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The Representation of Oriental Others in Haydn’s L’incontro improvviso 海顿即兴创作中的东方他者表现

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-08-26 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202004

Oak Joo Yap

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Multilingualism online, written by Lee, C., (2017) 《在线多语言》，作者:Lee, C.， (2017)

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-08-26 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202007

Joey Andrew Lucido Santos

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Images of Thai Women in Magazines for Older Adults 泰国女性在老年人杂志中的形象

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-08-26 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202005

Permtip Buaphet

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Taste Terms in the Patani Malay Ethnic Group 马来巴塔尼族的口味术语

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-08-26 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202003

Nuntana Wongthai

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A Hero’s Life and Nietzschean Struggle in Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben 论理查德·施特劳斯的《爱的Heldenleben》中的英雄生活与尼采式的挣扎

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-08-26 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202001

Ampai Buranaprapuk

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Problem-Solving in the Trickster Tales of Nasrdin Avanti: Folktales from the Uyghur People 纳斯丁·阿凡提的变戏法故事中的问题解决:维吾尔族民间故事

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-07-29 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202002

Intira Charuchinda

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Tradition and Creativity of the Rahu Symbol in Buddhist Temples: Case Study of Paintings, Sculptures and Amulets in Central and East of Thailand 佛教寺庙中拉胡符号的传统与创意:以泰国中东部地区的绘画、雕塑和护身符为例

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-07-29 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02202006

Prasirt Runra, Sukanya Sujachaya

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The Labyrinth and the Non-Solution: Murakami’s A Wild Sheep Chase and the Metaphysical Detective 迷宫与非解:村上的《追羊记》与《形而上侦探》

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-07-15 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02201004

R. Tyers

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Women’s Disintegrated Participation: Hierarchy and Gender Relations Re-Examined in Khru Somsri 妇女的解体参与:赫鲁·索姆斯里对等级制度和性别关系的重新审视

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-07-15 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02201003

Porranee Singpliam

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The Siamese Concept of Muslims through Mural Paintings 从壁画看穆斯林的暹罗观念

MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities Pub Date : 2019-01-31 DOI: 10.1163/26659077-02201001

A. Raksamani

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