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Ondine’s curse: the origin of the myth [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2020 Central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome has been known for decades as Ondine’s curse. It was named as such after a German myth. Although most of the stories resemble one another, word of mouth has led to misinterpretation of this tale among the medical
Eduardo Orrego-González +3 more
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Myth of objectivity and the origin of symbols
Frontiers in Sociology, 2023 An age-old challenge in epistemology and moral philosophy is whether objectivity exists independent of subjective perspective. Alfred North Whitehead labeled it a “fallacy of misplaced concreteness”; after all, knowledge is represented elusively in ...
Shagor Rahman
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The Myth of the Hussite-Protestant Continuity [PDF]
Slovenska Literatura, 2021 The article focuses on the structure and functions of the myth of the Hussite origin of (a part of ) Slovak protestants. The narrative, based on claims of some earlier historians, started gaining momentum in the 18th century and fully developed in the ...
Martin Braxatoris
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Fragility and Resilience: Church History and Myth in Nineteenth-Century Ethiopia
Aethiopica, 2021 The growth of a myth of ancient origins pertaining to the church and monastery of Märṭulä Maryam and the exploration of its content and context form the central focus of this study.
Habtamu M. Tegegne
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The Archeology of Power Struggle in Shahnameh and Iliad (Relying on the Fereydun and the Priam Myths) [PDF]
Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 2023 Foucault’s Archeology viewpoint is based on discourses on conflict atmosphere, semantic disputes, and determining time and place. In the temporal and spatial periods of the royal families of Fereydon and Priam, under the influence of the origins ...
Zahra Ghorbanipour, Farhad Tahmasbi
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Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2023 The humans of the Göbekli Tepe Neolithic culture of the Upper Euphrates Basin left behind long-term settlements with surprising monumental structures and a rich set of symbolism.
Orhan Ayaz
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Transformations, 2021 Most micronations located in South Korea have only a virtual existence and little, if any, public recognition. The exception is Nami Island, which branded itself as the Naminara Republic in 2006, and is a popular and financially successful tourist ...
Sung-Ae Lee
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Media Theory, 2022 In certain corners of media theory, the fanciful origin myth of writing furnished in Plato’s Phaedrus, one of his most enigmatic and intricate dialogues, has in turn come to serve as the origin myth for media critique itself.
Thomas Sutherland
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The Redemptive Sacrifice in J. Gardner’s Novel Grendel: An Analysis of the Novel’s Poetics in Light of Ritual-Mythological Criticism [PDF]
Литература двух Америк, 2021 The paper presents an analysis of the novel Grendel (1971) by American writer J. Gardner (1933–1982) in light of M. Eliade’s, R. Girard’s and V. Toporov’s concepts of myth and ritual studies.
Anton A. Kalashnikov
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Jews of Berber Origin: Myth or Reality?
Hamsa, 2021 The article addresses the ideas of the theory of JUDEO-BERBERS that imply mainly using onomastic arguments that Jews who lived in Maghreb during the last centuries partly descend from the Berber proselytes.
Alexander Beider
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