The lessons of the ‘Nookat events’: central government,local officials and religious protests in Kyrgyzstan

As Muslim communities reassert themselves in public life across the world, including Central Asia, their actions are causing tension in relations with ‘secular’ governments. Various global theories have been offered to explain these dynamics. According to one theory, tension between religious communities and secular states is caused by the exclusion or marginalization of Muslims, a process exacerbated by the perceived anti-Muslim bias in the foreign- and domestic-security policies of Central Asian states. A second view is that tension results from the work of global extremist groups espousing the restoration of an Islamic Caliphate. The third approach presents the rising tension as part of a broader trend: a putative clash of Western and Muslim civilizations. This article challenges these theories by using a case study of a Muslim grassroots protest in Kyrgyzstan to highlight the importance of local politics, namely informal arrangements among local officials, power brokers and community members. In so doing, it seeks to make a contribution to theorizing Muslim–state relations in Central Asia.     

借鉴与完善：遏制宗教极端主义的立法研究

我国打击宗教极端主义的立法不够清晰,限制宗教极端主义思想传播的法律制度落后。同时宗教管理也存在一定的缺陷。因此,须完善我国打击宗教极端主义的立法以及相关制度,要准确落实我国的宗教政策,将宗教限制在私人空间。在公共领域宗教并无自由。我国须加强国家意识和国民意识的教育,并完善打击宗教极端主义的相关立法。应当制定反恐法,将宗教极端主义行为及言论作为反恐法管制的对象之一。完善刑法规范以打击宗教极端主义。应当在刑法中增加“领导、组织宗教极端主义组织罪”、“领导、组织宗教极端主义活动罪”等,并完善互联网的相关立法。     

‘Women in Church,Men at the Public House’: religious experience in Romanian society, 1700–1830

This study analyzes religious practices in the Romanian lands in the long eighteenth century. Research for it was based on a series of largely unpublished archival documents which illustrate ordinary people's attitudes to faith, magic, superstition and the church. In periods of instability and insecurity, quite understandably, as daily worries become more acute, faith and religion step in to offer spiritual comfort. This study looks at spiritual practices in the Romanian old regime and explores the ways in which women and men used them as focal points for building sociability and solidarity networks.     

关于对中国特色社会主义道路自信的思考

党的十八大报告指出,全党要坚定对中国特色社会主义道路的自信,"道路自信"第一次出现在党的报告之中。中国特色社会主义道路自信有其内在的一般与个别关系的哲学依据,也有对传统社会主义实践反思的历史依据;在改革开放进程中不断深化对社会主义建设规律的认识,构成了道路自信的实践基础。坚定道路自信要科学地认识中国国情,要有拒走"老路"与"邪路"的自觉。     

云南少数民族宗教文化发展面临的挑战与对策

在现代文明和基督教的双重冲击下,云南少数民族宗教信仰环境发生重大变化,呈现世俗化、民俗化、多元化和长期化趋势,面临信众流失、文化错位、功能退化、信仰边缘、生态失衡等危机。应进一步加强对少数民族宗教的管理和引导,提升其文明素质和信仰素质,发挥其促进环境保护、有益伦理道德、推动文化产业发展的现代功能,建立少数民族宗教的学术研究、人才培养、文化传承和艺术研习基地,使其作为精神性和社会性资源推动民族地区经济社会发展。     

Intensified Terrorism Counteroffensive

Since 2013,frequent violent incidents have taken place in and outside Xinjiang.This is not an ethnic or religious issue,but one that has escalated into brutal terrorist attacks that endanger life and property.     

Combatting antisemitism in the school playground: an Australian case study

The aim of Gross and Rutland's paper is to analyse the problem of antisemitic bullying in contemporary Australian state schools by investigating the case of Jewish children in those schools. The study is interdisciplinary, drawing on historical data and educational methodology, and employs a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews conducted in Sydney and Melbourne with all the major actors: students (55), teachers (10), principals (4), parents (13) and Jewish communal leaders (10). Gross and Rutland argue that classical anti-Jewish stereotypes are perpetuated in the school playground, transmitted by children from one generation to the next. This finding provides an additional perspective to the general literature, which argues that racial prejudice and stereotypes are acquired primarily through home socialization, religious institutions and the media, and neglects the role of the school playground.     

“三个代表”与中国共产党依法执政

“三个代表”与中国共产党的依法执政具有必然的联系。“三个代表”为中国共产党依法执政奠定了坚实的基础,贯彻和实现“三个代表”,是中国共产党依法执政的必然要求,是加强和巩固中国共产党执政地位的具体体现。     

论“三个代表”思想的理论基础

江泽民同志提出的“三个代表”的思想的理论基础是历史唯物主义。第一个代表充分反映和发展了生产力是社会发展的决定力量的历史唯物主义原理 ;第二个代表充分反映和发展了社会意识对社会存在反作用的历史唯物主义原理 ;第三个代表充分反映和发展了人民群众是历史发展的决定力量的唯物史观。     

Popular Culture, Power Relations and Urban Discipline: The Festival of the Holy Spirit in Nineteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro

The Festival of the Holy Spirit was considered the most important religious celebration in nineteenth‐century Rio de Janeiro. I discuss the popular practices of music, dance and theatre during the festival. By merging European waltz and the African batuque, the heterogeneous public re‐created and re‐invented a number of new genres that are at the roots of twentieth‐century Brazilian popular music. The festival of the Holy Spirit allows an examination of elite strategies and municipal policies regarding popular culture. In this respect, it is remarkable how much political use the Brazilian Empire made of the festival of the Holy Spirit and how its revellers fought for their celebration.