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Пасічницькі замовляння у світоглядній традиції українців: магічна влада слова

open access: yesPoznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2012
The article is exposing some results of the study in bee-keepers’ spell as a featuring trait of Ukrainians’ world-view practice; the present research is the first work of such a kind in the home ethnology.
Уляна Мовна
doaj   +1 more source

‘Forebears’, ‘saints’ and ‘martyrs’: the politics of commemoration in Bulgaria in the 1880s and 1890s [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Book description: The relationship between states, societies, and individuals in Central and Eastern Europe has been characterised by periods of change and redefinition.
Detchev, S.
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The Role of Postage Stamps in Palestinian National Identity and History

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 85-103, Winter 2025.
Abstract This article examines how the Palestinian Authority has used postage stamps as a tool to construct national identity, shape collective memory, and convey political messages during what it hoped would be a transition to statehood. The analysis focuses on three themes of stamps issued between 1994 and 2023: the struggle for independence and ...
Ido Zelkovitz, Yehiel Limor
wiley   +1 more source

Stories of coexistence: A narrative inquiry of leopard attacks on people

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 10, Page 2532-2543, October 2025.
Abstract Pursuing human–wildlife coexistence is particularly challenging for carnivore species as conflict can negatively impact human livelihood and well‐being. Understanding the social context of how communities perceive conflicts with carnivores, often witnessed in their folklore and stories, can shed light on pathways for fostering coexistence.
Shweta Shivakumar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Folklore-Jazz Direction in the Competition-Festival Movement of Accordion-Bayan Art of the First Quarter of the XXI Century

open access: yesNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MANAGERIAL STAFF OF CULTURE AND ARTS HERALD
The purpose of the work is to investigate the dynamics of the folklore-jazz direction in the competition-festival movement of the accordion-fabulist art of the first quarter of the 21st century and to determine promising ways of development of folklore ...
Volodymyr Hodlevskyy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Narrative Switching in Entrepreneurial Failure Accounts: Unravelling Discourse Dynamics and Variability

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 1616-1634, October 2025.
Abstract This inductive study investigates the phenomenon of narrative switching in accounts of failure within entrepreneurial contexts, which occurs when a narrator suddenly switches to an alternative story of the events within the same interaction.
Rachid Jabbouri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of Folklore in Sustaining Cultural Tourism in Meghalaya

open access: yesInternational Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Meghalaya, known for its colourful customs, extensive oral history, and breathtaking scenery, has emerged as a major destination for cultural tourism in Northeastern India.
Phibapynhun Pariong
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How does religion influence an emerging nationalism? Evidence from the Kurdish context in Turkey

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 982-1002, October 2025.
Abstract Based on qualitative interviews with 66 Sunni Muslim Kurdish elites, this study reveals that Kurdish Islamic circles in Turkey are not monolithic, homogeneous or fixed. Some willingly or unwillingly maintain their Islamic identity as a primary reference point for self‐consciousness, motivation for collective action and political aspirations ...
Muttalip Caglayan
wiley   +1 more source

Melodic Types Originating in Other Areas in the Old-style Proper Song From Pădureni Land, Hunedoara County

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
Circulation of melodic types from one area to another is a natural mechanism of oral transmission over time, by which variation occurs. This is especially true in the old-style song genre, where performance is usually individual; in such cases, transfer
Alina-Lucia STAN
doaj   +1 more source

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