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Furtul merelor de aur – de la Idun la Sfânta Duminică (In search of the Golden Apple - from Sfânta Duminică to Idun) [PDF]
Incursiuni în imaginar, 2016 The Golden Apple is a recurring theme in world cultures, be it mythology, tales or modern traditions. Stolen by Zmei, giants or magical birds, it is a symbol of immortality in Scandinavian mythology, an attribute of science, magic and revelation for the ...
Alexandra Gruian
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Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 534-560, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza +4 more
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A morte de Odin? As representações do Ragnarök na arte das Ilhas Britânicas (séc. X)
Medievalista, 2012 Our study aims to reflect on the images of Ragnarök in the British area during the late Middle Ages. The main sources are images carved in crosses, funerary sculptures and reliefs in blocks.
Johnni Langer
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Jorge Luis Borges' Medieval Aesthetics of Failure
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Irina Dumitrescu
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 7-27, March 2026.Egalitarianism is often idealized, but many anthropologists have noted its potential for nightmare scenarios involving envy, mistrust, and violence. This introduction outlines a framework for understanding the negative emotions and violence associated with the forces of commensuration that are necessary to make people equal.
Natalia Buitron +2 more
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Where's the beef? The feminisation of weight‐loss dieting in Britain and Scandinavia c.1890–1925
Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 191-206, March 2026.Abstract Representations of the slim body have traditionally been at the centre of scholarly interest in dieting culture, whereas food often remains a shadowy presence compared with more persistent themes of body discipline, slenderness and anti‐fat messages.
Emma Hilborn
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Ground-based, Hyperbolic Radiolocation System with Spread Spectrum Signal - AEGIR [PDF]
TransNav, 2011 At present the most popular radiolocation system in the world is Global Positioning System (GPS).As it is managed by the Department of Defence of the U.S.A., there is always the risk of the occasional inaccuracies or deliberate insertion of errors ...
Slawomir Jerzy Ambroziak +4 more
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Phantasmic Encounters in the Arctic: Haunting Materialities Beyond the Ghosts of War
Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2026.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
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The Arctic—While the Ice is Melting: On Driftwood and Other Transnational Exhibition Stories
Museum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 1, Spring 2026.ABSTRACT The exhibition The Arctic—While the Ice is Melting opened at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm in 2019 and is still on show, describing life in a changing climate and allowing its visitors to encounter several voices and perspectives of the past, present, and future. The three‐year preparation for the exhibition involved collaboration between the
Lotten Gustafsson Reinius, Jon Johansson
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Assemblage, archive, and ancestor: Developing more‐than‐human historical geography with salmon
Geographical Research, Volume 64, Issue 1, February 2026.This paper interrogates recent geographic literature on the more‐than‐human archive and argues that there needs to be more specificity when conceptualising and researching the more‐than‐human. It then answers this call for specificity by theorising three modes of more‐than‐human historical geography that are developed through empirical encounters with ...
Austin Read
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