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Cultural History

Folk Songs as Communication, Resistance, Lament, and Entertainment Among Women in Northeastern Afghanistan

posted by Teri Williams December 14, 20215 min read155 Views

By Wolayat Tabasum Niroo In the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan, talented women sing folk songs to entertain each other in…

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Cultural History

The destruction of ‘un- Islamic’ edifices by ISIS and the Taliban

posted by Kevin Worrall September 13, 20214 min read249 Views

by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…

Cultural Studies

Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies Turns 20

posted by Teri Williams July 26, 20212 min read105 Views

By Professor Tayseer Abu Odeh Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Journal…

Christianity

C. S. Lewis and His Medieval Mirror

posted by Teri Williams June 21, 20219 min read190 Views

By Erik Eklund C. S. Lewis is best known for his introductory exposition of Christianity, Mere Christianity (1952), as well…

Ancient History

The Lost Splendour of Ghazni: Rediscovering an Islamic Capital in Medieval Afghanistan

posted by Teri Williams May 3, 20215 min read215 Views

By Viola Allegranzi Located in present-day Afghanistan, Ghazni was once a prosperous commercial and cultural centre at the crossroads of…

Cultural Studies

Buddhism and Cinematic Technicity-Consciousness

posted by Teri Williams February 1, 20217 min read279 Views

By Victor Fan ‘Cinematic Imaging and Imagining through the Lens of Buddhism’ (from the latest issue of Paragraph) is one…

British History

Covenants and Covenanting

posted by Teri Williams November 4, 20205 min read260 Views

By Neil McIntyre This month, The Scottish Historical Review publishes the first of a series of special issues that tackle…

Christianity

The Jesuits and the Globalisation of the Renaissance

posted by Teri Williams October 26, 20204 min read118 Views

By Peter Burke The idea that the unintended consequences of human action are often more important – for better and…

British History

The Innes Review Turns 70

posted by Teri Williams October 2, 20205 min read128 Views

By John Reuben Davies Read the editorial introduction from The Innes Review: 70th Anniversary Virtual Collection, which is free to…

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

George Strachan of the Mearns: A Historian’s Biography

posted by Anna Glazier August 12, 20204 min read181 Views

Biography is a dangerous genre for any historian. Inevitably it has to be set in the history of the subject’s…

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