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Humanus: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-ilmu Humaniora, 2019 Drupadi is one of the female characters who have important roles and positions in the epic Mahabharata or wayang purwa in Java. In the Indian version Drupadi married five Pandavas.
Wiyatmi Wiyatmi +2 more
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Remaking Kabaddi: Participatory Action Research and Intercultural Sports in Hong Kong
Annals of Anthropological Practice, Volume 50, Issue 1, May 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the evolution of Fun with Kabaddi (2015–2024), an intercultural sports initiative in Hong Kong, through the framework of participatory action research (PAR). Designed to foster inclusive sports experiences and improve ethnic relations through community engagement, the program shifted from isolated events to sustained ...
Wai‐Man Tang
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Relative Constructions in Classical/Epic Sanskrit
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 1, Page 53-90, March 2026.Abstract While it is widely recognised that Sanskrit shows two major types of relative construction – one relative–correlative, the other similar to postnominal relative clauses in languages like English – it has not been established what the crucial syntactic distinctions are between these types, given the wide range of syntactic variation found in ...
John J. Lowe +2 more
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Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 81-98, January 2026.Abstract The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of anthropogenic deforestation still dominates public and policy spheres.
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
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Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2025.Abstract Unjust events cause humiliation and can elicit revenge fantasies. The present study explored cultural differences between Indians and Thais expressing revenge fantasies through drawings and narratives. A matched convenience sample of 100 adults, that is, 50 participants each (35 females and 15 males) from India and Thailand were recruited. The
Meghna Girish +3 more
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La Ilíada y el Mahābhārata: un diálogo intercultural
Káñina, 2018 La Ilíada y el Mahābhārata son ambos textos épicos. Además de la temática guerrera y la presencia de un ideal heroico, se pueden trazar entre ellas una serie de paralelismos, en relación tanto con los personajes principales como con la trama.
Roberto Morales Harley
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Stories of coexistence: A narrative inquiry of leopard attacks on people
People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 10, Page 2532-2543, October 2025.Abstract Pursuing human–wildlife coexistence is particularly challenging for carnivore species as conflict can negatively impact human livelihood and well‐being. Understanding the social context of how communities perceive conflicts with carnivores, often witnessed in their folklore and stories, can shed light on pathways for fostering coexistence.
Shweta Shivakumar +3 more
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Mastering the Body: Reading a Discourse of Embodiment in the Zhuangzi
Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.ABSTRACT The Zhuangzi is one of the most well‐known early Chinese classics. Subversive and iconoclastic, both in terms of its subject matter and narrative style, the text has profoundly influenced the intellectual and literary history of East Asia. First introduced to the West in the late nineteenth century as an early “Daoist” classic, the Zhuangzi ...
Lana Ko
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Racket sociality: investigating intimidation in North India
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 771-788, September 2025.This article is an ethnographic investigation into acts of intimidation and threats. Theoretically, it dialogues with ‘racket’ – a key analytical term in the sociology of domination, state‐making, and mafias. The anthropology of power, violence, and crime has paid scant attention to the morphology of threats and the ways interpersonal intimidation ...
Lucia Michelutti
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Journal of Law and Society, Volume 52, Issue S1, Page S241-S259, September 2025.Abstract The dominant decolonial approach in Adivasi studies and South Asian socio‐legal studies is broadly and primarily rooted in a critical study of the British colonial rule, epistemologies, laws and institutions, as they are considered to be the roots of social, cultural, religious, legal and political challenges faced by post‐colonial India ...
ARVIND KUMAR
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