Vol 6.2, Fall 2022

Edited by

Joseph Carroll
University of Missouri, St. Louis

Mathias Clasen
Aarhus University

Emelie Jonsson
The University of Tromsø

Articles

Horror Manga: An Evolutionary Literary Perspective

Adam C. Davis

Two Servants, One Master: The Common Acoustic Origins of the Divergent Communicative Media of Music and Speech

Nicholas Bannan

Courtliness as Morality of Modernity in Norse Romance

Mads Larsen

Evolution, “Pseudo-science,” and Satire: Edith Wharton’s “The Descent of Man”

Judith P. Saunders

King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud’s interest in the month of Ramadan 1319-1372 AH/1902-1953 AD

Dr. Monerah Goful Matar Alshammary

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Tailoring Care Robotics through Utilitarian and Emotional Needs: Transitioning to Premium Paid Services in South Korea

Young Hee Ro, Hye Min Kil

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Deciphering Breast Cancer Complexity: A Study on the Predictive Power of MRI Texture Analysis for Tumor Characterization and Treatment Response

Hamza Eren Güzel, Ali Murat Koç, Zehra Hilal Adıbelli, Funda Alkan Taşlı, Babak Saravi

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The Agency Of Textiles As Cultural Intermediaries In The Intercultural Exchange System Of The Fourteenth Century, With Emphasis On Iranian And Italian Fabrics

Ghazal Mahmoudi, Mahnaz Shayestehfar, Mohammad khazaeic

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From Concept To Plate Data Driven Approaches To Innovative Menu Development In Restaurants

Gourang Beeyani

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The Role of the Translator and the Market of Children’s Literature in Egypt: A Sociological Study

Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim Elnemr

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Coordinating Public Health Emergencies: The Role of Internal Communication and Inter-Agency Collaboration during COVID-19

Antoine Juan M De Clercq

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Review Essays

Ancient Voices, Contemporary Practice, and Human Musicality

Nicholas Bannan

Narrative Theory and Neuroscience: Why Human Nature Matters

Joseph Carroll

What Nature Gave Us: Steven Pinker on the Rules of Reason

Geoffrey Galt Harpham

Book Reviews

Steven Brown. The Unification of the Arts: A Framework for Understanding What the Arts Share and Why.

Reviewed by Aaron Kozbelt

Mathias Clasen. A Very Nervous Person’s Guide to Horror Movies.

Reviewed by Coltan Scrivner

James E. Cutting. Movies on our Minds: The Evolution of Cinematic Engagement.

Reviewed by Marc Hye-Knudsen

Jonathan Gottschall. The Story Paradox: How our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down.

Reviewed by Tom Dolack

Emelie Jonsson. The Early Evolutionary Imagination: Literature and Human Nature.

Reviewed by Judith P. Saunders

J. L. Modern. Neuromatic; or, a Particular History of Religion and the Brain.

Reviewed by Rami Gabriel

Article Reviews

Audiovisual Media

Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen

Imagination

Valerie van Mulukom

Law

Bret Rappaport

Literature