Religious: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Lintas Budaya

This issue features five original research articles authored by eight scholars representing institutions across six countries: Cameroon, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia, Indonesia, and Turkey. The contributions offer a diverse and interdisciplinary engagement with Religious Studies, addressing themes such as religious extremism as a form of symbolic domination and its implications for socio-economic reconstruction in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the continuity of sacred space and spiritual atmosphere in a contemplative monastery in Portugal. Other articles explore philosophical and theological dimensions, including the construction of an ideal society in Ayatollah Khomeini’s political thought and the role of eschatological aesthetics in Orthodox hymnography and iconography in medieval Rus. Additionally, the issue examines academic trends in Religious Studies by highlighting the underrepresentation of sacred text studies in undergraduate theses in Indonesia. Collectively, these studies reflect the ongoing relevance of religion in shaping social structures, intellectual traditions, and cultural expressions across different historical and geographical contexts.