Search results for "sacrifice"
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Internet of things: an exploratory study of the co-creation of value
2016
Internet Of Things (IoT) provides consumers a continuous access to real-time notifications and data. Using the « Service-Dominant Logic Theory » framework (Vargo and Lusch, 2004), this paper aims to compare brands value propositions and consumer perceptions regarding bracelets and smart watches. Data analysis is based on two sets of data collections: the first concerns the content of eight manufacturers websites; the second comes from a non-participant observation of consumer opinions about connected devices (netnography). Results show a typology of gains and pains, significant interactions between the different value components and consumers’ compensation phenomena. Furthermore, discrepanc…
"Far-off gleams of evangelium" : a study of how J. R. R. Tolkien's The lord of the rings reflects the biblical "Kingdom of Heaven"
2008
The balancing act: How do moral norms and anticipated pride drive food waste/reduction behaviour?
2022
Food waste is a serious problem that impacts the environment and sustainability by increasing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. Food waste also represents a social challenge because it raises serious concerns about food security. While acknowledging that households waste a great deal of food because they lack a proper routine for reusing leftovers and purchase more food than required, few studies have extensively examined the drivers of leftover reuse and over-ordering. We address this gap using the stimulus-organism-response paradigm. Moral norms and anticipated pride are conceptualised as stimuli that impact the organismic state of intentions against food waste and response in the …
Innovation in retail: influence of ICT and its impact on customer satisfaction
2017
espanolEn la literatura se ha definido tradicionalmente el concepto “innovacion” como aspecto necesario para el desarrollo economico y competitivo de las empresas y/o industrias, considerando esta como un determinante primordial para la creacion de riqueza y crecimiento de las economias. Con este trabajo se pretende llevar a cabo una aproximacion al concepto “innovacion en el comercio minorista”, identificando su naturaleza y alcance, y definiendo vinculos con variables de larga tradicion en la investigacion en marketing como los beneficios y costes de la relacion, la satisfaccion percibida de los consumidores y la lealtad hacia el establecimiento. Se propone un modelo teorico que se invest…
Wiedza o kulturze kluczem do rozumienia i interpretacji tekstu literackiego we współczesnej praktyce dydaktycznej
2015
The article discusses a function of Russian culture studies, which is in my opinion, the necessary condition for proper understanding and interpreting literary texts. As we „think about ourselves in the categories of our own culture” (A. Guriewicz), it is crucial for a student to have knowldege on cultural context, in which Russian literature has been growing and functioning over the centuries. Cultural competences should come from the knowledge of culture producing of Ortodox Church, history of Russia and her social and political life. The presented factors determined the development of definite cultural categories (torment and sacrifice, fate, space, East and West, law and others), which …
Il Sacrificio e la Vittoria nella cultura del progetto in Sicilia durante il Ventennio
2019
Nel triennio che precede la Marcia su Roma si assiste in Sicilia al proliferare di iniziative definibili “minori” finalizzate alla commemorazione del sacrificio di quanti, partiti dall’isola e dai suoi arcipelaghi circostanti, erano andati a morire nei vari teatri di guerra del primo conflitto mondiale. Si trattò nel complesso, per il popolo siciliano, di un contributo in termini di vite umane davvero impressionante. La ricaduta sulla società siciliana si manifesta con un ampio ventaglio di iniziative per onorare la memoria del sacrificio. Solo in un secondo tempo si assiste ad un rilancio celebrativo che ha nell’esaltazione della Vittoria il tema centrale, sovente supportato dall’evocazion…
Debito e ingratitudine: la sovversione del tumulo donum nelle Troades di Seneca
2017
Il contributo indaga il sovvertimento delle dinamiche di dono e debito nelle Troades senecane, alla luce dei modelli etici illustrati nel De beneficiis. Nella tragedia, Seneca riscrive la relazione di reciprocità vigente tra Achille e i Greci secondo il modello analogico del debito. L’ombra di Achille, infatti, accusa gli Achei di sottrarre gli honores dovuti ai suoi Mani, dando prova di ingratitudine. Come praemium, l’eroe esige quindi il sacrificio di Polissena, che rappresenta un sovvertimento della pratica rituale dei doni ai morti. Per comprendere il significato antropologico di questa lettura, si opererà un confronto ragionato tra la rappresentazione della prassi cultuale con cui a Ro…
Neurobiological aspects of shamanism and sacrifice
2009
According to Winkelman, humans skilled in “soul yourneys” are termed as “shamans”: they are religious practitioners found in foraging societies around the world with antiquity at least as far back as the Middle/Upper Paleolithic transition. Shamans are able to enter into an “ecstatic” state of consciousness that is produced by drumming, chanting, dancing and a variety of other procedures including plant drugs. Altered states of consciousness must be understood in relation to biological capacities, as those related to endogenous neurotransmitters which also have external analogues, such as opioids/opiates and serotonin–like analogues. Recent findings in neurobiological studies support the ro…
Frühling ohne Opfer. Laurent Chétouanes Sacré Sacre du printemps
2018
This paper presents a phenomenological in-depth analysis of Laurent Chétouane's choreography of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. It focuses on the questions of sacrifice, community and relation.
Cronaca di una morte misteriosa. Variazioni sul mito di Ifigenia
2014
The paper analyses two different mythical traditions related to the final moment of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, i.e. the death of the girl or her rescue by Artemis. The aim is to enquire wich of the two versions Euripides has chosen for the final of his drama Iphigenia in Aulis. The exodus of the tragedy when Iphigenia is substituted by a deer, has been considered spurious. For that reason, many scholars concluded that the drama ended with the death of the protagonist. However, the analysis of the mythic-ritual context and the dramatic plot can suggest that the safety of Iphigenia was the true conclusion.