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The research aim. Based on field ethnographic materials collected in the Kovel and Kamin-Kashirsky districts of the Volyn region, to study the prenatal customs of Volyn Polissya, in particular, analyze the normative rule...

Starting from the actions implemented by the majority of African States in favor of the promotion and popularization of mother tongues, this work, in the extension of this happy initiative, sets itself the objective of h...

This paper discusses the events organized by Brazilian State to celebrate the so called "500 years of Brazil´s discovery", between 1998 and 2000. It seeks to identify the ideologies found in these activities, which reve...

En este trabajo se observará la forma en que familiares del organismo Familiares de Desaparecidos y Detenidos por Razones Políticas dan sentido a la muerte de sus seres queridos desaparecidos. Observaremos así, un t...

This article explores the concept of eco-masculinity as an alternative framework to understand masculine identities, with a focus on Perumal Murugan’s One Part Woman. Traditional patriarchal norms define masculinity th...

Sacred groves (SGs) are community-protected forest patches dedicated to local deities, crucial for biodiversity conservation but threatened by habitat loss and weakening traditions. This study provides the first inventor...

Banana Yoshimoto's Kitchen (1988) poignantly explores grief, loss, and the processes of mourning through the experiences of its protagonist, Mikage Sakurai. This paper undertakes a thanatological reading of the novella, ...

This study explores decolonizing materiality in ecological networks of the Global South through Indigenous performative epistemes. It examines how embodied rituals, oral traditions, and practices challenge colonial parad...

En Heracles de EURÍPIDES, mientras el héroe se encuentra realizando uno de los famosos doce trabajos (el descenso al Hades en busca de Cerbero), Lico se apodera del trono de Tebas y pretende asesinar a la familia del h...

Tomando como punto de partida la obra de Aby Warburg, el artículo explora la supervivencia ("Nachleben") del fenómeno conocido como “vampirismo” en la cultura europea. Para lograr este objetivo, se complementa la p...

The empirical ordering of the upper castes through scriptural doctrines delegitimized the subaltern epistemology and impeded the possibility of any form of resistance. The article finds relevance in delving deep into the...

This article analyzes historical claims about the Quyllurit’i pilgrimage (Cuzco, Peru). First, it discusses its relationship to Inka rituals and the Tupac Amaru rebellion. It shows that the way the rebellion affected t...

This study examines the interrelation between Catholic faith and Burkinabè culture through the phenomenon of “mixed practice,” defined as the blending of Christian rituals with traditional religious customs. Drawing...

Purpose – This study aims to reveal the unique features of the traditional Larik dance of the Riung Barat ethnic community in Ngada Regency and to analyze how its movement elements and cultural values provide practical...

La historia del género testimonial en la Argentina, cuyos orígenes se vinculan a la politización del campo cultural iniciada en la segunda mitad de la década de 1950, plantea una tarea aún pendiente para la crítica...

What is the relation between ethical discernment and liturgy? Do Christian rituals provide enough space for ethical thinking? What is the nature of the certainty that discernment in ritual is correct? This study explores...

In Morocco, people usually call Gnawa those communities of black Moroccans made up of descendants of slaves from sub-Saharan Africa (Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, and Guinea) who follow rituals merging Islamic trad...

INTRODUCTION. The aim of the study is to describe the names of women‟s wedding attire in the Yakut language. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the vocabulary related to clothing represents one of the o...

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is unquestionably impacting on the mental health of the population worldwide. Fear of contamination can both increase levels of stress in healthy individuals and intensify psychiatric sympt...

The ceremonies in honour of the dead – Parentalia, Lemuria, Larentalia, Compitalia, mundus patet – corresponded with the spiritual needs of the Romans. The purpose of the religious event re­corded in the fasti usual...

Widowhood can be a dreaded experience. After the demise of the partner, it is extremely difficult and challenging to adapt to the massive changes and lifestyle henceforth. But this experience is not the same for all and ...