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The Local Impact of Migratory Legends: The Process and Function of Localisation
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 2013 Folk narratives are one of the mechanisms by which humans form their cultural reality; and space is an important part of this reality. In the majority of examples, contemporary legends do not explicitly refer to individual elements of the local space ...
Ambrož Kvartič
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Jestřáb na podivné stopě: Folklorní, mysteriózní a záhadologické motivy a inspirace v životě a díle Jaroslava Foglara [PDF]
Studia Ethnologica Pragensia, 2018 Jaroslav Foglar (1907–1999, nicknamed „Jestřáb“ — „Hawk“) was a Czech scoutmaster and a prolific and influential author of novels, short stories, comics and practical guides for the youth.
Jan Pohunek
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd +5 more
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Studia Mythologica Slavica, 2010 The article addresses the oral tradition and tales about certain Slovenian supernatural beings that accompany the annual cycle and its turning points: midsummer and midwinter solstice as well as spring and autumn changing shifts.
Monika Kropej
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The Late Triassic–Early Jurassic fissures of the Bristol Channel area (southwest England and south Wales) are renowned for their diverse vertebrate faunas. These assemblages have yielded an array of predominantly small‐bodied forms that are crucial to our understanding of the early evolution of several major tetrapod clades.
Ewan H. Bodenham +4 more
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THE CONTEMPORARY ARABIC LITERATURE AS A PICTURE OF THE SURROUNDING REALITY
Litteraria Copernicana, 2014 The history of modern Arabic literature is not very long; its mature phase, beginning approximately in the 1920s and witnessing various time shifts, has lasted one century or even less than one century.
Ewa Machut-Mendecka
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is an endangered subspecies characterized by highly fragmented populations and increasing human–carnivore conflict across the Iberian Peninsula. Although body mass strongly influences predator–prey dynamics and ecological performance, quantitative assessments of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and body mass
Leonardo Cotts +4 more
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Ostension and Criminal Legends: Contemporary Horror Tales as Part of Online Youth Lore
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic StudiesThis article examines the phenomenon of ostension and criminal legends in the context of contemporary horror tales circulating among Estonian youth, particularly through digital media.
Eda Kalmre
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Pastiche in Contemporary Latin American Literature
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 1990 Pastiche, defined as non-satiric imitation, is a characteristic feature of contemporary Latin American narrative. Although unlike parody it does not stand in antagonist relationship with a prior text, nevertheless pastiche marks a distance and a ...
Jean Franco
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Perspectives on Contemporary Legend.
Lidé města, 2008 Contemporary legends, rumors, gossip and other ephemeral forms of folk narratives typical for postmodern society represent one of the most interesting issues of contemporary social sciences. Since the 1980s, when these fictional narratives told as true were “discovered” by U.S. folklorists, their study attracted not only specialists in folk narratives,
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