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Rainmakers for the Cosmopolitan Empire: A Historical and Religious Study of 18th Century Tibetan Rainmaking Rituals in the Qing Dynasty
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Mushrooms as Rainmakers: How Spores Act as Nuclei for Raindrops.
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The poet as rainmaker: Fertility and pluvial aesthetics in Osundare’s The Eye of The Earth
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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Struggling in Crisis: The Evolution of Rainmaking in Transitional China, 1912–1949
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Movie Review "The Rainmaker (1997)" Produced by American Zoetrop Constellations Films
Published 2022-01-01Subjects: “…the rainmaker…”
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Can rainmakers justify their pay? The role of investment banks in REIT M&As
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RAINMAKING THROUGH THE ROCK ART IN EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA: A COMPARISON WITH CURRENT TRADITIONAL TRIBES
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Rice farmers’ perceptions and response to climate variability, and determinants of adaptation strategies in the Republic of Benin
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IOT - development of a home automation system 1
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Rain and Dust<br>Dež in prah</br>
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
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
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)
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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