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    The poet as rainmaker: Fertility and pluvial aesthetics in Osundare’s The Eye of The Earth by Emma Ngumoha

    Published 2017-05-01
    “…Osundare notes that The Eye of the Earth was partly inspired by the Green Peace movement, which accentuates the significance of the poet’s evocation of the ancient tradition of rainmaking in the volume. This essay highlights the magico-religious tradition of rainmaking and examines the symbolism of the poet’s assumption of the role of a traditional rainmaker in synthesizing human experience in his poetry.…”
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    IOT - development of a home automation system 1 by Tan, Kim Seng

    Published 2024
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    Rain and Dust<br>Dež in prah</br> by Richard Burns

    Published 2008-10-01
    “…The subject of this paper is the pan-Balkan rainmaking practice associated with the names ‘dodola’ and ‘peperuda’ and their many and various cognates. …”
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    Not afraid of spells and curses by Mitić Kristina R.

    Published 2018-01-01
    “…The similarity between the South Slavic customs of rainmaking and the common Slavic agrarian customs of the spring-summer cycle is high. …”
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    Making a case for the spiritual significance of Dinkho tsa Badimo as sacred ceramics in museum collections by Ms Mabafokeng Hoeane, Ms Isabelle McGinn

    Published 2021-06-01
    “…Part of these social processes include beliefs, myths and rituals, particularly those of rulers and chiefs that promote the welfare and wellbeing of a community and assist in social cohesion such as rainmaking. Oftentimes these intangible practices are carried out through tangible conduits such as ceramic vessels, whether to hold potions or mix medicines. …”
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    Snake, Spell, Spirit, and Soteriology: The Birth of an Indian God Jiedi <named-content content-type="font-family:KaiTi">揭諦</named-content> in Middle-Period China (618–1279) by Zhaohua Yang

    Published 2023-10-01
    “…I argue for a complex genesis story where the transference of the <i>nāga</i>-taming function and aquatic setting from the rainmaking spell in the <i>Great Cloud Sūtra</i> to the <i>Heart Sūtra</i> Mantra, coupled with its exegetical tradition emphasizing the soteriological metaphor of crossing, created an independent cult of the Jiedi Mantra. …”
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