The principles and practice of sustainability have gained momentum in the last 15 years and now form a central part of conversations around social praxis and the future. It has been proposed that the theories driving sustainability science are embedded in Indigenous history, and it has been shown that many ancient traditions always concerned themselves with sustainable and ethical living. Among...

the concept of diegesis (telling or recounting a story) originally appeared in plato's thesis as opposed to mimesis (showing or enacting a story). plato described diegesis as the third person style of expressing a fiction mediated by an author/narrator, whereas he proposed mimesis as the first person style of presenting a story by means of characters and actions. aristotle then applied mim...

This article takes exception to the view commonly held by scholars and literary critics alike that Anwar Ridhwan’s fifth novel Penyeberang Sempadan is replete with intellectual discourses, at same time it showcases Islamic spiritual philosophy. begs further exploration into question of novel’s intellectualism. addresses moot issue intellectualism philosophy purportedly displays. To this end, ut...

Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the naqqāli tradition are two distinctive traditions Iran. Šāh-nāma, an epic that tells story pre-Islamic Iran, focuses on a heroic narrative. The naqqāli’s feature, against background other oral traditions, is combination religious narrative in order to spread Shiism way interesting audience. Ferdowsī's work represent periods Iran’s history its culture. These separated...

among the traditions concerning the signs of wisdom, there is a tradition related from imam al-ṣādiq (a.s.) introducing the person wearing a long beard, the signet of his ring, and his nickname, as indications of his lack of wisdom. while examining the sanad and text of this tradition, the article seeks to find out the real source of this saying and the various possibilities about the source an...

in contemporary arabic literature recalling of quranic characters as the using of characters, events or historical periods in literary works are considered as the latest levels of connection between contemporary literature and his heritage. holy quran is one of the sources which its characters and stories have been used a lot in literature and this has resulted in the enrichment of literature. ...

The paper offers an analysis of Vasyl Stefanyk’s short story “The Old Melody”. This piece, first published in 1927 the May edition Kharkiv magazine Red Way” under title “Brothers. Melody”, is a highly artistic literary representation Christmas traditions Pokuttia region. author not only outlined concept ritual behavior caroling community members but also enriched piece with skillfully engraved ...