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“Dogs make people human:” Toward a tender interspecies understanding in Sigrid Nunez's The Friend (2018)

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract The critical and popular appeal of Sigrid Nunez's The Friend (2018), which centers on the bond between an unnamed female writer and a Great Dane, Apollo, suggests that readers are drawn to thoughtful explorations of human–animal encounters in literature.
Martyna Bryla
wiley   +1 more source

Afterword: Brokerage in Oceania beyond interactionism

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract The decolonisation of Oceania came late and is far from complete, and this contemporary context influences the way brokerage is enacted. The embeddedness of brokerage in broader contexts may reduce or orientate individual brokers' room for manoeuvre. This leads to the structural dimension of brokerage, beyond the interactionist approach to the
Pierre‐Yves Le Meur
wiley   +1 more source

Witchcraft in Europe and America, guide to the microfilm collection

open access: yes, 1983
"The renowned Witchcraft Collection at Cornell University's Olin Library forms the nucleus of the collection"--p ...
Research Publications Inc.   +2 more
core  

Further studies on Mesopotamian witchcraft beliefs and literature /

open access: yes
"Among the most important sources for understanding the cultures, religions, and systems of thought of ancient Mesopotamia is the large corpus of magical and medical texts directed against witchcraft.
Abusch, I. Tzvi,author.
core   +1 more source

Before the Fire Burns: Trials for Superstition, Magic, and Witchcraft in Sixteenth-Century Bologna

open access: yesReligions
This article investigates the factors that provoked the trial and death sentence of four witches in Bologna in 1559. That is, it aims to elucidate how a witch hunt (albeit a small one) was triggered in a context where demonology was present, but the ...
Guido Dall’Olio
doaj   +1 more source

Brokerage in Oceania reconsidered: Positionality, agency, morality in a (dis)ordered world

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces a special issue examining brokerage in Oceania amid intensifying geopolitical competition, resource extraction, labour mobility and shifting development regimes. Building on renewed global interest in brokerage as a set of practices, we argue that brokers in Oceania operate within—and actively reshape—conditions of ...
Monica Minnegal
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative strategies to promote voluntary blood donation in secondary schools in Malawi: Enhancing participation and impact—Malawi BLOODSAFE program

open access: yesTransfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objective Adequate blood supply remains a challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Malawi has a 13% shortfall in required blood supplies. Innovative recruitment and retention strategies are crucial to ensuring a sufficient number of donors and blood supply.
Princess Kaira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classical Culture and Witchcraft in Medieval and Renaissance Italy

open access: yes, 2018
This book explores the relationships between ancient witchcraft and its modern incarnation, and by doing so fills an important gap in the historiography. It is often noted that stories of witchcraft circulated in Greek and Latin classical texts, and that
Marina MONTESANO
core   +1 more source

Addressing Behavioural Determinants of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Through Community Dialogue in Kalu District, Ethiopia: A Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, with 20–30,000 new cases annually. Limited awareness and misconceptions contribute to delayed care seeking, stigma, prolonged healing, and reduced uptake of preventive measures in CL‐endemic communities.
Takele Gezahegn Demie   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

No One Mourns the Wicked: The Ethics of Mourning Morally Flawed Celebrities

open access: yes
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Carme Isern‐Mas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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