Based on fieldwork and the analysis of historical literature, this article studies development material culture in cult popular goddess Mazu, exploring particular materialization mechanisms strategies deployed by various actors her worship nowadays. Through ages, people China have expressed their religious feelings experiences objects they display, worship, exchange, as well spaces that build i...

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) inhabit a wide variety of environmental including different water bodies, soil, aerosol, animals and humans. NTM are also known as environmental mycobacteria which can cause mycobacteriosis .Humans, animals and fresh water fauna are exposed to mycobacteria in water. HIV seronegative and immunocomprised patients are most vulnerable to acquire this opportunistic...

We report here the main characteristics of 'Pseudomonas saudiphocaensis' strain 20_BNT (CSUR P1224), a new species of the Pseudomonas genus that was isolated from currency notes collected during the Hajj pilgrimage in 2012 at Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

it is presumed by certain historians and biographers that imam husayn left mecca for iraq changing his intention of hajj or major pilgrimage into a minor one. this is the dominant view among them. studying this issue, the present article deals with the traditions relevant to the subject in hadith collections. a thorough examination of historical accounts and reliance on authentic traditions lea...

This article investigates emerging patterns of pilgrimage in the context Shiʿite Islam and studies case Arbaʿyin based on two weeks participatory observation, walking from al-Faw peninsula far south Iraq to city Karbalâ. I identify three narratives this pilgrimage—tribal, ideological orthodox—and discuss their commonalities differentials. The maʿāzīb system tribal narrative is core comparison, ...