Based on ethnographic studies, this research provides an overview of eclipse mythology for Javanese locals and analyses it from identity theory. This shows that mythical rituals reflect a continuous identity formation. Although the traditions associated with these myths to some extent trans...
And while today's ships boast unique onboard entertainment offerings, enrichment opportunities and whiz-bang features, with a variety of myths floating across the internet, it's easy to be fooled into associating cruising with the outdated misconceptions of the past. [See: 10 Things You Shouldn...
A century before the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the opponents of absolutism had already seized upon science as a weapon in their arsenal. What better than to take up a new body of knowl…
In the fourth novel ‘Eclipse’, Billy, a member of the Quileute tribe, tells of Kaheleha, “the first great Spirit Chief in Quileute history”, who used magical animal shape shifting powers to defend Quileute land. The real Quileute origin story is vastly different from this, where one...
Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P)—a condition associated with speech, hearing, feeding, and dental problems, as well as anomalies of the bone and soft tissue around the mouth—is a common birth defect around the globe. The prevalence of this condition varies widely across differ...
LUNAR eclipsesIMAGINATIONHUMAN beingsRESEARCH methodologyRURAL geographyIn the history of humankind, lunar eclipse has always captured attention and imagination of human beings. This study is an anthropological attempt to describe prevailing perceptions and myths about lunar ecli...
Hansen, C. (2003), `Cultural myths in stories about human resource development: analysing the cross-cultural transfer of American models to Germany and the Cote d'Ivoire', International Journal of Training and Development, 7, 16-30.Hansen,C.D. Cultural myths in stories about human resource ...
Ten Myths About the Korean Wave in the Global Cultural SphereDAL YONG JINInternational Journal of Communication
This exploratory study examined the cross-cultural transferability of occupational assumptions, in the form of work myths, to a foreign setting. The research foSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Happy? Exposing the Cultural Myths about HappinessTony Wellington