The Icon and Symbol of Dragon in Persian Literature and Painting by Zahra Abdollah, Mahnaz Shayestehfar

“…This article inspects the mythical and literal origins of fighting a dragon and the wicked connotation of dragon in the Iranian dualistic cosmology. It tries to shed light on the liaison between the epic and mystic nuance of dragon as a devilish vigor, and illustrates its visual and aesthetic characteristics and status in miniatures. …”
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Cestaria e a história de vida dos artesãos indígenas da Terra Indígena Xapecó by Tanabi Sufiatti, Lucí dos Santos Bernardi, Cláudia Glavam Duarte

“…As a result, we present a selection of artwork on which we present meanings kaingang dualistic cosmology and identify geometric properties of mathematics. …”
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Suhrawardi's Views on the Problem of Evil: a Critical Review by Javad Ayar, Mahdi Monfared

“…Confronting the problem of evil, Suhrawardi seeks to use philosophical concepts and explanations to show that God and all His creatures are good, that the world is the best possible one, and that dualistic cosmology is false. He believes in the privation theory of evil, saying that evil is nothing but imperfections in the effects which do not require a separate cause. …”
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John Chrysostom’s Tale on How Michael Vanquished Satanael – a Bogomil text? by Georgi Minczew, Marek Majer

“…Certain Gnostic ideas related to dualistic cosmology, as well as cosmogony, angelology and anthropology spread from the Judeo-Christian world to Byzantine literature and culture. …”
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Ethnoeconomics and Native Amazonian livelihood: culture and economy among the Nipóde-Uitoto of the Middle Caquetá Basin in Colombia by Griffiths, TFW

“…</p> <p>By examining a series of formal oral texts about horticulture, the discussion reveals that the Uitoto hold a dualistic cosmology, in which life is seen as a ceaseless struggle to repel de-humanising and pathogenic forces in the cosmos. …”