When Christianity came to Australia, with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, it came as the religion of the Europeans. After the new penal colony had survived the crises of the first few years, the British gradually extended their control over the whole continent. Thus they established in this country the dominance of European culture. In fact they were determined that this ‘new’ country w...

The word spirit with a small "s", has many meanings. It may mean 1) one of the elements in man which is considered as separable from the flesh and animating the body; or, 2)a person, from the moral, emotional or-intellectual point of view; or, 3) a person's disposition, permanent or temporary mental attitude, or, predominance of the spirit over the flesh especially as manifested in courage, ene...

The use of local knowledge in and for development is a relatively recent phenomenon, entering the realm of development theory and practice from the mid 1970s, yet it has become a key part of the rhetoric and practice of development agencies and academic research. The conceptual and historical background to local knowledge in development, including its roots of ‘Western’ engagement with ‘other’ ...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the ways in which changing gender roles in a Bedouin community in Upper Egypt, brought about by settlement over the last 20 years on the shores of Lake Nasser, have impacted on the accumulation and development of indigenous environmental knowledges by Bedouin women. The research was carried out among four groups of Ababda Bedouin in the Eastern Desert of ...

After the boom of pharmacological research during the 1950s, mainly as a result of the screening technique, the identification of active molecules, their reshaping by means of pharmaco-chemical drug design, and the creation of extremely efficacious and successful medicines, the pharmaceutical world sought a new source of inspiration. Such biota as the tropical forest, a quantity of plants credi...

discussing tales and proverbs of different tribes and nations is very interesting; especially when compared to each other and their origin is searched. the shared themes mean that two different persons in two different places and at two different times have been influenced by one subject and have quoted it. there are a lot of examples of this in literature of different nations.in this article, ...