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Pure Northerness – William Morris and C.S. Lewis
Linguaculture, 2019 Having seen one of Rackham’s illustrations to Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods in his youth, C.S. Lewis became instantly attracted to “pure ‘Northernness’”, a feature he would later associate with Scandinavian literature and mythology, Wagner’s ...
Andreea Mihaela Mardar
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Can Nationalism Be Democratic?
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nationalism and democracy are often presented as natural allies: National self‐determination is best achieved through democratic institutions, while a shared national identity generates the trust and willingness to compromise that stable democracies need. This article, however, explores two possible points of conflict. The first concerns rival
David Miller
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Trees as a Central Theme in Norse Mythology and Culture: An Archaeological Perspective
Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, 2016 : This article, the inaugural winner of the journal’s Gurli Aagaard Woods Undergraduate Publication Award, combines the analysis of ancient literature with an archaeological approach in
Amanda Gilmore
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Religions, 2021 This article explores the way the character Athelstan serves as a narrative focal point in the popular television series Vikings. Using this series as its main case study, it addresses the question of the ways in which the character functions as a ...
Margaret Steenbakker
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Teaching Through Making: |xam and !xun Material Culture of the Bleek and Lloyd Collection
Museum Anthropology, Volume 50, Issue 1, Spring 2027.ABSTRACT At Wits Art Museum (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa) is a small collection donated to the former Wits Museum of Ethnology by Percival Kirby in 1952. A note in the accession register ties the items into the context of the renowned ‘Bushman researches’ of Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd in Cape Town in the 1870s and ...
Vibeke M. Viestad, Justine Wintjes
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Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Philologia, 2023 The volume Rewriting Norse Mythology in Contemporary Norwegian Literature. The Search for Identity in a Multicultural World by Cristina Vișovan appeared at the publishing house Casa Cărții de Știință from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in the collection "Nordica”
Paul-Daniel GOLBAN
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From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 2905-2926, October 2026.ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur +2 more
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Self-Sacrifice and the Transformation of the Hero
Akademisk Kvarter, 2020 The literary notion of a hero is often steeped in great deeds, such as vanquishing the monster, completing Herculean tasks, or protecting the innocent from harm.
Dr Craig Smith
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Weapons in Legal Rituals: Between Myth and Reality
Viking, 2021 This article seeks to explore the significance of weapons in legal rituals mentioned in sources, such as sagas and laws. Similarities in the phrasing of various types of sources give reason to believe that it is possible to determine certain uses of ...
Anne Irene Riisøy
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