Irish Memorialisation in South Australia, 1850–99

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-154
Author(s):  
Janine McEgan
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
South Australia ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Communicative Functions

The extent to which expressions of ‘Irishness’ were materialised in the new colony of South Australia through tangible material culture provides an avenue for archaeologists to explore. Given the highly symbolic and communicative functions of cemetery material culture, expressions of ‘Irishness’ may be found in the memorialisation of death and remembrance. The relatively low proportion of Irish settlers in this colony resulted in the Irish being invisible in a number of ways: their narratives are not dominant in the foundation of the state. This chapter explores the degree to which cultural traditions were incorporated in the material culture of Irish graves, and what this implies for expressions of ‘Irishness’ in South Australia, with some expression of Irish culture being maintained through memorialisation though with subtle, rather than overt, symbolism and text.

“Historical and Cultural Traditions and Innovative Transformations of Russia. Educational Responsibility of Libraries”. International Research Conference “Rumyantsev Readings — 2009”

2009 ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Sergei M. Mironov ◽  
Vladimir B. Rushailo ◽  
Andrei E. Busygin
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Research Conference ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Library ◽  
Regions Of Russia

The International research conference “Rumyantsev readings–2009” held on April 21-23, 2009 in the Russian state library was attended by over 290 people from various cities and regions of Russia and from the state-participants CIS. The theme of Conference of this year was “Historical and cultural traditions and innovative transformations of Russia. Educational responsibility of libraries”. The conference presented a unique book project on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of M.V. Lomonosov – “Lomonosovskaya Library”.

“Historical and Cultural Traditions and Innovative Transformations of Russia. Educational Responsibility of Libraries”: International Research Conference “Rumyantsev Readings — 2009”

2009 ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Valery P. Leonov ◽  
Tamara M. Gudima ◽  
Tamara I. Vilegzhanina
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Research Conference ◽  
Digital Books ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Library ◽  
Regions Of Russia

The International research conference “Rumyantsev readings— 2009” held on April 21—23, 2009 in the Russian State Library was attended by over 290 people from various cities and regions of Russia and from the state-participants CIS. The theme of Conference of this year was “Historical and cultural traditions and innovative transformations of Russia. Educational responsibility of libraries”. In the proceeding publication of materials of the Conference are presented the following themes: “On studying the connection between printed and digital books”, “The cultural potential of modern society and the possibility of its realization”, “Public Library of Ukraine in the information space”

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Lombardi
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
The State ◽  
Women Readers ◽  
History Of Reading ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
Cultural Events ◽  
Visual Models ◽  
Woman Reader ◽  
History Of ◽  
Female Literacy

This chapter explores a more concrete and historicized figure of the woman reader. It explores the forces that make her appear and disappear, and surveys the state of knowledge on medieval female literacy, and the documentary evidence on women readers. It investigates typically female modes of reading (such as the educational, the devotional, and the courtly) and the visual models that were available to vernacular authors to forge their imagined textual interlocutor. It shows how the protagonist of this book is the product of two cultural events within the history of reading and the material culture of the book: the raise of literacy among the laity and women in the years under consideration, and a changed scenario insofar as theories and practices of reading are concerned.

scholarly journals A Sinicised Religion Under Foreign Rule: Buddhism in the Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115–1234)

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-52
Author(s):  
Hang Lin
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Zen Buddhism ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Jin Dynasty ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Medieval China ◽  
Historical Writings

Buddhism in the Jurchen Jin (1115–234) dynasty has been regarded as a peripheral phenomenon; as such, it remains largely overlooked by traditional historiography. When placed into a broader context, however, both Buddhism under Jin rule and the dynasty itself functioned as a significant link in the long chain of Chinese cultural history. The Jin witnessed a crucial time period during which Chan (Zen) Buddhism, later the most popular Buddhist school in China, gained dominance and began its transmission of several major lines. Jin Buddhism also created a large corpus of material culture, thereby providing invaluable primary sources for the study of Buddhism in China. Based on an analysis of historical writings and archaeological evidence, this article examines the development and various characteristics of Buddhism during the Jin, its relationship with the Jurchen rulers and its influence on the Jin society as a whole. To a large extent, the Jin was at least as important to the development of Buddhism as the Southern Song (1127–276). Moreover, knowledge of Jin Buddhism is indispensable to understanding the Jin culture which, in turn, is essential to understanding the general development of the multifaceted cultural traditions in medieval China.

scholarly journals Torture without physical pain: Inside cell 24 of the special wing for political prisoners-Evin prison (Iran)

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasti Irani
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Prisoners ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Islamic Revolution ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Serious Crime ◽  
Christian Family

I come from Iran, an immense country of more than 77 million inhabitants, the cradle of Persian civilization, and one of the richest and most ancient cultural traditions of humankind, with deep values of respect and tolerance. 38 years ago there was an Islamic revolution that turned Iran into a country that has Islam as an official religion and in which laws must conform to Sharia or Islamic law. I belong to the Christian minority, officially recognised in the Iranian constitution, but only for those born in an ethnically Christian family. People who, like me, were born into an Islamic family and converted to Christianity, are considered apostates and guilty of a serious crime under Sharia. In the last year alone about 200 people who have been accused of apostasy have been imprisoned and many have been tortured. That was the reason I was detained. We Christians are no threat to the national security of Iran. We are not going against the State. But we are treated as such. We, although citizens of Iran, are under Criminal Law, the Enemy.

scholarly journals Legal Status of the Immigration Bureau of Japan

2019 ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. V. Karpova ◽  
K. A. Karpov
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Japanese Government ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Migration Control ◽  
History Of

The paper is aimed at studying the features of the migration legislation of Japan and the study of the legal status of the immigration bureau of this state. Japan is a country that has passed a special path of historical development. In many ways, this specificity was due to the state policy of isolationism. The existing cultural traditions largely determine the attitude of the Japanese government to immigration. The paper studies the history of the formation of migration control authorities of the state in question, the peculiarities of the legal status of the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan and its structure, analyzes the powers of the Immigration Bureau employees. The paper also provides information on the size of the Immigration Bureau and state funding of the activities of this body.

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