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mannigfaltiges @mannigfaltiges.bsky.social · 23h

… lesen lohnt sich!

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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 6h

“Toward a Philosophy of Error in Science”
Douglas Allchin

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 18h

I suppose the Persian Rivayat, the exchanges between Parsis in India and the Zoroastrians of Iran that began in the 15th century, are another example of such notions of belonging, even if gaps exist in between. What started back then still continues today, shaping much of the identity discourse.

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about Latvia’s state-sanctioned endorsement of a modern pagan religion - and what that may mean for Europe’s religious future drfrancisyoung.com/2025/10/10/p...

Pagan dawn: Europe’s first pagan state religion in 638 years?

Members of the Dievturi religion at the Latvian Saeima, 9 October 2025 © Dievturi Sadraudze On Thursday the Latvian Saeima (parliament) passed a rather unusual law that, predictably, has escaped no…

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Daniel James @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · 3d

1/ I'm excited to share that Franz Knappik’s and my Cambridge Element on Hegel and Colonialism is finally out – open access below! We trace how Hegel defends European colonial rule, including transatlantic slavery, and how that defence runs through his entire philosophical system.

Thread below ⬇️

Hegel and Colonialism

Cambridge Core - Classical Philosophy - Hegel and Colonialism

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 1d

The Achaemenid Dynastic Myth and Jewish Scribes in the Late Persian Period

Leuchter, Mark A.. 2025. An Empire Far and Wide: The Achaemenid Dynastic Myth and Jewish Scribes in the Late Persian Period. Oxford: Oxford University Press. This book offers a new approach to evidence to examine Persian…

The Achaemenid Dynastic Myth and Jewish Scribes in the Late Persian Period

Leuchter, Mark A.. 2025. An Empire Far and Wide: The Achaemenid Dynastic Myth and Jewish Scribes in the Late Persian Period. Oxford: Oxford University Press. This book offers a new approach to evidence to examine Persian imperial ideology and surveys literary products of ancient Jewish scribes to analyze the influence of Persian imperialism on the development of Yehudite scribal ideology and presents an argument for the existence of Judaism in the Persian period.

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Royal Asiatic Society @royalasiaticsoc.bsky.social · 2d

For our upcoming lecture on Wed 22 Oct, Dr Liz Driver will take us back to early C19th #India and look at the achievements and failures of two Governors of Bombay and the Wellesley brothers.
Details: tinyurl.com/ras-251022

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 2d

Was ist denn eine »GOLDEDITION – Limitierte Sonderausgabe« bei einer E-Publikation? Die Aktion, drei Bücher für eine gewisse Zeit zu einem fairen Preis zugänglich zu machen, macht an sich Sinn, doch die Wortwahl ist eher unglücklich. Oder ich muss jünger werden!

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Die Explosion des Denkens. Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert von Wolfram Eilenberger

Dieses E-Book enthält:»Zeit der Zauberer«»Feuer der Freiheit«»Geister der Gegenwart«Diese Limited Edition ist nur begrenzt lieferbar.»Zeit der Zauberer«Die Jahre 1919 bis

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 2d

Iran and the Caucasus 29 (3)

We are grateful to the staff at Yale Classics Library (@yaleclassicslib.bsky.social), who have been wonderful collaborators, sharing publication information with us: Volume 29, issue 3, of Iran and the Caucasus has now been published. The following articles relate to…

Iran and the Caucasus 29 (3)

We are grateful to the staff at Yale Classics Library (@yaleclassicslib.bsky.social), who have been wonderful collaborators, sharing publication information with us: Volume 29, issue 3, of Iran and the Caucasus has now been published. The following articles relate to the disciplinary focus of BiblioIranica: Did Arrian Ever Fight the Alans? Author: Fatima FoltzPages: 233–246 Who Hides under the Name “Šahrbarāz, Malik al-Bāb” by aṭ-Ṭabarī under 22 A.H.

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 3d

New issue of Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum = Journal of Ancient Christianity Vol. 29, No. 2 (2025) www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/... @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social

Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity Volume 29 Issue 2

Volume 29, issue 2 of the journal Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity was published in 2025.

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 3d

Congratulations, @invisibleeast.bsky.social! Looking forward to the book.

Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to Dr Arezou Azad on her new book 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan'! 🎉📖
The book uncovers the untold history of Bamiyan's warehouse, revealing the lives of farmers, landholders, and their role in the economy. Find out more: buff.ly/aonb6Qn

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 3d

Lovely piece by @timdowling.bsky.social! Don't try to guess the blue book though. Reminded me of Patrick Süskind's 1986 'observation', ‘Amnesie in litteris’, where the narrator also mostly remembers cover colours, but nothing else of the myriad books read. Published by @diogenesverlag.bsky.social

A photo of the front cover of Patrick Süskind's book 'Drei Geschichten und eine Betrachtung' published by Diogenes Verlag. The book is in German, and the cover features a painting of a grand piano with a cat sitting on top of it.

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 3d

Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft

The latest issue (175.2) of the legendary Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) has been published and is accessible here. Research articles Die ZDMG und ihre „Kinder“. Über die Rolle wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriften…

Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft

The latest issue (175.2) of the legendary Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) has been published and is accessible here. Research articles Die ZDMG und ihre „Kinder“. Über die Rolle wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriften in der Geschichte der OrientalistikThomas L. GertzenPage 273 - 292 Beyond Rage and Fear. Negative Emotions in Middle Babylonian LettersJacob Jan de Ridder…

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 3d

Took advantage of the @princetonupress.bsky.social's sales and purchased 2 books. One shall remain hidden until it has been referenced in my forthcoming book 🤲🏻 The visible one appears to serve well as a comfort read for the wounded and disillusioned soul of our times!!! #PhilSky #philosophy

The front cover of "The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay" by Stephen Gaukroger, published in 2020 by the Princeton University Press. Underneath this book is hidden another book with a dark blue cover of which we only see the corners. Both books are on a wooden table.

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 3d

Only received it this morning, but I imagine you'd enjoy this one too. He offers an analytical history of philosophy: its rise and fall in antiquity (Part I); its various re-purposed utilities (Part II); and reflections on philosophy as a meta-science (Part III), ultimately a meditation on decline.

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 3d

Took advantage of the @princetonupress.bsky.social's sales and purchased 2 books. One shall remain hidden until it has been referenced in my forthcoming book 🤲🏻 The visible one appears to serve well as a comfort read for the wounded and disillusioned soul of our times!!! #PhilSky #philosophy

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 4d

iOS is a weak. It works well on Firefox running on @debian.bsky.social

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 4d

#Employment The Department of History at Georgetown University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of the Persianate World from the Muslim conquest to the present. mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of the Persianate World from the Muslim conquest to the present.

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Open Islamicate Texts Initiative @openiti.bsky.social · 5d

"[T]he initiative will provide free, global access to a constantly expanding body of classical and modern Persian texts. The project will also partner with institutions to help safeguard thousands of at-risk manuscripts and rare books from collections in India, Pakistan and beyond."

Roshan Institute to Establish Persian Digital Library | Maryland Today

Supported by $1.8M Private Gift, Project Will Be First of Its Kind

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 4d

Yes, the link doesn't seem to work.

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 5d

Do you like supporting your local eel historian? Well! Have I got some opportunities for you!

1. Over at my ETSY store, I'm selling subway-style maps of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Narnia. You can get them as prints or as digital versions!
#LOTR #maps

www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...

Art. Subway-style map of the itinerary in The Hobbit. The main journey is show in three different lines: red (Hobbiton to Goblin Town); green (Goblin Town to the Elvenking's Halls); and blue (Elvenking's Halls to Erebor). There are multiple stops on these lines. There is a yellow line going back from Erebor to Hobbiton, making stops at Beorn's Hall, Rivendell, and the Troll's Lair. There is an orange line directly from the Iron Hills on the map's right side to Erebor, and a purple line from Gundabad directly to Erebor.

The map's title reads: "Hobbit Transit Map" and there are directions for both There and Back Again listing the lines and transfer points. Between them, in the middle of the page, is a dragon drawn to resemble the dragon on Thror's Map from The Hobbit.

A key shows the names of each colored line:
Red: Western Lands Line
Green: Mountains and Forests Line
Blue: Barrel Line
Yellow: Gandalf Express
Orange: Iron Hills Business Line
Purple: Orc and Goblin Reserve Line

Text at the bottom right reads Surprised Eel Maps, 2025

Art. Subway style map to go with The Lord of the Rings, showing the different pathways of various parties throughout the book. The title reads: "Lord of the Rings Transit Map: One Does Not Simply Walk Ino Mordor When One Can Ride." The map takes up the middle part of the page, and there are two keys. The one on the left is titles "Standard Service Lines, and has color keys matched to the subway lines on the map. Lines are named:
"Shire-Bree Commuter Line
Old Forrest Crescent
Wildland Scenic Line
Fellowship Line
Gollum / Sméagol Line
Uruk Hai Express
Three Hunters Line
Fangorn Slow Service
Rohan to Gondor Business Line
Black Ships Ferry Service
Oliphant Direct Line
Army of the West Line
Gandalf Express

A smaller key on the right side of the map is labeled: "Limited Service Lines" and has color keys matched to the following names lines:
"Eagle Express
Paths of the Dead Line
Nazgûl Search & Resuce
Valinor Ltd."

A note at the bottom reads:
"* Mount Doom station only accepts Rings of Power in payment. Plan accordingly."

Art. A subway style map on a parchment background. The map's title reads: "Narnia Transit Map: Talking Beasts Ride Free." The map has seven keys, one for each of the seven books in C.S. Lewis's Narinia series. The main movements of characters and action in each book are traced by colored lines, like a subway map. Locations in each book are marked out as stops in the lines. There is a drawing of a lion above the title of the map, and in the lower right corner there is a compass rose.

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And-BOO 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 5d

hey, my review of Paula Fredriksen's ANCIENT CHRISTIANITIES is out in the new Journal of Early Christian Studies!

(spoiler: it's good)

muse.jhu.edu/article/970939

Project MUSE - <i>Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years</i> by Paula Fredriksen (review)

muse.jhu.edu

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 6d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 5d

What a great story. Thanks for sharing it.

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Craig Perry @caperry.bsky.social · 19d

You can now read and download the Introduction to my new book Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt - to be published in January. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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