Theme:  Concord, Conflict and Co-Existence: religion and society in the Middle East and North Africa.

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The current issue consists of articles based on presentations given at the conference “The role of Theory in Folkloristics and Comparative Religion” arranged in Turku/Åbo, Finland in June, 2014 .

AR is published by the Donner Institute in Åbo, Finland. Its purpose is to publish current research on religion and culture and to offer a platform for scholarly co-operation and debate within the field. The articles have been selected on the basis of peer-review.