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Modern jangarchi of Kalmykia: Strategies and scenarios of epic storytelling

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This article examines the storytelling practices of contemporary Kalmyk jangarchi and their adaptation to the cultural, social, and political conditions of the 21st century.
N. V. Petrov, Ts. B. Seleeva
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The Folkloric-Festive continuum of an Emerging Elite in La Paz

open access: yesBolivian Studies Journal, 2022
This article presents the results of the ethnographic research conducted in the period 2015-2017 with the Fraternidad Verdaderos Intocables for the purpose of analyzing reciprocal exchanges through drinking and their impact on the collective sense of community in an urban context. It is proposed that social interactions mediated by alcohol at the space-
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Ritual Symbolism and Culinary Practice in Winter Solstice Folklore: A Comparative Study in East Asia

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions
Purpose: This study investigates the symbolic and ritual functions of winter solstice food traditions—particularly red-bean porridge, wontons, and pumpkin-based dishes—in East Asian cultures (China, Korea, and Japan).
Fumihiko Kobayashi
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The Oral Folk Literature of the Ancient Meiteis of Manipur: An Analysis of its Cultural Significance

open access: yesSpace and Culture, India, 2018
Oral narratives are the earliest forms of storytelling as they exist in every culture as a part of religious rituals, folk music and songs. They include ritual texts, curative chants, epic poems, musical genres, folk tales, creation stories, songs, myths,
Thounaojam Caesar, Reena Sanasam
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Intangible inventions: the Kalbeliya gypsy dance form, from its creation to UNESCO recognition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Despite the creation of the Kālbeliyā dance form in the 1980s, it was recognized as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2010. Rajasthani “Gypsy” performances,featuring a dance designed by the nomadic Kālbeliyā community, have quickly become popular ...
Joncheere, Ayla
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Faculty recital series: Ketty Nez, piano, Katie Wolfe, violin, March 15 2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This is the concert program of the Faculty recital series: Ketty Nez, piano, Katie Wolfe, violin performance on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue.
School of Music, Boston University
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Power, Sect and State [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Review of A. Maria A. Kastrinou, Power, Sect and State in Syria: The Politics of Marriage and Identity amongst the Druze. London and New York: I.B.
Schäfers, Marlene
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An Ecocritical Reading of Poetry from India’s Northeast

open access: yesIkhtilaf
The northeast of India is an ecologically sensitive zone owing to its location in the Himalayan Mountains. For ages, these regions have been inhabited by tribal societies that have lived in close association with the natural environment and relied on ...
Neeraj Sankyan, Suman Sigroha
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A music index of periodicals for the last six months of 1948. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1956
Thesis (M.M.)--Boston ...
DiGiore, J. Anthony, Marino, Peter J.
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Sustainable clothing design for a folklore festival in kindergarten

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Abstract A study was conducted of the assortment of authentic and contemporary children’s folklore costumes, as well as the specific requirements for the materials and technologies used for their production. An author’s design concept for a collection of contemporary stage costumes with a sustainable design for preschool children was ...
Tanya Peneva, Margaret Sivova
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