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To the Question of the Role of a Horse in a Funeral Rite of Kalmyks

open access: yesOriental Studies, 2018
On the basis of the analysis of details of carrying out of the bride in the Kalmyk wedding rite a reconstruction of delivery of the dead on a horse to a place of burial and a co-burial of a horse by traditions of the pre-Buddhist beliefs is carried out ...
M. Ochir-Goriaeva
doaj   +1 more source

‘Sons of athelings given to the earth’: Infant Mortality within Anglo-Saxon Mortuary Geography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
FOR 20 OR MORE YEARS early Anglo-Saxon archaeologists have believed children are underrepresented in the cemetery evidence. They conclude that excavation misses small bones, that previous attitudes to reporting overlook the very young, or that infants ...
Adams B   +89 more
core   +1 more source

Service Work as Lived Experience: A Problematizing Review

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between employee burnout and growing recruitment challenges, a systemic crisis confronts the service industry. One reason lies in the scope of received human resource management (HRM) approaches, which often emphasize organizational performance metrics at the expense of the emotional, social, and material experiences of doing frontline service
Kushagra Bhatnagar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Funerary Monuments of Shlyakhovsky Burial Mound of the Early Iron Age

open access: yesНижневолжский археологический вестник, 2016
The article is devoted to the publication of the early iron age funerary monuments of the Shlyahovsky burial mound, located in the Volga-Don interfluve.
Valery M. Klepikov
doaj   +1 more source

Commentary on the Lutheran Book of Worship: Lutheran Liturgy in Its Ecumenical Context [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Reviewed Book: Pfatteicher, Philip H. Commentary on the Lutheran Book of Worship: Lutheran Liturgy in Its Ecumenical Context.
Nevile, Donald C.
core   +1 more source

Excavations at the Viking Barrow Cemetery at Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The cemetery at Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire, is the only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in the British Isles. It comprises fifty-nine barrows, of which about one-third have been excavated on previous occasions, although earlier excavators ...
Beswick, P.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Emic–Etic Perspectives on Southeast Asian Cultural Attitudes Surrounding Human Remains

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community ethics and cultural attitudes vary across contexts in which professionals work with human remains. Southeast Asia is home to millions; thus, there are challenges when attempting to understand and articulate the diversity in cultures, ideologies, and ethics surrounding the dead.
Tatfeef Haque   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Taking One\u27s Daily Dip in the Font: Baptismal Piety [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
(Excerpt) The wife of a faculty colleague of mine has a serious problem with hip deterioration. Daily she goes to the local Y for a swim. For her a pool plunge is a matter of life and health. Most baptismal fonts are much too small for such a daily dip.
Tietjen, John H
core   +1 more source

Islamic Public Administration in Practice: The Taliban's “Gender Apartheid” Governance in Afghanistan

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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