Eulogy written in a country churchyard.

Position of Philosophy of Eulogy & Plaudit in Creating Ethical, Social Critiques in the Complete Works of Saadi and Khajooye Kermani’s Divan

Background: In the past literature of Iran, it was believed that some of the poets used their words to describe praise and plaudit of the kings and authorities and in response the poets received a variety of donation and rewards that were called munificence. But sometimes, in the words of some eloquents, admiration and eulogy went further than their usual way, and the poet reacted with critic a...

Exploring Rhetorical-Discursive Moves in Hassan Rouhani’s Inaugural Speech: A Eulogy for Moderation

Before a president practically begins his four-year term of office in Iran, a formal inaugural ceremony is held in the parliament. Being attended by national dignitaries and representatives from other countries, the inauguration of Iran's seventh president, Hasan Rouhani, was spectacular in several respects. The current study aimed at investigating the generic structure and rhetorical moves tha...

Conceptual Analysis and Variation in Belief Tradition: a Case of Death- Related Beings

The article focuses on the popular conceptualisation of a death-related agent which is known in Finnish folk belief and narratives by the name churchyard-väki (väki means ‘crowd’, but also ‘power’ in Finnish). Natural conceptualisation is economical and distinctions are only made when found relevant enough. Verbal descriptions of churchyard-väki’s appearance and actions towards people vary rema...

Eulogy for Kristian Fauchald (1 July 1935 – 4 April 2015).

In memoriam - Affonso Berardinelli Tarantino

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132014000500001 from various Brazilian states (all of whom were dear friends of Tarantino’s) and had the striking characteristic of being thorough and profound without ever abandoning a practical discourse. Tarantino used to say that he had to be able to communicate with physicians anywhere in Brazil, even in the most remote parts of the country. His book (whic...