scholarly journals Invisible Dress: Weaving a Theology of Fashion

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 419
Author(s):  
Alberto Fabio Ambrosio
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Social Rules ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
To Come ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research

This article establishes the framework for a (Christian) theology of fashion, the development of which comes under a research project set up between Luxembourg (Luxembourg School of Religion & Society) and Paris (Collège des Bernardins). The text is structured around three areas: the first reveals how theology can accommodate in its field of thought both the idea of dress (also viewed in terms of its materiality) and the way in which modern society experiments with it: fashion. For as much as theological discourse, particularly Christian, might have shown itself to be critical regarding modern day fashion, it has nevertheless failed to come up with any real theological reflection on the subject. The second area aims to explore responsible ethics for fashion. Often moralising, the attitude of Christian theology needs to give way to an ethical and—vitally—ecological analysis of the effects of fashion in today’s world. Clothing might still cover people’s bodies, but the issue is not restricted to an individual moral point of view, and extends to the social rules of an ethic that is also one of environmental responsibility. Finally, the totally new perspective that I adopt for outlining these areas requires the aesthetics of dress and fashion to be addressed from a theological point of view. For all its rich history, theological aesthetics has hardly ever concerned itself with developing an aesthetic discourse for dress and fashion, other than for liturgical and religious attire. Once these three new research perspectives have been discussed, I want to outline another field of study, in itself extremely fertile: a treasure trove of metaphors and analogies that would be very useful in theological thinking, adding to its inventory terms originating in the uncovering and stripping away of old ways of thinking that no longer convey in contemporary language the mystery that it is meant to clothe.

Die Scheiterhaufen aus Cugir und Tarinci. Ein Beitrag zu den Bestattungssitten der Balkanhalbinsel und des vorrömischen Dakiens in der Spätlatènezeit

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-336
Author(s):  
Emilian Teleaga ◽  
Adrian Bălăşescu ◽  
Andrei Soficaru ◽  
Werner Schoch
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
The Social ◽  
La Tène ◽  
La Tene ◽  
Funerary Rites ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research ◽  
Grave Goods

Zusammenfassung: Die genaue Grabungsdokumentation der Scheiterhaufengräber unter den Tumuli aus Cugir und Tarinci, die paläobotanischen, anthropologischen und -zoologischen Untersuchungen sowie die Metallanalysen der Bronzegegenstände aus dem Wagengrab in Cugir, die ethnografischen und (experimentell-)archäologischen Analysen der Scheiterhaufenverbrennung eröffnen neuen Wege in der Forschung der Scheiterhaufenbestattungen der Spätlatène- bzw. der frühen Kaiserzeit an der unteren Donau, auf der Balkanhalbinsel und für das vorrömische Dakien. Zunächst wurden die Anlage der Verbrennungsstellen und der Aufbau der Scheiterhaufen herausgearbeitet: Die bei den Ausgrabungen entdeckten Bestattungsspuren mit dem für die Verbrennung des Leichnames, der Tierkadaver und der Grabausstattung benötigtem Brennmaterial sowie die Untersuchung der Verbrennungsspuren an den Knochen und den Gegenständen ermöglichten sowohl die Rekonstruktion des Scheiterhaufens als auch die des Verlaufs der Begräbniszeremonie. Der Scheiterhaufen, die Grabausstattung und der Grabhügel selbst vermitteln den Aufwand (d. h. die soziale Energie) bei der jeweiligen Bestattung auch durch den Vergleich mit anderen Gräbern aus dem Umfeld. Auf diesem Wege wird die Position des Toten in der jeweiligen Gemeinde beleuchtet. Somit kann die Scheiterhaufenbestattungssitte sowohl in den griechisch-westpontischen Kolonien – in denen sie eine traditionelle Grabform war – als auch in den Bestattungen des Typus Padea-Panagiuriski kolonii (zumeist Waffengräber) sowie in den frühkaiserzeitlichen Hügelgräbern Thrakiens nachvollzogen werden. Résumé: La documentation de fouilles de bûchers funéraires découverts sous les tumulus de Cugir et de Tarinci, les analyses archéobotaniques, archéozoologiques et ostéologiques, l’examen de la composition métallurgique des objets en bronze de la tombe à char de Cugir, ainsi que les enquêtes ethnologiques et expérimentales de bûchers funéraires ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives sur les rites de crémation pendant le période de La Tène Finale et des débuts de l’époque Romaine dans les régions du bas Danube, des Balkans et de la Dacie. Notre enquête commence par établir comment les sites d’incinérations étaient organisés et comment les bûchers funéraires étaient construits. Les données relatives à la crémation des défunts et au combustible nécessaire, les carcasses d’animaux et le mobilier funéraire ainsi que l’examen de traces de combustion sur les ossements et les objets nous permettent de reconstruire non seulement les bûchers mais aussi les rites funéraires. Les bûchers, le mobilier funéraire et les tumuli nous permettent du juger l’investissement (donc l’énergie sociale) que représentent ces monuments funéraires par rapport à d’autres sépultures de la région et ainsi de mieux comprendre le niveau social des défunts au sein de leurs communautés. Le rite de la crémation sur bûcher, documenté dans les colonies grecques et de l’ouest du Pont Euxin (riches en traditions funéraires) comme aussi dans les sépultures de type Padea-Panagiuriski kolonii et les tumulus du Haut Empire en Thrace, peut ainsi être mieux appréhendé. Abstract: The detailed excavation records of the pyres under the barrows of Cugir and Tarinci, the analysis of the human, animal and plant remains they contained, the metallurgical examination of the bronze objects from the vehicle burial of Cugir, and the ethnographic and experimental investigations of pyre cremations open new research perspectives concerning cremations of the Late La Tène and Early Roman period in the lower Danube, Balkan and Dacian regions. This investigation attempts to ascertain how cremation sites were set up and how pyres were constructed. The archaeological evidence for cremated bodies and the fuel needed for the incineration of humans, animal corpses and grave goods, as well as the examination of traces of cremation on bones and artefacts enable us to reconstruct not only the pyres themselves but also the funerary rites involved. Pyres, grave goods and barrows give an indication of the level of funerary investment (i.e. social energy) when compared to other burials in the region. From this it becomes possible to gain insights into the social position of the deceased within their communities. The rite of cremation on pyres documented in the Greek/western Pontic colonies (which is rich in such traditions) as well as the burials of the Padea-Panagiuriski kolonii type (mainly weapon burials) and those of the Early Roman barrow burials of Thrace can thus be better comprehended.

Book Review: Toshchenko Zh.T. Trauma Society: Between Evolution and Revolution (The Experience of Theoretical and Empirical Analysis). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Krivosheev
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Trauma Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Research ◽  
Further Development

The review reveals the basic conceptions elaborated by one of the major Russian modern sociologists Zh.T. Toshchenko in his new research. The reviewer argues that the book’s author thoroughly examines the various methodological grounds for identifying the essential characteristics of social dynamics. At the same time, the reviewer focuses on the further development of the theory of modern society, proposed by the book’s author. Thus, Zh.T. Toshchenko, who spent many years researching social deformations, formulates an important concept – the concept of a society of trauma as the third modality of social development along with evolution and revolution. The book offers a fundamentally new view of social life, there is a holistic, systematic approach to all its processes and phenomena. The reviewer concludes that the new book of the social theorist Zh.T. Toshchenko is a significant contribution to sociological theory, since it develops ideas about the state and prospects of Russian society, gives accurate assessments of all social processes.

On the Notion of Collective Intelligence

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Epaminondas Kapetanios
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Synergistic Interactions ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Computing Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Challenging Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Set Up

In this article, the author explores the notion of Collective Intelligence (CI) as an emerging computing paradigm. The article is meant to provide a historical and contextual view of CI through the lenses of as many related disciplines as possible (biology, sociology, natural and environmental sciences, physics) in conjunction with the computer science point of view. During this explorative journey, the article also aims at pinpointing the current strengths and weaknesses of CI-related computational and system engineering design and implementation methodologies of CI-based systems. A non-exhaustive list of case studies set up the stage for CI applications as well as challenging research questions. These can be particularly directed towards the Social Web, as a very prominent example of synergistic interactions of a group of people with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and its potential to become a platform for the emergence of truly CI-based systems.

scholarly journals Educational audiovisual text design: empirical evidence and new research perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Giovanni Ganino
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Massive Online Open Courses ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
New Research ◽  
Instructional Design Principles

Abstract The article presents a systematic analysis of international literature concerning the design of educational audiovisual texts at university level. The theme appears very important in light of the extensive use of these cognitive artefacts in flipped, blended,Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) teaching processes. This is even more important in the era of health emergency that has led to the use of audiovisual text as the main teaching medium at school and university. The aim of the work is to provide a contribution to research on educational technologies for the purpose of identifying new instructional design principles that support multimedia learning. The analysis highlighted new research directions, such as the significant role of the camera point of view in learning complex manual procedures, new design elements on the ways of representing the teacher and his/her communicative attitude, and the increasingly close relationship between educational sciences and neuroscience. The result may be useful, on the one hand, as a stimulus for an in-depth study of the new lines of research identified, by researchers on educational technologies, and on the other, for a more informed evidence-based use of audiovisual texts in teaching practices.

scholarly journals Comparative characteristics of social approval of the phenomenon of vegetarianism in Russia and the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
V. A. Pitkin ◽  
L. A. Holodnaya
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vegetarian Diet ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Vegan Diet ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Social Approval ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk

The article presents an analysis of the social phenomenon of vegetarianism from a historical, medical and sociological point of view. The purpose of this article is to analyze secondary data from cross-cultural studies in Russia and the UK. The main task was to highlight the main features of the attitude towards vegetarianism in the framework of the "Western" mentality and to study the perception of the phenomenon of vegetarianism in the minds of Russians, to compare the data obtained. To accomplish the set tasks, the analysis of theoretical material on the topic of vegetarianism as a phenomenon of modern society, its main types, specificity as a system of sociocultural patterns was carried out. In the course of an empirical analysis of intercountry trends in the field of attitudes towards vegetarianism, the following points were recorded using the example of two countries. The proportion of people on a vegetarian or vegan diet is higher in the UK. However, both in Russia and in the UK, 10–15% of respondents were found who could try this type of diet and stick to it for about a month. In Russia, personal well-being and health is more often the argument in favor of a vegetarian diet, while in the UK people are more interested in protecting the environment.

On the Notion of Collective Intelligence

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Epaminondas Kapetanios
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
Synergistic Interactions ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Computing Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Exhaustive List

In this article, the author explores the notion of Collective Intelligence (CI) as an emerging computing paradigm. The article is meant to provide a historical and contextual view of CI through the lenses of as many related disciplines as possible (biology, sociology, natural and environmental sciences, physics) in conjunction with the computer science point of view. During this explorative journey, the article also aims at pinpointing the current strengths and weaknesses of CI-related computational and system engineering design and implementation methodologies of CI-based systems. A non-exhaustive list of case studies set up the stage for CI applications as well as challenging research questions. These can be particularly directed towards the Social Web, as a very prominent example of synergistic interactions of a group of people with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and its potential to become a platform for the emergence of truly CI-based systems.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Spanish Science to Patents: Medicine as Case of Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mila Cascajares ◽  
Alfredo Alcayde ◽  
José Antonio Garrido-Cardenas ◽  
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Keyword(s):  
Citation Impact ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Spanish Science ◽  
International Patent ◽  
The Social ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
Set Up

Investments in research and development (R&D) and innovation are expensive, and one wishes to be assured that there is positive feedback and to receive guidance on how to direct investments in the future. The social or economic benefits of investments in R&D are of particular interest to policymakers. In this regard, public expense in research, especially through universities, is sometimes being questioned. This paper establishes a measure of how research in Spain, and specifically in its universities, is involved. In this study, we have analyzed all the literature cited in the period 1998–2018 produced by Spanish institutions and which has been cited in at least one international patent, obtaining more than 40,000 publications from more than 160,000 different authors. The data have been surprisingly positive, showing that practically all public universities contribute to this subject and that there is a great deal of international collaboration, both in terms of the number of countries with which they collaborate and the prestige of the institutions involved. Regarding the specific scientific fields in which this collaboration is most relevant, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine together account for almost 40% of the total works. The topics most used by these publications were those of diseases or medical problems such as: Neoplams, Carcinoma, Alzheimer Disease, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). Oncology was according to the All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) the leading and central issue. Therefore, although the result of basic research is difficult to quantify, when it is observed that there is a return in fields such as medicine or global health, it can be said that it is well employed. In terms of journals from a purely bibliometric point of view, it has been observed that some journals do not have a great impact or relative position within their categories, but they do have a great relevance in this area of patent support. Therefore, it would be worthwhile to set up a rank for scientific journals based on the citations of patents, so the percentage of articles cited in patents with Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) >1, and as an indicator of scientific transfer from universities or research centres, the transference index in patents (TIP) is also proposed.

scholarly journals Deconstructing The Stereotypes Of Women Through A Female Voice In Burial Rites (2013) By Hannah Kent

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paramita Ayuningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Rural Society ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Female Voice ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Social Rules ◽  
The Social ◽  
Good Woman ◽  
Burial Rites ◽  
The 19Th Century

Patriarchal society regulates how women should behave and act. If a woman obeys the social rules, she will be labeled as a good woman. On the other hand, if a woman does not follow the social values, she will be immediately categorized as an evil woman and given negative stereotypes. This binary opposition between a good woman and a bad woman is often criticized by the feminists because they think this categorization burdens women. This issue is also highlighted by Hannah Kent in her novel Burial Rites (2013). This novel is set in a rural society in Iceland in the 19th century with its patriarchal values, focusing on a woman named Agnes that will soon be executed. This theme interested the researcher to study Burial Rites more deeply using feminist perspective. Characters, setting and point of view are the intrinsic elements discussed in this research. The result of the analysis shows that through these three elements, Burial Rites describes society’s stereotypes about ‘evil women’ and there is an effort from the author to deconstruct the stereotype through a female voice.

scholarly journals Features of the Transformation of the Criminal Subculture in Modern Society: The Role of Organizational Culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-438
Author(s):  
Natalia M. Romanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Relationship Of

Relevance. The study of the specific organizational culture peculiarities within group entities conducting criminal economic activities is significant for understanding the essence of such organizations, socio-psychological mechanisms of their potential influence on society. So far, the criminal subculture has not been considered from the point of view of postmodernism methodology, the influence of the role of organizational culture on its development. Purpose. Develop the theoretical foundations of the study of criminal subculture that are adequate for modern society. Method. Theoretical analysis of the criminal subculture from the point of view of the methodology of postmodernism. Results. The article provides an analysis of the peculiarities of the nature of modern culture in the conditions of the postmodern and information society, the relationship of the criminal subculture with the culture of society and the social processes taking place in it, the specifics of changes and the cultural transformation of the criminal subculture in a multicultural society (dissemination and introduction into society, modification, acquisition of new forms). Conclusions. Reliance on the methodology of postmodernism gives a deeper understanding of the cultural transformation specifics in the modern criminal subculture. The introduction of criminal subculture into the structure of society is due to the use of objective elements of organizational culture (image, externally acceptable, socialized forms of employee behavior, external compliance with the requirements of conventionality) and concealment of subjective elements of organizational culture (values of the criminal world).

scholarly journals STATEHOOD OF RUSSIA 1917. - 2017: FACTS AND PARALLELS

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-196
Author(s):  
D. V. Alontseva
Keyword(s):  
Driving Force ◽  
Safety Margin ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Radical Transformation

The article is devoted to the consideration of such a phenomenon as a revolution in the development of Russian statehood. The main purpose of the article is to reflect on the historical parallels of a revolution, regular shifts in the resultant political changes in the country, and the transformation of Russia’s role in the world arena. So it happened, but the statehood of Russia was built on revolutions and coups. From a historical point of view, the revolutionary actions of 1917, which brought about the collapse of Russian capitalism, are a result of the domestic political situation in Russia in those years. Such a radical transformation as a revolution is always accompanied by an uncontrolled and at the same time rapid reorientation of the entire course of the country and, hence, the predetermination of its future for the years to come. The social strata, and sometimes even whole estates, which to some extent did not suit the state of affairs within the country has always been the driving force of the revolution. The spirit of rebelliousness and emotional upheaval for his Fatherland in the years of hardships has always been in the nature of a Russian person. Any state like a structure has a critical safety margin. Russia with its rich heritage and diverse internal political currents will always be at risk of a revolution. Careful attention should be paid to the obsolescence of state structures, which, in view of their strategic importance, must be preserved. It is necessary not only to preserve the unshakable, but also to improve from considerations of temporary changes the institutions of social assistance, electivity, democracy, family values, freedom of opinions, personal inviolability, etc.

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