Exploring Chinese folk religion: Popularity, diffuseness, and diversities

Religion and Manifestations of Chinese Modernity

The Charm of the Chinese Traditional Folk

This article mainly talks about the reflection and thoughts on Chinese Puppet Theater in the Social Context class. It contains two parts: First, it is about the re-recognition and reflection on Chinese traditional folk arts, such as the origin of art history, stories of puppet masters and the innovation of theater techniques; Second, it is about the careful introspection of study of the course,...

Exploring the natural foundations of religion.

A new cognitive approach to religion is bringing fresh insights to our understanding of how religious concepts are maintained, acquired and used to motivate and direct actions. This approach suggests that seemingly extraordinary thoughts and behaviours can be supported by quite ordinary cognition and may thus be termed 'natural'. Simultaneously, this research is expanding the domain of concepts...

Exploring the Popularity, Reputation and Certification of User-Generated Software

User-Generated Content has reshaped the landscape of the Information Marketplace during the last years. Among the content, software is a very impacting class. In comparison to regular resource, the estimation of popularity, reputation and certification of user-generated software in distributed architecture appears to be a challenging task. Furthermore how to use popularity to help user to disco...

The Yak of Thailand: Folk Icons Transcending Culture, Religion, and Media

In the culture of Thailand, the Yak serve as a mediated icon representing strength, power, and mystical protection not only for the Buddha, but for population of worshipers. Originating from the forests of China, the Yak continues to stand guard at the gates of Buddhist temples. The Yak represents Thai culture in the hearts of Thai people. This paper presents a qualitative study regarding the c...