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The keys to the garden: Capital, class, and the repurposing of Persian mystical poetry in Los Angeles

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This article traces the social life of medieval Persian poetry as it is repurposed within Los Angeles's Iranian diaspora. Based on 5 years of immersive ethnography in private erfān classes and mystical assemblies, I argue these gatherings function as contemporary diasporic courts, mobilizing core texts within a spiritual marketplace structured
Zia Khoshsirat
wiley   +1 more source

Histories in bone: Navigating the ethical landscape of human skeletal collections in South Africa. [PDF]

Anat Sci Educ
Chinenere Q, Kramer B, Billings BK.
europepmc   +1 more source

Developing and validating the Taiwan version of the meaningful activity participation assessment (T-MAPA) with Rasch analysis. [PDF]

BMC Geriatr, 2023
Yeh YC, Park D, Yang SY, Kuo CC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ancestor worship and forest for ancestor worship

The Japanese Forest Society Congress, 2008
openaire   +1 more source

Norm Circles and the Limitations of European Union Normative Projection in Afghanistan

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Norm diffusion research explains the international travel of norms in semantic terms, through resonance, framing, grafting and localisation. Such accounts presuppose norms to be portable objects whose identity persists through transit. Yet, ontologically, norms exert causal force only where a real social group endorses and enforces them.
Oz Hassan
wiley   +1 more source

Worked human bones and the rise of urban society in the neolithic Liangzhu culture, East Asia. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Sawada J, Uzawa K, Yoneda M, Hagihara Y, Itahashi Y, Gakuhari T, Kubota S, Liu B, Wang N, Chen M, Wang Y, Song S, Kikuchi H, Maruyama M, Okazaki K, Takamuku H, Saeki F, Nara T, Nakamura S.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Book Forum | Land of famished beings: West Papuan theories of hunger

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Margaret Jolly, Shiori Shakuto, Hatib Kadir, Veronica Koman, Hannah Della Bosca, Wensislaus Fatubun, Sophie Chao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ritualized reflection in human dissection: Liminality, ethical negotiation, and professional identity formation among South Korean medical students

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 19, Issue 11, Page 1998-2007, November 2026.
Abstract Human dissection is a foundational component of medical education, yet it places students in profound ethical tension between scientific objectification and respect for human dignity. While prior studies have documented students' emotional responses, the structural transformation of their moral narratives over time, particularly within non ...
Jun‐Ki Lee, Hyoungtae Kim, Hyo Hyun Yoo   +2 more
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Refinement of Poultry Standing in Japan Based on Recent Anthropo-ornithological Perspectives. [PDF]

J Poult Sci
Tajima A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Perceptions of death and memory transmission among residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan: A qualitative study. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health, 2023
Richardson MA, Parmer C.
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