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About the Medieval Bulgar-Tatar Architectural Tradition (in the case of Golden Horde Mausoleums)
Research objectives: The purpose of the article is to complement the existing scientifically based narratives about the origin of the stone mausoleums in the Bulgar ulus of the Golden Horde. Research materials: In the territory of the Volga-Ural region,
Valeeva-Suleimanova G.F.
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Weighing the value of repatriation against future scientific research
Abstract How are museum objects valued and who decides? This commentary explores the relationship of perceived scientific value to the idea of hoarding applied to colonial institutions' holdings. By juxtaposing the possibilities of future scientific value with the value that these objects (primarily bodies) have held and still hold to their respective ...
Trevor Engel
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Literature and Psychoanalytic Process: A Look Through The Lens of Metaphor
Abstract In this paper, the author highlights some aspects of the psychoanalytic process through the perspective of poetic metaphors. In reading new metaphors, we often become bewildered. A literal reading, and a first hand meaning, comes to nothing. A concrete reference, as well as truth, is likewise destroyed.
Henrik Enckell
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The targeting of the mausoleums in Timbuktu by small Islamic groups during the socio-political crisis in 2012 has surely reignited the debate about the future of that heritage.
Traoré Hadizatou
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BLESSED ACTS OF OBLIVION: On the Ethics of Forgetting
ABSTRACT This essay explores the ethics of forgetting as a technology of the self. Forgetfulness is a feature of a range of contexts of political conflict and “difficult” heritage. Such forgetfulness is often imagined as an imposition (as when states deny the freedom to remember) or a weakness (as when people are thought to repress uncomfortable or ...
PAOLO HEYWOOD
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STUDIES OF MEDIEVAL MAUSOLEUMS IN THE KOPTAM TERRAIN IN WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN
The purpose of the article is to publish materials from archaeological excavations of previously unknown medieval mausoleums in the Aktobe region of Western Kazakhstan. The mausoleums were explored near the village of Taskopa in the Koptam area.
Arman A. Bissembaev +2 more
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ABSTRACT In modern imperial funerals, temporary buildings were built and granted to various organizations to be converted to buildings for other uses. To examine the commemorative nature of architecture from the modern emperor system's perspective, this study analyzes ceremonial buildings of four modern imperial funerals before World War II and ...
Kaori Hasegawa
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Abstract The American Association for Anatomy recently charged a task force with updating and expanding upon best practices and recommendations for human body donation programs. The task force comprised American Association for Anatomy members with specific and detailed knowledge about the legal, ethical, and procedural operations of body donation ...
Joy Y. Balta +6 more
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Cult Monuments in the Golden Horde (origin, evolution, and tradition) » [PDF]
The article analyzes the religious monuments of the Golden Horde. It addresses such categories of buildings as mosques, minarets, madrasahs, khanaka and mausoleums.
Emma Zilivinskaya
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We investigate how the continuous expansion of high‐speed rail (HSR) influences transportation accessibility (TA) and tourism network attention (TNA) in scenic area and cities in the urban agglomerations in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River (UAMRYR).
Lei Wu, Xueping Luo, Shufang Cheng
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