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Association, a narrative-dramatic trick for “goriz” (breakout) metadrama in Ta’zie [PDF]
Literary Arts, 2019 Ta’zie, in the word, means mourning and to hold mourning ceremony for remembrance of deaths and in term refers to a kind of ritual show based on Karbala event and the martyrdom of Emams and other religious events and historical, mythologic and slangy ...
Hamed Norouzi, Mofid Shateri
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Holy Time and Popular Invented Rituals in Islam: Structures and Symbolism
Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2018 This paper tackles three popular invented rituals in the early centuries of Islam performed in the seventh and eighth months of the Islamic calendar; Rajab and Shacbān, namely the sacrifices of faraca and catīra, fasting and prayers.
Mabrouk Chibani Mansouri
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Jathilan Horse Dance: Spirit Possession Beliefs and Practices in The Present-Day Java
IKAT: The Indonesian Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 2018 Jathilan is one of the names for traditional Javanese trance dance which takes its roots in the most archaic levels of local culture but remains very popular nowadays.
Eva Rapoport
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Cultural Identity and the Comparative Study of Text and Image in the Lithographed Manuscript of Amir Arsalan Namdar [PDF]
Matn/Pizhūhī-i AdabīThe story of Amir Arslan Namdar is one of the famous folk stories of Persian literature from the Qajar era and one of the most famous romance stories that marks the transition from the short story to the novel.
Mahmonir Shirazi, Maryam Hoseini
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Analyzing the Myth of Fairies in Bakhtiari Folk Literature and Literary Texts: Shahnameh and Samak-e Ayyar [PDF]
Matn/Pizhūhī-i AdabīBakhtiari people consider fairies to be beautiful and charming creatures that appear to young people, often in the woods at night, and cause them harm.
Mahmood Aghakhani Bizhani, Najmeh Dorri
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ReligionsThis study examines the theological structure of Tengrism, understood here as a heuristic term for the broader Tengri-centered early Turkic belief system, its historical transformation, and its continuity in post-Islamic Turkic culture and folklore from ...
Fuzuli Bayat, Haktan Kaplan
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina +9 more
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Our theory of education, based on a systemic understanding of the subjective and intersubjective construction of knowledge, is that students are motivated to study what is most meaningful to them. Meaningfulness is grounded in the students' prior experiences, which are highly diverse.
Wendy J. Gregory, Gerald Midgley
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings +3 more
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