Virtual bodies, cyberbodies, cyborgs, avatars, hypertext bodies, and a host of other "incurably informed" corporealities continue to populate the ongoing discourses surrounding cyberculture and new media (which, as Friedrich Kittler reminds us, are not so new). 1 At the core of these and other formulations is a concern for the ways in which a medium associated with immateriality and disembodime...

Abstract Because of the plurality venerated figures, holy places Twelver Shiʿism are numerous. This paper focuses on devotion that supposed to contain bodily relics and presents them in a schematic framework discuss importance some these places, aspects their transformations over time. I first identify sacred figures place or (multi-locality tombs) attributed each them. then move discussion two...

issues on differences between men and women have always been a source for dispute and different approaches in the available literature on women. some have seen these differences resulting from the dissimilar socialization of men and women in family and society. while some put more emphasis on the physiological differences and rely on theological interpretations, some others consider them as ess...

This article deals with an argument reported by Razi (d. 1210) that attempted to undermine the immaterialist position about human nature. After some introductory remarks and explanation of conceptual background, analyses structure argument, special attention idea soul-switching.’ Some comparisons are made between a number arguments from modern contemporary eras philosophy. One section is devote...

Within tourism studies, there has been limited attention to the concept of World Intangible Cultural Heritage, its discursive normalisation and effects at level nation or public sphere. Through a discourse analysis institutional document on intangible cultural heritage in Scotland, we demonstrate how Foucault's power/knowledge dyad unfolds one points application. Our key findings include that s...

The role of light has been studied, examined, and analyzed for the built environment from ancient times. methodology was conducted by literature review precedents study to determine shifts in viewpoints that become basis architectural lighting design practice. This paper will discuss four evolution but understanding sky with its properties is first step before moving forward. focus on light's p...

Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. One of Georg Simmel's more contentious claims at the turn of the nineteenth century was that the abstract workings of a mature money economy were mirrored ...