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Research Article
The Mechanism of Formation and Display of Sacral-value Relations in the Language of Culture
Oksana Leontyeva*
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 6, December 2024
Pages:
246-257
Received:
28 October 2024
Accepted:
11 November 2024
Published:
21 November 2024
Abstract: The issue of mutual understanding of cultures is today more relevant than ever and requires careful, deep and comprehensive consideration. This issue does not lie in the plane of one knowledge's direction, but is located in the interdisciplinary field in a complex interweaving of different scientific directions. Today it is an obvious fact that cultures touch each other by ideas and the way of worldview. The world picture of any cultural community is built on clots of ideas. Ideas arise in the human psychic field and are reflected in language through a special mechanism created by a culture, which stores and transmits the way of its worldview for the next generations. The psychic field, unlike the external environment, which consists of a multitude of random factors, is a field of certainty. In the field of certainty, the first sacred-value links between man and the world around him began to emerge and to be established at the dawn of the culture's origin. The first connections were unprecedented, because they formed basic thought-forms and served as an impetus for the creation of a mechanism for their fixation and transmission. This mechanism is based on thought forms, thought images, mental templates and language. If thought-forms are universal for any culture, then the filling of thought-forms with thought images and the formation of mental templates on their basis, as samples for perception and understanding of the culture's value reality, occurs individually in each culture. Acting together they create a special way of worldview, which is represented in any form of culture: language, painting etc. All subsequent ideas in a culture are realised through the way of worldview created by it and arise on the basis of the world's value picture, which was built on the first sacral-value relations. In non-written languages, ideas are not conceptualised. They may exist disparately, but within a value picture of the world. Ideas are conceptualised in written language, which leads to the emergence of the ideology's prototype. The first written languages, while extending to cultures that were in contact proximity, or that were part of one large community, it was not able to fully conceptualise the value systems already existing within the culture. Written language was able to absorb such meanings, but was unable to assimilate or change the mental templates, and the value picture of the world built on them, of these cultures. Mental templates and ways of worldview are not influenced from outside and individualise cultures.
Abstract: The issue of mutual understanding of cultures is today more relevant than ever and requires careful, deep and comprehensive consideration. This issue does not lie in the plane of one knowledge's direction, but is located in the interdisciplinary field in a complex interweaving of different scientific directions. Today it is an obvious fact that cul...
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Research Article
The Last Point in the Evolution of Human-animal Perception and Its Reflection on the News in Turkey
Kazım Tolga Gürel*
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 6, December 2024
Pages:
258-270
Received:
10 May 2024
Accepted:
9 October 2024
Published:
26 November 2024
Abstract: The human-animal relationship has changed from time to time with the evolution of cultural history. In the theoretical part of the study, a journey from being one or brother and sister to seeing the animal as an object and from there to be reduced to a means of healing traumas is described to the extent permitted by the dimensions of the article. The main stops in this evolution are emphasized, and the structural constructions of this relationship are analyzed. Following this analysis, the discourse analysis of the news articles was carried out. Through this analysis method, it was show what the real purpose of the news articles was and where this purposes tood in the evolution described in the theoretical part. After constructing the background of the article's narrative with qualitative-historical descriptions and interpretations in the theoretical part, discourse analysis was chosen as the method. Since the November 25th incident at the Konya Animal Shelter created a debate in a large segment of social institutions, four news articles from four newspapers covering the incident on the same day on the internet were selected and analyzed. The newspapers where the news items were published were identified based on their closeness to and opposition to the government. Findings on how the same news item was constructed were shown and interpreted. The attitude of the newspapers while reporting the event and the point in the evolution of the animal-human relationship were discussed. Thus, in the light of anthropological interpretations, this study has also revealed how animals are objectified in newspapers.
Abstract: The human-animal relationship has changed from time to time with the evolution of cultural history. In the theoretical part of the study, a journey from being one or brother and sister to seeing the animal as an object and from there to be reduced to a means of healing traumas is described to the extent permitted by the dimensions of the article. T...
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Research Article
A Juridical-Canonical Perspective on the Rights and Duties of Christians in Active Participation in Politics for the Common Good
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 6, December 2024
Pages:
271-292
Received:
23 September 2024
Accepted:
28 October 2024
Published:
26 November 2024
Abstract: Our objective with this article is to analyze the need and the raison d'être of the participation of the faithful in the perspective of faith in politics and in the reworking of the constitution. In it we identify the fundamental elements, the representational forms and participations, seeking to understand how these elements interfere in the people's liberation militancy from the point of view of the Church's Magisterium and the Church's Social Doctrine. Thus, to show that politics, although there are few good examples of those who exercise it, there is no doubt that, in essence, it is a good for everyone. Yes, because politics is, originally, a way of thinking and living in society, with a healthy and community objective, that is, the good of the human person in society, the common well1. Hence, in politics, it does not matter the diversity of thoughts or position, what matters is the objective for the common well. That is why it has already been said that politics is the healthy coexistence of contrary thoughts / manifestations. The important thing is that the desire for a good always arises in us, a demand for valuing the other, as a human person, image and likeness of God2. This work is based on the theory of Social Representation since the Christian social and political faith present in that society and in the life and practice of politicians. Thus, it is possible to verify whether the political-social representation of faith is a constitutive element for the common well and the dignity of the human person, that of politics in the faith.
Abstract: Our objective with this article is to analyze the need and the raison d'être of the participation of the faithful in the perspective of faith in politics and in the reworking of the constitution. In it we identify the fundamental elements, the representational forms and participations, seeking to understand how these elements interfere in the peopl...
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Research Article
Krishna: The Matrix of the Wise Old Man
Binod Kumar Acharya*
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 6, December 2024
Pages:
293-302
Received:
1 September 2024
Accepted:
16 October 2024
Published:
28 November 2024
Abstract: This article reads Krishna through the perspective myths and archetypes. Carl Gustav Jung postulates different archetypes in his Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious which are the building blocks of myths. He argues that the wise old man stands as a dominant archetype in different narratives. Consequently, The Mahabharata unveils its messages through the archetypes. Similarly, this study explores Krishna as a wise old man to the Pandavas. It also digs out the multidimensionality of Krishna who grooms the Pandavas as the winners. He rises as the counselor, guide and peace ambassador. In the same way, he psychologically motivates Arjuna for his real action through the Gita Darsana. Additionally, he manifests the proactive role killing Sisupal to make the Rajasuya a grand success and creating illusionary sunset to terminate Jayadrath with the help of the Sudarsana. This study fundamentally deals with these research questions: How does Krishna bring changes as he arrives into the life of the Pandavas? In what way does he breach the code for empowering his mentees? How does he manifest his guardianship during the Post Kurukshetra combat? His roles as the proactive mentor, psychosocial motivator and peace ambassador are used as the research tools. Similarly, the objectives are: to justify Krishna as a Jungian wise old man, to point out his strategic move to empower the Pandavas and to explore the long-term effect of his assistance in their life. This research does not incorporate Krishna’s role that remains away from the Pandavas. Moreover, it has used hermeneutic phenomenology as the research methodology because it relates subjective insight of the author. Finally, The Mahabharata consists of archetypal characters, archetypal actions and archetypal themes. It carries its themes through the underlying pattern of myths and archetypes.
Abstract: This article reads Krishna through the perspective myths and archetypes. Carl Gustav Jung postulates different archetypes in his Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious which are the building blocks of myths. He argues that the wise old man stands as a dominant archetype in different narratives. Consequently, The Mahabharata unveils its messages ...
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Research Article
Exploring Managers' Views on Government Support for Special Care Centres for Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Gauteng, South Africa
Zondani Zimba*,
Renier Jacobus Botha
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 6, December 2024
Pages:
303-317
Received:
2 August 2024
Accepted:
15 October 2024
Published:
28 November 2024
Abstract: This study investigates managers' perceptions of the support provided by the Gauteng provincial government to Special Care Centres for Learners with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disabilities. It examines the challenges these managers face and evaluates the adequacy of governmental support from their perspective. Utilizing a Mixed Methods Research (MMR) approach with an exploratory sequential design, the research comprised two phases. In Phase 1, qualitative data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 10 managers, followed by Phase 2, where 31 participants completed a questionnaire. Out of 45 centre managers, 14 did not return the questionnaire. The findings reveal that managers struggle to obtain support from various provincial government departments. While the Departments of Education, Health, and Social Development provide assistance in accordance with policy, departments such as Transport, Cooperative Governance, and Infrastructure fail to meet their obligations. The study recommends enhanced collaboration among provincial departments to improve support for the centres, focusing on transportation for learners to and from the centres, upgrading centre infrastructure, and establishing effective communication channels between managers and government departments.
Abstract: This study investigates managers' perceptions of the support provided by the Gauteng provincial government to Special Care Centres for Learners with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disabilities. It examines the challenges these managers face and evaluates the adequacy of governmental support from their perspective. Utilizing a Mixed Methods Researc...
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