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EFFECT OF SACRED NATURAL SITES ON THE HUMAN BIOFIELD [PDF]
Science Heritage JournalSacred Natural Sites (SNSs) have been traditionally associated with health benefits across cultures. This study investigated the physiological effects of SNSs visits using biofield analysis.The Gas Discharge Visualization (GDV) technique was used to do ...
Jonathan Epissard
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Annex 4: The Role of Indigenous and Customary Knowledges in Nature-Culture Linkage [PDF]
, 2018 This paper reports some reflections on our participation in the Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific, Sacred Landscapes, in September 2017, at the University of Tsukuba.
COMASHOV Ilia, LEE Emma, MANRAL Upma
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do cultural stereotypes influence the likelihood that minority street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) will actively represent marginalized subgroups within their ethnocultural community? While existing scholarship on representative bureaucracy has focused on the conditions under which minority SLBs engage in active representation, this study ...
Sohad Amaria, Einat Lavee, Nissim Cohen
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Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2017 Sacred and natural sites have a social, cultural and spiritual importance for the Jola people in Lower Casamance. Moreover, they have a vital role for the preservation of natural resources and the biodiversity in general and then, undoubtedly present an ...
Claudette Soumbane Diatta +3 more
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Tensions in the practice of Marian Devotion between Clergy, Laity, and the Vatican: The maintenance of Catholic Social Structure in Gozo, Malta [PDF]
, 2020 In Gozo, Malta, tensions exist within the ritual system of Catholic Marian Devotion, observed through a disconnect between how laity practice Marian Devotion rituals and how the Vatican defines the practice of Marian Devotion.
Masso-Rivetti, Cella
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway +8 more
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From desert fathers to Ghanaian pilgrims: Sacred space and ecology at Abeisua mountain
Verbum et EcclesiaThe heaps of waste generated at prayer sites in Ghana lead to questions about whether patrons of these sites go to feast or worship. It is paradoxical when compared to the habits of early Christian monks and nuns who paid considerable attention to their ...
Kwaku Boamah
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Boundedness dan Polusi pada Situs Islam Cirebon Abad XVI—XVIII [PDF]
, 2007 Archaeological sites are the traces of people ‘s lives in the past. The remaining traces are texts, simply waiting to be read. This article tries to interpret the housing patterns in the sites of palaces in Cirebon using the concepts of boundedness, the ...
Johan, I. M. (Irmawati)
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey +3 more
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The relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands and conservation: A systematic literature review
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract A growing body of peer‐reviewed literature is focused on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands (Indigenous lands) and conservation outcomes. We performed a systematic review of this English reported peer‐reviewed literature (n = 111) to examine: the key characteristics; the conservation outcomes documented; the methods used in ...
William Nikolakis +4 more
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