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Call it Science: Biblical Studies, Science Fiction, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe [PDF]
Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, 2021 In the virtual world elaborated in Marvel’s movies (the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” or MCU), “science” is creatively, strategically confused with “magic” and/or “religion.” Key supernatural/magical elements of the franchise’s comic-book source material ...
Aaron Ricker
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Geriatric Residents' Perceptions of Training for Good Dying: A Qualitative Case Study in Colombia. [PDF]
Clin TeachABSTRACT Introduction Death is a universal phenomenon influenced by cultural, social and religious factors. Despite its relevance to medical practice, geriatric residents often lack formal education on how to support patients in the dying process. Methods A qualitative case study design was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Bogotá, Colombia ...
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CINEJ Cinema Journal, 2013 This issue of CINEJ deals with approaches to films from different parts of the world ranging from India and China to Italy and Canada. Detailed analyses on films about Ghandi, docufictions on New York City, reflections of contemporary terror in ...
Murat Akser
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Parodies of Christian Wandering in Luis Buñuel’s Films
Akademisk Kvarter, 2019 This essay investigates parodic profanations of Christian peregrination in three films by Luis Buñuel: Nazarín (1959), Simón del desierto (1965), and La Voie lactée (1969).
Lars Nowak
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THE POPULARIZING FACTORS OF MUSLIM WOMEN’S WEAR IN INDONESIA: From Politic, Media to Fashion
Journal of Indonesian Islam, 2023 This article focuses on exploring factors behind the rising popularity of veiling during the 2000s. The surging fame of the women’s Muslim wear is stimulated by the changing trend within the political realm marked by the resurgence of political Islam ...
Ali Tantowi
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, 2018 This chapter explores how religious communities, primarily western mainline Christians, have attempted to influence how stories about science have appeared on cinema screens. We show how religious groups tried to modify cinematic stories about science because they believed that movies were a powerful force in determining our perceptions of the world ...
Kirby DA, Chambers AC
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
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Meta‐Virtuality: Strategies of Disembeddedness in Virtual Interiorities
Journal of Interior Design, EarlyView., 2022 ABSTRACT To reclaim their seat in the rapidly growing market of virtual space, designers of the built environment can benefit from reevaluating theories that see the virtual as a mere extension/reflection of the physical. By claiming ontological autonomy from external worlds, the virtual is liberated from the hegemonic control of the physical.
Vahid Vahdat
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Mediatization of Religion and Its Impact on Youth Identity Formation in Contemporary China
ReligionsIn response to the trend of information technology development, religions in China are undergoing a process of mediatization. This study takes the popular Chinese animated films Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child (哪吒之魔童降世) (2019) and New Gods: Yang Jian ...
Mengxue Wei
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The Submerged Church at Zhrebchev Reservoir: Sacral Site, Center, Scene
Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies, 2023 A number of settlements are evicted and erased along with their public, religious and cultural and historical sites during the construction of many reservoirs. However, some of them are not completely forgotten and often their remains attract an interest
Yana Gergova
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