Sacred Spring

Author(s):  
Jason O'Donoughue

This chapter begins to sketch an alternative interpretation of the use and significance of springs in Florida. It deals exclusively with Silver Glen Springs, site of the largest freshwater shell mounds in the St. Johns River valley and greater American Southeast. It considers whether Silver Glen Springs was considered sacred in the past and whether all springs might have an inherent sanctity. Silver Glen went through several transformations over its history but throughout was the focal point of regional gatherings that persisted for several millennia and reached impressive scale. Since the earliest inhabitation of the region, springs have drawn people in and been the focus of gatherings big and small. Foregrounding the sociality of springs draws attention away from their physical parameters, but the two are recursively linked. If springs have been considered sacred, it is a consequence of both their physicality and the history of sociality they manifest.

Author(s):  
Rebecca Saunders

Freshwater and estuarine shellfish began to be exploited in the southeastern United States between 9000 and 7000 b.p. Shortly thereafter, shell mounds appeared in the mid-South Shell Mound Archaic, along the St. Johns River in peninsular Florida, and, somewhat later, in the Stallings Island area along the middle Savannah River. On the lower Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, shell rings arose. Until recently, all these mounds were considered middens—the accumulations of the remains of simple meals of mobile peoples who visited the same areas for hundreds or thousands of years. More recent scholarship indicates that these mounds were deliberate constructions—some of the first sculpted landscapes created by Archaic peoples to memorialize the past, celebrate the present, and provide for the future. In this chapter, recent research on shell sites in these four areas is discussed. The emphasis is on changing perspectives about the peoples who built them.


Literator ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
M. Wenzel

The past has become a focal point in contemporary South African discourse, in public debate, newspaper articles and various forms of literature. South African literature written during the eighties and nineties, in particular English and Afrikaans novels, effectively portray this climate of confrontation and reconciliation by engaging in dialogue with the past and history. This article traces the evolution of political consciousness in the female protagonists of A Sport of Nature (1987) by Nadine Gordimer, Die reise van Isobelle (1996) by Elsa Joubert and Imaginings of Sand (1997) by André Brink. All three novelists subvert the traditional stereotypes of white women: Gordimer in an ironic quasi-picaresque form, Joubert by staging a family saga that assumes a testimonial quality and Brink in a fictionalised meta-history of women interwoven with strands of magic realism. The novels all engage with history, and in particular the role of women in history, in a constructive manner and attempt to anticipate a positive scenario for the future.


(an)ecdótica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-60
Author(s):  
Fernando Curiel Defossé

Generally speaking, the objective of this article is to present a proposal for the construction of a Mexican literature history of the 20th century. During this period foundations take shape and get established throughout the journey where, among other issues, it reflects around the Humanities, its particularities and disciplines. Regarding those disciplines, it’s important to establish that the focal point rests on literature and history, specifically intellectual history. In that sense, the text borrows the ideas of Dominick LaCapra about the role of the historian and therefore of the historiography set forth in his book: History and its Limits. Subsequently the text reviews both the political, social and cultural factors and the contributions and shortcomings of the critical theory studies responsible for the configuration of a record of our literature from the past century. Lastly, the text proposes the division of the literary Century in four stops, or periods to put this proposal in motion.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sipho Mahokoto

his article gives some perspectives on the causes of the Reformed Churches split since the time of reformation and how these divisions impacts on church unity discussions today. Since reformation, church divisions took place in various forms and discussions about church reunification became a focal point in the reformed world. These splits amongst reformed churches seem to have caused traumatic stress and inflicted deep wounds that are very difficult to heal in full, especially in the context of South Africa. This article briefly looks at some causes of split in the reformed world by paying attention to the work of Lukas Vischer and also by sketching some few causes of church split within the Dutch Reformed family of churches in the South African context. This article does not really pay attention to an in-depth discussion on church unity, rather, it places the interest on issues of church divisions which impact negatively on the true unity of the church. A question can be asked: can we really hope for a genuine unity of the church given the history of these splits? Put it differently: Is there any hope for an authentic church unity amongst reformed churches locally and globally? The article argues that the history of these divisions makes it very hard if not impossible to hope for an authentic church unity, given the currently lived experiences of divisions, the irreconcilability of people and the unhealed wounds inflicted in the past. For an authentic church unity to be achieved and lived positively, the article suggests that injustices of the past needs to be addressed, especially between the Dutch Reformed family of churches.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey Fiesler

This essay serves as a speculative design fiction that traces the history of fan creation platforms from the past to the present and finally to a possible future. Using the history and success of the Archive of Our Own (https://archiveofourown.org/) as a focal point, I consider the importance of owning the servers as a way for fan communities to create and preserve culture and reassert values. Examining one possible legal and technological future with an air of optimism allows us to consider what fannish communities can do now to maintain a path of our own.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. 222-231
Author(s):  
José Antonio da Silva ◽  
Angelo Ferreira Monteiro

Resumo Neste artigo apresentamos o Centro de Memória da Paróquia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição e da Irmandade Nossa Senhora da Conceição, da Freguesia de Vassouras, a partir da organização dos livros de registros e processos de matrimônio e administrativos desta Freguesia criada em 1837. Justificamos a necessidade da criação deste espaço de pesquisa, devido ao número crescente de pesquisas científicas relacionadas ao Vale do Paraíba Fluminense nas duas últimas décadas, especialmente sobre a cidade de Vassouras-RJ. Para inclusão de documentos inéditos no Acervo, aplicamos a mesma metodologia desenvolvida pelo Centro de Documentação Histórica da Universidade Severino Sombra (CDH/USS), uma vez que a codificação da documentação já foi citada em trabalhos de pesquisa durante o tempo em que ficou no CDH e posteriormente no IPHAN. O principal embasamento teórico está em Michel Foucault e Jacques Le Goff, que “a partir do modo como se fez no século XX a crítica da noção do facto histórico, que não é um objeto que surge concluído visto resultar da construção do historiador, assim se faz hoje a crítica da noção de documento, que não é um documento bruto, objetivo e inocente, mas que exprime o poder da sociedade do passado sobre a memória e o futuro: o documento é um monumento”. E completam que “o próprio arquivo dos documentos sofreu uma revolução com o recurso ao computador”. Com principal resultado temos a disponibilização do acervo online e a garantia desse acesso para pesquisadores e interessados na história desta região do Vale do Paraíba Fluminense. Palavras-chave: Preservação. Metodologia de Organização de Acervo. Igreja Católica.   Abstratc We present in this work the Memory Center of the Parish of Our Lady of the Conception and the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Conception, of the Parish of Vassouras, from the organization of the books of records and processes of matrimony and administrative of this Parish created in 1837. We justify the necessity of the creation of this research space, due to the growing number of scientific researches related to the Paraíba River Valley (Southern Rio de Janeiro) in the last two decades, especially on the city of Vassouras-RJ. For inclusion of unpublished documents in the Collection, we apply the same methodology developed by the Historical Documentation Center of Severino Sombra University (CDH / USS), since the codification of the documentation was already cited in research papers during the time it was in the HRC and later at IPHAN. The main theoretical basis is in Michel Foucault and Jacques Le Goff, who "from the way in the twentieth century the criticism of the notion of historical fact, which is not an object that arises concluded as a result of the construction of the historian, today criticizes the notion of a document, which is not a crude, objective and innocent document, but which expresses the power of society of the past over memory and the future: the document is a monument. " And they add that "the document file itself underwent a revolution with the use of the computer". With main result we have the availability of the online collection and the guarantee of this access for researchers and interested in the history of this region of the Paraíba River Valley (Southern Rio de Janeiro). Keywords: Preservation. Collection Organization Methodology. Catholic Church.


1961 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. W. Small

It is generally accepted that history is an element of culture and the historian a member of society, thus, in Croce's aphorism, that the only true history is contemporary history. It follows from this that when there occur great changes in the contemporary scene, there must also be great changes in historiography, that the vision not merely of the present but also of the past must change.


1962 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
M. Schwarzschild

It is perhaps one of the most important characteristics of the past decade in astronomy that the evolution of some major classes of astronomical objects has become accessible to detailed research. The theory of the evolution of individual stars has developed into a substantial body of quantitative investigations. The evolution of galaxies, particularly of our own, has clearly become a subject for serious research. Even the history of the solar system, this close-by intriguing puzzle, may soon make the transition from being a subject of speculation to being a subject of detailed study in view of the fast flow of new data obtained with new techniques, including space-craft.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence B. Leonard

Purpose The current “specific language impairment” and “developmental language disorder” discussion might lead to important changes in how we refer to children with language disorders of unknown origin. The field has seen other changes in terminology. This article reviews many of these changes. Method A literature review of previous clinical labels was conducted, and possible reasons for the changes in labels were identified. Results References to children with significant yet unexplained deficits in language ability have been part of the scientific literature since, at least, the early 1800s. Terms have changed from those with a neurological emphasis to those that do not imply a cause for the language disorder. Diagnostic criteria have become more explicit but have become, at certain points, too narrow to represent the wider range of children with language disorders of unknown origin. Conclusions The field was not well served by the many changes in terminology that have transpired in the past. A new label at this point must be accompanied by strong efforts to recruit its adoption by clinical speech-language pathologists and the general public.


Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Mohammed Madadin ◽  
Ritesh G. Menezes ◽  
Maha A. Alassaf ◽  
Abdulaziz M. Almulhim ◽  
Mahdi S. Abumadini ◽  
...  

Abstract. Background: Medical students are at high risk of suicidal ideation. Aim: We aimed to obtain information on suicidal ideation among medical students in Dammam located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the College of Medicine affiliated with Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Suicidal ideation in the past 12 months was assessed based on responses to four questions in the depression subscale of the General Health Questionnaire 28 (GHQ-28). In addition, data were collected to examine the association of suicidal ideation with various factors. Results: We found that 1 in 3 medical students in the study had suicidal ideation in the past 12 months, while around 40% had lifetime suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation was associated with feelings of parental neglect, history of physical abuse, and dissatisfaction with academic performance. Limitations: The cross-sectional nature of this study limits its ability to determine causality regarding suicidal ideation. Conclusion: These rates are considerably high when compared with rates from studies in other countries around the world. This study provides a reference in the field of suicidology for this region of Saudi Arabia.


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