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Liminality; a term used across multiple disciplines including anthropology, sociology, literature, and translation studies, to describe the state of ambiguity, uncertainty, and in-betweenness experienced by individuals, groups, or societies during transitions from one condition or social position to another.【1】 The concept originates from the work of French ethnographer Arnold van Gennep, Rites de Passage, and was expanded by British cultural anthropologist Victor Turner; it represents an unstab

Modern Myths, despite the Enlightenment’s rationalist worldview and the dominance of the positivist paradigm, refer to the new forms and secular sacralities that mythic thought has assumed in contemporary society.【1】 Traditionally defined, myth encompasses sacred narratives such as folk tales and creation stories, but at its core it is a philosophy and mode of thought belonging to every era of human existence. The fundamental function of myths is to impose order on complex experiences, knowledge

Nomadland presents the journey of a modern nomadic lifestyle that emerged in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 economic crisis.【1】 The economic crisis, which began in the United States with widespread mortgage defaults, provides a crucial backdrop for the film’s exploration of the concept of “home.” The protagonist, Fern, who lost her husband, lives in a modified minibus (not a caravan) and travels to various locations to find work and earn a living. In Nels Anderson’s book Hobo: The Sociology of t