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The Past ‘Interpreter’. Historical Stratifications in the Ritual Symbolism of Saint Joseph Festivals and Holy Week in Sicily [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
I temi della continuità culturale e della "sopravvivenza" del simbolismo rituale sono stati al centro dibattito in campo religioso antropologico e storico.
Buttitta I
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The Reflections of Raa Haqi Cosmology in Dersim Folk Tales

open access: yesReligions
This article illuminates the cosmology of Raa Haqi (often called Dersim Alevism or Kurdish Alevism), a rarely examined strand within Alevi Studies.
Ahmet Kerim Gültekin
doaj   +1 more source

Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Board Governance as a Strategic Mechanism: Carbon Risk and Firm Performance

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carbon emissions are a major contributor to global warming and pose significant threats to the environment. In response to the urgency of climate change, firms are under increasing pressure to adopt policies that enhance environmental performance while reducing carbon risk.
Sarmad Ali   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inconsistency of the Capital Asset Pricing Model in a Multi‐Currency Environment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is a widely adopted model in asset pricing theory and portfolio construction because of its intuitive nature. One of its main conclusions is that there exists a global market portfolio that each rational investor should hold in proportion to the risk‐free asset. In this paper, we demonstrate theoretically
Khalifa Al‐Thani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alawi syncretism : beliefs and traditions in the shrine of Hüseyin Gazi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Religious Anthropology studies the origins, evolution and functions of religions. The discipline researching religious beliefs and rituals comparatively with cross-cultural perspectives tries to enlighten the belief world of the mankind.
Türk, Hüseyin
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Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
wiley   +1 more source

“I just want to make Japan a better place to live”: Korean national blocked from promotion by Tokyo government vows to fight on

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal, 2005
Chong Hyang Gyun has just written herself into the history books, but not for the reason she wanted.The 54-year-old spent a decade fighting the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for the right to take a promotion exam, from which she was barred because of her South Korean nationality.
openaire   +1 more source

Who Runs for Office? Understanding Candidate Diversity, Safety and Localism in the UK General Election 2024

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 120-126, January/March 2025.
Abstract A record number of candidates contested parliamentary seats in the 2024 general election in the United Kingdom. This article discusses three key aspects that have garnered attention from both academics and practitioners studying the characteristics, motivations and experiences of candidates: gender representation, security concerns and local ...
Sofia Collignon, Wolfgang Rüdig
wiley   +1 more source

Gelibolu Yöresinde Ziyaret Fenomeni

open access: yesDini Araştırmalar, 2015
Places of visit that have Religious attribute have carried out important function from past to now in the geography that Turkish society have been lived.
İskender Oymak
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