Anne Kalvig

Facing suffering and death: alternative therapy as post-secular religious practice

Religion

The idea of religious practice being ‘post-secular’ raises questions concerning secularisation, sacralisation and the various meanings of...

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Anne-Christine Hornborg

Are you content with being just ordinary? Or do you wish to make progress and be outstanding?' New ritual practices in contemporary Sweden

Sociology

This article examines the emergence and features of new practices in contemporary Sweden, which are being sold to individuals as therapy o...

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Outi Pohjanheimo

The enrichment of magical thinking through practices among Reiki self-healers

Religion

Reiki is an example of a spiritually based healing context, which offers an entry into the magical thinking through the ritual initiation....

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This paper proposes to explore a fascinating intersection between contemporary spiritual practices and cognitive psychology, specifically focusing on...

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Tommy Ramstedt

Making sense of personal and global problems: an analysis of the writings and lectures of Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde

Sociology

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde (b. 1939) is a well-known figure in the Finnish alternative spiritual milieu. She is an author and lecturer on...

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Cecilia Wassen

The Jewishness of Jesus and ritual purity

Theology

Today it is commonplace for historical Jesus scholars to emphasize Jesus’ Jewishness. At the same time most New Testament scholars deny th...

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Giovanni Lupinu

Le Questioni giuridiche integrative della Carta de Logu: edizione delle qq. 29-51

Law

L’autore porta a compimento il lavoro di edizione critica delle Questioni giuridiche integrative della Carta de Logu, iniziato nei tre numeri preceden...

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This article, "Le Questioni giuridiche integrative della Carta de Logu: edizione delle qq. 29-51," represents a pivotal contribution to the fields of...

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Giancarlo Porcu

L’«anatasia» della «razza sarda» e i vocabolari di Grazia Deledda. Storia di una sospetta parola-fantasma travestita da lectio difficilior

Linguistics

Il contributo esamina la parola «anatasia» che compare in occorrenza unica nel romanzo di Grazia Deledda La giustizia (1899); una lezione conservata d...

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The article, intriguingly titled "L’«anatasia» della «razza sarda» e i vocabolari di Grazia Deledda. Storia di una sospetta parola-fantasma travestita...

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Raffaella Picello

Il varco dell'inconscio: il Surrealismo di natura di Paul Nash

Art

Il contributo indaga il concetto di soglia nella produzione di Paul Nash, figura di primaria rilevanza nell’ambito del modernismo britannico e del sur...

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Jean-Philippe Carlos

Transforming practices: Challenges related to the operationalization of research data management services in academia

Administration

This article examines some challenges related to the operationalization of research data management services in academia, mainly in Canada. Based on a...

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Retraction: Assessing the Effectiveness of AI Tools (Elicit, SciSpace, and Consensus) in Literature Review and Research

Informatics

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This submission constitutes a formal retraction notice for a previously published article titled "Assessing the Effectiveness of AI Tools (Elicit, Sci...

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