Islamist Versus Islamist: Rising Challenge in Gaza

Islam's diversity is a direct result of centuries of schism and factionalism, and presents a challenge to the original spirit of unity as envisaged by its founder, the Prophet Mohammed. Rivalry within Islam undermines the precedent notion of unity through communal belonging (tawhid and ummah). Yet in the twenty-first century this diversity is ignored, and political Islam is represented as being more of a monolith than a spectrum of ideas and aspirations. Generally, the materialization of new Islamist groups is a challenge to those who hold that unity is all. In the Gaza Strip, specifically, the dominant Islamist actor, Hamas, is facing internal challenges from other Islamist elements. These rival Islamists are also influenced by events across their border in post-revolutionary Egypt where a plethora of new Islamist actors are vying for political space and power. This article deals with Hamas's Islamist rivals, and the effects they have had on Hamas's governance of the Gaza Strip, and political and religious legitimacy within it. It will focus on ideological and violent disputes between the Islamist elements in Gaza, and the means by which Hamas and its security elements have tackled newly emerging rivals.

Un pont entre les obédiences : expériences normandes du Grand Schisme d'Occident (1378-1417)

Entre 1378 et 1417, l’Église est d’abord divisée entre deux, puis entre trois papes concurrents. Alors qu’Urbain VI et ses successeurs s’installent à Rome, Clément VII et son successeur rentrent en Avignon. Cette thèse répertorie et analyse les différentes expériences normandes en réponse au Grand Schisme d’Occident. Les engagements normands pour résoudre le schisme sont pluriels et s’expriment différemment selon les milieux. S’appuyant sur des sources diverses telles que le Registre des suppliques des archives du Vatican, les archives de l’Université de Paris et les archives locales, elle met en évidence les différents courants qui ont coexisté en Normandie en réaction au Grand Schisme d’Occident. Alors que la noblesse normande était généralement favorable aux papes d’Avignon, reconnus officiellement par le roi de France, d’importants courants de résistance envers cette papauté se sont aussi manifestés dans les milieux universitaires et au sein du clergé normand, poussant même certains à choisir l’exil en terre urbaniste. Ces exilés normands, bien que peu nombreux, ont exercé une influence considérable et ont été peu étudiés en tant que groupe auparavant. Parmi l’importante majorité de ceux qui restèrent dans l’obédience avignonnaise, plusieurs intellectuels normands furent pourtant reconnus comme étant d’acerbes critiques, voire des ennemis de Clément VII et de Benoît XIII. Les liens qu’ont maintenus les exilés normands avec leurs collègues restés en terre clémentiste ont joué un rôle appréciable dans le rapprochement des obédiences opposées au début du XVe siècle. La présente thèse permet de mettre en lumière les multiples attitudes normandes en réponse au schisme, d’approfondir la connaissance portant sur les milieux normands touchés par la crise, ainsi que sur les débats qui l’ont entourée, et de poursuivre la réflexion sur la question de l’obéissance et des réseaux normands à l’œuvre pendant cette période.

Les discours de Pierre Plaoul au Parlement de Paris (1406) : un exemple des rhétoriques française et latine au Moyen Âge tardif

Le 27 mai 1406, le théologien parisien Pierre Plaoul comparaît devant la cour du Parlement de Paris en tant que représentant de l’Université de Paris dans une affaire qui l’oppose à l’Université de Toulouse. Il y prononce un sermon en latin, ce que la cour lui reproche instantanément, lui demandant de parler en français pour la prochaine séance. Le 7 juin, lors de sa deuxième comparution, il parle cette fois en langue vernaculaire et prononce un discours extrêmement différent du premier, autant dans son genre que dans son registre de citations. Les deux discours sont conservés dans le registre X1a4787 des Archives nationales de France. L’édition des discours permet de comprendre le raisonnement derrière leurs différences, mais il permet surtout de constater que le discours français fait état d’une érudition encore plus grande que son homologue latin et que son orateur n’était nullement gêné par l’usage de la langue vernaculaire. Remis dans le contexte historiographique actuel, il en ressort que l’utilisation du français par Plaoul concorde parfaitement avec l’abandon du modèle de rapport diglossique entre latin et français pour la fin du Moyen Âge, lui préférant plutôt un rapport de langues en contacts. Ce postulat est soutenu par les nombreuses occurrences d’universitaires médiévaux démontrant une excellente maîtrise d’un registre savant de la langue vulgaire, des poètes, aux prédicateurs en passant par les practiciens du droit. Un examen plus attentif de l’utilisation de la langue française par les docteurs en théologie du règne de Charles VI vient aussi appuyer l’hypothèse selon laquelle les universitaires du bas Moyen Âge considéraient la langue vernaculaire comme un instrument approprié à la transmission de la culture savante.

La indeterminación judicial de la responsabilidad extracontractual del estado por <> del servicio en la función administrativa

El trabajo inquiere, examina y condena la concepción bíblico-antigua con el cual se ha pretendido acrisolar a las convenciones jurídicas bajo el estigma de la objetividad, especialmente en el contexto de la Responsabilidad Civil Extracontractual de la Administración Pública, contrastado con el débito acaecido una vez presente un juicio orgánico, esto es, la falla del servicio, supuesto extraído en el interactuar antitético de las autoridades públicas respecto de una obligación primaria de cuidado debido, esto es, una norma legal pre-constituida al momento de la actuación material o acto administrativo. Supuesta tal objetividad en la falla del servicio, una dicotomía se presupone en su contra, la elasticidad con que ésta teoría pretende amalgamar bajo unos mismos y nunca cambiantes elementos de imputación jurídica en manos del juez siempre una única responsabilidad en las autoridades públicas. Y por otro lado, la incidencia de la teoría en la praxis, pragmática que no deja de insinuar lo contrario, esto es, supone desavenencias inexpugnables en la aplicación de tales premisas supuestas objetivas. Luego, resultado de este cisma es la indeterminación en la concepción falla del servicio, como concepto que no conoce contornos definidos, lo cual ofrece como síntoma de su abstrusa constitución una espiritual-subjetiva aplicación, y un cuestionamiento ineludible ¿existen líneas jurisprudenciales cuando de responsabilidad extracontractual se trata, en particular, en la falla del servicio?

Structure and agency

The divide between agency and structural explanations of the causes of social phenomena has dominated research on housing as in other social fields. However, there has been some research that has sought to transcend this schism by combining agency and structural dimensions in the understanding of housing processes and outcomes. The article reviews the two most common approaches to doing this in housing research – structuration (following the work of Giddens) and critical realism. The example of research on homelessness is used to show how the approaches have been applied to housing issues.

The Little Metropolis: Religion, Politics, & Spolia

There have been numerous councils throughout the Catholic Church?s history. From the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE to Vatican II in 1962, only a few centuries have passed without any major church doctrinal change. Following hand in hand with changes in doctrine came the bifurcation of the Christian Church into the Roman CatholicChurch and the Orthodox Church. The first split came in 325 CE with Arianism. Arius of Alexandria and his followers did not agree with the Catholic Church?s viewpoint that the son, Jesus, should be on equal footing with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Constantine the Great brought the Arianism debate to the First Council of Nicaea,which declared Arianism a heretical religion. The following Catholic council?s decisions separated the two Churches even more, eventually creating the formal separation of the Church during the East-West Schism in the middle of the 11th century. Although the twoChurches constantly tried to unite, the Churches hit speed bumps along the way. Eventually, the 1274 Second Council of Lyons officially united the two Churches, even if only for an ephemeral time. At first glance, it might not seem that much resulted from the 1274 Second Council of Lyons. Almost immediately after the council?s ruling, the two Churches split again. Little is known as to why the 1274 Second Council of Lyons ultimately failed in its unification attempt. In this thesis, I will examine the churches of the Little Metropolis at Athens, Merbaka in the Argolid, and Agioi Theodoroi in Athens. In detailing the architectural features of these buildings, I will reconstruct the church building program in association with the 1274 Second Council of Lyons. I will also compare these churchesusing historical sources to keep the sociological, religious, political, and historical context accurate.

“Idolatrado ancón" : identificación con la nación panameña desde la subjetividad femenina de los versos de Amelia Denis de Icaza

Ciento diez años más tarde de la separación de Panamá de Colombia y con el advenimiento del centenario de la apertura del Canal en 2014 es posible observar que la obra de Amelia Denis de Icaza muestra cómo la poeta romántica panameña, desde una perspectiva femenina, inaugura en 1906 la articulación de la fisura como rasgo característico de la identidad nacional de Panamá. Denis de Icaza inicia el lamento y la crítica por la presencia norteamericana en el Istmo con su poema “Al Cerro Ancón". En sus versos, la autora expresa su desagrado por la nueva realidad de ocupación territorial por fuerzas imperialistas y al mismo tiempo enciende el deseo por recuperar lo perdido, representándolo todo en el iconográfico accidente geográfico del Cerro Ancón. Esta nueva presencia extranjera y las consecuencias que se desprenden de tal ocupación trascienden el imaginario panameño a lo largo del siglo XX y más allá. Denis de Icaza, desde su espacio privado y con su voz intimista problematiza la situación canalera dentro del imaginario panameño, y se convierte en líder de la travesía que enrumbará al discurso istmeño en torno a la búsqueda y promoción por la soberanía en la totalidad del territorio nacional.

PODER E EXPERIÊNCIA RELIGIOSA: UMA HISTÓRIA DE UM CISMA PENTECOSTAL NA CONVENÇÃO BATISTA BRASILEIRA NA DÉCADA DE 1960

A presente dissertação é resultado de uma pesquisa acerca de um cisma pentecostal na Convenção Batista Brasileira, na década de 1960. No foco do conflito encontra-se um Movimento de Renovação Espiritual, que defendia uma experiência de êxtase religioso, designada de batismo com o Espírito Santo, como confirmação da relação do crente com Deus. A progressiva adesão de comunidades batistas a tal proposta transformou-a numa rede alternativa de poder que causou instabilidade nas relações de poder no interior da denominação batista no Brasil. A pesquisa reconstrói os embates decisivos deste episódio e ofereceu uma interpretação a partir das teorias de Michel Foucault e Michel de Certeau, na medida em que tenta decifrar os mecanismos institucionais de controle em confronto com as táticas das redes de poder. No contexto histórico brasileiro de efervescência não só religiosa, os mecanismos de vigilância da Convenção Batista Brasileira mostraram-se insuficientes para a manutenção da unidade ameaçada, uma vez que puniu os grupos opositores com a exclusão.(AU)

PODER E EXPERIÊNCIA RELIGIOSA: UMA HISTÓRIA DE UM CISMA PENTECOSTAL NA CONVENÇÃO BATISTA BRASILEIRA NA DÉCADA DE 1960

A presente dissertação é resultado de uma pesquisa acerca de um cisma pentecostal na Convenção Batista Brasileira, na década de 1960. No foco do conflito encontra-se um Movimento de Renovação Espiritual, que defendia uma experiência de êxtase religioso, designada de batismo com o Espírito Santo, como confirmação da relação do crente com Deus. A progressiva adesão de comunidades batistas a tal proposta transformou-a numa rede alternativa de poder que causou instabilidade nas relações de poder no interior da denominação batista no Brasil. A pesquisa reconstrói os embates decisivos deste episódio e ofereceu uma interpretação a partir das teorias de Michel Foucault e Michel de Certeau, na medida em que tenta decifrar os mecanismos institucionais de controle em confronto com as táticas das redes de poder. No contexto histórico brasileiro de efervescência não só religiosa, os mecanismos de vigilância da Convenção Batista Brasileira mostraram-se insuficientes para a manutenção da unidade ameaçada, uma vez que puniu os grupos opositores com a exclusão.(AU)

Do Things Change in Therapy That Are Not Measured By Self-report Instruments?

This study investigates a new way of assessing change in psychotherapy, with the goal of decreasing the schism in the field of psychology between research and clinical practice. Change in psychotherapy was assessed in clients presenting with depressive symptoms who were seeking therapy at the Professional Psychology Center (PPC) at the University of Denver. Prior to beginning treatment, the subjects completed the Beck Depression Inventory- II (BDI-II) and the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90), and were also assessed by independent clinicians using the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure II (SWAP-II). Six to nine months later, after completing at least 12 psychotherapy sessions (range 12-21 sessions), the assessment procedure was repeated.There were no significant differences pre- to post-treatment on any measure. However, two subjects in the sample appeared to benefit from treatment, as assessed by both the self-report measures and the SWAP-II. The findings for these two subjects suggest that the SWAP-II can provide a greater depth of understanding about what can change in therapy than self-report measures alone. Possible reasons for the lack of treatment effects in the larger sample are discussed.

Table analytique des matières contenues dans la Chronique de Jean de Stavelot /

On cover: Collection de chroniques belges inédites pub. par ordre du gouvernement.

The history of the reformation of the Church of England /

v. 1. The first part: Of the progress made in the reformation during the reign of King Henry VIII.--v. 2. The second part: Of the progress made in the reformation till the settlement of it in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign.--v. 3. The third part: Being a supplement to the two formerly published.--v. 4-5. A collection of records, letters, and original papers, with other instruments referred to in the first [and second] part[s] ... [Appendices] concerning some of the errors and falsehoods in Sanders' book of the English schism.--v. 6. A collection of records ... [etc.] referred to in the third part ... --v. 7. Editors preface. Corrigenda et addenda. Chronological index of records. General index.

All'illustre Carlo Passaglia, lettera con nuove e urgenti ragioni in favore della causa italiana = Pro causæ italicæ adserto jure ad clarum virum Karolum Passaglia epistola /

Italian and Latin on facing pages.

The bread of the eucharist,

The uses of the church before the schism of East and West.--The controversy between East and West.--England.--The Eastern churches (with certain documents)

Historia polemica de graecorum schismate ex ecclesiasticis monumentis concinnata, labore et stvdio P. Laurentii Cozza ... in qva praeter historiam exactè digestam, omnes & singulae controversiae post concilium Constantinopolitanum i.usque ad Florentinum, sivè occasione haeresis, sive schismatis inter Ecclesiam orientalem, & Romanam occidentalem exortae, summâ cum diligentia discutiuntur ...

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