JEWISH SELF-DEFENSE AGAINST THE BLOOD LIBEL IN MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY ITALY: THE BADIA AFFAIR AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE CASTILLIERO TRIAL (1855-56)

Jewish Self-Defense against the Blood Libel in Mid-Nineteenth Century Italy: The Badia Affair and Proceedings of the Castilliero Trial (1855-56)

In 1855, the Badia affair, the sequel to a blood libel against a Jewish businessman in a Veneto ORG SWEETENED CONDENSED COCONUT MILK town, temporarily put in question relations between state, society and the Jewish minority in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom.After reconstructing the stages of the episode, the present article analyzes the strategies o

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COVID-19 burial guidelines in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)

The Caravan COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on mundane daily tasks and significant cultural practices, including funerals and burials.Growing up, I observed that death in my family is a well-respected cultural process.It is believed that those who departed into the spirit world will be joining the living dead in the afterlife.For th

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Our lands tell our stories: supporting Indigenous co-led research through the Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network

The Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN) brings together Indigenous researchers and community leaders from the Arctic and U.S.Southwest along with non-Indigenous researchers to foster cross-cultural interdisciplinary knowledge exchange about sovereignty of Indigenous foods.IFKN draws on cultural and scientific expertise from shared cultural p

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