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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan +5 more
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THE STORY OF A FUNERAL HOME: RITUAL MODERNIZATION AND ITS RECEPTION IN A TRANSYLVANIAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY [PDF]
Revista Română de Sociologie, 2016 The paper offers a brief re-study of funerary rituals in a village inhabited by Hungarian Roman Catholics in Romania. Since the completion of long-term fieldwork there in 2003 and 2004, the construction of a funeral home and the emergence of local ...
AGNES HESZ
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Ancient people and living nature: A global perspective on archaeological areas and biodiversity
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Archaeological sites are not only of cultural and historical significance but also contribute to biodiversity conservation. Often marked by limited human disturbance and distinct ecological conditions, these areas serve as important refuges for various plant and animal species, playing a vital role in global conservation efforts.
Antonio Romano +3 more
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Funeral and Memorial Rites of Pontic Greeks of Sochi (Based on Field Materials of 2022)
Славянский мир в третьем тысячелетии, 2023 This article analyses the material collected during an ethnolinguistic expedition to the Pontic Greeks of Sochi, which took place from the 15th to 25th of July, 2022.
Ksenia Klimova, Inna Nikitina
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The untold death of Laertes: revaluating Odysseus's meeting with his father [PDF]
, 2013 This article discusses the narrative function and symbolism of the Laertes scene in the twenty-fourth book of the Odyssey. By pointing out the scene’s connections to other passages (the story of Penelope’s web, the first and second nekuia, the farewell ...
Sels, Nadia
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change affects all individuals, regardless of wealth, social class, or religious background, though its impacts and adaptation strategies vary. While existing literature examines climate change adaptation based on farming categories, geographic regions, and cropping systems, limited research explores how social class shapes adaptation ...
Nasir Abbas Khan +2 more
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ПОХОРОННО-ПОГРЕБАЛЬНАЯ ОБРЯДНОСТЬ У КАЛМЫКОВ: ПОДГОТОВКА ПОКОЙНОГО К ЗАХОРОНЕНИЮ
Oriental Studies, 2018 This article is devoted to funeral rites of the Кalmyks conducted in the period of preparation of the deceased for burial which are based on traditional worldview and Buddhist practice.
Tatyana Isaevna Sharaeva
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An African-study of the contribution of Neanderthals to funeral rituals
Theologia Viatorum, 2023 Neanderthals are at the moment regarded as the originators of funeral rituals. The connection of the Neanderthals to Africa is understudied and in most cases not conclusive yet Africans practice funeral rituals as if it is the primary reason for their ...
Agai M. Jock
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello +2 more
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Obrzędy pogrzebowe w Grecji archaicznej i klasycznej [PDF]
Studia Antiquitatis et Medii Aevi Incohantis, 2016 (Funeral rites in Greece in the archaic and classical age): The paper focuses on an approach to death in Archaic and Classical Greece. It presents various practices, rituals and beliefs.
Magdalena Myszkowska-Kaszuba
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