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...

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 ...

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, ...

In Greek archaic literature and philosophy, Eros, the god of love desire, has numerous origin stories, which lead to different understandings his nature. These extend both orthodox heterodox texts within economic canon, whose definitions interest rearticulate mythological subtext desire. What might have happened if Western world had not discarded passions in its quest for material progress?

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...

ABSTRACT This article discusses the importance of storytelling and plotting in Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2006). novel follows a father his son who, after devastating global disaster, move through an ashen landscape desperate search for food, while attempting to evade roaming bands cannibals. In this meaningless postcatastrophic world, insists on creating meaning himself as has been created mi...

In this cover image, mythological stories are used to depict the content of article number 2200336 by Xintong Xu, Shuangchen Ruan, and co-workers. Sun Wukong is represent a scientific researcher. The six-sided cauldron represents hexagonal prism-shaped aluminophosphate (AFI) crystal, while mouth pore channel AFI crystal. Through mouth, selenium molecular chains introduced sky beam light. Sunlig...

In The Masks of God, Joseph Campbell recounts a curious phenomenon of animal behavior. Newly hatched chickens, bits of eggshells still clinging to their tails, will dart for cover when a hawk flies overhead; yet they remain unaffected by other birds. Furthermore, a wooden model of a hawk, drawn forward along a wire above their coop, will send them scurrying (if the model is pulled backward, how...

The article focuses on Greek and Latin interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphs its similarity possible relation to the classical art memory (almost lost) methods mnemonics. first part points differences between view script written sources, based mostly mythological stories about origin(s) writing. next briefly explains ancient hieroglyphs, focusing Horapollo’s Hieroglyphica other sources. third ...