Leuchtturm @leuchtturm

**Operation Resuscitation: Democracy** @democracyop.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 2h

**Zoocide Black Metal** @wolf@metalhead.club · 3h

Zoocide Black Metal @wolf@metalhead.club

#LearnGerman

There are two correct translations for "Erlöse uns von dem Bösen":

"deliver us from evil"

AND

"release us from the evil guy"

Hope a certain president will turn the other cheek

painting of Christ standing on a mountain while carrying a huge sniper rifle. In the background are Roman soldiers

#Trump #FckTrump #Jesus

**Bibliolater** @bibliolater@qoto.org · 6h

Bibliolater @bibliolater@qoto.org

**Material philology and Syriac excerpting practices: A computational-quantitative study of the digitized catalog of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Library**

“_The results reveal that most manuscripts contain fewer than 20 excerpts, but a small number show much higher levels of excerpting, highlighting the immense intellectual and literary activities implicated in their production._”

Maeir N (2025) Material philology and Syriac excerpting practices: A computational-quantitative study of the digitized catalog of the Syriac manuscripts in the British Library. PLOS ONE 20(3): e0320265. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320265.

doi.orgMaterial philology and Syriac excerpting practices: A computational-quantitative study of the digitized catalog of the Syriac manuscripts in the British LibraryThis study explores the literary practice of excerpting in Syriac manuscripts through a computational-quantitative analysis, contributing to the emerging field of Syriac material philology. The primary objective is to offer a “big picture” charting of Syriac excerpting as a non-authorial literary practice. Using digitized data from the British Library’s Syriac manuscript collection, the study analyzes nearly 20,000 excerpts, introducing the Excerpts Per Manuscript (EPM) metric to quantify and compare excerpting practices across manuscripts. The results reveal that most manuscripts contain fewer than 20 excerpts, but a small number show much higher levels of excerpting, highlighting the immense intellectual and literary activities implicated in their production. These high-EPM manuscripts appear across multiple genres, indicating that excerpting was a widespread and essential cultural activity rather than confined to specific literary types. The study also finds that manuscripts with the highest EPM values are concentrated between the 6th and 9th centuries CE, corresponding with a period of intense literary compilation in late antiquity. This pattern reflects the importance of excerpting in knowledge organization, aligning with broader trends in the canonization of texts within Christian, Jewish, and Greco-Roman traditions. The research emphasizes the limitations of earlier cataloging approaches, which obscure non-authorial practices by focusing on authors and texts. By reorienting data through computational analysis, the study provides new insights into the role of excerpting in Syriac manuscript culture. This approach demonstrates the value of digital tools in material philology, uncovering patterns that bridge genres and timeframes, and identifying high-EPM manuscripts as key sites of intellectual and cultural activity in the Syriac literary tradition.

#OpenAccess #OA #Research

**Bibliolater** @bibliolater@qoto.org · 7h

Bibliolater @bibliolater@qoto.org

**Breaking Free of the Iron Cage: The Individualization of American Religion**

“_Our longitudinal analysis captures a dramatic shift in the American religious landscape, showing how people are breaking free from religious institutions and exploring more personalized forms of faith that resonate with their values._”

Schnabel, L., Horwitz, I., Hekmatpour, P., & Schleifer, C. (2025). Breaking Free of the Iron Cage: The Individualization of American Religion. Socius, 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231251327442 (Original work published 2025)

#OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #DOI #Religion #Society #Culture #Sociology #Academia #Academics @sociology

**Confrontation Jacen** @thejacenallen@mastodon.social · 7h

Confrontation Jacen @thejacenallen@mastodon.social

I’m not religious but I do pray to John Brown. Oh John Brown give me guidance and clarity. #johnbrown #uspol #religion

**Flipboard Culture Desk** @CultureDesk@flipboard.social · 7h *

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Flipboard Culture Desk @CultureDesk@flipboard.social

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006, is set to be canonized by the Catholic Church at the end of this month. That means he'll be the first millennial saint. Aftermath's Riley Macleod looks at how Acutis became a saint, and the significance of how "current" he is, from his clothing to his enjoyment of gaming. "Talking to someone on the 'inside' of the Church showed me that, even if there is something a bit eye-rolling about a lot of this, Acutis can also remind people of the sanctity of the everyday, where a religious life can live alongside a conscious approach to secular hobbies like video games," Macleod says.

https://flip.it/3.7KbT

flip.it · 1dThe Politics, Theology, And Hype Behind The First Gamer Saint - AftermathTeenager Carlo Acutis, set to be canonized at the end of this month, will be the Catholic Church's first millennial saint

#Religion #Culture #PopCulture