Folk Beliefs of Cultural Changes in China [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 For the last several decades, Chinese society has experienced transformative changes. How are these changes understood among Chinese people? To examine this question, Part 1 in this research solicited folk beliefs of cultural change from a group of ...
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Fischer's Plants in folk beliefs and customs: a previously unknown contribution to the ethnobotany of the Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian borderland. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2017 BackgroundHistorical ethnobotanical studies are useful starting points for further diachronic analysis. The aim of this contribution is to present archival data from the Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian borderland, which were collected by Adam Fischer, a ...
Kujawska M, Klepacki P, Łuczaj Ł.
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Folk beliefs about genetic variation predict avoidance of biracial individuals. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2015 People give widely varying estimates for the amount of genetic overlap that exists between humans. While some laypeople believe that humans are highly genetically similar to one another, others believe that humans share very little genetic overlap. These
Kang SK, Plaks JE, Remedios JD.
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ReligionsWith the processes of urbanization and population migration in China, local traditional folk beliefs are facing a crisis of inheritance, including the loss of believers and the decline of religious buildings. However, in the southeastern coastal areas of
Guoliang Liu, Xinyi Huang, Yinghan Li
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Journal of Ethnic Foods, 2019 Background This paper discusses the social dimension of gastronomy, such as folk beliefs regarding avoidance and prescriptions during the stages of menstruation and pregnancy.
Ritu Geu Goswami +1 more
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Malaysian Chinese folk beliefs on Facebook based on LDA topic modelling
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsIn the digital age, as social media evolves into a new and significant centre for the dissemination of Chinese folk beliefs, the Malaysian Chinese have actively shared information about these folk beliefs on their social media platforms.
Ning Hu, Kee Chye Ho, Pik Shy Fan
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Traditional Ukrainian Folk Beliefs about Death and the Afterlife [PDF]
, 2011 In contemporary Ukraine, there exist various memorials that mark places of tragic death. These can be found on any road in large numbers. They can also be found elsewhere, including in city centers.
Kukharenko, Svitlana
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Age-related differences in biomedical and folk beliefs as causes for diabetes and heart disease among Mexican origin adults. [PDF]
J Immigr Minor Health, 2012 Palmquist AE +3 more
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Traditional beliefs in animals in the novel 'The Siege of the St. Salvation Church' by Goran Petrović: Function and meaning [PDF]
Univerzitetska Misao, 2021 This paper examines function and meaning of traditional folk beliefs related to animals in the novel "The Siege of the Church of St. Salvation". Research is attempting to show that the folk beliefs about animals are included in creating novel structure ...
Vasić-Rakočević Branislava +1 more
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Commentary: Folk-Economic Beliefs: An Evolutionary Cognitive Model
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Tobias Otterbring +3 more
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