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The ancient faults of the other: religion and images at the heart of an unfinished dispute

open access: yesRivista di Estetica, 2014
Can a material object refer to the divine without attracting to itself devotion and veneration? And, in particular, can a depiction call to mind a reality that subtracts itself from its materiality?
Maria Bettetini
doaj   +1 more source

Genetics of infertility and “assisted fertilization” in the Bible: The case of Abraham and his family

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Couple infertility is a very ancient medical condition. One of the first descriptions of familial infertility/subfertility is contained in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, written in the 10th century BC and reporting tales from the oral tradition even occurred about 800 years earlier.
Manuela Simoni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

El deporte y la idolatría: la caminata heroica de la judoca brasileña Rafaela Silva en los Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012 e Río 2016

open access: yesIm@go. A Journal of the Social Imaginary, 2018
The article analyzes the narrative of the brazilian newspaper O Globo about mediatic construction of the heroine image of the judo brazilian athlete Rafaela Silva.
Adriana Guimarães Moreira
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Practical Prophecy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Prophets of the Old Testament provided the nation of Israel a direct line of communication with the Lord. Their job was to edify the nation, keeping their praise towards the Creator.
Halter, Dylan
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The Monk by M. G. Lewis: Revolution, Religion and the Female Body [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper reads The Monk by M. G. Lewis in the context of the literary and visual responses to the French Revolution, suggesting that its digestion of the horrors across the Channel is exhibited especially in its depictions of women.
Łowczanin, Agnieszka
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Phantasmic Encounters in the Arctic: Haunting Materialities Beyond the Ghosts of War

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the vast north, ghostly experiences are common for locals and outsiders alike. Here, we explore how cultural‐natural attributes, like remoteness and extreme seasonal variation, compound experiences of the haunting in visceral ways. This provides the Arctic region with an unusually pronounced baseline of other‐than‐human agency, which in the
Aki Hakonen, Oula Seitsonen
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing and tasting the divine: Simeon Solomon’s homoerotic sacrament [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Book synopsis: Should sight trump the other four senses when experiencing and evaluating art? Art, History and the Senses: 1830 to the Present questions whether the authority of the visual in 'visual culture' should be deconstructed, and focuses on the ...
Janes, Dominic
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«Différant des Autres», Espacements et Temporalités Spectrales

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT That night that he agreed to our suggestion that we accompany him outside, for the whole night or until the overflow has passed, M seemed to be in direct contact with all the layers of astronomy, inhabiting all temporalities simultaneously. Outside, lying/sitting on the picnic table, in the pitch‐black darkness of the night in the woods, under
Amélie‐Anne Mailhot
wiley   +1 more source

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