Food and Religious Identities in the Venetian Inquisition, ca. 1560–ca. 1640

On the Borders: Surgeons and their Activities in the Venetian State (1540–1640)

Through the biographies of a dynasty of practitioners who were active in some of the mountainous villages of the Venetian Terraferma the article brings to light unknown aspects of the professional world of surgeons. Their activities were profoundly influenced by the economic and geographic peculiarities of the territory where they lived and worked. Provincial towns and their territories offered...

Galileo and the Inquisition

The story of Galileo's encounter with the Inquisition in the early 17th Century continues to be an important part of the story of modernity. Galileo is frequently seen as breaking with the scientific heritage of Aristotle to found a new science of nature and, in the process, he also had to do battle with an entrenched biblical literalism in the Catholic Church. According to the generally accept...

ترجمه و نقد کتاب the justification of science and the rationality of religious belife

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Ratings of Essentialism for Eight Religious Identities.

As a social identity, religion is unique because it contains a spectrum of choice. In some religious communities, individuals are considered members by virtue of having parents of that background, and religion, culture, and ethnicity are closely intertwined. Other faith communities actively invite people of other backgrounds to join, expecting individuals to choose the religion that best fits t...

Transnational Identities and Religious Traditions: A Case of Religious Double Belonging in India