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Archaic components of the Ukrainian text of the funeral rite: euphemistic constructions and established connections for the marking of death

open access: yes, 2017
The article analyzes euphemistic constructions and established connections for the marking of death in order to actualize archaic ritual text structures, as well as the relationship between the lexical and phraseological semantics of words in the texts ...
Zhyhora, I.V.
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Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Selected aspects of the funeral rite of Milavče culture

open access: yes, 2012
Práce se zaměřuje na pohřební areály s doklady mohylových pohřbů milavečské kultury v západních Čechách. Jejím cílem je sledovat zvláštnosti pohřebního ritu této pravěké populace.
Vlková, Monika
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The Origins of Fashion

open access: yesEvolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes fashion as a deep‐time system of bodily communication rather than a byproduct of modern consumer societies. We define fashion as a socially transmitted system of bodily display in which patterned variation occurs within shared conventions of appearance.
Francesco d'Errico, Solange Rigaud
wiley   +1 more source

Mass Fatality Management in Crisis and Wartime Conditions: Institutional Gaps in Civil Emergency Preparedness

open access: yesJournal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 34, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Mass fatality events represent one of the most challenging consequences of large‐scale crises and armed conflicts, yet they remain underexplored within crisis management and civil emergency preparedness research. While considerable attention is devoted to immediate life‐saving response and critical infrastructure protection, the management of ...
Irena Tušer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Death and funeral rites of the Dagara people of Ghana in the celebration of the Roman funeral liturgy

open access: yes, 2013
Der Stamm der Dagara im Nordwesten Ghanas ist durch einen starken Glauben an ein Leben nach dem Tod gekennzeichnet: Tod, Schmerz und Trauer sind das geheimnisvollste Phänomen der menschlichen Existenz; andererseits aber markiert der Tod den Aufbruch in ...
Gbal, Fredrick Tanson
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A Hindu Death in Sweden : A Survey Study of How Funeral Homes and Crematoriums in Sweden Adapt the Death Ceremoni Cremation

open access: yes, 2021
We are all going to die. Despite how the human lives, the path to death has different patterns. For hinduism a vital ritual for a good death is to be cremated, especially in the holy city Varanasi. Therefore this essay has studied how Hindus in diaspora,
Hermansson, Frida
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