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Two folktales (Vampire beings in Greek folktales)

open access: yesBulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov. Series IV: Philology and Cultural Studies, 2022
This paper attempts to elaborate how the vampire theme is conceptualized in Greek folktales. It’s a case study of the Greek folk tales: “Gelloudi” and “The Lamia bride” found in the compilation Paramythokores (2002). The folktale complies with a strict formulaic style of oral narration and the most time-resilient elements of storytelling are the motifs
openaire   +2 more sources

The Origins of R. G. Collingwood's Philosophy of History in his Philosophy of Religion, 1916–1943

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 5, Page 455-466, September 2026.
Abstract This article argues that R.G. Collingwood's philosophy of history was deeply rooted in his early philosophy of religion as expounded in Religion and Philosophy (1916). Although scholars have tended to separate Collingwood's early religious ideas from his later writings, this study demonstrates that his theory of history was informed by his ...
Jacob Donald Chatterjee
wiley   +1 more source

An Oromo folktale (Ethiopia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
After a short introduction on the language of the Oromo, the edited text of a traditional Oromo folktale is translated into ...
BANTI, Giorgio, Giorgio Banti
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Folktale of Sewawar Karanganyar Waterfall in Literary Ecological Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Literary works that discuss the environment are often born from writers who have a high concern for the environment. Literature can also collaborate with ecology, so the science of literary ecology was born.
Wardani, Nugraheni Eko   +2 more
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Delphi Participant as an Ancestor: Introducing the Ubuntu Intergenerational Primer for Mitigating Future Discounting Bias in Southern Africa Collectivist Culture

open access: yesFUTURES &FORESIGHT SCIENCE, Volume 8, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper introduces the Ubuntu Intergenerational Primer (UIP), a culturally grounded cognitive debiasing intervention designed to mitigate future discounting bias among Real‐Time Delphi (RTD) participants in Southern Africa. Learning from prior research engagements and informed by the region's cultural settings, we innovated around the Rip ...
Simbarashe Nhokovedzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eksistensi Cerita Rakyat dalam Pendidikan Karakter Siswa SD di Ubud

open access: yesJurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies), 2015
Balinese folktales should be preserved and developed in order to improve the emotional intelligence of the nation, especially elementary school children as the future generation.
Ni Putu Parmini
doaj  

Narrating Science, Shaping Selves: Oral Stories Latine Caregivers Share With Their Preschoolers as Pathways to Science Learning and Identity

open access: yesApplied Cognitive Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT We studied the oral stories 226 U.S. Latine caregivers (most Mexican‐born, earning under $50,000 annually) shared with their children (Mage = 51.81 months) when prompted to tell a science‐ or nature‐related story. Inductive qualitative coding and analyses revealed personal experience stories—reminiscing, caregiver memories, and fictionalized ...
Andrea C. Bühler‐Wassmann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DESIGNING STORY BOOK OF PUTRI BERIAS FOLKTALE: IN ENGLISH VERSION [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This research aims at designing storybook for children on folktale of putri berias. The purpose of writing this final report are to make the children know about the folktale, to know how to design storybook tells about the folktale and to know the ...
Fitriani, -
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Assessing relational values of sacred landscapes through text mining of folktales: Insights from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2383-2392, July 2026.
Abstract Assessing relational values of nature through its cultural and spiritual significance is crucial for effective nature conservation. Folktales offer insights into traditional relationships between people and nature, and text mining is a powerful tool for extracting information from textual datasets.
Naoki Saito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 497-514, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
wiley   +1 more source

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