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Narratives about Dreams which Foretell Death and Dying and Their Interpretation

open access: yesEtnoantropološki Problemi, 2012
As in many others, in Serbian folk tradition a lot of attention is given to dreams which foretell death through the means of certain images and symbols, which should first be decoded in order to understand the prophesy.
Žarko Trebješanin
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Folk Theory of Mind: Conceptual Foundations of Social Cognition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The human ability to represent, conceptualize, and reason about mind and behavior is one of the greatest achievements of human evolution and is made possible by a “folk theory of mind” — a sophisticated conceptual framework that relates different mental ...
Malle, Bertram F.
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Nutritional, Functional, and Anti‐Hypercholesterolemic Properties of Sourdough Breads From Unripe Plantain, Tiger Nut, and Fenugreek Flours

open access: yesFood Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Composite sourdough breads were developed from blends of unripe plantain, tiger nut, and fenugreek flours. Optimized formulations improved pasting stability and enhanced texture, producing softer more elastic crumbs. The enriched breads contained higher dietary fiber and bioactive compounds, and significantly reduced serum cholesterol markers ...
Mary T. Ademosun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Folk Realism About Beliefs

open access: yesStudia Semiotyczne
Posłajko’s “Unreal Beliefs” (2024) provides a lucid and compelling overview of competing ontological views on belief, and his minimal anti-realist proposal is well-argued and persuasive. This article calls into question a less central thesis of the book:
Joanna Komorowska-Mach
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Folk Medicine (FA 306) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 306. Collection of Kentucky and North Carolina folk beliefs concerning the healing properties of herbs and ...
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &
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All the bedrooms a stage: Reconceptualizing sex as “performance” to sex as “rehearsal”

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the United States, sex is often spoken about in terms of performance, and naturally invokes language of theatricality. Sexual performance has been used as an umbrella term to refer to sexual satisfaction, behavior, embodiment, and also pathology in terms of conditions such as erectile dysfunction.
Taylor Harmon
wiley   +1 more source

Folk Knowledge of an Individual Plant Specimen: The Case of the Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis L.) in Virestad Parish, Småland, Sweden

open access: yesEthnobiology Letters, 2012
Ethnobiological studies of local economic or folk religious uses of plants often rely on the assumption that plant use relates to folk knowledge about specific taxa.
Ingvar Svanberg
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Folk Beliefs and Popular Tales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
AbstractDespite their relatively small number, the bodies of executed criminals exercised an impressive hold over the imaginations of writers, artists and storytellers. This chapter considers the range of artistic and creative afterlives of criminal bodies.
Sarah Tarlow, Emma Battell Lowman
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