DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-01(24).05 Author: Giustina Selvelli Affiliation: Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Email: giustina.selvelli@gmail.com Language: English Issue: 1/2025 (24) Pages: 138–156 (19 pages) Keywords: Armenian Diaspora, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Script Choice, Armenian Alphabet, Linguistic Landscape, Armenian Graveyard, Collective Memory Abstract This article explores the symbolic power of script choice in shaping diasporic…
Rekonstrukce identity žen uprchlých před válkou z Ukrajiny / The Reconstruction of Identity Among Women Displaced by the War in Ukraine DOI (CS): https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-01(24).06cs DOI (EN): https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-01(24).06en Author: Andrea Preissová Krejčí Affiliation: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik, Bezručovo náměstí 885/14, 746 01 Opava, Czech Republic Email: andrea.krejci@email.cz Language: Czech / English Issue: 1/2025…
Rekonstrukce identity žen uprchlých před válkou z Ukrajiny / The Reconstruction of Identity Among Women Displaced by the War in Ukraine DOI (CS): https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-01(24).06cs DOI (EN): https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-01(24).06en Author: Andrea Preissová Krejčí Affiliation: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik, Bezručovo náměstí 885/14, 746 01 Opava, Czech Republic Email: andrea.krejci@email.cz Language: Czech / English Issue: 1/2025…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230201 Author: Tereza Hejzlarová Affiliation: Katedra asijských studií, Univerzita Palackého, tř. Svobody 26, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Rep. Email: alabaj@email.cz Author: Martin Rychlík Affiliation: Rektorát Univerzity Karlovy, Ovocný trh 560/5, 116 36, Praha 1, Czech Rep. Email: martin.rychlik@ruk.cuni.cz Author: Martin Soukup Affiliation: Institut komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky, FSV Univerzity Karlovy, Smetanovo nábřeží 6, 110…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230202 Author: German Kim Affiliation: Institute for Asian Studies, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Avenue 71, Almaty, Kazakhstan Email: germankim01@yahoo.com Language: English Issue: 2/2024 (23) Pages: 23-41 (19 pages) Keywords: Silk Road, Kazakh baskur, Ornamentation, Nomadic culture, Cross-cultural studies, Symbolism in patterns, Traditional weaving Abstract This article explores the Silk Road, one of history’s…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230203 Author: Jon Abbink Affiliation: African Studies Centre, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Email: g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl Language: English Issue: 2/2024 (23) Pages: 42-65 (24 pages) Keywords: epistemology, scientific method, Western telos, rationalism, anti-science movements Abstract I discuss some of the current challenges to the social sciences/humanities and contend that their impact, marked by epistemological confusion…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230204 Author: Rabah Halabi Affiliation: Oranim Academic College of Education, Tel-Hai College, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Email: rabah.halabi@gmail.com Language: English Issue: 2/2024 (23) Pages: 66-89 (22 pages) Keywords: Druze community, military service, Israeli society, identity politics, citizenship, reciprocity, discrimination Abstract This article explores the complex and often contradictory experiences of the Druze…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230205 Author: Julia Krajcarz Affiliation: Independent Researcher, Poland Email: krajcarz.julia@gmail.com Language: English Issue: 2/2024 (23) Pages: 90-121 (32 pages) Keywords: Shia Islam, pilgrimage, Azerbaijan, Baku, Absheron Peninsula, religious practices, sacred sites Abstract This article outlines the key pilgrimage sites in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula in Azerbaijan, offering a comprehensive discussion of the history…
The Arbëresh: A Brief History of an Ancient Linguistic Minority in Italy DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230206cs Author: Matteo Mandalà Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Palermo, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, Italy Email: matteo.mandala@unipa.it Author: Kateřina Knittlová Affiliation: Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha, Czech Republic Email: xknik001@studenti.czu.cz Language: Czech Issue: 2/2024…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230206en Author: Matteo Mandalà Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Palermo, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, Italy Email: matteo.mandala@unipa.it Author: Kateřina Knittlová Affiliation: Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Praha, Czech Republic Email: xknik001@studenti.czu.cz Language: English Issue: 2/2024 (23) Pages: 137-151 (15 pages) Keywords: Arbëreshë, Italy, Albanian migration, Greek-Byzantine rite,…