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Beyond artificial academic debates: for a diverse, inclusive, and impactful ethnobiology and ethnomedicine.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine [J Ethnobiol Ethnomed] 2023 Sep 08; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 36. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 08.
Abstract: In answer to the question "Should ethnobiology and ethnomedicine more decisively foster hypothesis-driven forefront research able to turn findings into policy and abandon more classical folkloric studies?", in this essay I argue that a major strength o...
HSC aging: a sleeping beauty fairy tale?
Publication Type: Editorial & Opinion
Source(s): Blood [Blood] 2023 Apr 20; Vol. 141 (16), pp. 1902-1904.
Authority over Death: Two Tales Related to the Lord of Mount Tai in Konjaku Monogatarishū.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Religions. Oct2023, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p1309. 16p.
Abstract: Tales of Times Now Past (Konjaku Monogatarishū 今昔物語集) is a Japanese setsuwa (anecdotes) collection dating from the early twelfth century. Originally contained in 31 volumes, it includes more than one thousand systematically arranged tales from India, C...
Neo-Aramaic and Kurdish Folklore From Northern Iraq : A Comparative Anthology with a Sample of Glossed Texts, Volume 2
Publication Type: eBook
Abstract: This comparative anthology showcases the rich and mutually intertwined folklore of three ethno-religious communities from northern Iraq: Aramaic-speaking (‘Syriac') Christians, Kurdish Muslims and—to a lesser extent—Aramaic-speaking Jews. The first vol...
Neo-Aramaic and Kurdish Folklore From Northern Iraq : A Comparative Anthology with a Sample of Glossed Texts, Volume 1
Publication Type: eBook
Abstract: This comparative anthology showcases the rich and mutually intertwined folklore of three ethno-religious communities from northern Iraq: Aramaic-speaking (‘Syriac') Christians, Kurdish Muslims and—to a lesser extent—Aramaic-speaking Jews. The first vol...
Medical Practice, Urban Legends, Myths and Folklore Regarding Dermatology in Ancient Greek History.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Actas dermo-sifiliograficas [Actas Dermosifiliogr] 2022 Nov-Dec; Vol. 113 (10), pp. 951-954. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 10.
Modern Folk Devils: Contemporary Constructions of Evil
Publication Type: eBook
Abstract: The devilish has long been integral to myths, legends, and folklore, firmly located in the relationships between good and evil, and selves and others. But how are ideas of evil constructed in current times and framed by contemporary social discourses? ...
The Seondeok–Jigwi Encounter: A Folkloric and Historical Artifact of the Silla Kingdom's Religious and Social Landscape.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Religions. Jul2023, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p841. 37p.
Abstract: In English-language academic publications outside of a small handful of translations, the encounter between Jigwi (지귀 [志鬼]) and the Silla monarch Seondeok (선덕여왕 [善德女王], r. 632–647) has received scant attention, perhaps because of scholarly views that d...
UMANG FOLKLORE IN KARO SOCIETY AROUND UMANG TANJUNG PULO CAVE OF KARO DISTRICT.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Interdisciplinary Social Studies. Jul2023, Vol. 2 Issue 10, p2414-2426. 13p.
DIALOGUE PERFORMANCE AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF "TRADITION" IN THE TẦM VU VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL IN LONG AN, VIETNAM.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2023, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p31-57. 27p.
Abstract: After decades of market-based economic reforms, communal festivals in rural Vietnam have undergone profound changes, reflecting the vitality of the local community. The communal festival held in Tầm Vu (Long An, Vietnam) is such a case. This festival i...