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Humanities, 2017 A striking difference between the folk-narrative genres of legend and folktale is how the human characters respond to supernatural, otherworldly, or uncanny beings such as ghosts, gods, dwarves, giants, trolls, talking animals, witches, and fairies.
William Hansen
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Communication of Tradition(s): Narrative Templates of Magical Healing in Urban Shamanism
Traditiones, 2023 The paper examines how Slovak traditional concepts related to magical healing are used in a group around an urban shaman living in Bratislava (Slovakia).
Tatiana Bužeková
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy +2 more
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Reinterpreting tradition through Feminist Literary Theory: Gendered narratives in folktales [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesFolktales have long been used as cultural objects to convey values, customs, and social standards throughout generations. This study investigated the portrayal of gender roles in traditional folktales through Feminist Literary Theory, examining how these
Nontokozo Gladys Mdhluli
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi +6 more
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Contemporary Legends among Slovenian Students in Ljubljana
Traditiones, 2004 V članku se avtorica osredotoča predvsem na vsebino in sporočilnost pripovedi, ki krožijo med slovenskimi študenti na ljubljanski univerzi danes, kakor tudi na odsev družbenih in aktualnih dogajanj v sodobnih študentskih zgodbah.
Monika Kropej
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Roman city of Doclea is a key archaeological site of Montenegro, valued for its impressive remains and its role in the nation's cultural identity within European and the Mediterranean history. Doclea was the second‐largest city in the province of Roman Dalmatia, a municipium created in the first century ad and named after the Illyrian ...
Tatjana Koprivica +5 more
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Folk Narrative Metamorphoses in Upper Carniola (Slovenia)
Traditiones, 2008 V članku je predstavljeno gorenjsko pripovedno izročilo v obdobju od prve polovice 19. do začetka 21. stoletja. Raziskana je razvojna pot pripovedništva predvsem prek sprememb v pripovednem repertoarju, v načinu pripovedovanja, v okoliščinah ...
Monika Kropej
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In this paper, we explore how neurodivergent ways of being in early education are often gendered. The intersectionalities of gender and neurodivergence often lead to fixed expectations that perpetuate binary interpretations, pathologisations, missed diagnoses and a lack of curated support.
Ruth Churchill Dower, Hannah Hogarth
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