« Au-delà d’un simple divertissement » : les effets symboliques de la pratique des jeux de ficelle chez les Inuit by Céline Petit

“…String figure-making as performed in “Eskimo” (Inuit) societies was more particularly analyzed as a prime example of the “magical” or “religious” significance that could be attributed to such a practice in non-western contexts. …”
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La magica romanza della serendipità. Sul campo, l’accidentale e il sapere antropologico by Mara Benadusi

“…In the conclusions, I will propose a reflection on disaster research to show the anthropological limitations implicit in the “magical romance of serendipity” in times of crises and catastrophes.…”
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The Value for the Consumer in Retail by Beatriz Cavalcante Chamie, Ana Akemi Ikeda

“…Therefore, retailers need to invest in actions, which create customer value, making the purchase an engaging time. The article’s objective is to understand what the shoppers, the role played by a person during the shopping process, value during the purchasing experience. …”
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Were sanctuary wells in Roman Gaul intentionally contaminated using animal carcasses (3rd–4th c. AD)? by Sébastien Lepetz, Alice Bourgois

“…Several recently excavated sites (Vieil-Évreux, Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise and Ménestreau) and some comparative sites are presented. …”
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« Never was there a happier partnership » : les illustrations d’Arthur Hughes pour At the Back of the North Wind de George MacDonald by Catherine Persyn

“…The present paper—in which a good number of Hughes’s seventy-six designs for MacDonald’s best-seller are examined—is built around three main lines. A Subject After His Own Heart shows how congenial the subject-matter was to Hughes, and how likely to elicit the best from him as illustrator. …”
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Excerpt from Moore’s Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies, and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe by David B. Moore

“…Zvomuya zeroed in on the mid-1970s moment Mugabe’s Legacy takes as integral to Mugabe’s political making: that being his ability to get rid of those he thought challenged him. …”
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Eco-activist imagery in literary texts for children (a case study of English postmodern fairy tales and short stories) by Alla Tsapiv, Mariia Andrieieva

“…While some topics remain taboo for young readers, others are increasingly prevalent, gradually replacing magical worlds with more realistic, thought-provoking imagery. …”
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Fal – Fortune Telling from Chalil Juzefovich’s Tefsir (19th Century) by Galina Miškinienė

“…It is much more difficult to determine the source(s) of such texts, as they were very popular in folk culture, may have had a number of variants and a wide circle of distribution. …”
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Dépôts et pratiques symboliques dans l’établissement aristocratique gaulois de Varennes-sur-Seine, la Justice (Seine-et-Marne) by Jean-Marc Séguier, Ginette Auxiette, Fabien Pilon

“…With its vast courtyard in front and at least two side courtyards, the site, monumentalized by its linear organization, occupies an area estimated between 6 and 11 ha. …”
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