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From Pronoun to Identity: Tracing the History of the Word Otaku [PDF]

, 2019
Words are vessels of power; the power to convey meaning. Words can give shape to the identity of a group, and the same word can stereotype one for generations. This research paper is about one such word – ‘Otaku’.
Garg, Siddharth
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The Unbecoming Ghost: Spectropolitics in the Making and Unmaking of BHU's Bhoot Vidya Ayurveda Certificate Program

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
wiley   +1 more source

Portraying Religion and Peace in Russian Film [PDF]

, 2008
Mitchell, Jolyon
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Unlocking the Tyranny of Modern Thinking: Keys From Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, and Buddhism

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One barrier to mental health and a common focus of psychotherapy is the tendency to identify with relentless, often self‐critical thinking that searches for faults, becomes easily distracted, and pulls individuals away from the present moment.
Barbara Carter
wiley   +1 more source

The Mediatization of Religion: How Digital-Age Film and Television Reshape Interfaith Experiences

Religions
This article employs the theoretical framework of religious mediatization and a philosophical–anthropological lens to examine how various religious traditions utilize audiovisual media in the digital age to disseminate their faith and transform the ...
Yidan Ding, Yichen Xiao, Yumei Jiang, Anhua Zhou   +3 more
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Phantasmic Encounters in the Arctic: Haunting Materialities Beyond the Ghosts of War

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the vast north, ghostly experiences are common for locals and outsiders alike. Here, we explore how cultural‐natural attributes, like remoteness and extreme seasonal variation, compound experiences of the haunting in visceral ways. This provides the Arctic region with an unusually pronounced baseline of other‐than‐human agency, which in the
Aki Hakonen, Oula Seitsonen
wiley   +1 more source

Salvation: An Exploration [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis explores how women in different religious communities relate to the concept of Salvation. Focusing on Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism, this short experimental film, and supplement paper, seek to provide an alternative point of view ...
Weber, Kelsey Rose
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Traum im Film und in der Literatur : eine Bibliographie [PDF]

, 2010
Inhalt: Filmbezogene Arbeiten Literaturbezogene Arbeiten In den zweiten Teil des vorliegenden Verzeichnisses ist eine thematische Liste von Manfred Engel eingegangen (http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/EUROL/kongresse/dream/dreamwelcome.htm).
Wulff, Hans Jürgen
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Confluences of art and research: Reflections on curating an art exhibition as interdisciplinary method

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The exhibition ‘Confluences: Water and People’ drew together creative, participatory, community‐focused research by partners in Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Malaysia, and the UK, as well as artists whose work connects with the River Tyne, its tributaries, people, and landscapes.
Helen Underhill, Cat Button
wiley   +1 more source

Avoiding affection in Kaathal—The Core: homosexuality sanitized for family audiences

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Kaathal—The Core (2023) is the first mainstream Malayalam film that addresses the theme of male homosexuality, released after the Supreme Court verdict of 2018 that decriminalized homosexuality in India.
Athul K. Augustine, Gowri Devi B
doaj   +1 more source