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31	Fairy Forts And The Banshee In Modern Coastal Sligo, Ireland: An Ethnography Of Local Beliefs And Interpretations Of These Traditions Tillesen, Brian 01 January 2010 (has links) This thesis examines issues of cultural identity and modernity, and the anthropology of spirituality and sacred sites by conducting ethnographic research on fairy beliefs in contemporary Ireland. Irish folk belief has traditionally identified a spirit world intertwined with our own which is inhabited by spirits, often collectively referred to as fairies. Belief in these spirits was once widespread. My research sought to determine the prevalence of these traditional beliefs among modern Irish people within my research area, as well as differences in belief across variables including age, gender, and religious preference. I conducted eight weeks of ethnographic fieldwork during June-August 2008 in and around Sligo Town in County Sligo, Ireland. I selected County Sligo as a research site because it is a sparsely populated, largely rural area, identified in an earlier major study of Irish folklore as a region where belief in the Irish spirit world persisted more strongly than in other parts of the country. My primary research methodology was to conduct structured and unstructured interviews, complemented by visual site surveys. In the preparation of this thesis I utilized data from 52 Sligo residents plus ten other visitors to the area from surrounding Irish counties. While my research suggests that few Sligo residents from the project area continue to believe in the literal existence of fairies, it also shows a much more common belief in a "power" associated with sites identified as "fairy forts," which are natural features of the landscape or the remains of ancient burials or dwellings apocryphally endowed by folk tradition with supernatural or mysterious energies. These beliefs led to a taboo against intruding on, altering, or destroying these "forts" that is still very much alive today. Additionally I was able to discuss at length the subject of the Irish death-herald spirit called the banshee (bean sidhe) with several study participants. Although it can be classified under the umbrella label of "fairy", my research indicates that the banshee is seen as a stand-apart element of Irish tradition by research area residents, and is believed in by those who do not otherwise profess a belief in "fairies" in general. anthropology cultural anthropology anthropology of religion fairies fairy lore fairy forts banshee folk religion tradition Ireland Sligo Drumcliff archaeology generalization of religion animism animatism belief cultural change Anthropology
32	THE RETURN OF THE CHILD EXILE: RE-ENACTMENT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN JEWISH LIFE-WRITING AND DOCUMENTARY FILM BAKER, JULIA K. 05 October 2007 (has links) No description available. Literature, Germanic Life-Writing Childhood Trauma Jewish Children in Exile Refugee Children Holocaust Literature Binjamin Wilkomirski Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt Stefanie Zweig Lore Segal Documentary Film
33	Altitudinal Effects on The Behavior and Morphology of Pygmy Tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus) in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Grow, Nanda Bess 16 December 2013 (has links) Pygmy tarsiers (Tarsius pumilus) of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia are the only species of tarsier known to live exclusively at high altitudes. This study was the first to locate and observe multiple groups of this elusive primate. This research tested the hypothesis that variation in pygmy tarsier behavior and morphology correlates with measurable ecological differences that occur along an altitudinal gradient. As a response to decreased resources at higher altitudes and the associated effects on foraging competition and energy intake, pygmy tarsiers were predicted to exhibit lower population density, smaller group sizes, larger home ranges, and reduced sexually selected traits compared to lowland tarsiers. Six groups containing a total of 22 individuals were observed. Pygmy tarsiers were only found between 2000 and 2300 m, indicating allopatric separation from lowland tarsiers. As expected, the observed pygmy tarsiers lived at a lower density than lowland tarsier species, in association with decreased resources at higher altitudes. The estimated population density of pygmy tarsiers was 92 individuals per 100 ha, with 25 groups per 100 ha. However, contrary to expectation, home range sizes were not significantly larger than lowland tarsier home ranges, and average NPL was smaller than those of lowland tarsiers. The average home range size for the observed pygmy tarsiers was 2.0 ha, and the average nightly path length (NPL) was 365.36 m. Pygmy tarsiers exhibited a nonrandom, clumped distribution near forest edges. While insect abundance and biomass were found to decrease as altitude increased, insect abundance and biomass was higher along anthropogenic edges. Thus, tarsiers within the study area may mitigate the decreased availability of insects at high altitudes by remaining close to forest edges, which in turn may be related to smaller than expected home range sizes. Further, estimates of pygmy tarsier abundance may be inflated because of increased insect abundance along anthropogenic edges. Contrary to the prediction for smaller group sizes as a response to feeding competition, the observed pygmy tarsiers lived in relatively large groups with multiple adult males. However, in support of the prediction for energetic constraints on body proportions, the observed pygmy tarsiers did not exhibit sexually selected traits. The pygmy tarsiers exhibited low sexual dimorphism and small relative testes mass, a trend opposite from lowland tarsier species, which may indicate a constraint on the development of those traits. Considered together, these results suggest that the observed pygmy tarsiers have adapted to life in an environment with limited resources. Future studies should explore the possible contributing effects of seasonality and topography. Tarsius pumilus pygmy tarsier Sulawesi high altitude primate behavior population density distribution home range sexual selection sexual dimorphism mountain ecology elevational clines Lore Lindu National Park Indonesia resource constraints
34	Mphahlele's Down Second Avenue in German : cultural transfer, norms and translation strategies in Kruger's Pretoria Zweite Avenue. Jarvis, Emily. January 2005 (has links) The aim of my study is to identify, describe and critique Es'kia Mphahlele's Down Second Avenue and its German translation, Pretoria Zweite Avenue. More specifically, the aim is to engage with the norms and constraints operative in the various translational relationships; also, to consider the impact - resulting from the shifts involved in cultural transfer - for a new readership in the 1960s in east Germany. Lambert and van Gorp's research model, "Hypothetical Scheme for Describing Translations", provides a framework for such a study that starts with an analysis ofpreliminary data, followed by a macro-level analysis and, finally, an analysis ofmicro-level data. Toury's over-arching theory of Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS), and Even-Zohar's Polysystem Theory are used extensively, especially regarding the contextualisation of both source text (ST) and target text (TT). In considering - via a detailed analysis of shifts - how elements of South African culture have been transferred in translation, I also draw on Fairclough's theories regarding social power hierarchies, and the mutually constitutive nature of discourse. Given that norms and constraints are largely determined by cultural contexts, Fillmore's 'scenesand- frames semantics' is also invaluable to the ideological explanations necessary during the course ofthis project. Ideologically relevant extracts - representative of South African culture - from the ST, are compared with the corresponding German translations. This study makes extensive use of Baker's strategies for dealing with non-equivalence at various levels of the translation process. Based on all the above theoretical points of entry, ideological parallels between the imagined communities of east Germany and South Africa are drawn. My study proves the potential of translation projects, such as this one, of aiding in cultural dissemination between two countries that are culturally and geographically apart, but which share a profound understanding for the burdens of ideological over-determination. / Thesis (M.A.-English)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2005. Translating and interpreting. Kruger, Lore. Theses--English.
35	[Works on the Australian Aborigines by Charles P. Mountford]. Mountford, Charles P. Unknown Date (has links) (PDF) Thesis (D.Litt.)--University of Adelaide, 1976. / Collective title supplied by cataloguer. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
36	Let Me In!: An Examination of Two Guidebooks for Rhetoric and Composition Women & Their Entanglement in the Self-Help Genre Benefiel, Hannah Elizabeth 06 August 2020 (has links) No description available. Educational Leadership Families and Family Life Teacher Education Womens Studies Communication Language Gender Studies Rhetoric writing women feminist success self-help academic advice professional serendipity emergent coding mentoring lore narrative
37	Vogelnest-Prädation in Waldrandgebieten in Lore Lindu National Park, Zentral Sulawesi, Indonesien / Avian nest predation in forest margin areas in Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Pangau-Adam, Margaretha Zusje 05 November 2003 (has links) No description available. Mathematics and Computer Science Vogelnest-Prädation Waldrandgebieten Landnutzung Tropischer Regenwald Lore Lindu National Park Zentral Sulawesi Indonesien 570 Biowissenschaften Biologie Avian nest predation forest margin area land-use tropical rainforest Lore Lindu National Park Central Sulawesi Indonesia 42.65 42.83 43.31
38	[Works on the Australian Aborigines by Charles P. Mountford] / Aboriginal paintings from Australia / Records of the American-Australian scientific expedition to Arnhem Land. Vol. 1, Art, myth and symbolism / Ayers Rock : its people, their beliefs and their art / Conception beliefs of the Australian Aborigines [manuscript] / Nomads of the Australian desert [manuscript] / Rainbow serpent myths of Australia / Tiwi : their art, myth and ceremony / Winbaraku and the myth of Jarapiri Mountford, Charles P. (Charles Pearcy), 1890-1976, American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (1948), International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (9th : 1973 : Chicago, Ill.) January 1976 (has links) Collective title supplied by cataloguer. / Includes bibliographical references and indexes. / Charles Pearcy Mountford (1890-1976), OBE, Dip. Anthrop. (Cantab), MA (Adel.), D. Litt (Melbourne and Adelaide), was an ethnologist and anthropologist who advanced from amateur status to become an important figure in the field of anthropology in Australia. He was born at Hallett in 1890. His field work was conducted in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory from 1925-1963. His published works were based on the journals and photographs he made on these expeditions. Mountford was a founding member, and later president of the Anthropological Society of SA; and founder of the Australian Anthropological Society in 1936. / 8 v. : / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / A collection of monographs, created by a dedicated amateur ethnologist and anthropologist. Mountford developed his appreciation of Australian Aboriginal people and their customs, beliefs and art over many years of expeditions, making it his life's work. Although he didn't receive formal qualifications until later in life, Mountford conducted numerous expeditions to central Australia and Arnhem Land, including north east Arnhem Land. He was determined to record Aboriginal culture. / Thesis (D.Litt.)--University of Adelaide, 1976 Aboriginal Australians Religion. Pitjantjatjara (Australian people) Conception Mythology. Mythology, Aboriginal Australian. Aboriginal Australians Folklore. Serpents (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) Rainbow serpent. Tiwi (Australian people)
39	Funktionelle Vielfalt von Hymenopteren entlang eines Gradienten agroforstlicher Nutzung in Indonesien / Functional diversity of Hymenoptera along a gradient of agroforestry management in Indonesia Höhn, Patrick 15 November 2007 (has links) No description available. 500 Naturwissenschaften YA 000 Agricultural Sciences Agroforestry systems Hymenoptera land-use intensity pest control predator pollination native bees wasps pumpkin functional diversity species richness species loss Indonesia seasonality tropics local diversity regional diversity complementarity resource use ecology conservation biodiversity habitat loss deforestation trap nests multidimensional scaling additive partitioning shade trees cocoa Theobroma cacao canopy understorey stratification ecosystem service landscape Sulawesi Lore Lindu National Park grassland primary forest Cucurbita moschata antagonists parasitism STORMA population dynamics 48.16
40	Birds, bats and arthropods in tropical agroforestry landscapes: Functional diversity, multitrophic interactions and crop yield Maas, Bea 20 November 2013 (has links) No description available. 630 birds bats arthropods multitrophic interactions agroforestry tropical landscape forest margin landscape functional diversity crop yield exclosure experiments experimental exclusion arthropod suppression avian predation ecosystem services mist netting point counts artificial plasticine caterpillar dummy experiment biological control monitoring mapping Lemon-bellied White-eye Grosbeak Starling Zosterops chloris Scissiostrum dubium Theobroma cacao cacao agroforestry cacao diseases cacao harvest cacao pests flying vertebrates aerial insectivores volant vertebrates logging breeding colony flower herbivory mesopredator release predatory insects ants spiders aphids Lepidoptera Coleoptera Lepidopteran larvae sustainable agriculture sustainable agroforestry management implications management recommendations applied managament extensive land use management landscape management conservation biodiversity-friendly dbh distance to forest forest proximity habitat conversion herbivory Indonesia insectivorous bats insectivorous birds invertebrates Central Sulawesi Napu valley leaf gleaning leaf herbivory pests insects phytophagous insects plant productivity remnant forest trees shade tree managament South-east Asia Paleotropics tropical landscape tree height landscape gradient local shade management Cacao Pod Borer Cherelle Wilt fruit abortion Helopeltis sulawesi deforestation habitat fragmentation land use intensification forest margin species critical decline predation experiment species-specific functions Southeast Asia biodiversity conservation mesopredators food security human welfare human well-being poverty alleviation poverty reduction smallholder cacao smallholder plantation cacao farmers sustainable cacao management landscape perspective landscape scale large scale field experiment long term field experiment human wellbeing economic importance economic value valuation ecosystem services landscape matrix yield quality yield quantity fruit productivity species identity species diversity species richness ecosystem functioning pesticide use chemical compounds complex food web tritrophic interactions wildlife-friendly rural livelihoods endangered bird species endangered bat species endemic endemic birds endemic bats beneficial impact IUCN Lore Lindu National Park bioindicator indicator species forest margin agricultural habitat agroforestry systems population density predation activity species activity cacao flower cacao pod Orthoptera linear mixed effect models Tukey Post Hoc Test AICc model selection generalized least squares restricted maximum likelihood model simplification species richness estimator species accumulation linear mixed-effects models Likelihood Ratio Test Maximum Likelihood nocturnal insects diurnal arthropods nocturnal arthropods diurnal insects landscape context Land- und Forstwirtschaft (PPN621302791)

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