abstract throughout history, art in its many existing applications has been a receptacle for the expression of religious believes and rituals.  the various religions’ approach, since the most ancient ages of human civilization, has been one of portraiture and human figure representation has sometimes been regarded as instruments of propaganda of religion and at times inhibiting. the perceptions...

what to look for in abbas abad pool? a lake in middle of the forest on the mountain heights with an encircled building with waters and a garden ashore? why are the trees cut and used to build a garden? and what is the purpose of placing a lake on a dominant and deep valley over the khazar sea. today, green trees are grown in abbas abad garden and no sign of landscaping or water features can be ...

Terri Schiavo died on March 31, 2005, at the age of 41. Virtually thousands of others died or lay dying on that day throughout the world, yet the death of Terri Schiavo gripped not only the attention of the media throughout the United States and much of the world, but the attention of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. President, the Vatican, and millions in the United States and around the world. Why...

s those ideas which lie at the base of his conception of social relations. These fundamental ideas are properly termed the " legal institutions" of the country. A legal institution simply denotes an all prevailing idea of social relations, which idea, growing out of the deep rooted customs of the community, is the foundation for numerous "rules of action." The modern idea of the marriage relati...

Tim Mislan is currently the chief nursing officer (CNO) of Deer Valley Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. 1 6 HonorHealth system hospitals Phoenix area, all which have earned multiple Magnet® designations except newest hospital, has only been open a short time. Tim’s long and successful career leadership defined by unique actions nontraditional opportunities. What began as pursuit for academia...

I thank my colleagues for both their generosity and engaging reactions to my book. It is interesting, as well, to see the variations in the readings they give to the text. Churchill’s initial view that I am not offering ontology is useful, as it speaks to a pervasive concern within the other commentaries that I am dismissing or dismantling cherished concepts of agency, experience, responsibilit...

The purpose of the present paper is to apply theoretical approaches to the social psychology of morality to the moral evaluation of scientists’ own behavior. It will be seen that the current discourse on questionable research practices, usability of science, and fraud, mainly fueled by whistle-blowers who are themselves members of the scientific community, does not live up to higher levels of m...

Cylcons are common in Australia, reported early accounts (e.g., by Etheridge, McCarthy) as spiritually important for Aboriginal people, but where the Indigenous perspectives on these stones? Here we provide two stories about our engagement with objects and then look at an archaeological excavation that allowed culture science to come together helping us interpret stones. Les cylcons sont objets...

The marketplace, with its continuously increasing symbolic nature and infinitely many alternative consumption choices, poses a disorderly and threatening environment for consumers. This conceptual paper discusses the ways in which consumers magically create, eliminate, or shift many boundaries surrounding them through rituals and practices related with cleanliness in order to construct a safe ‘...

This ethnography contributes to the field of Holocaust heritage studies by exploring paradoxical tendencies memorial proliferation and oblivion. The topic investigation is genesis multiplications so-called ‘Anne Frank Tree’, horse chestnut tree behind Secret Annex that Anne wrote about in her diary. Fungus-infected, fell 2010. Tree testifies both terrible fate European Jews shelter offered some...