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…
Rituál Santo Daime v Brazílii / The Santo Daime Ritual in Brazil Author: Lucie Vacíková Published: 1 November 2024 Česká verze: HTML 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…
Rituál Santo Daime v Brazílii / The Santo Daime Ritual in Brazil Author: Lucie Vacíková Publikováno: 1. 11. 2024 English version: HTML 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…
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…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.220102 Author: Victoria Arakelova Address: Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, Yerevan; Yerevan State University, Armenia Email: caucasoiranica@gmail.com Language: English Issue: 1/2024 (22) Pages: 51-70 (20 pages) Keywords: Talyshis, Iranian ethnic groups, Cultural identity, Linguistic preservation, Russian-Persian War, Azerbaijan, Iran, Assimilation, Nationalism, Socio-cultural adaptation. Abstract This paper examines the Talyshi people, an Iranian ethnic group divided by…
The pilgrimage (hajj) of Central Asian Muslims before joining to the Russian Empire DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.220103 Author: Vladimir Litvinov Affiliation: Yelets State University named after I. A. Bunin, Department of History and Historical and Cultural Heritage; Institute of Strategic Analysis and Forecasting KRSU named after B. N. Yeltsin, Lipetsk region, Yelets, St. Kommunarov 28, Russian Federation…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.220104 Authors: Aleksandra Terzić Affiliation: Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijić“, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Djure Jakšića 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Email: a.terzic@gi.sanu.ac.rs Željko Bjeljac Affiliation: Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijić“, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Djure Jakšića 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Nevena Ćurčić Affiliation: Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Dositej Obradović…
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2024.220105 Author: Sanchita Bhattacharya Affiliation: Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, India Email: sanchita.bhat83@gmail.com Language: English Issue: 1/2024 (22) Pages: 120-134 (15 pages) Keywords: Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, Dawoodi Bohra, Pakistan, Women’s health, Religious practices, Cultural traditions, Psychological effects, Legal frameworks Abstract This paper examines the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) among the…