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"Fuga Demonium Angeli Pacis Ingresus.El Ritual Romano Galicano En El Proceso De Transformación De Los Espacios Sacros:De La Mezquita A La Iglesia (Siglos Xi-Xiii)", Marisa Bueno Jan 2007

"Fuga Demonium Angeli Pacis Ingresus.El Ritual Romano Galicano En El Proceso De Transformación De Los Espacios Sacros:De La Mezquita A La Iglesia (Siglos Xi-Xiii)", Marisa Bueno

Marisa Bueno

No abstract provided.


The Historical Sociology Of Muslim Societies Khaldunian Applications, Syed Farid Alatas Jan 2007

The Historical Sociology Of Muslim Societies Khaldunian Applications, Syed Farid Alatas

farid alatas

This article argues that the theoretical perspective on the rise and decline of states developed by 'Abd al-Rahman Ibn Khaldiin (723-808 AH/1332-1406 AD) should not be confined to historical interest but is of relevance for the study of various aspects of the history of Muslim societies. The reasons for the relative neglect or mar- ginalization of Ibn Khaldun as a source of theory to be applied to definite historical empirical situations is partly due to the predominance of Eurocentrism in the social sciences. The manner in which Eurocentrism has defined Khaldunian studies is dis- cussed, but the main focus of …


Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould Jan 2007

Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

The ancient tradition of the abrek (bandit) was developed into a political institution during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century by Chechen and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus as a strategy for dealing with the overwhelming military force of Russia's imperial army. During the Soviet period, the abrek became a locus for oppositional politics and arguably influenced the representations of violence and anti-colonial resistance during the recent Chechen Wars. This article is one of the first works of English-language scholarship to historicize this institution. It also marks the beginning of a book project entitled A …


El Patrimonio Cultural De La Ciudad De Alicante: Avance Para Un Catálogo. Bienes Inmuebles., Pablo Rosser Jan 2007

El Patrimonio Cultural De La Ciudad De Alicante: Avance Para Un Catálogo. Bienes Inmuebles., Pablo Rosser

pablo rosser

Primer avance de fichas patrimoniales sobre el patrimonio cultural de Alicante, en su aspecto de Bienes inmuebles.


Dostluktan Krize: İkinci Dünya Savaşı Sürecinde Türk-Rus İlişkileri, Yaşar Semiz, Birol Akgün Jan 2007

Dostluktan Krize: İkinci Dünya Savaşı Sürecinde Türk-Rus İlişkileri, Yaşar Semiz, Birol Akgün

Yaşar Semiz

No abstract provided.