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Japanese Myth of Goddess and Genital Worship

open access: yes, 2004
There are two characteristics in Japanese myth of goddess. First is the correlation to genital worship. Genital worship is in common in myths of Takamanohara and Izumo.
김수현
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The Philosophy on the Relationship Between Humans and the Universe in Worship Rituals of the Ede People in Buon Ma Thuot – Central Highland, Vietnam

open access: yes, 2020
The Ede people’s philosophy on the relationship between Humans and the Universe is highly idealistic. They believe that the entire universe consists of 3 layers: The first is the Heaven – the sky in the shape of a great dome covering over the Earth, and ...
An Vinh, Mai Trong
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Sun-worship in China - The Roots of Shangqing Taoist Practices of Light

open access: yes, 2004
Depuis l'article remarquable d'Henri Maspero sur les légendes mythologiques dans le Shujing, aucun sinologue ou historien des religions n'a, en Occident, consacré d'études monographiques sur la mythologie solaire en Chine.
Esposito, Monica
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Ch‐Ch‐Ch‐Ch‐Changes: The Impact of Supply Base Growth, Contraction, and Turnover on Firm Innovation

open access: yesJournal of Operations Management, Volume 72, Issue 4, Page 606-626, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Modern supply chains are experiencing more disturbances due to regulatory shifts, rising sustainability standards, emerging or declining markets, and disruption to critical inputs. Some firms react by strengthening existing supplier partnerships to resist changes, while others reconfigure relationships with suppliers to embrace changes ...
Jordan M. Barker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ba'labakk (Lebanon), ruins of Temple of the Sun at ancient Roman city

open access: yes, 1928
In Temple of the Sun. Baalbek [Ba'labakk], Syria [Photographer's Note incorrect: Lebanon]. 1928UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ba'labakk was an ancient city built during the reign of Roman Antoninus Pius 138-161.
Clapp, Frederick G. (Frederick Gardner), 1879-1944
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The origins of Christmas and epiphany, and the position of the feasts in the Christian calendar [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
This thesis primarily seeks to discuss the arguments concerning the origins of Christmas and Epiphany and the dates on which the feasts came to be celebrated in the liturgical year.
Roberts, Mark
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Aesthetic values as relational values: Environmental aesthetics in go‐along interviews

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1974-1986, June 2026.
Abstract Aesthetic values are often categorised as a type of relational values, yet their shared characteristics with other relational values remain largely unexplored. To address this gap, we turn to Emily Brady's theory of environmental aesthetics; her interpretation of aesthetic value exhibits important parallels with the concept of relational ...
Rafael Zinnenlauf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serendipitous ritualization: dynamics of lay connectivity in Chinese Buddhist temples and beyond Ritualisation fortuite : dynamique de la connectivité des laïques dans les temples bouddhistes chinois et au‐delà

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 390-411, June 2026.
This article contributes to rethinking the dichotomy between informal sociality and ritual formality by examining the occasional ritual encounters surrounding spirit‐tablet inscription in Chinese Buddhist temples. Rather than viewing rituals as enactments of established orders, it presents ritual engagement as a contingent process of relational ...
Yang Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 272-283, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
wiley   +1 more source

Sun Worship

open access: yes, 2011
2011 Photo ...

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