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Folk Beliefs of Cultural Changes in China [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers 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 ...
Yi eXu   +2 more
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Modernization and Inheritance of Folk Beliefs in the Digital Age: A Case Study in the Southeastern Coastal Areas of China

open access: yesReligions
With 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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Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam

open access: diamondJournal 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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Folk Beliefs and Practices of Bagong (Amorphophallus sp.) Farmers in San Roque, Northern Samar

open access: diamondAnnals of Tropical Research, 2019
This study investigated the folk beliefs and practices of bagong farmers of San Roque, a coastal town 29 kilometers from Catarman, the capital town of Northern Samar.
Rhodora Abalajen-Bande   +1 more
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RELIGION AND FOLK BELIEFS

open access: yesZeitschrift für die Welt der Türken, 2011
Folk beliefs, transmitted from generation to generation since the transfer from pre-writing and not included in any divine religion, but his side continued vitality of beliefs. Folk beliefs that have traditional as well as the local folk beliefs, include
Mustafa SEVER
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Best practices of teaching traditional beliefs using Korean folk literature

open access: diamondProcedia, Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
Guang Lea Lee
exaly   +2 more sources

Traditional beliefs in animals in the novel 'The Siege of the St. Salvation Church' by Goran Petrović: Function and meaning [PDF]

open access: yesUniverzitetska 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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A Comparative Perspective of Folk Beliefs and Traditions of Kazakhs, Turkmens and Turkish Cypriots [PDF]

open access: yesFolklor/Edebiyat, 2020
The phenomenon of belief has been among the most fundamental social needs of people from the oldest ages to date and played an essential role in shaping the cultures of nations throughout history.
Mustafa Yeniasır, Adem Öger
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The Effect of Folk Belief on Social Trust: The Mediating Role of Social Support and the Sense of Identity

open access: yesReligions, 2023
Although the influential factors of social trust have aroused heated discussion, the research on the influence of religious belief, especially Chinese folk belief, on social trust and the mechanism between the two is relatively insufficient.
Bin Hou   +3 more
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