one of the controversial issues concerning the qur’ān in the contemporary era has been the claim of the existence of mythological stories in the qur’ān. primarily, muḥammad aḥmad khalaf allāh set forth this claim in his al-fann al-qaṣaṣī. one of khalaf allāh’s evidences for his claim is that on nine occasions the qur’ān has been accused of being mythical by the polytheists and the almighty god ...

an in-time vision of literary works in their widespread spectrum is what always leads to the enrichment of literature and is also what helps transform it from a static state to a dynamic one. in the meantime, since the myths evolve and proceed with the passage of time and are always present in the course of history, they cannot be held an exception to this fact. the myths, among the different t...

This article contains the basic structural features of a same-named Ph.D. research thesis. The main tasks are to identify three focal fields with mythological elements, whether they phenomena, objects, people, or creatures that some believe and others doubt exist. These found in various collections folk stories, contemporary literary texts as well interviews storytellers. However, focus this is...

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BACKGROUND The Chilean temperate rainforest has been subjected to dramatic fragmentation for agriculture and forestry exploitation. Carnivore species are particularly affected by fragmentation and the resulting resource use conflicts with humans. This study aimed at understanding values and human-animal relationships with negatively perceived threatened carnivores through the disclosure of loca...

Abstract The paper introduces the results of a case study that attempts to uncover functions and probable genesis group satirical tales told by Mongolian peoples. Based on example one stories, about Argachi, Til Ulenspiegel-like rogue character, popular among Oirat Mongols Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in People’s Republic China, an assumption is made possible practical function narratives, ...