JSE 25:1 Editorial by Stephen Braude

“…The next paper is a study of ten Tibetan Buddhist monks, in order to evaluate the hypothesis that meditation enhances performance in a precognition task. …”
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Transcriptional profile of muscle following acute induction of symptoms in a mouse model of Kennedy's disease/spinobulbar muscular atrophy. by Katherine Halievski, Kaiguo Mo, J Timothy Westwood, Douglas A Monks

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Everyday executive function and adaptive skills in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Cross-sectional developmental trajectories by Evangelia-Chrysanthi Kouklari, Stella Tsermentseli, Claire P Monks

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Artistic foundations of the Carmelite Order in Silesia in early modern times. Selected issues by Dariusz Galewski

“…The first two centres are impressive Baroque projects with lavishly furnished churches, while the third is a mediaeval castle entrusted to the monks late in the 17th century and adapted into a monastery, which, besides the Jesuit Otyń, is considered a singularity in Silesia. …”
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Yield and calo of the "Marija Zvijezda" Trappist cheese during ripening by Budimir Draženko

“…The cheese has been produced for more than 140 years by the monks of the Marija Zvijezda Monastery (Mariastern Abbey) in Banja Luka. …”
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From the Malay Peninsula to the Shandong Peninsula: The Transmission of Buddha Statues with Tight-Fitting Robe in the Sixth Century by Shuangqiao Meng, Peining Li

“…The route of contemporaneous Indian monks travelling from the east to the Northern Dynasties, as recorded in Chinese historical documents and the Buddhist Canon, verifies this conclusion. …”
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Il potere dei monaci nei concili orientali del V secolo: il constatinopolitano eutiche e il siro bau sauma by Silvia ACERBI

“…<br /><br />ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to analyze the role played by monks in the Christological conflicts during the fifth century in the Pars Orientis of the Roman Empire. …”
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Quantitative detection of formaldehyde using solid phase microextraction gas chromatography–mass spectrometry coupled to cysteamine scavenging by Sara Y. Chothia, Matthew Carr, Paul S. Monks, Rebecca L. Cordell, Richard J. Hopkinson

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Monastic Form-of-Life Out of Place: Ritual Practices among Benedictine Oblates by Thomas Quartier

“…Obviously, the ritual practices conducted beyond abbey walls have a different character than the ritual repertoire of monks and nuns. The ritual transfer is a challenge, as monasteries are secluded spaces, separated from the world. …”
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Struggling to Restore a Lost Identity: Hanshan Deqing’s 憨山德清 (1546–1623) Reforms at Nanhua Temple 南華寺, 1600–1610 by Dewei Zhang

“…Keeping these questions in mind, this article reveals how Deqing was able to mobilize resources for initial success by adjusting his strategies according to the situation; how his efforts were conditioned both by domestic situations on the local, regional, and national levels, respectively, and by international elements that characterized the dawn of the global age; and how the reform efforts failed halfway amid the escalating tensions between the new group led by Deqing and Nanhua’s existing monks. This study highlights both the uniqueness of Buddhism in the often-overlooked Lingnan region—which, to a large part, determined the fate of Deqing’s reform—and the vitality and fragility of the ongoing late-Ming Buddhist renewal.…”
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Illustration and ornament by Kauffmann, M

“…But even if illuminated books were made for monastic patrons, they were not necessarily illuminated by monks: there is evidence from the twelfth century of lay professional artists working for (and sometimes in) monasteries. …”

The healing shrines of St Phoibammon: Evidence of cult activity in Coptic legal documents by Schenke, G

“…The exclusively male children donated by their parents have always been understood as gifts to the monastery itself, a place where they were, however, not intended to grow up as monks, but to remain as lifelong servants. The reason stated for these donations were miracle healings granted by Apa Phoibammon, the patron saint of that monastery, in his local healing shrine. …”

Buddhism in a muslim state: Theravada practices and religious life in Kelantan by Mohamed Yusoff Ismail

“…This is testified by the fact that there are twenty temples in the state with a full-fledged Sangha organization, whose monks also serve in major towns outside the state. …”
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Anti-Muslim Sentiments and Violence: A Major Threat to Ethnic Reconciliation and Ethnic Harmony in Post-War Sri Lanka by Athambawa Sarjoon, Mohammad Agus Yusoff, Nordin Hussin

“…Furthermore, the recourse deficit and lack of autonomy within the organizational hierarchy of the Buddhist clergy have motivated the nationalist monks to engage in politics and promote a radical anti-minority rhetoric. …”
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Orthodox Christian Mission in Contemporary Mongolia: A Perspective from the Religious Situation by Maria S. Alekseeva, Timur B. Badmatsyrenov, Svetlana V. Vasilieva

“…When it comes to collect and explore primary sociological data, the article focuses on interviews with Orthodox Christian priests, monks, and laymen, since the method proves instrumental in analyzing events pertaining to the development of Orthodox Christian communities, construction of temples, and peculiarities inherent to everyday life of parishes — on the basis of eyewitness accounts and participant opinions. …”
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Wine and Health: From the Perspective of Alvise Cornaro to the Latest Scientific Opinions by Anna Lante, Matteo Marangon, Simone Vincenzi, Giovanna Lomolino, Antonella Crapisi, Gabriella Pasini, Stefania Malavasi, Andrea Curioni

“…Indeed, at that time, wine was consumed in large quantities, and it was generally mixed with water to make the latter safer for consumption. Monks and doctors also used wine as a medicine, as this was regularly administered to sick people of all ages to cure their illnesses. …”
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Digging into lives: Christians and Christianity in the Greek papyri from Egypt by Isabella Bonati

“…Private letters, in particular, reveal the activities and worries of laymen and women, monks and church officials. Papyrological evidence also enlightens the relationship of Christianity with local religious practices. …”
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Memoirs of Archpriest N. Karashevich on the Pilgrimage to Palestine and to Mount Athos in 1872 by Kirill E. Baldin

“…The author shows the attitude of Russian pilgrims to the holy sites of Mount Athos and its monks, which were considered in Russia a model of piety. …”
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Духовна превирања IV и V века by Zoran Jelisavčić

“…Especially strong was Origenist movement among Eastern monks, mostly due to Evagrius Ponticus and his ascetic thought. …”
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The image of the enemy in textbooks on the history of the USSR in the 1930s by Богдан БЕЗПАЛЬКО

“…The negative image deepened when it came to religion in the Middle Ages. Priests and monks, compared to the wealthy, were perceived not as something "foreign" but more negative as something "hostile." …”
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