4 articles on "literature"

The Significance of Sacrifice

In the Vedic culture, ritual sacrifice, or yajna, was a central feature of many facets of society. As the Aryans abandoned nomadicism for an agrarian lifestyle, the rituals were no longer an entirely mobile event. Increased food production led to an ...

Religion  religion ritual sacrifice veda vedic gods literature
The Structure of Power in Local Communities

The works of Max Weber (1946), Floyd Hunter (1953), C. Wright Mills (1956, 1958), and Robert A. Dahl (1956, 1961) provide a baseline for appreciating the community "power structure" literature. These authors helped develop the fundamental concepts of...

Environment  environment power community literature politics urban development
Toward More Viable Urban Governance Frameworks

One of the most viable frameworks within the urban regime literature has been Harvey Molotchs (1976) "growth machine" thesis. For Molotch, the central concern of local politics is commercial growth. The groups that dominate the local agenda within hi...

Legal  legal local growth policymaking literature development
Cat Jewelry: Freeing the Inner Feline

Cat Jewelry: Freeing the Inner Feline by: Sam Serio "Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored individuals, and are repelled by the fainte...

Women  women cats jewelry nature literature time