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Running with the Fairies
Towards a Transpersonal Anthropology of Religion
In the first scholarly account of the Fairy Faith in over a hundred years, a PhD anthropologist interviews educated people in Ireland who have had direct spiritual experiences with fairies, recognizing the reality of nature spirit beings in a Western context.
In the first scholarly account of the Fairy Faith in over a hundred years, a PhD anthropologist interviews educated people in Ireland who have had direct spiritual experiences with fairies, recognizing the reality of nature spirit beings in a Western context.
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The Question of Integration
Immigration, Exclusion and the Danish Welfare State
What does integration mean? Through ethnographic case studies, this book explores integration in Denmark, a welfare society facing rising nationalism. It shows that integration is not a neutral term, but an ideologically loaded concept for redefining community.
What does integration mean? Through ethnographic case studies, this book explores integration in Denmark, a welfare society facing rising nationalism. It shows that integration is not a neutral term, but an ideologically loaded concept for redefining community.
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Perspectives on Dance Fusion in the Caribbean and Dance Sustainability
Rituals of Modern Society
This volume examines fusion in Caribbean dance from socio-cultural-historical perspectives. Chapters on dance fusions in other diasporic locations and the sustainability of dance are also included, offering a sense of its evolution due to globalizing forces.
This volume examines fusion in Caribbean dance from socio-cultural-historical perspectives. Chapters on dance fusions in other diasporic locations and the sustainability of dance are also included, offering a sense of its evolution due to globalizing forces.
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This is the first overview of the anthropology of art in China for the English-speaking world. As the country experiences rapid social change, leading Chinese scholars present exciting case studies and distinctive theories on visual art, dance, and music.
This is the first overview of the anthropology of art in China for the English-speaking world. As the country experiences rapid social change, leading Chinese scholars present exciting case studies and distinctive theories on visual art, dance, and music.
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In a world of unprecedented crises, a shift in thinking is needed. Diverse scholars explore what the Anthropology of Consciousness can contribute, reframing it as an “anthropology of conscience.”
In a world of unprecedented crises, a shift in thinking is needed. Diverse scholars explore what the Anthropology of Consciousness can contribute, reframing it as an “anthropology of conscience.”
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This collection discusses key field-based studies in cultural anthropology and places them in dialogue with related studies in social history, linguistics and philosophy, among others. It engages a critical dialogue with past and present directions in cultural-historical studies.
This collection discusses key field-based studies in cultural anthropology and places them in dialogue with related studies in social history, linguistics and philosophy, among others. It engages a critical dialogue with past and present directions in cultural-historical studies.
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Dreaming in Auschwitz
The Concentration Camp in the Prisoners' Dreams
This unique book explores the Holocaust through the prism of dreams. Based on descriptions written by former Auschwitz inmates, it reveals truths that remained unconscious, incomprehensible, and unspeakable, opening a new way of thinking and writing about the Holocaust.
This unique book explores the Holocaust through the prism of dreams. Based on descriptions written by former Auschwitz inmates, it reveals truths that remained unconscious, incomprehensible, and unspeakable, opening a new way of thinking and writing about the Holocaust.
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North American Indian Medicine Powers
Spirit Talkers
This book challenges the notion that American Indian medicine powers are mere superstition. Utilizing a recent discovery in quantum mechanics, it explains shamanic ceremony, arguing there is now more evidence to assume these powers are real than to assume they are not.
This book challenges the notion that American Indian medicine powers are mere superstition. Utilizing a recent discovery in quantum mechanics, it explains shamanic ceremony, arguing there is now more evidence to assume these powers are real than to assume they are not.
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The Jewish Diaspora after 1945
A Study of Jewish Communities in the Middle East and North Africa
For millennia, Jews played an integral role in the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, and North Africa. The 1948 establishment of Israel was a transformational event leading to their mass expulsion and emigration, ending the existence of these vital communities.
For millennia, Jews played an integral role in the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, and North Africa. The 1948 establishment of Israel was a transformational event leading to their mass expulsion and emigration, ending the existence of these vital communities.
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Encounters | Materialities | Confrontations
Archaeologies of Social Space and Interaction
This collection provides a theoretical and methodological platform for studying social encounters in archaeology. A social encounter focuses on the confusion, tension, and social change that emerge when people and things interact, with often unpredictable effects.
This collection provides a theoretical and methodological platform for studying social encounters in archaeology. A social encounter focuses on the confusion, tension, and social change that emerge when people and things interact, with often unpredictable effects.
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Rites of Spontaneity
Communality and Subjectivity in Traditional Irish Music Sessions
Musicians in a pub play traditional Irish tunes. This is a “session”—not just a musical environment, but a complex social interaction. This book explores the session as a cultural phenomenon, tracing its journey from local arenas into the global marketplace.
Musicians in a pub play traditional Irish tunes. This is a “session”—not just a musical environment, but a complex social interaction. This book explores the session as a cultural phenomenon, tracing its journey from local arenas into the global marketplace.
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The Irish Celebrating
Festive and Tragic Overtones
This collection of essays explores the dual aspects of celebrating in Ireland—‘the festive’ and ‘the tragic’. Insightful essays examine how feasts, literature, and commemorations have shaped Ireland’s past, present, and national identity.
This collection of essays explores the dual aspects of celebrating in Ireland—‘the festive’ and ‘the tragic’. Insightful essays examine how feasts, literature, and commemorations have shaped Ireland’s past, present, and national identity.
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Ethnicity and Englishness
Personal Identities in a Minority Community
This book explores nationality, groups and religion through the inner lives of second-generation immigrants in England. It analyses the reasons for prejudice between groups and suggests ways to deal with it.
This book explores nationality, groups and religion through the inner lives of second-generation immigrants in England. It analyses the reasons for prejudice between groups and suggests ways to deal with it.
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Culture and Psyche
Psychological Approaches in Anthropology
This introduction to psychological anthropology offers a critical overview of key topics. It argues that behaviour is not infinitely malleable; while culture impacts psychological processes, these processes are constrained by genetic, biological, and evolutionary factors.
This introduction to psychological anthropology offers a critical overview of key topics. It argues that behaviour is not infinitely malleable; while culture impacts psychological processes, these processes are constrained by genetic, biological, and evolutionary factors.
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Shifting Positionalities
The Local and International Geo-Politics of Surveillance and Policing
Shifting Positionalities examines the surveillance of sexual, racial, and ethnic identities in the post-9/11 era. It reveals how individuals and communities utilize techniques of actively resisting the policing of their daily lives across borders.
Shifting Positionalities examines the surveillance of sexual, racial, and ethnic identities in the post-9/11 era. It reveals how individuals and communities utilize techniques of actively resisting the policing of their daily lives across borders.
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This book covers the author’s field experiences as an ethnographer in Central America and an applied anthropologist in the US. It highlights the importance of incorporating ethnography into work tasks across a range of social fields and diverse socio-cultural groups.
This book covers the author’s field experiences as an ethnographer in Central America and an applied anthropologist in the US. It highlights the importance of incorporating ethnography into work tasks across a range of social fields and diverse socio-cultural groups.
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Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One
Traditional Eastern Africa in its Broader Context
This analysis of ophidian symbolism in Eastern Africa connects the topic to ancient civilizations. It shows that the meanings attributed to snakes were multifaceted and paradoxical, and that the widely acknowledged assimilation of snakes to death and Evil is unrepresentative.
This analysis of ophidian symbolism in Eastern Africa connects the topic to ancient civilizations. It shows that the meanings attributed to snakes were multifaceted and paradoxical, and that the widely acknowledged assimilation of snakes to death and Evil is unrepresentative.
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Essays on the History and Culture of the Unknown Calabria
Land of the Forgotten
Calabria, one of Europe's oldest civilised regions, has suffered from the neglect of its rich cultural legacy. This book directs the world's attention to those immense disregarded riches through essays on its history, arts, intellectual legacy, and its rejuvenation today.
Calabria, one of Europe’s oldest civilised regions, has suffered from the neglect of its rich cultural legacy. This book directs the world’s attention to those immense disregarded riches through essays on its history, arts, intellectual legacy, and its rejuvenation today.
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Ethnographic Discourse of the Other
Conceptual and Methodological Issues
This book explores the 'Other'—the oppressed and marginalized sections of society. This interdisciplinary volume discusses and theorizes the pragmatic concepts and issues related to these groups in contemporary South Asia.
This book explores the ‘Other’—the oppressed and marginalized sections of society. This interdisciplinary volume discusses and theorizes the pragmatic concepts and issues related to these groups in contemporary South Asia.
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Psychoanalytic and Anthropological Considerations of Gilgamesh
A Lost Illusion
A 5000-year-old quest for immortality, the Gilgamesh Epic reflects our timeless struggle with mortality. This psychoanalytic exploration reveals the myth's enduring relevance, dissecting its themes of power, sexuality, and the human condition for a modern audience.
A 5000-year-old quest for immortality, the Gilgamesh Epic reflects our timeless struggle with mortality. This psychoanalytic exploration reveals the myth’s enduring relevance, dissecting its themes of power, sexuality, and the human condition for a modern audience.
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