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Scotland and the American Indians

https://electricscotland.com/history/america/american_indians.htm

The ballads, songs, folklore, and stories passed on to the children contained the distilled wisdom of their people. One even finds a similarity between Native and Scottish naming

What is La Folia?

https://folias.nl/html1.html

with Afro-Brazilian folklore and traditions is known for his 'Folia de Reis' which means 'Folly of the Kings'. It is the name of a celebration brought to Brazil by African slaves

Article from PHILOSOPHY PATHWAYS Issue 113

http://philosophos.sdf.org/feature_articles/philosophy_article_124.html

or they become mere folklore. Belief requires some 'reason' for belief. The reason must be grounded in some form of legitimate thought that can appeal to a rational foundation. Th

Hannah Arendt and Richard Weaver on the Crisis of Western Education | The Brussels Journal

https://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/5141

his summer “Myth and Folklore” course, or lighten the burden of his instruction, by providing us with mimeographed sheets of the libretto and playing for us on a portable stereo i

DISCOURSE: The Old Woman of Taishan

http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/C%20-%20Zen/Modern%20Teachers/John%20Daido%20Loori%20-%20Dharma%20Talks/DISCOURSE%20The%20Old%20Woman%20of%20Taishan.htm

of Buddhism and local folklore. For us, ten centuries later, the challenge is to uncover the full spectrum of the koan, its breadth and depth. On the surface of this koan we have

Flatwoods Monster -- Home

http://www.flatwoodsmonster.com/

a mere West Virginia folklore tale and the truth of the encounter was never fully known. Forty years later, Illustrator Frank Feschino, Jr. began his investigation, researche

the KlezmerShack

https://www.klezmershack.com/

traditions, rites and folklore, the included works use the medium to evoke history and push boundaries, all on an intimate scale, all with a personal connection. Follow this music
The KlezmerShack is the online home of 'world music from a Jewish slant'. We cover Klezmer and more, focusing on the edges and the sounds that express who we are now. We also pro

Bible Skeptics and God Haters — By Rick Dack

https://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Atheism/skeptics.htm

the best elements in folklore…a threat to humanity, a sense of precariousness of life, the danger and possibility of interacting with…the divine." Comment: Noah's Ark is folk
Bible Skeptics and God Haters

Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers "The Power of Myth"

https://carljung.ru/Library/CampMoye.htm

could make the bones of folklore and anthropology live." Now, at the memorial service in the museum where three quarters of a century earlier his imagination had first been excite

Joseph Smith Home Page: Godly Gold-diggers

http://olivercowdery.com/smithhome/smithgod.htm

stories of anti-Mormon folklore or the extensive hearsay in county histories. Responsible investigation will not jump from Harris and the Stowell involvement to the neighborhood c

The Last Psychiatrist: The Walking Dead: Not About Zombies

https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/12/the_walking_dead_not_about_zom.html

of the zombie folklore is the change to running zombies.  I disagree; a more important change was the use of humor in zombie movies.  Humor, especially irony, represents

ERBzine 1742: Aelita: Russian Princess of Mars? by Den Valdron

https://www.erbzine.com/mag17/1742.html

towards mining slavic folklore and mythology, I guess this would be termed fantasy these days.   Another running theme was historical works, particularly Peter the Great


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