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The Quest for the Spiritual Self: Anti-Capitalist and Neo-Liberal Forms of Spirituality in Contemporary Romania 对精神自我的追求:当代罗马尼亚精神的反资本主义和新自由主义形式

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0014

Cristine Palaga

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引用次数: 6

The Ambivalent Autonomy of Mobile “Pocăiți” between Vicovu de Sus, Romania and Turin, Italy after 1989 1989年后罗马尼亚维科武·德苏斯与意大利都灵对移动“Pocăiți”的矛盾自治

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0011

Cecilia Rubiolo

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引用次数: 2

Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives on Religion and Economy: Emerging Spiritualities and the Future of Work 社会学和人类学对宗教和经济的看法:新兴的灵性和工作的未来

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0007

A. Simionca, Sorin Gog

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引用次数: 6

Personal and Spiritual Development in Contemporary Romania: In Search of Ambivalence 当代罗马尼亚的个人和精神发展:寻找矛盾心理

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0008

A. Simionca

引用次数: 8

Steps on Life Change and Spiritual Transformation: The Project of the Self 生活改变和精神转变的步骤:自我的项目

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0013

Andrada Tobias

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引用次数: 4

Alternative Forms of Spirituality and the Socialization of a Self-Enhancing Subjectivity: Features of the Post-Secular Religious Space in Contemporary Romania 灵性的替代形式与自我提升的主体性的社会化:当代罗马尼亚后世俗宗教空间的特征

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0012

Sorin Gog

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引用次数: 6

I Am Worthy, I Want, and I Can: The Social Implications of Practicing Personal Development 我有价值，我想要，我能:实践个人发展的社会含义

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0010

Elena-Laura Trifan

引用次数: 7

New Spirit and New Hero: How Hungarian Startups Redefine the Ideas of Local Capitalism 新精神和新英雄:匈牙利创业公司如何重新定义本土资本主义的理念

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0009

N. Szabó

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引用次数: 3

An Alternative Periodization of Romanian History. A Research Agenda 罗马尼亚历史分期的另一种选择。研究议程

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0006

Florin Poenaru

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引用次数: 1

Social and Spatial Continuities and Differentiations among Portuguese Ciganos: Regional Profiles 葡萄牙雪茄的社会和空间连续性和差异:区域概况

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.1515/subbs-2016-0001

M. Mendes, Olga Magano, Pedro Candeias

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引用次数: 6