Presents the view that the use of psychoactive drugs in modern American society involves rituals as seen in traditional societies. Drugs are often used by a group of people to promote the solidarity of the group, to advocate a particular ideology, to signal the maturity of members, to protest...
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The task of the king as the protagonist of human society was to retain the benevolence of the gods in maintaining order against disorder. This ultimately pessimistic view of the cosmos was associated principally with the sun god and the solar cycle. It formed a powerful legitimation of king ...
In ancient times small states were gradually formed at various places. By the middle of the 4th centuryce, a nation with an ancestor of the presentImperial Household as its head had probably been established. Theconstituentunit of society at that time was theuji(clanor family), and the head...
sociologist (although here he refers to himself as a social anthropologist) focuses his concern with illustrating the continual interaction between the individual and society and the ways that this dynamic shapes the grieving process. He... Lynn,Davidman - 《American Jewish History》 被引量: 4发表...
Genetic heterogeneity of population structure in 15 major scheduled tribes in central-eastern India: A study of immuno-hematological disorders. BACKGROUND: The aboriginal tribes of India constitute an important segment of the society in the world. Though a large number of genetic studies have been ...
In addition, this entry considers the elements of a constructive, proactive program that helps children in their interactions with death and death-related events. Children as Harbingers of the Future and Repositories of Hope For many people in American society, children represent ongoing life and ...
The rituals of the day count were therefore critical in keeping the gods appeased and in avoiding the possibility that their conflict might spill over and disrupt and destroy human society. For this reason, the day count is considered the more important of the two calendars when thinking of Az...
A few scattered reports of ritualistic murders believed to be sacrificial appear in print occasionally, usually in American and European newspapers. The reports are brief and inconclusive; for example, one October 1999Irish Timesarticle read, "Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar yesterday ...
The task of the king as the protagonist of human society was to retain the benevolence of the gods in maintaining order against disorder. This ultimately pessimistic view of the cosmos was associated principally with the sun god and the solar cycle. It formed a powerful legitimation of king ...