scholarly journals Pagan characters in the Anglo-Saxon and Slavic texts of spell

Rhema ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Prosyannikova ◽  
K. Skorik
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ancient World ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Mind Set

The article examines the question of pagan evidences in the texts of Anglo-Saxon and Slavic spells. Spell as a genre of magical folklore has its own peculiarities, due to the syncretism of the pagan mind-set as a reflection of ancient people's perception of the ancient world by an ancient person that caused the emergence of spells in the culture of various ethnic groups. In the course of the development of this genre, the changes in the representation of the characters took place under the influence of Christianization, that was reflected in the texts of the spells.

Children and Childhood in Shona Proverbs

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Makaudze
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Critical Stage ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Integral Component ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
Children And Childhood

Childhood is not a neatly definable concept as it differs among cultures. Among the Shona, a child and childhood are defined in terms of age, marital status, behaviour and also relations to other members in society. The Shona, like other ethnic groups, have a plethora of ways through which their worldview is fashioned and conveyed, and these include songs, folktales, riddles and proverbs, among others. In this article, Shona proverbs are analysed in terms of how they present Shona people’s perception and conceptualisation of childhood. Afrocentricity is used to analyse the content of proverbs selected from the anthologies Tsumo Chimbo neMadimikira (Zvarevashe 1984) and Tsumo-Shumo (Hamutyinei and Planger 1987). Among its findings, the article observes that Shona childhood falls into two main categories: early childhood and mid-cum-adult childhood. Children are perceived as an integral component of any Shona marriage, and society is ambivalent regarding who is more important between the boy and girl child. Also, early childhood is perceived as a very precarious and critical stage that can either make or break a child, thus warranting responsible shepherding from parents and society. Child behaviour is also believed to be largely modelled after that of parents and so it is important that parents behave responsibly so as to positively influence their children. It also emerges that it is quite common for children to disappoint their parents, but that should not lead the parents into despair. While all stages show that childhood is considered a position laden with responsibilities, which should be carried out for the good of all, the mid-cum-adult childhood stage is viewed as one where one should start moving towards or even exercise total independence and self-reliance. Overall, it emerges that the Shona people’s perception and conceptualisation of children and childhood have a lot of positives that can be drawn from for the good of today’s humanity.

Immaterial Empires: France and Spain in the Americas, 1860s and 1920s

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-411
Author(s):  
Gaël Sánchez Cano ◽  
Miquel de la Rosa Lorente
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diplomacy ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The World ◽  
Imperial Expansion ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries ◽  
Mind Set

Imperial expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has been largely studied as a military and economic phenomenon. According to the widely accepted narrative, European empires expanded their power across the world following different ‘formal’ (direct) and ‘informal’ (indirect) strategies. This article argues that, beyond material forms of conquest and effective domination, empires also implemented their rule through the use of immateriality. We explore this phenomenon through a transnational and diachronic comparison of the cases of France in the 1860s and Spain in the 1920s. Both examples suggest that such notions as ‘civilization’, ‘race’, ‘spirit’, and ‘greatness’ not only underpinned the imaginary and the conceptualization of empire, but also actively produced powerful ‘immaterial’ means of domination, expansion, and influence. This work’s methodological approach relies on the conviction that concepts and significations are an integral part of politics. France and Spain did not have empires in Latin America in the periods under study, but they were imagined as being imperial powers in the Americas. This crafted an imperial mind-set that complemented the formal and informal imperial practices that France in the 1860s and Spain in the 1920s were undertaking in other parts of the world. We focus on intellectual and political projects and on practices of cultural diplomacy as two manifestations of these immaterial empires. By virtue of these projects and policies, French and Spanish leaders managed to create an image of France and Spain as deserving their ‘natural’ important place in the global scene. Immateriality served as an instrument to counterbalance the growth of competing powers, namely the United States, which, in the 1860s as well as the 1920s, was seen as a dangerous competitor in the so-called Western hemisphere. In this way, notions of Latinity and Hispanity competed with each other and, at the same time, targeted the ‘Anglo-Saxon’, ‘racial’, and ‘spiritual’ competitor.

The Modus Medendi and the Benedictine Order in Anglo-Norman England

1982 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne F. Dawtry
Keyword(s):  
Ancient World ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Norman Conquest ◽  
Drug List ◽  
Anglo Norman ◽  
Medical Learning ◽  
Medical Treatises

The Benedictines played an important part in the development of medicine in England between 1066 and 1215. In pre-conquest England, the care of the sick had been based upon little more than the practices of Anglo-Saxon leeches which were largely founded upon superstition. Botany had become a drug list and medicine had deteriorated into little more than a collection of formulae. After the Norman conquest, chiefly through the influence of Benedictine scholars from the continent, medical learning in England began to be based upon the writings of the ancient world. These included not only the works of Galen and Hippocrates but also anonymous medical treatises in Latin such as the De Modo Medendi.

Ethnicity in Ancient Egypt: An Introduction to Key Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Moreno García
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Ancient World ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Patterns Of Interaction

Abstract The study of ethnicity in the ancient world has known a complete renewal in recent times, at several levels, from the themes studied to the perspectives of analysis and the models elaborated by archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and historians. Far from traditional approaches more interested in detecting and characterizing particular ethnic groups (“Libyans,” “Medjay”) and social organizations (“tribe,” “clan”, etc.), in identifying them in the archaeological record through specific markers (pottery, ornaments, weapons, etc.) and, subsequently, in studying their patterns of interaction with other social groups (domination, acculturation, assimilation, resistance, centre periphery), recent research follows different paths. To sum up, a deeper understanding of ethnicity in ancient Egypt cannot but benefit from a close dialogue with other disciplines and is to enrich current debates in archaeology, anthropology, and ancient history.

Exploring beliefs of the four major ethnic groups in Melbourne regarding healthcare and treatment

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai'En Leong ◽  
Tracey J. Weiland ◽  
Andrew W. Dent
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Cultural Understanding ◽  
English Speaking

Objectives. To explore and compare beliefs about healthcare and treatment of four ethnic groups attending a Melbourne emergency department (ED), and the corresponding perceptions held by emergency clinicians. Method. Prospective survey of ED doctors and patients from Greek, Italian, Vietnamese and Anglo-Saxon backgrounds. Results. Vietnamese patients were least likely to believe their ethnic group received the best available care but less likely to believe in the existence of ethnic healthcare disparities. They were most likely to have an ethnically concordant GP and preferred most strongly to raise sensitive issues with an ethnically concordant doctor. Anglo-Saxon patients placed less importance on family support and older Anglo-Saxons were less likely than other groups to turn to God for comfort. Doctors perceived the existence of ethnic healthcare disparity, which was not perceived by the ethnic groups themselves. They underestimated the extent of patient-perceived disease control, external supports for coping, or use of complementary practitioners. Doctors overestimated patient perceived importance of doctor-patient ethnic concordance for Anglo-Saxons but underestimated the importance this has for Vietnamese patients. They also underestimated importance of clinician-demonstrated cultural understanding. Conclusions. Beliefs about healthcare and treatment differ across the four major ethnic groups attending a Melbourne ED. Doctors’ misperceptions of patients’ beliefs suggest that cultural competence amongst ED doctors could be improved. What is already known about this subject? Among English speaking countries, Australian society is one of the more ethnically diverse. Australia’s increasingly multicultural landscape has been accompanied by minority health inequity, as seen in the States and UK. Internationally, several systems for improving ethnic health have been proposed, most notably the development of cultural competency. Like other settings, optimal healthcare delivery in emergency department (ED) settings demands a patient-centred, culturally competent approach. However, attaining this may be threatened by the time pressure of the clinical exchange and communication barriers, particularly for non-English speaking patients. For this reason, it is important to better understand the healthcare beliefs of ED patients and the corresponding perceptions held by doctors. What does this paper add? This study explored differences in beliefs regarding healthcare and treatment of the four major ethnic groups attending a Melbourne ED, and assessed the degree of cultural understanding amongst ED doctors towards these groups. We report several differences in the beliefs of the four patient groups and several misperceptions held by doctors. What are the implications for practitioners? Currently available cultural competency training programs for healthcare professionals are either inadequate or inaccessible. Further educational programs are necessary to improve cultural competence amongst practitioners. Strategies to improve ED clinicians’ understanding of health beliefs and how they impact on the patient-centred care approach may be required.

Wulf and Eadwacer: all passion pent

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 5-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley B. Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Old English ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
English Poem ◽  
Poetic Translation ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
The Mind

The nineteen-line Old English poem known as Wulf and Eadwacer has proved a notorious lodestone and analytical trap for critics; and still another interpretation of it may seem futile, if not presumptuous. Nevertheless, I believe no more firmly in my interpretation than others have believed in theirs: that is, I am no less confident that it will clear up most of the verbal and situational mysteries the poem presents; that it will enable us to see the lyric as structurally whole; that it will help us appreciate even more its aesthetic qualities; and that it will gain a critical consensus. To achieve such modest goals, I shall have to consider assumptions about the mind-set of the Anglo-Saxon audience as well as the poem's structure, diction, tone and imagery. It will thus be well to have the poem before us, and I venture a poetic translation which I shall comment on in due course.

‘Fever Phobia’ Persists in Many Ethnic Groups

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
BETSY BATES
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Fever Phobia
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