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This is a list of women who engaged in war, found throughout mythology and folklore, studied in fields such as literature, sociology, psychology, anthropology, film studies, cultural studies, and women's studies.
The Women in Black of Wat Samian Nari is the story of the ghosts of the beautiful Thipsuksri sisters, Chulee and Sulee, in black dresses. The sisters are believed to have been crushed by a train until their bodies were torn in two in front of Wat Samian Nari temple, Chatuchak , Bangkok in the 1990s.
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This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Legend, for its active and passive participants, includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility," but may include miracles. Legends may be transformed over time, in order to keep them fresh, vital, and realistic. Many legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also ...
Lady Joker, Volume 1, by Kaoru Takamura. Obliterating the line between literary and crime fiction, a Japanese legend makes a riveting English language debut. This epic novel sold more than a ...
One example is A afilhada de São Pedro ("St. Peter's Goddaughter"), a Portuguese folktale collected by Consiglieri Pedroso. [22] These stories are classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index index as ATU 513, "The Extraordinary Companions" and subtypes, and ATU 514, "The Shift of Sex". [23] Other fairy tales include:
The most impactful true story behind The Exorcist, however, is what happened afterward. The film brought renewed attention to the once-obscure practice of exorcism; today, demand for the ritual ...