Adaptive translation of medieval morality plays for contemporary African audiences: A case study of the morality play Everyman in Sesotho by T.J. Makutoane

“…The major problem with these plays is their interpretation of theological concepts such as “saints”, “Adonia”, and “priests”, making it difficult for Protestant believers, the Sesotho audience, in this case, to understand Everyman translated in Sesotho and written from a Catholic perception of such concepts. …”
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Food detection in medieval acoustic vessels by Filip Facincani, Jaroslav Pavelka

“…Gall in Myšenec, which is associated with the production of the so-called Zvíkov and Písek architectural workshop, and All Saints Church in Kovářov in South Bohemia. These vessels, built into the vault, were placed with their rim facing the interior of the presbytery and their bottom in the space of the attic at the same time as the construction of the vault and were probably intended to improve the acoustics of the interior of the presbytery. …”
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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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Historical Legends of the Volga-Ural Muslims concerning Alexander the Great, the City of Yelabuga, and Bāchmān Khān by Allen J. Frank

“…Yelabuga is depicted both as the sacred location of numerous Muslim saints' tombs, and as a center of unbelief, ruled by infidel rulers - particularly, a certain Bāchmān Khān who appears to be connected with a historical figure of the same name and who is mentioned in Tatar tradition as the son of Sōqrāt Hakim.…”
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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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Some features of the Islamic Culture of Khwarezm in the Golden Horde Era by Malikov A.

“…Results and scientific novelty: As a result of the study, the author comes to the conclusion that in Khwarezm, Islam was represented by various practices manifested in the organization of rituals, Mutazilism, Sufi teachings, and the cult of saints. In the pre-Golden Horde period, the Muslim written culture of the region was dominated by the Arabic, Persian, and Khwarezmian languages. …”
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Hagiografía valenciana (1470-1600) by José Luis Canet

“…Je centrerai ce travail sur les textes qui traitent spécifiquement de l’histoire et la vie des saints, en tentant de les analyser sous l’angle de leur processus de production et de leur structure externe, c’est-à-dire : les formats utilisés, les pages de titre, les prologues, les gravures et la longueur des œuvres. …”
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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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'Жряху им, наричюще богы' ('They feel themselves the gods'): Sources of the content of ancient Russian pagan sanctuaries and their priests by M.N. Kozlov

“…They are native chronicles of the 11th – 14th centuries (Primary Chronicle, Hypatian Codex, and Novgorod First Chronicle), Lives of Saints, Legend of Yaroslavl Foundation. The materials of foreign authors of the 9th – 11th centuries (Ibn-Fadlan, Adam of Bremen) have been also considered. …”
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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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Simulacija i odstranjivanje stick-slip efekta servosistema sprovodnog aparata hidraulične turbine by Darko Babunski, Emil Zaev, Atanasko Tuneski, Laze Trajkovski, Radmila Koleva

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