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TEMPORALITIES OF FREEDOM: DID NANCY FLORIDA'S BABAD JAKA TINGKIR “PROPHESY” MARCO KARTODIKROMO'S STUDENT HIDJO? 自由的时代性：南希·弗罗里达的巴巴德·贾卡·廷基尔“预言”了马可·卡托迪克罗莫的学生hidjo吗？

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70037

TONY DAY

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INTRODUCTION: REFLECTIONS ON HISTORY AS PROPHECY, CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION 引言：对历史作为预言的反思，继续对话

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70038

NANCY FLORIDA

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TWO ACCOUNTS OF HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE: HISTORIOGRAPHIC REASONING AND NARRATIVE ACCORDING TO AVIEZER TUCKER AND CHIEL VAN DEN AKKER1 历史知识的两种解释：阿维泽·塔克和切尔·范登·阿克的史学推理和叙事

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-06-27 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70041

Eugen Zeleňák

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JAKA TINGKIR: ANCESTOR, KING, SAINT—FRAMING A JAVANESE HERO IN A POPULAR SONG Jaka tingkir：祖先、国王、圣人，是流行歌曲中的爪哇英雄

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70036

ELS BOGAERTS

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REENCHANTMENT, INEFFABILITY, AND “THE DIALECTIC OF NOMINALISM” 再魅，不可言说，和“唯名主义的辩证法”

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70040

Elías J. Palti

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ASSEMBLING PASTS, PROJECTING FUTURES: READING TINTIN WULIA'S A THOUSAND AND ONE MARTIAN NIGHTS WITH NANCY FLORIDA'S WRITING THE PAST, INSCRIBING THE FUTURE 回顾过去，展望未来：阅读丁丁·伍利亚的《火星一千零一夜》和南希·弗罗里达的《写下过去，铭刻未来》

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70039

Karen Strassler

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NOT QUITE A PROPHET FACING BACKWARD: ON HISTORY AS EXTENSION OF PROPHECY 不完全是一个向后看的先知：把历史看作是预言的延伸

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70034

ISMAIL FAJRIE ALATAS

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PERIODIZING GEOLOGICALLY OUTWITH (AND WITHOUT?) THE ANTHROPOCENE: PASTS, AGENCIES, AND THE TERRESTRIAL 地质外分期（有无？）人类世：过去，机构和陆地

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70033

Gwenffrewi J. Morgan

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“TO SEUNAGAN SEEKING HAS SPREAD”: THE TRANSMISSION OF ESOTERIC TRADITION AND HISTORY AS PROPHECY “向seunagan寻求已经传播”：作为预言的深奥传统和历史的传播

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-26 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70035

DANIEL ANDREW BIRCHOK

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THE PHILOLOGY OF RACE IN LATE QING CHINA 晚清中国的人种文献学

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History and Theory Pub Date : 2026-09-05 Epub Date: 2026-07-02 DOI: 10.1111/hith.70032

PETER YUANXI CHEN

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