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    El héroe de las Cabezas: un discutido símbolo constitucional durante el Trienio Liberal by Víctor Sánchez Martín

    Published 2024-02-01
    “…Finally, we expose the fight that took place between the factions of exalted liberalism around the image of the hero. Various groups sought his support for their own political projects, but Riego's reaction, determined to achieve a unity of action for liberalism that turned out to be impossible, shows us the limits and contradictions of his personal performance.…”
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    Marvel, Star Wars and the Risk of Being a Hero: Social Responsibilities for Transmedia Storytellers in the Age of Collective Journey by Webster Luke

    Published 2021-01-01
    “…Collective journey stories are an evolved version of traditional hero’s journey tales, and showcase the importance of listening and negotiating to drive systemic, collective action. …”
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    The Traces of “New Character” in Uzbek Short Story Heroes Based on Two Examples of Uzbek Short Stories of the Present Day by Veli Savaş Yelok

    Published 2014-12-01
    “…All the nice and ugly things in a person’s life -starting from the person’s lifestyle and continuing to the end of his life- are passed onto the hero’s thoughts and actions. Describing the changes constantly observed in a hero’s character, reflecting these by forming a direct relationship with the era is comparatively easier in a short story when compared to other genres. …”
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    Genghis Khan in Folklore Legends of the Mongolian Peoples: Mythological Framework of Memory by Aleksand V. Isakov

    Published 2024-11-01
    “…It can be concluded that the memory of Genghis Khan in the folklore tradition of the Mongolian peoples was formed on the basis of traditional ideas about the first ancestors-demiurges — cultural heroes, which included the legendary ruler. Living in some “primordial time” and possessing a wonderful, atypical — as befits a mythological hero — biography, he masters, transforms and signifies the world around him, creates important cultural objects, performs actions that will later turn into customs and rituals, gives rise to modern ethnic groups and dynasties, in general — lays the foundations of the existing world order. …”
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    Le statut de la sainteté dans les « religions politiques » by Yves Bizeul

    Published 2013-07-01
    “…“Political religions” transform holiness into self-sacrifice in the name of political action. Furthermore, the saint hereby becomes a hero (of work, of war, or of propaganda) and an armed or unarmed missionary serving a holy “cause”. …”
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    Shoot Straight, You Bastards! Australians in the Boer War: the Breaker Morant Case by Martine Piquet

    Published 2007-12-01
    “…The fairness of the court-martial has since been disputed and, rightly or wrongly, Morant has become a folk hero in Australia, as a symbol of the reckless defiance of the underdog towards the authorities. …”
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    Construction of the image of Ermak in late XVI – XVII centuries: official, church and folk practices by S. A. Chernyshov

    Published 2021-12-01
    “…This study shows how, as a result of collective action on the construction of «Ermak» by various subjects of communication (government, church, Stroganovs, folk art), a contradictory but universal image of a hero has come down to us, suitable for any communication task — from justifying «Cossack freemen» to evidence of the «state» nature of the campaign to Siberia.…”
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    Organization of the fight against COVID-19 in a hospital institution. Cienfuegos Province, 2020-2021 by Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez, Helvia Manuela Reyes Cabrera, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell

    Published 2023-02-01
    “…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe the organization of health care services in the fight against COVID-19 at the Héroes de Paya Girón Specialized Outpatient Center, in Cienfuegos.…”
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