For the Talmud this is not a folkloristic superstition but a really serious problem. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Wife in Jewish Law and Lore.] Reference
Understandably, we had to limit ourselves by alluding only to such folkloristic theories. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Beneath the folkloristic gloss, the poems are replete with allusions to death and destruction. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Goldberg.] Reference
It is a must for de Lint completists and, actually, for all high-fantasy and folkloristic fiction fans. From Wordnik.com. [Subterranean Press » 2010 » January] Reference
As far as the story/stories go as such, variation is precisely what we'd expect in a folkloristic, oral culture. From Wordnik.com. [Can One Simply "Believe The Bible" About Easter?] Reference
It seeks an internal pattern which is often a polarity, a folkloristic version of “the figure in the carpet.”. From Wordnik.com. [MOTIF] Reference
Soviet Socialist Republics afforded an outlet for the development of national languages and folkloristic traditions. From Wordnik.com. [NATIONALISM] Reference
This chapter is a sophisticated folkloristic analysis of the mother and sons story within the context of Lamentations. From Wordnik.com. [Hannah Mother of Seven.] Reference
It is thus not a question of a folkloristic reproduction, a kind of exoticism, but an independent and co-operative work. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Her rebellion found expression in weeping and mourning, to express which she used folkloristic elements and quasi-ritualistic objects. From Wordnik.com. [Artists: Israeli, 1970 to the Present.] Reference
A number of psychoanalysts have attempted to in - terpret mythological and folkloristic personages using the Freudian pan-sexual symbolism. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
While studying sculpture she also began studying jewelry-making and in the 1960s created copper, silver and gold jewelry incorporating folkloristic motifs. From Wordnik.com. [Artists: Yishuv and Israel: 1920-1970.] Reference
The present emphasis on folkloristic art in Africa and on a revival and reinterpretation of the history of ancient kingdoms went on in Europe a few decades ago. From Wordnik.com. [NATIONALISM] Reference
The meticulous coloring in the oil paintings of Tal Matzliah was reminiscent of folkloristic handicrafts that involve patience, unglamorous work and total dedication. From Wordnik.com. [Artists: Israeli, 1970 to the Present.] Reference
Like the blues, pizzica salentina has young practitioners who passionately champion the music, while others in the local arts community view it, at worst, as a useless folkloristic leftover. From Wordnik.com. [Puglia's Fiery Pizzica] Reference
While others in Fausta's culture participate in spectacular folkloristic weddings -- including a bride with pink balloons on her veil to make it fly up in the sky -- she herself stares ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Karin Badt: Accepting Trauma: Berlinale Golden Bear Winner Milk of Sorrow] Reference
In short, Propp defends the organic character of his morphology, and the pos - sibility of reconstructing the history of folkloristic cre - ations, against the logico-mathematical structuralism of Lévi-Strauss. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
She manipulates the codes of pulp literature, comics, soap operas, pornography and folkloristic novels (Heimatsroman), so that the inherent madness in these ostensibly harmless consumer phenomena shines through. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Literature 2004 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The story of the Renaissance charlatan (or self-deluding magus) became a conflation of folkloristic motifs of greater and lesser antiquity, all now attached to a recently contemporary exemplar of man damned for using forbidden powers. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Part of the Tragedy (false-title in 1808 ed.), reconciling the obligatory folkloristic elements of the legend with his conception of Faust as the symbol of man seeking the meaning of life and the maximal realization of its possibilities. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
These pronouncements, reminiscent of certain fatwas emanating elsewhere in the Middle East from fundamentalist ulemas, have usually been dismissed by the general public with a shrug, as folkloristic, politically benign splittings of Talmudic hairs. From Wordnik.com. ['Israel's Demons': An Exchange] Reference
Dundes: "Projection is one of a number of psychological defense mechanisms which provides an unconscious screen or arena for display of the causes of anxiety and it is for this reason that folkloristic projections are so indispensable" (45). close window. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on 'National Demons: Robert Burns, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Folk in the Forest'] Reference
Best folkloristic or ethnic song not to qualify for Eurovision. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
Best pop or dance song, Best rock song and Best folkloristic or ethnic song. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
Draw is an up-tempo song mixing pop music with some minor folkloristic elements. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
Työlki ellää is a folkloristic song inspired by old Finnish poetic runo songs and gypsy music. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
You are either opposed to virtualization if you believe in virtualization overhead, or a folkloristic figure. From Wordnik.com. [DailyTech News Feed] Reference
"They brought their songs, their dances, their physical energy, but we didn't want it to be folkloristic," said Mr. Tramacere. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The Qala Local Council together with the Menhir Qala Folk Group, are again organising another edition of this folkloristic festival. From Wordnik.com. [MaltaMedia.com] Reference
Following the Azerbaijani trend in the Eurovision Song Contest, this year's entry will also feature both modern and traditional/folkloristic sounds. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
I am definitely part of the 'younger generation' and really, if I hear the description 'uptempo dance song with minor folkloristic elements' once more I truly think I'm going to cry. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
Buttigieg explained the main aim of this festival, being that of exposing old practices and folkloristic traditions connected both with the locality of Qala as well as with the island of Gozo. From Wordnik.com. [MaltaMedia.com] Reference
The nominees in this category have to include notable folkloristic or ethnic elements, which may be relflected in the intrumentation, the vocal style, the general style or even the lyrics. here. From Wordnik.com. [esctoday.com | news] Reference
The music by this American quartet is always one without boundaries, an adventurous fusion between jazz, chamber atmospheres and folkloristic scents coming from various latitudes and longitudes. From Wordnik.com. [BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News] Reference
Jan Garbarek's Chambermusic-Jazz might well be the most beautiful sound next to silence, and he, as sculptor of these sounds, is intrinsingly connected with the illustrative and folkloristic qualities and influences. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
Propp), ignore the differences between myths, saga, fairy tales, and other folkloristic narra - tives. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
This is a folkloristic study. From Wordnik.com. [Rachel, Wife of Rabbi Akiva.] Reference
It is predominantly folkloristic. From Wordnik.com. [Untouchable Spring .... అంటరాని వసంతం] Reference
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