Admissions

PhD program

Religious Studies

QUALIFICATION

Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

1. Develop, monitor, control the preparation of methods and technologies for creating innovative products
2. Plan the scientific and synergistic effect of the research information about complex self-developing and self-organizing sociocultural, socio-political and religious systems;
3. Systematize and summarize the results obtained based on the cognitive capabilities of religious studies theories;
4. Critically evaluate and effectively apply innovative methods of religious studies analysis and religious studies expertise;
5. Introduce the results of research work in the field of religious studies;
6. Analyze the interests and needs of modern society in the field of religion, offer opportunities for their implementation;
7. Analyze and evaluate the methodological principles and theoretical narratives of conceptual approaches to tolerance education, synthesize new ideas and interpret the results in the form of a scientific report or analytical report;
8. Use professional knowledge when consulting on various issues of religion and the activities of religious associations.

Program passport

Speciality Name

Religious Studies

Speciality Code

8D02203

Faculty

Philosophy and Political Science

disciplines

Academic writing

Methods and Technologies of Studying Religious Theories

Number of credits - 5
Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - Purpose of the discipline to form the ability to visualize the system understanding of conceptual programs, theoretical prob-lems, methodological approaches, research methods of the methodology of religious studies; to annotate methodological ma-terial; to coordinate the process of implementing their results in social programs. At the end of studying the discipline, a doctoral student capable: 1. to visualize the system understanding in the field of studying the subject area, conceptual programs, theoretical problems, methodological approaches, research methods of the methodology of religious studies; 2. to carry out a search, compare, compare, identify features in the use of methods of religious analysis, field research, meth-ods of studying traditional religious communities, modern religious movements and cults; 3. annotate the methodological material of a methodological nature; 4. plan the scientific and synergistic effect of research projects; 5. to coordinate the process of implementing their results in social programs; 6. systematize and summarize the results obtained; compile observation diaries, analytical notes and reports, recommendations on the reconstruction, modernization of scientific, scientific, popular, educational information based on cognitive and explanatory possibilities of religious theories; 7. plan in stages the scope and options for studying a religious object or community, in a reasonable and reasoned form, prepare a scientific report on the results of the study based on a critical assessment and interpretation of the work of scientific authorities and present a rationally reasonable forecast for the object of study; 8. critically evaluate and effectively apply innovative methods of religious analysis and using the latest information and communication technologies to process information about the object of study; When studying the discipline, the following aspects are considered: innovative methods of religious studies analysis using the latest information and communication technologies for processing information about the object of research, a methodological resource of religious studies. Theories and methods of modern religious studies, the main concepts for the development of the science of religion in the twentieth century. The main periods of historical development of religious studies, the main stages of development and formation of problems of religious studies in the West, Asia, and the CIS.

Methods of scientific research

PhD thesis writing and defence

Number of credits - 12
Type of control - Докторская диссертация
Description - The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.

State and confessional relations

Number of credits - 5
Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose to develop the ability to critically analyze, predict, and design possible ways and means of building relationships between the state and religion; to develop methodological recommendations for introducing innova-tive elements into the modernization of the relationship between the state and religion. At the end of studying the discipline, a doctoral student capable: 1. systematize and interpret theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the relationship between the state and religion, the logic of changing their topics, methods and principles of their analysis and conceptualization; 2. formulate the problems and tasks of research on the optimal ratio of religious and state legal norms, the main models of interaction between the state and religion; 3. coordinate the process of implementing the results of legal research into social programs; 4. use modern scientific achievements, research methods in solving practical scientific and editorial tasks in pro-fessional activities; 5. teach religious studies at a high theoretical and methodological level; 6. predict the possible consequences of the social and legal plan for the development of state-confessional rela-tions; 7. develop new models for reconstructing the strategy in the field of state religious policy; 8. forecast trends and contradictions in the development of state-confessional relations, generalize the world expe-rience of state-confessional relations. When studying the discipline, the following aspects are considered: historiography, the interaction of the entire system of social institutions of Kazakhstan society and religious associations; the legal framework for the activities of new religious movements, including the destructive orientation; prospects for the development of confessional-state relations in various spheres of social life, principles of mutual relations between the state and religion.

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disciplines

Actual Problems of the Religion Science

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to critically analyze modern religious, philosophical, socio-political, psychological issues, the main trends of change in the humanitarian sciences. Upon successful completion of this module, the doctoral student is able to: 1. use knowledge of the nature and specifics of modern religious studies problems, the place of religious studies in the culture of our time, the main trends in its development; 2. critically analyze religious, philosophical, socio-political and scientific literature, based on scientific analysis of trends in social, economic and spiritual development of society; 3. to generalize the main modern concepts of world and domestic religious studies, their main authors, schools and trends, conceptual differences between them, the main content of religious studies discussions of the present; 4. formulate and solve problems that arise in the course of research activities and require in-depth professional knowledge; 5. forecast and make recommendations on religious issues; 6. formulate and solve problems that arise in the course of research activities and require in-depth professional knowledge; 7. process the results obtained, analyze and interpret them taking into account the available literature data; 8. make an original contribution to the discipline in accordance with the basics of the subject area. The concept of «science of religion». The emergence of the science of the spirit. Theoretical principles of the humanities (Kant, Hegel, Comte, Dilthey, Rickert, Cassirer). Principles of object research in the sciences of man. The concept of «rationality» and its boundaries. Specificity of the study of truth and «truth» in the XX century. The problem of the «conceptual framework»; Conventionalism and metalanguage. Quantitative functions as an object of scientific research.

Conflict in the spiritual Realm

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability of system analyzes of the specifics of this discipline, the main approaches to understanding conflicts in the spiritual sphere. Upon successful completion of this module, the doctoral candidate is able to: 1. develop and adapt an important research process with the scientific integrity of the main types of philosophical methodology of conflict management; 2. critically analyze and evaluate modern scientific achievements, generate new ideas when solving research and practical problems, including in interdisciplinary areas; 3. carry out research activities in the professional field using modern research methods and information and communication technologies; 4. to critically analyze and evaluate the prospects of the modern practical application of conflict areas of the spiritual sphere; 5. on the subject of his field of study with a equal status, the broad scientific community and society to discuss the problems associated with conflicts in the spiritual sphere; 6. to apply in professional activities technology of conflict management in the spiritual life; 7. to develop and adapt the latest domestic and foreign experience in the formation of a program of sociological research with scientific integrity; 8. to explore the specifics of various types of conflicts in the spiritual life. When studying the discipline, the following aspects are considered: the relationship of spirit and religion, the comparison of understanding of spirit in archaic religions, national and world religions, and the secularized world. Conflictological approach to the analysis of the spiritual sphere of society. The concept, main types and problems of conflicts in the spiritual sphere. Conflict types of the spiritual sphere: value conflict, ideological conflict, ethical conflict, ideological conflict, conflict of beliefs, conflict of traditions and innovations, conflict of spiritual culture.

Islam in the traditional Kazakhstan’s society with a modern interpretation

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to analyze the essence of Islam from the standpoint of historical objectivity and modern methodological approaches, evaluate the fundamental works of Islamic theologians and scholars from the stand-point of traditional Kazakh society. Upon completion of the study of the discipline, the doctoral student is able to: 1. evaluate the fundamental work of Islamic theologians and scholars from the standpoint of modern realities; 2. organize and manage the work of coordination structures and carry out representative and intermediary functions in various fields of professional activity; 3. to identify the degree and nature of the influence of religious and religious-ethical teachings on the formation and function-ing of socio-political institutions in the countries of the region of specialization; 4. work with the basic principles and methods of conducting research on Islam and in research projects. 5. evaluate the fundamental work of Islamic theologians and scholars from the standpoint of a traditional Kazakh society; 6. critically interpret the extensive source study of basic, theoretical and classical materials; 7. develop teaching materials, give lecture courses and conduct seminars on Islam; 8 to process scientific and source material, scientific articles, educational and methodological programs and work in research projects in the field of religious studies. In case of a study of discipline the following aspects are considered: religious traditions in historical and cultural space of Kazakhstan; entity of the Hanafi methodology and ideology and its influence on religious consciousness of Kazakhs; the main sources of Islam, ideological bases and the fundamental principles of Islam of Sunni sense within interpretation of the Hanafi madhhab; a ratio of Islam and traditions within Sunni Islam of Hanafi sense; phenomenon of universality and inclusivity, peculiar to spiritual heritage and religious traditions of Kazakhs; the status of the woman in traditional Kazakh society.

Islamophobia and Stereotypes on Religious Matters

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The course "Islamophobia and stereotypes on religious grounds" studies theoretical and analytical and religious studies of the phenomenon of Islamophobia and socio-psychological stereotypes on religious grounds on the basis of analysis of special literature, as well as foreign (Western, Turkish, Arab, Russian) and Kazakh media. At the end of mastering the discipline, a doctor PhD capable: 1. design and implement comprehensive research, including interdisciplinary research, based on a holistic system of scientific worldview in the study of the Islamic faith and Islamic conceptual doctrines; 2. critically identify stereotypical approaches to the study of Islam; 3. to analyze the contexts of the emergence of Islamophobia, problems and issues of Islamic discourse in the study of the phenomenon of Islamophobia; 4. to use hermeneutical approaches and methods of Islamic comparative studies in the analysis of texts; 5. to evaluate the fundamental works of Islamic theologians and scholars from the standpoint of modern realities; 6. organize and manage the work of coordination structures and perform representative and intermediary functions in various areas of professional activity; 7. to identify the degree and nature of the influence of religious and religious-ethical teachings on the formation and func-tioning of socio-political institutions in the countries of the region of specialization; 8. work with the basic principles and methods of conducting scientific research in Islam and in research projects. Develop the ability of doctoral students to process, annotate, create, and analyze complex phenomena and trends in political and religious life. In case of a study of discipline the following aspects are considered: Islamophobia and stereotypes in religious space of Kazakhstan; entity of Islamophobia and ideology of its origin; influence of Islamophobia on religious consciousness; Islam source mains; ideological bases and the fundamental principles of Islam of Sunni sense within interpretation of hanaftisky madhhab; a ratio of Islam and traditions within Sunni Islam of hanafitsky sense; key distinctions between outlook of Islam of "hanafitsky sense", "political Islam" and religious liberalism.

New Religious Movements

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of the course is formation of the ability to critically analyze the methodological principles of formation, formation of the main types, meanings of cult practice, the content, structure, and features of the religious teaching of new religious movements of our time. Upon successful completion of this course, the doctoral candidate is able to: 1. to identify, from the standpoint of modern religious studies, the characteristics of the doctrinal and other features of a particular type of new religious formations, their place in the life of Kazakhstan society, the acquisition of experience in analyzing the extent, forms, and methods of spreading new religious movements among various segments of the population, including youth. 2. restore the causes, history, organization, creeds and activities of new 3. religious movements in the modern world, both in the West and in Kazakhstan; 4. explain the state-legal regulation of the activities of new religious movements; 5. review the content and main ideas of the original text texts on new religious movements; 6. review and develop methodological recommendations for predicting expected changes in religious behavior, consciousness and communication of the peoples of Kazakhstan and Central Asia; 7. synthesize a set of research methods for various features of the teachings of new religious movements; 8. critically analyze and evaluate the methodological principles and the main types and meanings of religious practice, the content, structure and features of the religious beliefs of NSD, synthesize their ideas on their basis and interpret the results in the form of a scientific report or report. The course builds the ability to analyze the results of research on NSD and carry out religious studies in this area. As a result of studying the discipline, the following aspects are considered: Classification of new religious movements. The spread and activity of new religious movements. Contemporary religious sectarianism. Neochrisian currents. The church of the last covenant. Seventh Day Adventists. Evangelical Christians. Jehovah witnesses. "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (Mormons). Modern Islamic currents. New Islamic movements in Kazakhstan. World Ahmadiy Muslim Community. The flow of Bahai

Ontology of Religious Consciousness and Religious Traditions of the Kazakh People

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - Purpose of the discipline to form the ability to engage in historical-logical, hermeneutical and comparative analysis in the study of the phenomenon of religious tradition and religious consciousness. As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student is able to: 1. monitor methodological techniques in the study of the phenomenon of tradition, traditionalism, as well as Dialogic construction of the modern cultural paradigm of Kazakhstan, based on the interaction of tradition and modernity; 2. systematize extensive source research base, theoretical and classical material; 3. analyze the problems and issues of ontology of religious traditions and their significance in the formation of tolerant religious consciousness; 4. apply the fundamental works of turkologists, Islamic scholars, religious scholars from the position of modern methodological installations; 5. process scientific source material, scientific articles, educational and methodological programs; 6. design educational and methodological documentation for academic disciplines in accordance with the profile of training; 7. to reveal the place and meaning of language and symbol in the epistemological model of religious consciousness; 8. to investigate the state of modern religious consciousness and reveal the influence of manipulative technologies on it. The course is aimed at developing a modern scientific and philosophical worldview and methodology of consciousness, which has an important ideological significance for the development of science and culture, as well as to improve the theoretical level of teaching the course in higher education institutions. When studying discipline the following aspects are considered: teoretiko-methodological base and categorial conceptual framework of theological disciplines; historical, spiritual and sociocultural value of religious traditions in cultural space of Kazakhstan; the main historical sources revealing ontologic presence of religious and spiritual traditions; a phenomenon of religious tradition and religious consciousness in Kazakhstan; potential of Turkic and Islamic tradition in formation of a cultural and religious landscape of Kazakhstan.

Religion in the Modern World

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of mastering the discipline is the formation in the doctoral students of value orientations of the individual, dominants, modes and attitudes associated with the phenomenon of religiosity in the modern world. Upon successful completion of this module, the doctoral student is able to: 1. analyze the main stages and laws of the historical development of religion in society for the formation of citizenship; 2. apply the knowledge gained in daily activities, in assessing the phenomena of cultural, social and political life; 3. to identify the specifics of the traditional, reformist and new form of religious denomination in order to study the process of sacralization and secularization of religious life; 4. to synthesize a set of research methods of various schools of religious studies, adapt them in relation to the experience of interethnic communication of the peoples of Kazakhstan, use them in solving the problems facing the state authorities and local self-government; 5. develop a phased amount of material under study, correct and develop a comprehensive program to strengthen and harmonize interfaith and inter-ethnic relations at different levels (regional, regional, local), summarize, compare, classify the results obtained, the ability to apply the methods developed to foster tolerance; 6. critically analyze and evaluate the methodological principles and theoretical narratives of conceptual approaches to tolerance education, the world's leading scientific schools, synthesize new ideas on their basis and interpret the results in the form of a scientific report or report; 7. evaluate written sources, oral legends, religious artifacts, critically review them with the aim of developing guidelines for predicting the expected changes in the ethno-religious situation in the country and making forecasts for its development in communications of indigenous peoples of Kazakhstan and Central Asia; 8. to promote the promotion of programs of constructive interaction with religious organizations, ethno-national and cultural minorities, the prevention of conflicts on religious and national grounds, the counteraction to religious-political extremism, the cultivation of tolerance; The study of the discipline considers the following aspects: the place of religion in the modern world, Islam in the modern world, the doctrine of modern Christianity, the worldview of Buddhism, traditional and syncretic religions, modern religious sectarianism, religious pluralism and freedom of conscience, religion and modern science. The main paradigms and methods of modern philosophical research of religion, the problem of rational justification of religious beliefs, the main problems of the epistemology of religion.

Religious Anthropology and Thanatology

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to restore the main stages of the history of perception of the phenomenon of death and posthumous existence in various scientific, philosophical and religious systems, to systematize various religious forms, texts of "sacred writings", religious and philosophical works that served as the direct basis of the religious complex itself. Upon successful completion of this module, the doctoral student is able to: 1. to restore the main stages of the development of the anthropology of religion and religious thanatology, the place, content and role of the anthropology of religion in the system of religious, theological and anthropological knowledge; 2. identify the varieties of modern religious and anthropological concepts, 3. work in a multimedia environment and convergent journalism, prepare media products in different sign systems (verbal, audio, video, photo, graphics); 4. fix and emphasize the anthropological roots of religion and doctrine, which substantiates the anthropological evidence of the existence of God; 5. adapt the methodology of foreign anthropological research in relation to the cultural and religious characteristics of Ka-zakhstan's society; 6. justify the choice of innovative educational technologies and their testing in the educational process; 7. critically evaluate and apply qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques of anthropological study of religiosity and everyday religious practices, theoretical developments and methods of anthropological analysis; 8. carry out scientific research on promising current topics and problems in the field of religious anthropology, their research development on the basis of modern theoretical and methodological approaches and information technologies. Purpose of discipline. The course assumes not only a preliminary acquaintance with the history of perception of the phenomenon of death and posthumous existence in various scientific and philosophical and religious systems, but also provides for a more detailed study of various religious forms, texts of "scriptures", religious and philosophical works that served as the direct basis for the religious complex itself . Problems and structure of modern religious anthropology and thanatology. The specific apparatus, the methodology of the course, just the basic images, ideals and ideas of man in the history of world religions, the anthropological roots of religion and doctrine, in which an anthropological proof of the existence of God is grounded, the anthropological content of religious thanatology. General and specific conceptual apparatus of the course.

Religious Policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Anthropological Discourse in Modern Religious Philosophy

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to critically analyze modern aspects of religious anthropology, to carry out a comparative analysis of various religious and anthropological concepts, to draw historical Parallels of religious and anthro-pological concepts. Upon successful completion of this module, the doctoral student is able to: 1. to visualize the main stages of religious philosophical and anthropological ideas, the main religious and anthropological concepts of modernity, fundamental theoretical problems in philosophical anthropology; 2. to restore and compare modern religious and anthropological concepts; 3. annotate the systemic understanding of the adequacy of the application of theoretical principles and methods of religious anthropology to contemporary challenges of civilization, a critical attitude to alternative anthropological hypotheses, critically substantiate the logic of evidence and present the current problems of anthropological discourse; 4. graphically represent a systematic understanding of methodological approaches in philosophical and religious anthropology, show the professional level of mastering methods, basic principles, categorical apparatus of philosophical and religious discourse; 5. to develop a scientific program to study theoretical approaches in the study of modern foreign anthropological research, to adapt the methodology of foreign anthropological research in relation to the cultural characteristics of Kazakhstan's society; 6. to critically analyze modern aspects in religious anthropology and carry out a comparative analysis of various religious and anthropological concepts, to draw historical parallels with classical religious and anthropological concepts; 7. to animate the expert work on the profile of their specialty and present its results in the form of reports, drawn up in accordance with the existing requirements 8. to illustrate the skills of working with the methodology of comparative analysis, social modeling and forecasting the development of religious anthropology. Discipline forms knowledge in the field of religious anthropology, theory and history of religious and philosophical teachings about man. When studying the discipline, the following aspects are considered: Introduction to religious anthropology. The problem of the origin of man in philosophy and science. The main ideas of the philosophical anthropology of modernity as foreign and domestic thought. Anthropological discourse in the Turkic world. The theory and history of religious teachings about a person provides guidance in the spiritual quest for the individual and in practical life, in relations with other people, in the professional activities of a religious scholar, philosopher, teacher, politician, journalist, administrator, or civil servant.

The main Paradigmatic Contexts of Hanafi Madhab

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The aim of the course is to study the Hanafi madhhab and its role in the development of the tolerant religious consciousness of Kazakhstan society. At the end of mastering the discipline, a doctor PhD capable: - design and implementation of integrated studies based on the integrity of a systemic scientific worldview in the study of Islamic religion and Islamic conceptual doctrines; - critically identify stereotypical approaches to the study of Islam; - to analyze the main paradigmatic contexts of the Hanafi madhhab; - use hermeneutic approaches and methods of Islamic comparative studies in the analysis of texts; - to process scientific and source material, scientific articles, educational and methodological programs; - to possess an extensive source study of basic, theoretical and classical material; - to give lectures and host seminar classes; - to be able to work in research projects in the field of religious studies, synthesize new ideas and interpret the results in the form of a scientific report or report. When studying discipline the following aspects are considered: The Hanafi madhhab in historical and political contexts; Sources of law used by the teachings of Hanafiyah: Quran, Sunnah, Ijma of the Prophet's Companions, individual opinions of the Prophet's Companions, ciias (deduction by analogy), istihsan (preference), urf (local custom); Foreign experience of the study of the Hanafi madhhab and its significance for the objective reconstruction of Islam; The works of Abu Hanifah and their historical significance; Perception and assessment of the Hanafi madhhab in Kazakhstan; The possibility of Islam of the Hanafi madhhab for the solidarity of Muslims and the strengthening of interfaith harmony.

Tolerance in Interconfessional Relations

Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to critically analyze complex ideas about the influence of various religions on the development of the modern world order, the role of the religious factor in modern international relations, and to devel-op the most acceptable management decisions. Upon successful completion of this module, the doctoral student is able to: 1. interpret the main methodological approaches and conceptual research programs in the field of ensuring human rights to freedom of conscience and religion, to free ethno-cultural development and national expression; 2. use the features of religious consciousness to negotiate and develop the most acceptable management decisions; 3.use knowledge of the basics of diplomatic and business protocol and etiquette and sustainable skills to put them into practice; 4. appeal to the provisions of world religions for conducting interfaith, inter-ethnic dialogue and developing a consensus regime; 5. analyze tolerance as a cultural orientation, an attitude of a person who lives in peace and harmony; 6. promote programs of constructive interaction with religious organizations and counteract religious and political extremism; 7. to implement the skills of dialogue, correspondence, negotiations in a foreign language in the framework of the level of tasks; 8. present the results obtained in the form of a scientific report, article based on scientific assessment and forecasting of reli-gious trends and their differences. When studying the discipline, the following aspects are considered: the foundations of religious traditions of countries and regions of the world, classification of religions, models of interaction between different types of religions and political systems. basic principles of state and religious policy implementation; The religious and cultural heritage of the peoples of Kazakhstan, state-religious relations based on the principles of a secular state and freedom of conscience.

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