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,…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.230207 Author: Jerzy Rohoziński Affiliation: The Center for Totalitarian Studies, The Pilecki Institute, Foksal Street 17, 00-372 Warsaw, Poland Email: j.rohozinski@instytutpileckiego.pl Language: English Issue: 2/2024 (23) Pages: 152-188 (37 pages) Keywords: Religious revival, Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Postwar period, Licensed religion, Underground religion, Ethnic communities Abstract The patriotic fervour surrounding the „Great Patriotic War,“ amplified…
Lucie Vacíková Česká verze: HTML – Rituál Santo Daime v Brazílii Figure 1: Brazilian Indigenous People in the Paraty Region In September 2024, I travelled with my family to Brazil, specifically to the region of Paraty, approximately 250 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro. This area is known for its communities that practice the religious tradition of…
Lucie Vacíková English version: HTML – The Santo Daime Ritual in Brazil Obrázek 1. Brazilští Indiáni v oblasti Paraty. V září 2024 jsem s rodinou podnikla cestu do Brazílie, konkrétně do oblasti Paraty, vzdálené přibližně 250 kilometrů od Ria de Janeira. Tato oblast je známá komunitami, které praktikují náboženskou tradici Santo Daime. Pravidelně zde pořádají rituály…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.220101en Author: Hermann Kreutzmann Affiliation: Institute of Geographic Sciences, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany Email: h.kreutzmann@fu-berlin.de Language: English Issue: 1/2024 (22) Pages: 3-26 (24 pages) Keywords: Shrinking pastoralism, rangelands, resettlement, Central Asia, tragedy of responsibility, South Asia Abstract Shrinking pastoral spaces are phenomena that have occurred on a global scale and in particular in mountain…
Livelihood challenges in High Asian pastoral spaces DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.220101cs Author: Hermann Kreutzmann Affiliation: Institute of Geographic Sciences, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany Email: h.kreutzmann@fu-berlin.de Language: Czech (translation from English) Issue: 1/2024 (22) Pages: 27-50 (24 pages) Keywords: Shrinking pastoralism, rangelands, resettlement, Central Asia, tragedy of responsibility, South Asia Abstract Shrinking pastoral spaces are phenomena that have…