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Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia

Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
wiley   +1 more source

Administering an Islamic Public Value by a Non‐Muslim Agency: The UNHCR Refugee Zakat Fund

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐Arab Spring conflicts generated large‐scale displacement across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), producing acute humanitarian needs among predominantly Muslim refugee populations. The United Nations High Commissioner to refugees responded by opening the Refugee Zakat Fund, to be used to mobilize the Islamic philanthropic ...
Abdulfatah Said Mohamed
wiley   +1 more source

Reflections, perceptions and practices of spearfishing among Ulithian communities

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Spearfishing is a common and effective subsistence fishing method in coral reef‐dependent communities. Although its ecological impacts have been widely studied, spearfishing's sociocultural dimensions have received less attention despite its direct impacts on both reef and reef‐dependent communities.
Joshua Pi, Kelton W. McMahon, John B. Rulmal Jr., Chamonix B. Toledo, Milo Tasopulu, Melva Treviño, Dana T. Cook, Michelle J. Paddack, Nicole L. Crane   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Snakes & Funerals

, 2012
An inter-disciplinary collaboration between Dr. Emily Jeremiah (Royal Holloway University), Professor James Williams (Royal Holloway University) and Gillian Wylde (Falmouth University) producing a 14-minute film, Snakes&Funerals.
Wylde, Gillian, Jeremiah, Emily, Williams, James   +2 more
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Factors Associated With the Absence of Fetal Autopsy: Perception of Healthcare Professionals From a French Cross‐Sectional Survey

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Despite recent recommendations highlighting the importance of fetal autopsy for genetic counseling and recurrence prevention, its uptake has declined. This study aimed to identify factors associated with absence of fetal autopsy from the perception of healthcare professionals (HP). Methods National cross‐sectional online survey among
Camille Reyl, Sophie Martin‐Berenguer, Fanny Sauveste, Mélie Sarreau   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stripper Funerals

, 2006
This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia ...
Tsutsui, William, Hacker, Randi
core   +1 more source

Mortality

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023
This article explores the meaning of mortality defined as a fundamental quality of human existence, in its scriptural, premodern, and modern Christian understandings.
Ephraim Radner
doaj  

Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel

Archaeometry, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares, Eriola Jakoel, Ron Be’eri, Oded Lipschits, Ronny Neumann, Yuval Gadot   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Socio‐Economic Benefits of Communal Trophy Hunting in Africa: A Value Chain Perspective From Namibia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International concerns around the equitable distribution of income generated by communal trophy hunting tourism have raised questions about the industry's effectiveness in promoting rural livelihoods and nature conservation. We examine how communities in Namibia derive benefits from wildlife and explore local perspectives on fostering active ...
Luke Symonds‐Mayes, Enrico Di Minin, Hayley Clements   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source