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“We Can No Longer Live by the Domostroi”: The Riddles of Anna Nikanorovna Paskhalova‐Mordovtseva
The Russian Review, Volume 85, Issue 4, Page 417-437, October 2026.Abstract This article analyzes the rebuses (picture riddles) of Anna Nikanorovna Paskhalova‐Mordovtseva. It argues that despite their seemingly modest nature as artefacts of everyday leisure, Mordovtseva used these puzzles to make radical claims and assert herself as a public intellectual.
Ksenia Butuzova, Julia Mannherz
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The Role of Absolute Pitch Memory in the Oral Transmission of Folksongs
Empirical Musicology Review, 2015 Absolute Pitch (AP) is the ability to identify or produce isolated tones in the absence of contextual cues or reference pitches. While AP is thought to differ from other human abilities in its bimodal distribution (Takeuchi & Hulse, 1993) – either you ...
Merwin Olthof +2 more
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TRADISI LISAN BHANTI-BHANTI SEBAGAI MEDIA KOMUNIKASI KULTURAL DALAM MASYARAKAT WAKATOBI
Humaniora, 2015 Bhanti-bhanti is a folksong that grown and developed in Wakatobi society. As a folksong, the performancing of bhanti-bhanti oral tradition can be used as an effective cultural media of communication, especially in presenting their messages, both from the
Sumiman Udu
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Gender, Marriage and the Elites in India
Sociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Scholarship on Indian marriages is vast and interesting, with insights into structural practices and transformations, everyday realities, and maintenance of boundaries and hierarchies of groups. To understand these aspects, studies have focussed on specific caste groups, religious and regional communities, bourgeoning urban areas and emerging ...
Parul Bhandari
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Burns and the Scottish folk-song
Literatūra (Vilnius), 1969 Poems written in imitation of the motifs and melodies of Scottish folk-songs take an eminent place in Burns's literary heritage. The poet's interest in and acquaintance with the Scottish songs was determined by different biographical and historical ...
Elena Kuosaitė
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FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: RILKE AND VENICE REVISITED
German Life and Letters, Volume 78, Issue 2, Page 127-193, April 2025.ABSTRACT Rilke loved Venice and visited or passed through a dozen times between 1897 and 1920. He wrote extensively about the city in prose and verse between 1898 and 1908, including a cycle of poems in the Neue Gedichte and a polemical ‘Aufzeichnung’ in Malte Laurids Brigge.
Robert Vilain
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, 2017 Conductor/pianist John Yaffé provides an overview of The Yiddish Folksong Project, which has generated the recent release of a fascinating new body of vocal ...
Yaffe', John
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Human Research in Rehabilitation, 2019 The study collected and analyzed the content, theme, and virtues nested in the indigenous Ilocano songs in the Northwestern part of Cagayan province, Philippines.
Allan O. de la Cruz
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Calibrating care: Family caregiving and the social weight of sympathy (tình cảm) in Vietnam
American Anthropologist, Volume 126, Issue 4, Page 596-607, December 2024.Abstract This article explores family caregiving in Vietnamese households affected by type 2 diabetes. Drawing on existential phenomenology and on fieldwork conducted in northern Vietnam, I develop the concept of care calibrations as a tool to understand how family members respond socially and morally to the needs for care that diabetes confronts them ...
Tine M. Gammeltoft
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2024.Abstract Introduction Effective communication among agricultural stakeholders is the part and parcel of sustainable agricultural development. The study investigated farmers' exposure to communication media in receiving agriculture extension and rural advisory services (AERAS) for strengthening sustainable agricultural development.
Md Maruf Billah +4 more
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