On the Difficulty of Refuting or Confirming the Arguments about the Caste System by Dunkin Jalki, Sufiya Pathan

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‘L’Amour aux Antipodes’: Tasma, Australia and the French Connection by Judith Johnston

“…I argue that the novella is designed specifically for a French readership, not only in terms of setting, but also because Tasma's usual critique of gender ideology is replaced with a determined anti-clericalism, possibly in response to current debates in Paris at the time and a wish to avoid the fraught gender politics of the Third Republic.…”
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Procesy s katolickými duchovními a členy řádů projednávané Krajským soudem v Ústí nad Labem v letech 1953-1960 by Ivana Hrachová

“…However, the negotiations were later precluded by various state imposed anti-clerical precautions. In 1949, the state's real intention was unambiguously revealed – to subjugate or destroy the church in Czechoslovakia. …”
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Tierra y crédito en la diócesis de Guatemala a finales de la época colonial by Christophe Belaubre

“…A partir del ejemplo de la diócesis de Guatemala intentamos esbozar algunos elementos para medir el peso real de los censos en la economía colonial en el contexto de crisis económica que marcó el Reino a finales del siglo XVIII: ¿el peso de los censos pudo haber movilizado una parte de las elites criollas para construir un discurso anti-clerical?…”
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Propagande et « contre-propagande » en Irlande pendant la Première Guerre mondiale by Jérôme aan de Wiel

“…One of the themes used by the latter was France’s pre-war anti-clerical policy. This article will consider the extent to which propaganda and “counter-propaganda” influenced voluntary recruitment in Ireland where conscription was not imposed.…”
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Religious Symbolism and Political Resistance: Navalny’s Martyr Narrative in the Russian Opposition by Nadezhda Beliakova, Zhanna Timofeeva

“…This unexpected reference to martyr narrative by a largely secular and anti-clerical opposition has set a significant precedent when religious discourse is instrumentalized not only by official propaganda but also by its critics. …”
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The transformation of the image of God during the development of eating disorders and eventual therapy: a sociological study by Dariusz Tułowiecki

“…She is a believer, occasionally practicing, with a high level of religious tolerance, anti-clerical, for whom God is a relational creature who comes to the rescue and gives acceptance – an idea of a perfect, unconditionally loving father. …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Furthermore, this study considers pilgrimages to Maoshan as a form of popular mobilisation and resistance to anti-clerical and anti-superstition campaigns, illustrating how, against all odds, Maoshan emerged as a site where religious devotion and economic activity coalesced to sustain the local communities. …”
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