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William Carleton, Folklore, the Famine, and the Irish Supernatural [PDF]

, 2015
This article examines the significance of the supernatural in the works of the nineteenth-century Irish author William Carleton, and in particular the ways in which his grounding in folklore and his reflection of the Great Famine are important in his ...
Fegan, Melissa
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Supernatural in Malay people folklore in the Langkawi, Kedah district

, 2021
The tradition of the Malay believes in supernatural elements in all aspects of life such as in matters that involves beliefs towards the existence of the unseen. According to Noriah (1983), supernatural incidents are matters that cannot be grasped by the
Abu Bakar, Roslina, Halim, Nor Hanisah, Sujud, Arba'ie   +2 more
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The Victorian supernatural

, 2004
The Victorians were haunted by the supernatural, by ghosts and fairies, table-rappings and telepathic encounters, occult religions and the idea of reincarnation, visions of the other world and a reality beyond the everyday.

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Humanity, Nature, and the Supernatural in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

European Journal of American Studies, 2023
This paper examines the ways through which Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” might be considered as an example of environmental literature which focuses extensively on nature and the human relationship to it.
Sabri Mnassar
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"Fanfiction and the author: How fanfic changes popular cultural texts," by Judith May Fathallah

Transformative Works and Cultures, 2020
Review of Judith May Fathallah. Fanfiction and the author: How fanfic changes popular cultural texts. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017, hardcover, €99 (234p) ISBN 978-90-8964-995-9, eISBN 978-90-485-2908-7.
Balaka Basu
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Review: Sarah Bartels, The Devil and the Victorians: Supernatural Evil in Nineteenth-Century English Culture [PDF]

, 2023
Book review of Sarah Bartels, The Devil and the Victorians: Supernatural Evil in Nineteenth-Century English ...
Smith, H.
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The Abuser in the Machine: The Invisible Man (2020) as Modern Gothic Horror

Humanities
By modernizing Gothic tropes within a narrative exploring the trauma of intimate partner violence, the latest film adaptation of The Invisible Man from Leigh Whannel draws attention to the invisibility of the psychological and societal horrors of abuse ...
Emily Zarka
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The Cross-Cultural Kingship in Early Medieval Kāmarūpa: Blood, Desire and Magic

Religions, 2017
Kingship in early medieval Kāmarūpa (Assam) was influenced by the collision of orthodox and heterodox Brahmanic traditions with various tribal cultures.
Paolo Eugenio Rosati
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Magical Realism in Evliya Çelebi’s Seyahatname

Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
Aristotle accentuates the significance of a lifelike depiction in drama and poetry. As a result, realistic art and literature display hostility to creativity and inventiveness beyond the limits of what is believable and plausible. Apart from true to life
Barış Mete
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The Concept of Miracle in Religious Discourse (Semantic Features of Russian and Chinese Cultures in the Perspective of Intercultural Communication)

Концепт: философия, религия, культура, 2023
The relevance of studying the processes of religious consciousness comes from the importance to ensure more coordinated interaction of scientific communities in intercultural communication.
E. I. Arinin, M. S. Lyutaeva, Kun Liu
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