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Heroism and Being-towards-Death: On Sacrificial Martyrdom in Contemporary Shiʿism

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This paper examines the philosophy of martyrdom, heroism, and death, with reference to Islam in general and Shiʿism in particular. This paper will be divided into two parts; the first will highlight the etymological and philosophical significance of the ...
Tareq Ayoub
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Hermeneutics of (sport) heroism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The work is based on an interpretation of heroism and its specific forms in comparison with the possible heroism of sports. The first part discusses the definition of heroism and then we acquaint with selected concepts of heroism (Campbell's conception ...
Oborný, Josef, Štaud, Ondřej
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Ich kann nicht anders: Social Heroism as Nonselfsacrificial Practical Necessity

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Most self-reports of heroic action in both reactive and social (proactive) cases describe the experience as involving a kind of necessity. This seems intuitively sound, but it makes it unclear why heroism is accorded strong approbation.
Bryan Smyth
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Ethical Concerns of Heroism Training [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Heroism training programs originated in the mid-2000s with the goal to “Train everyday heroes” (Heroic Imagination Project, 2017). Most participants of these programs are students between the ages of 10 and 20.
Kohen, Ari   +2 more
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The “Super” Traditional Dancer: Her Shared Destiny with Common Superhero

open access: yesJournal of Language and Literature, 2021
Being a ronggeng dancer constitutes a turning point in a life to be at an upper level of humanity. It is similar to Superman who needs a special stone to be in his superiority, and other heroes with their specialties.
Widya Nirmalawati   +3 more
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Female Heroism and Folktales: Analysing the Social Construction of Hero in the Middle Ages through Select Kashmiri Folktales

open access: yesNalans, 2022
Heroism is typically tied to gender in the sociology of heroism that views male as the bearer of physical prowess. The female gender is excluded from the debate of heroism and is regarded as belonging to the domestic world.
Beenish Mir   +2 more
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HEROISM IN RUDYARD KIPLING’S NOVEL THE JUNGLE BOOK

open access: yesLanguage Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching, 2017
This study is about heroism in the novel The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. There are three points of discussion under this title: giving protection, defending rights and gratitude. Defending rights is associated with heroic deeds.
Hartini Selian   +2 more
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Philanthropically Funded Heroism Awards for Kidney Donors? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Denna rapport är den andra av två delarbeten (det tidigare publicerades i samma rapportserie 2004) som är ett resultat av ett samarbete mellan Centrum för utvärdering av medicinsk teknologi och Landstinget i Östergötland.
Niederle, Muriel, Roth, Alvin E.
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L’héroïsme de la femme dans l’épopée africaine : un regard critique de Soundjata ou l’épopée mandingue, Emperor Shaka The Great : A Zulu Epic et Nsongo’a Lianja : l’épopée nationale des Nkundo

open access: yesLiterator, 2018
The Heroism of women in the African Epic: A critical analysis of Sundiata or the mandingo Epic, Emperor Shaka The Great: A Zulu Epic and Nsongo’a Lianja: The national Epic of the Nkundo.
Arthur Mukenge, Josue B. Nkaongami
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WILLIAM WALLACE'S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE: A CHARACTER ANALYSIS IN BRAVEHEART BY RANDAL WALLACE

open access: yesSaksama, 2023
This study examines the characteristics of William Wallace as the main character in leading Scotland to fight for its independence in the novel Braveheart by Randall Wallace, using Sudarmanto's theory of heroism. This study aims to identify the character
Muhamad Mauda Putra Utama   +2 more
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