Totemism is a belief in an animal or plant’s guiding spirit that linked to person’s character and destiny. manifests itself tattoos as body decoration symbols of hope, such Yakuza (irezumi). This research aims reveal the representation meaning totemistic irezumi worn by three characters (Kazuma Kiryuu, Akira Nishikiyama, Goro Majima) two Yakuza-themed game series: 0 (2015) Kiwami 1 (2016). Thes...

Indian mythology and the Vedic image of world built on its basis are exceptional importance for understanding entire Eastern culture. The mythological complex representations is most ancient (researchers attribute formation to III millennium BC) surprisingly persistent. combines features proper religion philosophy; it becomes initial model later religious philosophical doctrines. Recall that wa...

An Australian, trained at the London School of Economics, Michael Taussig is currently professor at Columbia University, New York. He engages in a wonderful dialogue with Marx, Weber, and even Aristotle in this piece, which shows how certain "magical" practices found among plantation workers in Colombia emerge not only in response to capitalist exploitation but serve as an enlightened moral cri...

Resumo: A partir do diálogo entre o livro obscena senhora D, de Hilda Hilst, e os livros Totem tabu interpretação dos sonhos, Sigmund Freud, este artigo analisa três questões fundamentais para a estrutura narrativa texto hilstiano acima destacado: primeira, presença totemismo na composição uma imagem Deus correlacionada à figura animal porco; segunda, morte possível Deus, sua (não) presença; e,...

plants in ancient fictional texts describe the  relation between low world and super worlds and appear in forms including ritual resurrection, human reincarnation in plant and vice versa, identification of human and plant , and etc which  relate human's spirit to supernatural. contemporary persian poets are taking advantage of a new language that is full of mythical concepts for expression...

The purpose of the article is to study mythological transhumanism in context problem artificial life folktales premodern. research methodology field cultural studies based on comparative mythology, genetic method, as well structural, semiotic, hermeneutic, and axiological analysis. criterion for selecting plots analysis this category created with help technology (everyday household practices, c...