Exploring transcendence of the quantum self and consciousness through communication symbols by Rose-Marié Bezuidenhout

“…The Jungian constructs of archetypal images, symbols, myths and mythologems are considered as the derivatives of this subjective, inner reality reflected in the text of a narrative and the dreams of an individual. …”
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R. Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen through the philosophical prism of Positive Psychotherapy by Maria Sergeeva

“… Using metaphors as an instrument of positive psychotherapy in some way reiterates the idea of the myths in Lévi-Strauss’ structuralism that natural phenomena are how myths seek to explain realities belonging to a logical order. …”
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Inhabited Ideology: Diversity Ideology and Approaches to Racial Equity Across Institutional Sectors by Emily Handsman, Bonnie Siegler

“…The authors bring research on racial ideology and inhabited institutionalism together to propose a theory of inhabited ideology by showing that institutional myths—cultural ideals that organizations must engage with to maintain legitimacy within their institutional sector—mediate diversity ideology to create local ideological tenets which shape and justify organizational approaches to racial equity. …”
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Мегаполис как источник страхов в перспективе массовой литературы (антология „Мифы мегаполиса”) by Joanna Radosz

“…The anthology Myths of Megapolis (Mify megapolisa), published in 2007, due to the variety of the presented short stories shows various perspectives of the metropolis’ life and the fears of its citizens. …”
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COMPETE BY «HIRCH’S»? by Dmitry A. Novikov

“…The paper analyzes in a polemical form the typical aberrations and myths (common as for officials from science governance, and, often, for the scientists) about the possibility and expediency of using formal bibliometric indicators to assess the working efficiency of individual and collective research activities.…”
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Calebasses anthropophages et dévoreurs africains by Jean-Loïc Le Quellec

“…The corpus of the myths of the "Devouring Calabash" is here enriched and complemented, as well as that of the diluvial myths, not uncommon in Africa contrary to a widespread opinion. …”
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Considering middle-classes in Latin America: An update of old debates by Isabel Díaz

“…In particular, this article focuses on stratification and social and political mobility, as topics of contemporary reflection, and the need to overcome myths that result from the unrestrained use of this concept. …”
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Witch-hunts, Theocracies and Hypocrisy: McCarthyism in Arthur Miller/ Robert Ward’s opera The Crucible and Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah by Rachel Hutchins-Viroux

“…Ces œuvres dramatiques transposent les histoires plus anciennes en nouveaux mythes qui communiquent des aspects négatifs et tragiques du caractère et de l’expérience américains.…”
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El rastro de los pecaríes. Variaciones míticas, variaciones cosmológicas e identidades étnicas en la etnología pano by Oscar Calavia Sáez

“…Le présent article analyse quelques mythes sur les pécaris chez des groupes de langue pano – Yaminawa et Yawanawa –, mythes où cet animal est pris comme un emblème des groupes. …”
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Mitos sobre el estreñimiento by Wendy J. Dahl

“…This 2-page Spanish-language fact sheet addresses common myths about constipation. Written by Wendy J. Dahl and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, May 2011. …”
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Mitos sobre el estreñimiento by Wendy J. Dahl

“…This 2-page Spanish-language fact sheet addresses common myths about constipation. Written by Wendy J. Dahl and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, May 2011. …”
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Teaming up with termites—Appraising termites’ contributions to earth technologies in West Africa by Jan Jansen, James R. Fairhead

“…It proposes an integrated understanding of a wide range of hitherto symbolically or metaphorically understood practices related to the mining of iron and gold, iron production, agriculture, health, wood carving and pottery, as well as to creation myths and the Sunjata epic.…”
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Koro Syndrome: Epidemiology, Psychiatric and Physical Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options by Yukino N. Strong, David Y. Cao, Jessica Zhou, Maya A. Guenther, Danyon J. Anderson, Alan D. Kaye, Brian E. Blick, Prathima R. Anandi, Hirni Y. Patel, Ivan Urits

“…The condition typically affects young males who believe in sex-related myths, and many individuals can co-present with anxiety, depression, or even psychosis. …”
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கவிதா சொர்ண வல்லியின் சிறுகதையில் பாலின இடம் / The Place of Gender in the Short Stories of Kavitha Sornavalli... by முனைவர் அ. ஹெப்சி ரோஸ் மேரி / Dr. A. Hepsy Rose Mary

“…Kavita Sornavalli questions the myths about femininity that Tamil society has secretly built up over time with her stories unfolding them in the female voice. …”
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O imperativo da beleza no Brasil by Denise Bernuzzi de Sant’Anna

“…It reveals the ancient myths related to the dream of a strong nature and a life full of wealth and happiness. …”
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Tracking the Indigenous Sacred, Chidester-style by Rosalind I.J. Hackett

“…By adopting a more dynamic and open-ended approach to religion as a set of resources and strategies, Chidester provides critical insights on the production, appropriation, and interpretation of indigenous religious myths and ritualsin the post-apartheid setting. …”
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A construção do saber geográfico no helenismo: II - As physiografias e a desmitificação de Gaia. by Antonio Carlos Vitte, Márcio Henrique de Mello Pereira

“…From the Ionians to Heraclitus and the atomists to Hippocrates, the Greek reason sought to understand and explain the origin of man and the earth no longer through myths, but in search of evidence in the very dynamics of nature, by highlighting at each historical moment the elements of nature that best synthesize the natural origin, as well as the metaphysical and ontological unity of the world.…”
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Elastic, Yet Unyielding: The U.S.-Mexico Border and Anzaldúa’s Oppositional Rearticulations of the Frontier by Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová

“…-Mexican border is contrasted with established U.S. national myths of westward expansion. The writer’s project is further illustrated by a gender- and race-sensitive analysis of the poem “We Call Them Greasers,” carried out from a postcolonial perspective and a feminist position.…”
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Les dissonances de l’alpinisme féminin dans le métier de guide de montagne by Rozenn Martinoia

“…Étayé par une enquête ethnographique, cet article met plus particulièrement en lumière la prégnance du mythe du guide viril qui norme les interactions au sein du groupe professionnel. …”
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BLOCKCHAIN: PHILOSOPHY, TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS AND RISKS by V. V. Godin, A. E. Terekhova

“…Blockchain infrastructure in implementation has been analyzed: reality and myths. An attention has been paid to current trends of blockchain usage in business and society in terms of opportunities, threats and risks. …”
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