The arrival of pandemic diseases (of which COVID-19 is the latest, but not likely to be last) could understood, along with impending ecological disaster and global warming, major existential threats envisioned by, facing, our contemporary culture. This article focuses on use made theme in theology ideology Westboro Baptist Church – a Calvinist Primitive church founded Topeka, Kansas 1950s by Fr...

The article deals with the study of linguistic representation some lexical aspects concept "food" in Khakassian language. It presents results a linguocultural analysis words and phrases that represent this concept. relevance stems from fact food all its volume diversity is one most important factors life. This reflected language communicative activity, but specificity Khakass has not been inves...

The funeral protocol of Buddhist monks is an important part the rituals Han Buddhism. monks’ were recorded in detail Monastic Rules (清规) Chan. Chinese Buddhism after Song Dynasty was known through records Rules. However, how it concretely practiced unknown. In late Qing Dynasty, Westerners who came to China out curiosity about process and details funerals temples they visited, among which Haich...

Colours and emotions are associated in languages traditions. Some of us may convey sadness by saying feeling blue or wearing black clothes at funerals. The first example is a conceptual experience colour the second an immediate perceptual colour. To investigate whether one other type more strongly drives colour-emotion associations, we tested 64 congenitally red-green colour-blind men 66 non-co...

Cut flowers have become an export income in the global floriculture market. They multiple uses, such as for home beautification, ceremonies (including weddings and funerals), symbols of love, appreciation, respect, etc., humane society. Each type cut flower has a different vase life longevity their freshness is linked to preharvest, harvest, postharvest tools conditions. The quality must be con...

Given the salient role of embodied tactics in contemporary networked protests performance, this essay I listen for how sonic praxis during Arab revolutions translates into audio, visual, and text modalities digital media. propose audibility, or appearance perceptibility sound objects, as that which “live” occurs physical spaces representational spaces, and, so doing, alters temporality spatiali...