Hasil untuk "Folklore"

Henry Mintzberg

Mariana Turner, Soledad Echegoyen

Los estudios de cinemática en la danza son un gran soporte para mejorar los movimientos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar la manera de ejecución de la vuelta de pecho en el baile flamenco a través de un análisis cinemático de la inclinación del torso, la flexión de la rodilla y velocidad del giro. Se estudiaron a once bailaoras profesionales de flamenco (30 ± 3.6 años de edad). Cada una realizó tres vueltas consecutivas, a las que se les videograbó en tres planos: frontal, sagital y transversal desde una visión cenital. Se dividieron en dos grupos de acuerdo a la calidad de las vueltas. Se analizaron cinco fases del movimiento en los que se midió: tiempo de la fase, ángulo de flexión de la rodilla, flexión y extensión del torso y desplazamiento del centro de masa (CM) y de la cabeza. El tiempo para completar la vuelta fue de 1.3 ± 0.2 s. La inclinación del torso fue diferente en cada fase siendo en promedio 47.4º ± 14.4º, la flexión promedio de la rodilla de base 18.85º ± 7.3º. Los giros de mejor calidad tuvieron como característica mayor flexión de la rodilla (p<0.02) y mayor velocidad en la fase intermedia o extensión del torso (p<0.03). La flexión de la rodilla ayudó a mantener el CM dentro de la superficie de sustentación y lograr mejor equilibrio. Este es uno de los primeros estudios sobre cinemática de los giros en el baile flamenco, para entender la técnica, inclinación del torso y factores que influyen en la calidad. Se requieren de más estudios para mejorar la técnica y sobre todo la enseñanza de esta.

Lucas Palacios Liberato

Cuando asistimos a la fiesta del “Jojo”, la Caporalía, el culto a los ancestros y la fiesta del Inca de Naván, descubrimos que los ritos andinos, los cantos en quechua, la música, danza y el vestuario campesinos relacionados con estas celebraciones no responden a formas, colores y contenido católicos, a pesar de que se dedican a dichos ídolos; en cuanto la religión cristiana no ha creado algo propio en sí mismo. Nuestro propósito es demostrar el origen prehispánico de la fiestas ancestrales y los factores de su vigencia. Para el logro del objetivo propuesto hemos revisado las fuentes documentales, reproduciendo aquí los relatos, fragmentos y testimonios; simultáneamente al registro de investigaciones etnohistóricas correspondientes. El presente trabajo lo iniciamos en el año 2007, con visitas de especialistas al lugar, gracias al apoyo de la Escuela Nacional Superior de Folklore José María Arguedas de Lima y la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Greg Knese

We give an elementary proof of the folklore result that the Agler norm of a function is determined by its norm on commuting tuples of nilpotent matrices. The proof is variation on a standard cone separation argument. The topic is closely related to the Eschmeier-Patton-Putinar formulation of Carathéodory-Fejér interpolation.

Karim Alexander Adiprasito, Ryoshun Oba, Stavros Argyrios Papadakis et al.

We prove, in any positive characteristic, Parseval-Rayleigh identities for the residue map of a homogeneous complete intersection. As an application, we give a conceptual proof of the folklore fact that generic homogeneous complete intersections have the Strong Lefschetz Property over any field of characteristic 2.

Pegah Pournajafi

We show that there exist infinitely many classes of intersection graphs of geometric objects that are not $χ$-bounded -- namely, $d$-CBU graphs for $d\geq 3$ -- and each is incomparable with the class of Burling graphs. This answers a folklore open problem on whether Burling graphs are the sole source of unbounded chromatic number among geometric intersection classes.

Ndzalama Maluleke

Vatsonga largely rely on proverbial expressions and other forms of figurative language in their daily discourse to convey various messages and lessons. In fact, Vatsonga are famously known for their instructive slogan, Mitirho ya vulavula, loosely translated as action speaks, which they use to prod one another towards striving for good deeds and to use deeds as a testimony to a person’s character. Due to their recurrent use in Xitsonga folklore, proverbs are often used by Vatsonga to instil cultural mores and autochthonous wisdom to the youth and other members of society. Hence, Vatsonga youth often use proverbs among themselves during conversations. Underpinned by the context theory of meaning and the qualitative research approach, the article analysed five purposively selected proverbs from two texts, Vutlhari bya Vatsonga Machangana by Junod (2017) and Tinhlungu ta rixaka dictionary by Marhanele and Bila (2016) to highlight the relevance and significance of proverbs to the youth. The findings demonstrate that proverbs are a significant tool for influencing and redirecting contemporary youth to fit societal cultural standards and expectations. The article recommends using paremiology to redirect and guide the youth's upbringing. This will teach Vatsonga the customs and methods of culture, as well as make their lives easier in a variety of situations

Kay Jon

This essay explores how traditional arts impact the lives of older adults, especially those recognized as inheritors of an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Through the work of elder Bai artist Mrs Zhao Huaizhu, I consider how traditional hand-icrafts and cultural knowledge enhance elder wellbeing and foster intergenerational connections. Mrs Zhao is a master of buzha, a traditional Bai art form where embroidered silk items are filled with wormwood and other aromatic herbs. Recognized as an ICH inheritor, Mrs Zhao invests her silk creations with Bai folklore, local history, and personal narratives. She uses her creations to convey cultural values and impart her individual identity. Engaging in this expressive practice not only gives Mrs Zhao’s life purpose and meaning, but also allows her to contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of her Bai community. This case study underscores the reciprocal relationship between ICH practices and the elders who practice them. Blending folklore methods with gerontological perspectives, the essay makes clear that traditional arts and cultural performances can work to support the quality of life of older adults. While elder artisans may be vital for sustaining traditional knowledge and practices, active participation in these cultural productions also enhance their emotional, psychological, physical, and social wellbeing, which is seldom a consideration in scholarly and governmental conversations about the value of ‘heritage’ conservation efforts.

Marek Białokur, Dorota Gajda-Szczegielniak

Artykuł poświęcony jest sylwetce Mikołaja Kozakiewicza, Marszałka Sejmu kontraktowego (1989–1991), którego postać, choć zasłużona, jest dziś mało znana, szczególnie młodszym pokoleniom. Celem autorów jest przybliżenie jego życia i działalności społeczno-politycznej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem krytyki systemu edukacji w Polsce Ludowej, który Kozakiewicz analizował jako socjolog i pedagog. Kozakiewicz opowiadał się za reformami edukacyjnymi i zmianami w systemie nauczania, krytykując jego organizację i treści dydaktyczne. W artykule przedstawiono również jego działalność polityczną, zwłaszcza w kontekście przemian związanych z Okrągłym Stołem i Sejmem kontraktowym. Cytując słowa Marco Polo, Kozakiewicz podkreślał konieczność postępu i dążenia do poprawy, mimo trudnych okoliczności. Jego spuścizna obejmuje kilkadziesiąt książek i artykułów, w których podejmował kwestie oświaty, reform i praw obywatelskich. Artykuł jest próbą przypomnienia o jego wkładzie w rozwój edukacji i polityki.

V. E. Kortyaev

The study focuses on the legal system and legal relations of the ancient Russian Tmutarakan, one of the most poorly studied administrative-territorial formations in the historical and legal science of the origin of the integral Ancient Russian state.   The purpose of this study is to reconstruct the legal system of the Tmutarakan “principality”.   To achieve this, the Author uses the maximum number of materials available and characterizes the legal relations of ancient Russian Tmutarakan; the norms of customary law and the foundations that were built on this territory and were traditional for Tmutarakan society. The research methodology includes general scientific (inductive, comprehensive, logical) and specific scientific (formal legal, historical) methods. Inductive, comprehensive and logical methods made it possible to systematize all the information on the topic available to the Author and formulate the problem, proving no related research in the national historical and legal science. The research uses formal legal and historical methods to explore the legal system of Tmutarakan from legal and historical points of view. There is no doubt that the early feudal development determined the development of the Tmutarakan legal system as the one built on principles of customary law. At the same time, the legal system is viewed from the modern point of view in order to prove the fact that in comparison with the native Russian principalities, in Tmutarakan, the development of law was not lower, but often much higher. The results of this research can be used in educational literature, manuals on theory of state and law, and to be later developed to start a new field in historical and legal science, which is currently required but does not exist yet, that is, legal archaeology. Having conducted the research, the Author comes to the following conclusion: there was a developed legal system and legal relations in Tmutarakan. Not until the end of the 21st century, the historical and legal records of Tmutarakan basically contained the information from the chronicles of folklore nature. Only with the development of archeology, in the late 21st – early 22nd centuries, more information about the ancient Russian Tmutarakan and other forms of statehood on the Taman Peninsula and Hermonassa, Tamatarch in the Crimea was revealed. At the beginning of the 21st century, the problem of legal nature of statehood was investigated in the dissertations on theory of state and law. However, up to the present, the subject has not been thoroughly explored.

Robert Yuncken

We describe a proof of the following folklore theorem: If $\cX = G/K$ is the homogeneous space of a simply connected compact semisimple Lie group with Poisson-Lie stabilizers, then the $q$-deformed algebras of regular functions $\CC[\cX_q]$ with $0<q\leq1$ are mutually non-isomorphic as $*$-algebras.

Junwu Tu

In this note we record a comparison theorem on the B-model variation of semi-infinite Hodge structures. This result is considered a folklore theorem by experts in the field. We only take this opportunity to write it down. Our motivation is to apply it in the study of B-model categorical enumerative invariants.

Britta Peis, Niklas Rieken

We give a simpler analysis of the ascending auction of Bikhchandani, de Vries, Schummer, and Vohra to sell a welfare-maximizing base of a matroid at Vickrey prices. The new proofs for economic efficiency and the charge of Vickrey prices only require a few matroid folklore theorems, therefore shortening the analysis of the design goals of the auction significantly.

Chenzi Jin

It was conjectured by Tian that the global log canonical threshold (known as the $α$-invariant) is equal to the level $k$ log canonical threshold (known as the $α_k$-invariant) for all sufficiently large $k$. A weaker folklore conjecture has been that the invariants $α_k$ are eventually monotone. We provide a counterexample to both conjectures.

Basudeb Datta, Subhojoy Gupta

It is a classical fact in Euclidean geometry that the regular polygon maximizes area amongst polygons of the same perimeter and number of sides, and the analogue of this in non-Euclidean geometries has long been a folklore result. In this note, we present a complete proof of this polygonal isoperimetric inequality in hyperbolic and spherical geometries.

Matthew Baker, Oliver Lorscheid

We give a new proof, along with some generalizations, of a folklore theorem (attributed to Laurent Lafforgue) that a rigid matroid (i.e., a matroid with indecomposable basis polytope) has only finitely many projective equivalence classes of representations over any given field.

Guillermo Pineda-Villavicencio

It is folklore that the cycle space of graphs of polytopes is generated by the cycles bounding the 2-faces. We provide a proof of this result that bypass homological arguments, which seem to be the most widely known proof. As a corollary, we obtain a result of Blind & Blind (1994) stating that graphs of polytopes are bipartite if and only if graphs of every 2-face are bipartite.

Marina V. Ayusheeva

The article examines one of the aspects of the creative heritage of Purbo Baldanovich Baldanzhapov (1921–1991), the eminent scholar of history and culture of Mongolian-speaking peoples. The study is of relevance, granted the importance of his field work and materials collected in the expeditions, including the data on the history and culture of Buryats, Mongolians, and Tuvans that need to be published. The article aims to give an estimate of Baldanzhapov’s scholarly work and of his role for the development of science in Buryatia and to introduce his field materials to make them available for scientific study. For the purpose, methods of source studies were used for the description and analysis of the field materials under study and the biographical method was employed in the estimation of the scholar’s contribution to the study of the history and culture of the Mongolian-speaking peoples. Materials used for the research were his field reports, reports, expedition diaries, and notebooks kept in the scholar’s personal archive (f. no. 29) at the Center for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs of the Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Results. While he was involved in numerous scholarly activities, Baldanzhapov focused on the collection and identification of written monuments, especially Mongolian chronicles and works on Indo-Tibetan medicine. As a member of historical- ethnographic expeditions, he collected data on shamanistic rituals, Buryat clans and families, folklore, and ethnography. His data on the spiritual culture of the Buryats and Mongolians, the transformation of Mongolian society and the development of school education in Mongolia substantially supplement and concretize the history and culture of the peoples under study. Conclusions. Baldanzhapov managed to implement several large projects for the study of written sources, the spiritual culture of the Buryats and Mongolians, and Indo-Tibetan medicine. The draft records of most field materials are not easy to work with, but they are sure to be of relevance for the researchers in the field. Notably, in terms of their thematic coverage, the archival materials, Mongolian and Tibetan manuscripts and xylographs, microfilms, which the scholar managed to collect, are unique in the collection of the Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs of the Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies (SB RAS).

Kübra Yıldız Altın

Evil, which is a universal phenomenon affects various aspects of human life. In the early periods of history, every situation that threatened human beings in the struggle for survival with nature was described as bad. The cultural history of humans continued with gathering, hunting, animal husbandry and eventually the transition to settled life and agricultural society. In this process, there is the presence and influence of belief in bad power or forces. Studies have been conducted in Turkish folklore about the “Satan”, which is believed to be one of the leading evil forces. However, there is no study on the relationship between “woman” and “Satan” in narratives of the South Siberia and this is the starting point of the study. Turkish narratives in Siberian in general and the South Siberia in particular are important sources in this sense. In addition to the narratives about the association of women with Satan, being as bad as Satan and even deceiving Satan contribute to the image of women in Turkish culture and allow to explain the reasons for this negative image. The roles and the image of women have changed and transformed from the beginning to the present. In this context, the main point of the study is the idea that masculine discourse and power became widespread after the transition from matriarchal to patriarchal period. At this point, the perception of “gender” and “socialization” has been constructed as the initiator of this idea. As a result, narratives from the South Siberian field (Altai, Tuva, Khakas), especially including “woman” and “Satan” have been selected by random sampling method in the study. Also, current reflections of the relationship between the two phenomena have been identified in this study. The relationship between these two phenomena has been critically examined in the context of cultural feminism theory.

Özay Önal

In this research, the concept of sound in Turkish has been considered in terms of its occurrences in the fields of music and speech and analyzed in the related metalanguage and daily language. As it is the case for most conceptual field, we have a body of structured knowledge regarding the sound. It is understood from the image schematic, conceptual metaphorical and metonymic patterns found in music and phonology texts that the components of the sound like pitch, amplitude and timbre; and the formations of it like melody, motion, path, interval, chord and scale are understood as abstract concepts that must be embodied as concrete entities by the human mind. Drawing on this, the roles of these patterns in structuring the conceptual content of the sound in Turkish frame the focus of this research. To that end, typical examples have been collected from the metalinguistic usages found in the books of music theory, linguistics, acoustics and music encyclopedias. On the other hand, naïve knowledge models of sound have been observed in daily formulaic language containing idioms and proverbs and also in the web news. Findings show that image schemas, conceptual metaphor and metonymy are highly prevalent in both models of knowledge. In addition, it has been observed that the specific terms found in the metalanguage of music and linguistics actually belong to the vernacular and they have been transferred into the metalanguage through metaphorical mapping. Scientific/expert models, which contain metalanguage rich in field terms and naïve/folk models, which are owned by ordinary people