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THE CELESTIAL FERRYMAN IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION "SAILOR OF THE DEAD" [PDF]
Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2016 ( En ) In the ancient Egyptian religion, the ferryman was generally called (¡r.f-HA.f) and depicted as a sailor or a boatman standing in the stern of a papyrus boat.
Radwan Ahmed
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Horizontale und vertikale Achsen in der vorchristlichen skandinavischen Kosmologie
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990 The article analyses the cosmology of Old Norse religion before the arrival of Christianity to Scandinavia and strives to illuminate the image of the world upheld in this context on the basis of the scarce source material that is available.
Jens Schjødt
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Child abandonment as an indicator of Christianization in the Nordic countries
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990 In the Nordic countries, child abandonment seems to have been a commonly accepted social tradition until the acceptance of Christianity. When Christian influences reached the Far North, this old practice was gradually criminalized.
Juha Pentikäinen
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Correspondences, 2022 The article focuses on how a nineteenth-century Swedish nationalistic movement, Göthicism, understood masculinity. The primary example used is Manhemsförbundet (the Manhem Society), an initiatory and educational organization active between 1815–1823 ...
Fredrik Gregorius
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990 The article contributes to the discussion on source criticism within the research field of Old Norse religion. It examines the common assumption that archaeological sources are always to prefer above written sources from the Middle Ages where the Viking ...
Preben Meulengracht Sørensen
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Documenting and Interpreting the Picture Stones of Gotland: Old Problems and New Approaches
Current Swedish Archaeology, 2017 Gotland’s picture stones are a unique source for the study of pre-Christian religion. However, there are many still unsolved problems that make it difficult to use this treasure.
Sigmund Oehrl
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From Custom to Court: The Evolution of Mediation in European Legal Systems
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article traces how European mediation has repeatedly rebalanced three variables—(1) the source of mediator authority, (2) the degree of institutionalization, and (3) the operative meaning of voluntariness—from antiquity to the present. Using three periods—Proto‐Mediation (c. 500 BCE–c. 1750), Classical Mediation (c.
Viktoriia Hamaiunova
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study combines a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review (SLR) to provide a comprehensive understanding of women's leadership and entrepreneurship within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the context of sustainability and the green transition.
Adriana Dima +5 more
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Personal piety in Nordic heathenism
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990 Usually, Nordic heathenism is thought of as a fairy-tale or as an impersonal, collective event. Sacrifice (blót) and ethics appear to be the main facts. Was there anything at all like piety, and could it, in this case, be spoken of as personal?
Åke Ström
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European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Societal gender role norms play a crucial role in shaping men's and women's career aspirations. However, prior research documenting this key role of gendered norms has primarily focused on heterosexual women and men in the global North‐West. Previous studies documenting differences in career interests by sexual orientation suggest that gender ...
Katharina Block +136 more
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