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The role of metaphors in the language of investment banking
Ibérica, 2009 Resumen El papel de las metáforas en el lenguaje de la banca de inversión El lenguaje de la economía ha sido uno de los intereses de la autora durante algunos años. Para delimitar el ámbito de la investigación, el lenguaje de las actividades bancarias de
Magdalena Bielenia Grajewska
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor +3 more
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Cognitive devices to communicate the economic crisis
Ibérica, 2010 This paper explores how the economic crisis is reported by analysing one of the most common conceptual mappings related to the economy: ECONOMY IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON.
María Enriqueta Cortés de los Ríos
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Science and the Knowledge of God: From Machine to Metaphor [PDF]
, 2012 After a review of how the machine model of nature has been used to argue both for and against the existence of God, the author makes the case that metaphors borrowed from the sciences can suggest new information about ...
Sprigg, Peter S.
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Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
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Insights Through Performative Approaches
Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2008 This script aims to explore how performative approaches can be used to enhance the understanding of social situations by going beyond the presenting or outermost layer of a problem.
Martina Battisti, Tanja Eiselen
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Parables of Modernity: Italian Advertising Meets Religion, 1890–1950
ReligionsThe use of religious symbols in commercial advertising is not only a modern phenomenon. The research presented here traces its existence from the start of the last century through the analysis of a broad sample of advertising posters that circulated in ...
Carlo Nardella
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Multimodal Semiotics of Spiritual Experiences: Representing Beliefs, Metaphors, and Actions [PDF]
, 2008 Traditionally, spiritual experiences have been considered "ineffable," but metaphors pervade the representations of certain concepts of the transcendental in an attempt to talk about such abstract ideas.
Evola, Vito
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Reflective Pathways: Integrating Empathy Into the STEM Student Experiences
Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The growing demand for a globally competent STEM workforce showcases the importance of embedding empathy into undergraduate education. As a core dimension of global competence, empathy enables individuals to engage diverse perspectives and navigate collaborative challenges.
Aparajita Jaiswal +3 more
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Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated how the narrative‐rich Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong supports advanced Mandarin learners. Using reflective journals, semi‐structured interviews, and exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG), we examined learners' cognitive, affective, and cultural experiences.
ShuPei Wang +2 more
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