AKATHIST TO THE ORTHODOX CULTURAL TRADITION

Cultural aspects in the care of the orthodox Jewish woman.

This article offers an overview and explanation of some of the main customs and laws in the Jewish religion surrounding the reproductive health care of the Torah-observant woman. By understanding the religious and spiritual needs and preferences of a patient, the midwife is better able to provide optimal, culturally-competent care. Some of the aspects discussed include procreation, menstruation...

a frame semantic approach to the study of translating cultural scripts in salingers franny and zooey

the frame semantic theory is a nascent approach in the area of translation studies which goes beyond the linguistic barriers and helps us to incorporate cognitive and cultural factors to the study of translation. based on rojos analytical model (2002b), which centered in the frames or knowledge structures activated in the text, the present research explores the various translation problems that...

'the New Challenges to Orthodox

What is interesting about these challenges is the response, or rather the lack of it, from those in the mainstream of American economics. The recent period has seen the persistence of social problems in the United States that were considered by most economists fifteen years ago as readily solvable within the framework of orthodox economic thinking. It has also seen a moving away from traditiona...

Indo-Portuguese Quilting Tradition: The Cross-Cultural Context

Transitioning Tradition? Examining the Digitization of Cultural Practices

Over the last few decades, computing researchers have developed a wealth of new systems to maintain particular cultural resources. Computing platforms allow people to access high-resolution images of ancient cave paintings and Googleartwork; 3D scanning systems digitize Michelangelo’s sculptures and Pompeii’s remains [Levoy et al. 2000]; and haptic devices allow users to touch and feel ancient ...