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Dialogues of judgement and dream interpretation in folk tales
Boletín de Literatura Oral, 2021 Some of the kings in the narrative actually follow Kantian orientation in their judgment and allow the right of necessity to enter into their thinking: they listen to others or (the good sense of) the truthful heart because of their limited or deficient
Péter Bálint
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Seven correlations between interpersonal violence and the progression of organised religion
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 While the majority of organised religions determine the origins of religion itself in an act of divine revelation, social science literature takes an evolutionary perspective.
Marian G. Simion
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The Loser Syndrome – universality of the strategy of defense of discriminated groups
Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation, 2020 If one assumes, like Mayer Hacker, that a social minority is a group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are not treated as equal to other groups in a given society, then it turns out that many groups meet these ...
Irena Pospiszyl
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Review of A Queer History of Adolescence: Developmental Pasts, Relational Futures
International Journal of Young Adult Literature, 2021 Gabrielle Owen’s book, A Queer History of Adolescence: Developmental Pasts, Relational Futures, productively deconstructs adolescence to reveal its role both as a disciplinary mechanism of the self and as a scapegoat for a variety of social ills.
Sarah Pyke
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Popular critiques of consultancy and a politics of management learning? [PDF]
, 2009 In this short article, I argue that popular business discourse on the role of management consultancy in the promotion and translation of management ideas is often critical, informed by more or less implicit ethical and political concerns with employee ...
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Disney’s Reel Doubling of Violent Desire in J. J. Abrams’ Mimetic The Force Awakens
Religions, 2019 Abrams’ spectacularly distended infantilising manipulation of the saga embeds a form of cognitive resonance with a state of perpetual war and a politically thanatising mythos fitted out as a politically containing moment within what cultural ...
John C. McDowell
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The Invisible Path of Karma in a Himalayan Purificatory Rite
Religions, 2018 Indic rites of purification aim to negate the law of karma by removing the residues of malignant past actions from their patrons. This principle is exemplified in the Kahika Mela, a rarely studied religious festival of the West Himalayan highlands ...
Arik Moran
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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Pastoraat en jeugtrauma, die ‘sondebokmodel’, en Jesus as rolmodel
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009 Pastoral care with traumatised youth, the ‘scapegoat’ model, and Jesus as role model Existing research shows that adolescents are victimised and traumatised more often than adults. Many a time it is left to pastoral counsellors to assist such traumatised
Annelize Endres, Yolanda Dreyer
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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