The classical “university of reason”, the idea which is defined in German philosophy and romanticism as “preparation for knowledge”, “mission” - “the formation goodwill”, i.e. education a citizen, has lost its foundation modernity: essential unity culture, nation, state, university removed named “elements” this modern reality, presented liberal version economic paradigm, mean something else: ar...

This study examines understandings of misfortune among east London Bangladeshis, particularly with respect to the role of jinn spirits. It reports on the findings of ethnographic interviews among 40 members of this community. Appeal to jinn explanations is commonplace at times of psychological disturbance and unexplained physical symptoms. Resort to traditional healers is frequent. These explan...

Editor’s introduction: This succinct presentation by one of the world’s great scholars of Mongolian Buddhism summarizes the challenges that Buddhism has faced and continues to face in Mongolia. Amid historical reconsideration and revisionism – and continuing propaganda – it is important to acknowledge and understand, as Dr. Wallace conveys, the enormity of repression faced by Buddhism, as Mongo...

Abstract In French, the noun apple ( la pomme ) is grammatically feminine, in German der Apfel it masculine. Does this entail that French speakers perceive apples to be feminine whereas attribute masculine characteristics them? Various studies suggest grammatical gender does indeed influence object perception Haertlé 2017 ; Boroditsky & Schmidt 2000 ), although findings are not always repli...