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The literary significance of clothing in the Icelandic family sagas [PDF]
, 1992 This thesis examines the occurrences of clothes and the particular ways in which they are used in some of the Icelandic family sagas in order to assess their literary significance.
Roscoe, Jane Christine
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The Mighty One Above and After : Christian Interpretation and Colonization of Old Norse Myth in History Textbooks [PDF]
, 2023 During the latter part of the 19th Century, many Swedish history textbooks inserted stories about Old Norse myths, thereby creating a certain kind of school mythology with their own interpretations of the myth's content and meanings.
Wickström, Johan,
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History, EarlyView.Abstract In March 1976, around 2000 women from forty countries arrived at the Palais des Congrès in Brussels to participate in the first International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women. Explicitly positioning themselves against the United Nations‐led ‘International Year of the Woman’, the organizers and participants of the tribunal proclaimed a global ...
NIVEDITA JOON
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990 In the written sources the gods are arranged in a patriarchal family structure with Odin on the top. If we try to rank the gods in order of precedence on the basis of the number of instances in the toponymic material, Odin would be found a good way down
Else Mundal
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Taking Stock: Elite Studies and Social Change
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides a systematic synthesis of contemporary elite sociology through the analytical lens of change and stability. We distinguish between two types of change: change within elites, referring to transformations in elite composition, circulation, or internal characteristics; and change by elites, designating processes whereby ...
Lena Ajdacic +13 more
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The Part of the Whole. Cosmology as an Empirical and Analytical Concept
Temenos, 2009 In the study of Old Norse religion, mythology and cosmology are two core concepts frequently used in inter-disciplinary discussions as to the content, changes and spread of the pre-Christian religion in Scandinavia.
CATHARINA RAUDVERE
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Does Inequality Blur Class Lines? Meritocratic Attitudes in Comparative Perspective
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Scholars of inequality generally find that lower‐class individuals are more skeptical of meritocratic narratives that link economic success to individual work effort. However, past research has yielded inconclusive findings about how economic inequality affects meritocratic attitudes across different class groups.
Roshan K. Pandian, Ronald Kwon
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Existing reviews of pre‐eclampsia determinants have focused on clinical and genetic risk factors. Objective To evaluate social determinants for pre‐eclampsia prevention. Search Strategy Systematic searches were conducted from relevant electronic databases from inception of each database to 30th December 2024.
Mai‐Lei Woo Kinshella +16 more
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Temenos, 2009 During the last twenty years, the category ‘grave’ has been the subject of increasing debate in Swedish archaeology. It has been recognized that monuments commonly regarded as graves are sometimes also found in cultic contexts other than those associated
ANDREAS NORDBERG
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From Employment Exit to Occupational Reallocation: Child Penalties in Vietnam*
Economic Record, EarlyView.This study provides new evidence on the magnitude, heterogeneity and mechanisms of the child penalties in Vietnam. Using Labour Force Survey data (2010–2020) and a pseudo‐event study design, we focus on working‐age individuals who experienced their first childbirth between ages 20 and 45. Guided by a conceptual framework, we examine the extent to which
Hang Anh Nguyen +2 more
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