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Family traditions
Family Traditions tells the story of young adults who have grown up as Wiccans. Because Wicca remains a new and small religion, the vast majority of its followers converted from Christianity or other faiths, and the number of people who have been raised as Wiccans is vanishingly small. These …
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Political traditions and Scottish devolution
… seeks to develop a conception of the political traditions operating in the UK and then apply it to the development of Scottish Devolution. I argue that the concept of tradition has been under-valued and theorized in social science and that the notion of political traditions has heuristic value …
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Influence of Traditions in Accounting
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Sport and Traditions of Feminist Theory
Sport and Traditions of Feminist Theory involves a philosophical examination of the opportunities that are offered to females who seek authority in sporting participation, by an examination of the ideas that emanate from various streams of feminist thought. Chapter One introduces the concepts of …
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Cyril Against Julian: Traditions in Conflict
… MacIntyre’s analysis of conflict between strong traditions, I argue that the rivalry that obtains between Julian and Cyril is “narrative conflict.” Close reading reveals that Julian and Cyril did not share adequate criteria by which their most central intellectual disagreements could be …
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Native traditions in the West Indian novel
The introduction to this thesis argues that it is not yet possible to exclude awareness of the social and political development of the West Indies from any adequate appreciation of the West Indian novel. It is suggested that national identity and cultural values in the region are so fluid as to …
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Malay wedding culture and traditions in Singapore
… Being a race known for its refined culture and traditions, and yet sharing a common livelihood with other ethnic groups in Singapore, its cultural practices and traditions are sometimes not fully understood or even misconstrued; particularly the Malay wedding culture and traditions. This study …
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Negotiating Traditions : Taiwanese Art Since the 1980s
Traditions, especially those that are non-Western, tend to be popularly perceived as very ancient. This is frequently not the case as shown, for instance, by Eric Hobsbawn and others in their studies demonstrating that traditions are "often quite recent in origin and sometimes invented." Employing …
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Enduring Traditions: The Collared Pithos of Transjordan
<p>Problem</p> <p>The collared pithos is a very tall, ovaloid, ceramic storage vessel peculiar to the southern Levant. Through the data that has emerged from Cisjordan a general consensus has developed that the collared pithos is part of an Iron Age 1 tradition that ended in the early years of the …
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Empowering development: capabilities and Latin American critical traditions
… resources emerging from Latin American traditions. Amartya Sen’s calls to understand Development as Freedom (1999) have significantly influenced mainstream development thinking and practice, constituting the clearest example of people-centred approaches to development today. Overcoming …
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Romanticism and Rationalism: Two Philosophical Traditions in Reporting
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A contemporary teashop design based on Chinese traditions
Tea is the world's oldest and currently most popular beverage in the world. Tea drinking has long been an important aspect of Chinese culture and has evolved as an art form called the "tea ceremony". With the growing interest in Asian culture, ethnic food, and the health benefits of tea, the tea …
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West Virginia 4-H Camp Songs and Music Traditions
… study was to determine the role of music in 4-H traditions from the beginning of the organization to the present. In addition to the overall 4-H traditions, the research focused on traditions in the 4-H camping program. The research examined songs, song quality, and the role they played in the …
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An approach to traditions of British stand-up comedy.
… differ from culture to culture. The three major traditions of British stand-up comedy, (the Music Hall/Variety tradition, the Working Men's Club tradition, and the Alternative Comedy tradition) are examined. In each case, the stylistic tendencies of the tradition, and the attitudes towards class, …
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Altar And Stage: Liturgical Drama in Three Theatrical Traditions
… I explore are five key areas in which the three traditions, surprisingly, converge as often as they diverge: in their emphasis on religious subject matter; in their didactic intention; in their use of artistic 'conventions'; in their emergence from popular, rural traditions; and in their spheres …
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Tradewinds and Traditions: Exploring the Archaeology of German Gulch
The German Gulch Archaeological Collection, a result of archaeological investigation at German Gulch by Butte, Montana cultural resource management firm GCM and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest during the late 1980s and early 1990s, represents a unique opportunity to explore ethnic …
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Tradewinds and Traditions: Exploring the Archaeology of German Gulch
The German Gulch Archaeological Collection, a result of archaeological investigation at German Gulch by Butte, Montana cultural resource management firm GCM and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest during the late 1980s and early 1990s, represents a unique opportunity to explore ethnic …
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Rewriting the Gospel: The Synoptics among Pluriform Literary Traditions
… of first and second century pluriform literary traditions. The treatment of Mark by the authors of Matthew and Luke is far from typical of contemporary historical writings. The conservatism of the latter evangelists with the wording and scope of their literary sources resembles, rather, a …
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