J. Okolo

“…In the vast majority of deficit-prone literature, such themes as symbolism, liturgy, sacrifice, saints, sinners, and ontology, among others, are far from balanced. …”
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Sectarian and Secular: Lay Perspectives in <i>Stūpa</i> Burials at Mount Zhongnan During the Tang Dynasty (AD 618–906) by Wen Sun

“…A key question emerges when considering how the use of <i>stūpas</i> expanded beyond honoring the Buddha and saints to include lay individuals. People’s interpretation of <i>stūpas</i>—whether they were clergy or lay followers—varied based on their distinct social contexts, living circumstances, and religious beliefs. …”
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Europa in the Late Middle Ages and Development of Society and Culture of Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Rimvydas Petrauskas

“…Nevertheless, throughout the whole period in question, one can observe gradual spreading of elements of the late medieval European civilization in GDL - concepts of a monarch and the ruling house, idea of Christian estates and knightly ideology, church foundations, patronage and the cults of saints, the early noble parliamentarianism, the urban and rural self-government as well as self-government of ethnic and confessional groups, large landownership and colonization, political and literary writings, codification of the law and historical thinking. …”
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Shifting Musical Imaginaries at the Polynesian Cultural Center by Cynthia L. Van Gilder, Dana R. Herrera

“…The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a cultural tourism site run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) as a money-making enterprise to support students and programs at Brigham Young University-Hawai’i (BYU-H). …”
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Applying of Factor Analyses for Determination of Trace Elements Distribution in Water from River Vardar and Its Tributaries, Macedonia/Greece by Stanko Ilić Popov, Trajče Stafilov, Robert Šajn, Claudiu Tănăselia, Katerina Bačeva

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Tourisme, patrimoine et islam : Fès, pôle touristique et pôle tijane by Ouallet Anne

“…En effet, à Fès, la gestion touristique des lieux saints se fait sur la base d’une ségrégation par l’interdiction d’entrée dans les mosquées aux touristes profanes qui sont d’ailleurs les seuls à être désignés comme « touristes ».…”
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„Člověk nestojí za nic, nenadchne-li ho blízkost velkého muže.“ Personifikace významového prostoru národních oslav 60. a 70. let 19. století by Karel Šíma

“…Last part shows the examples of (mostly unsuccessful) attempts of introducing Catholic symbolism and identity in to the national frame during the saint's-days of Slavic saints Cyril and Method. …”
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Etudes menées sur les sculptures d'Auvergne en bois polychromé by Marie-Blanche Potte, Dominique Faunières, Agnès Blossier, Lucretia Kargère

“…En France, la région d’Auvergne conserve un important ensemble de sculptures en bois polychromées datées, pour le moment entre le 11eme et le début du 13eme siècle, notamment une vingtaine de Crucifix, une soixantaine de Vierge en majesté et diverses figures de saints. Tandis que les sculptures conservées dans les musées ont acquis un certain prestige, celles qui sont conservées dans leurs églises restent moins connues et ont rarement fait l’objet d’études techniques. …”
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La maison aux esprits : configurations spatiales, pluralité religieuse et syncrétismes dans l’espace domestique afro-cubain by Katerina Kerestetzi

“…Such homes generally house a wide range of ritual objects belonging to different religious worlds, such as blood-covered Palo Monte pots; statues and icons of Catholic saints; and effigies of Santería’s deities. How is the domestic space transformed into a ritual one? …”
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Perspective on Agapeic Ethic and Creation Care by Loveday Chigozie Onyezonwu, Ucheawaji Godfrey Josiah

“…The churches observed include Protestant Churches (Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Church of Nigeria that is Anglican Communion, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints); the Roman Catholic Church; Pentecostal Churches (such as Salvation Ministries Worldwide, Redeemed Christian Church of God, and Deeper Life Bible Church); and African Indigenous Churches (namely, the Christ Apostolic Church, Cherubim and Seraphim, and Celestial Church of Christ). …”
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HIV/AIDS prevalence among adolescents in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area, Enugu State, and the need for faith-based interventions by Favour Chukwuemeka Uroko, Goodness Chimeremma Ike

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Liturgic calendars in the Vilnius University Library by Asta Krakytė

“…Ces notes touchent à la vie quotidienne des prêtres, aux indications liturgiques, aux listes des prêtres décédés, aux extraits des écrits des Saints de l'Église, etc. Dans la collection, il y a à peu près 20 exemplaires avec des formules de donation. …”
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Impact of Chatbots on User Experience and Data Quality on Citizen Science Platforms by Akasha-Leonie Kessel, Soror Sahri, Sven Groppe, Jinghua Groppe, Hanieh Khorashadizadeh, Marc Pignal, Eva Perez Pimparé, Régine Vignes-Lebbe

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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Sarcocystis Species DNA in the Heart and Breast Muscles of Rock Pigeons (Columbia livia) by Muhammad Mudasser Nazir, Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz, Atif Nisar Ahmed, Azhar Maqbool, Kamran Ashraf, Muhammad Oneeb, Ghulam Yasin, Atta Subhani, Muhammad Asif Ali, Noman Nazir, Muhammad Afzal Sajid

“…The birds were part of flocks of pigeons housed at the tombs of saints in Lahore, Pakistan. Birds that died or were euthanized due to poor health were submitted for necropsy at the Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, where DNA isolations and PCR were conducted. …”
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D. I. BLOKHINTSEV – SCIENTIST AND TEACHER. THE SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC WORK by V. N. Pervushin

“…Blokhintsev was presented the Order of Saints of Cyril and Methodius of the 1st degree (Bulgaria, 1970) for his fundamental course «Bases of Quantum Mechanics» published in nine languages. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

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The authority of the printed word in the Lithuanian village of the XIX century by Džiuljeta Maskoliūnienė

“…The practice of reading "Saints' Lives" embodied these qualities already earlier. …”
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