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« Ac ita finivit Pandraghæ vita putanæ. » Le Baldus de Teofilo Folengo, ou le poète inquisiteur ?
The macaronic poem Baldus, written by the Italian Benedictine monk Teofilo Folengo (1491–1544) is in a class of its own amid the many chivalrous, heroic and mock-heroic poems published in Italy from the 15th to the 17th century.
Mirco Bologna
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Čarovništvo – diskurz ali praksa?
This paper challenges a generally accepted view that witchcraft is always a matter of discourse, and the witch a fictitious person who is ascribed bewitchment but, in fact, performed none. It discusses the hints that point to bewitchments being, at least
Mirjam Mencej
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Abstract As a primary source for the early ages, picture books guide preschool children's gender perception through stories and illustrations. However, previous studies have criticised an overall gender inequality in children's picture books. Compared to the increasing attention on gender diversity in the UK picture book industry, there has been little
Yi Li, Melissa Terras, Yongning Li
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Sapu pada Kacang Hias (Arachis pintoi): Penyakit Baru yang Berasosiasi dengan Fitoplasma
Pinto peanut (Arachis pintoi) witches’ broom is a new disease found in Bogor at high incidence and has not yet been reported elsewhere. Symptom type of the disease is very similar to that of peanut (A.
Budiyarto ., Kikin Hamzah Mutaqin
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Lo strano caso delle streghe di Sicilia: donne de fora, streghe, fate e guaritrici (XVI‑XIX sec.)
The “donne de fora (Ladies from outside)” were specific figures that only appeared in the Sicilian trials of the Spanish and Ecclesiastical courts, and in the folkloric tradition.
Claudia Geremia
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RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES:: STASIS SHMASIS - WHAT SALAMANDERS WERE REALLY DOING IN THE YULE LOG [PDF]
Whether it is their nocturnal habits, their ability to regenerateentire limbs and tails with functional neurons,or simply their ability to emerge unsinged from a burningyule log, salamanders have long intrigued humansand witches alike.
Bernardo, Joseph
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Some Japanese Shakespeare Productions in 2014-15 [PDF]
This essay focuses on some Shakespeare productions in Japan during 2014 and 2015. One is a Bunraku version of Falstaff, for which the writer himself wrote the script. It is an amalgamation of scenes from The Merry Wives of Windsor and those from Henry IV.
Kawai, Shoichiro
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Storm Power, an Icy Tower and Elsa’s Bower: The Winds of Change in Disney’s Frozen
In Disney’s box office sensation Frozen (2013), Elsa conjures powers rivaling those of Zeus, which is an echo of the shifting gender dynamics at the time of the film’s release.
Lauren Dundes +2 more
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This work considers the prophetic revelation that announces the arrival of an archaic Mother-goddess and the subsequent end of patriarchy in the film Witching and Bitching by Álex de la Iglesia.
Yenisey Rodríguez Cabrera
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‘Viral’ hunts? A cultural Darwinian analysis of witch persecutions [PDF]
The theory of Darwinian cultural evolution is gaining currency in many parts of the socio-cultural sciences, but it remains contentious. Critics claim that the theory is either fundamentally mistaken or boils down to a fancy re-description of things we ...
Boudry, Maarten, Hofhuis, Steije
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