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PROTESTANT DOCTRINE IN SILESIAN CALENDARS BEFORE THE MID-18TH CENTURY This article looks at the issue of confesionality and the presence of...

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This article, "Protestant Doctrine in Silesian Calendars Before the Mid-18th Century," presents a focused and empirically rich exploration into the of...

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Mystik blir vetenskap

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Den 29 mars 1956 i Dornach, Schweiz undertecknade Olly och Uno Donner ett donationsbrev som lade grunden för ett nytt forskningsinstitut i Åbo. De don...

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Nils G. Holm's "Mystik blir vetenskap: Donnerska institutet 1956–2021" presents a comprehensive historical account of the Donner Institute for Researc...

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Bilaga 3. Donnerska institutets pristagare

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Bilaga 3. Donnerska institutets pristagare

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The provided title and abstract, "Bilaga 3. Donnerska institutets pristagare," are identical and state that the content is "Appendix 3. Donnerska Inst...

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Lynette Olson

Religious Change, Conversion and Culture

Religion

This book publishes the papers from a conference which grew out of an undergraduate course … the indigenisation of Christianity [was] seen...

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This volume, "Religious Change, Conversion and Culture," presents a collection of papers originating from a conference held in April 1994, which itsel...

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G. A. Oddie

Old Wine in New Bottles? Kartabhaja (Vaishnava) Converts to Evangelical Christianity in Bengal, 1835–1845

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Of special relevance in what follows are three of [anthropologist Robin] Horton's more general and interrelated points - ideas and assumpti...

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This paper, titled "Old Wine in New Bottles? Kartabhaja (Vaishnava) Converts to Evangelical Christianity in Bengal, 1835–1845," promises a focused and...

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Carole M. Cusack

Towards a General Theory of Conversion

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The phenomenon of conversion to Christianity may be approached from many differing viewpoints: as history of missions, as a sociological pr...

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The title, "Towards a General Theory of Conversion," sets an ambitious and compelling agenda, signaling a significant attempt to synthesize diverse un...

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Michael Allen

Procession and Pilgrimage in Newar Religion

Religion

MOST VISITORS to Kathmandu valley are immediately impressed by the immense proliferation of physical manifestations of the sacred or divine...

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The title "Procession and Pilgrimage in Newar Religion" and its accompanying abstract present a compelling and well-articulated focus on the unique ch...

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Michael Allen

Buddhism without Monks: The Vajrayana Religion of the Newars ofKathmandu

Religion

In this paper I give a brief descriptive outline of the main features of a form of Buddhism still practised amongst the Newars of Nepal in...

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This paper proposes to offer a valuable descriptive outline of the distinctive Vajrayana Buddhism practiced by the Newars of Nepal, notably characteri...

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Michael Allen

Kumart or 'Virgin' Worship in Kathmandu Valley

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KUMAR! is a goddess who has been a recognized member of the Hindu pantheon for at least 2,500 years. Throughout the long history of her wor...

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This paper promises an intriguing exploration into the worship of Kumari, a goddess whose recognition within the Hindu pantheon spans at least two and...

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This article promises a fascinating and deeply archival exploration into the complex decisions faced by women in the Papal States under Clement VIII:...