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[German Version] I. Social Sciences – II. Religious Studies – III. Christianity – IV. Judaism – V. Islam I. Social Sciences Minorities are groups whose members perceive themselves or are perceived by others as a (related) portion of society distinct from the rest. The distinction is based on actual or supposed features divergent from the characteristics of the rest, often with negative connotations. Sometimes relative powerlessness in comparison to the dominant group, exclusion, and discrimination are considered constitutive. The term is used in different ways. (1) I…

[German Version] (Abū l-Fatḥ Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad, 1542–1605), the third and probably the most important emperor of the Mughals of southern Asia, expanded the empire and established the autonomy of the Mughal empire over against the Islamic courts. Far-reaching reforms were to produce a cultural and internal domestic integration. In the context of religion th…