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A survey of generic names in Rubiaceae (Gentianales) with notes on context and patterns in naming
TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract Rubiaceae is one of the most diverse angiosperm families and consequently is the topic of much systematic research. Plenty of literature exists on the familial, tribal, and species level; however, a comprehensive overview of the names at the generic level is lacking. The aim of this study is to present a survey of all names and designations at
Brecht Verstraete +2 more
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The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 1920 n ...
Gunn, Battiscombe, Muller, W. Max
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Quest for the origin of primitive myths : revisiting Max Müller’s comparative mythology [PDF]
, 2019 Victorian intellectuals explored the origins of primitive myths to understand the early human mind and its evolution to its present state. Among various interpretations, Max Müller’s Comparative Mythology, based on Comparative Philology, is influential ...
Yang, Yan
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Zeitgeist and Ortgeist: Time and Place in Institutional Creation
British Journal of Management, EarlyView.Abstract How are institutions created is one of the most interesting questions in institutional theory. Some strands of literature favour heroic explanations: mythologizing individuals with vision, tenacity and drive and putting these individuals on the pedestal of the institution.
Sabina Keston‐Siebert, Kevin Orr
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Myth of King Arthur as a Conceptual Matrix for Understanding Brexit
Научный диалог, 2020 The article analyses media discourse characterized by appealing to the myth about King Arthur against the background of the political crisis in the UK (Brexit).
A. A. Sharapkova
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Living Cities: Tropical Imaginaries [PDF]
eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2018 This special issue of eTropic concerns living cities in the tropics and how they are conceived through the imagination. The collection of papers reminds us that urban environments are both created and creative spaces concerned with ...
Anita Lundberg
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Etymology of the earwigfly, Merope tuber Newman (Mecoptera: Meropeidae): Simply dull or just inscrutable? [PDF]
, 2009 The naturalist Edward Newman did not provide an etymology for the mecopteran Merope tuber when he described it in 1838. In 1872 Asa Fitch asserted that the genus was named after Merope one of the Pleiades sisters of Greek mythology; however, he provided ...
Somma, Louis A.
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Are the Rights of Nature the Only Way to Save Lough Neagh?
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Northern Ireland's Lough Neagh—the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake—recently hit the headlines owing to an ecological crisis caused by the level of pollutants entering its waters. With political attention drawn to the lough, an emerging idea amongst environmental activists—inspired by the global ‘rights of nature’ (RoN) movement—is ...
Laurence Cooley, Elliott Hill
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Einige Termini der lappischen Mythologie im sprachgeographischen Licht
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1987 The article contributes to the research on Sami mythology by presenting an analysis of a selected number of concepts frequently used in Sami mythology.
Olavi Korhonen
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Twins in Mesoamerica as a Symbol of Contrasting Duality [PDF]
, 2015 In cultures across the Mesoamerican subcontinent, there are examples in the archaeological and ethnographic record of myths concerned with twins and sibling pairs (Minneci, 1999).
Rideout, Benjamin
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